South Carolina Department of Revenue 
Vendor Data Specifications for SC1040ES 
Revised 1/9/23 
 
Data Fields: 
   • Font: Print data fields in OCR-A Extended 12 pt font.  
     o   The SCDOR also accepts OCR-A Type 1 10 pt font, but the font must be embedded in the document. 
     o   If necessary, Courier New 12 pt font is an accepted substitute. 
   • Grid: The grid is set up at 6 horizontal lines per inch for 66 rows total and 10 vertical lines per inch for 
     85 columns total.  
   • Name and Address: Print in all uppercase letters with no punctuation except for a dash to separate ZIP 
     plus 4, if applicable.  
   • Numeric: Print money amounts with a decimal and cents.  
     o   If zeros are pre-printed in the cents field, round amounts to whole numbers.  
          
SC1040ES Data Fields 
                                         Horizontal  Vertical  Format (adhere to legend and 
 Field Name                              Line   Column  include dashes, commas, decimals) 
 NACTP number                            4 & 47             10     Replace “1350” with your 
                                                                   NACTP # for 4 digits 
 NACTP number for purchased forms vendor 5 & 48             10     9999 (not shown on grid) 
 YEAR (in title bar)                     48                 24     9999 
 st
 1  Qtr                                  52                 55     Mark with “X” inside box if 
                                                                   applicable. 
 nd
 2  Qtr                                  52                 67     Mark with “X” inside box if 
                                                                   applicable. 
 SSN                                     53                 10     999-99-9999 
 Spouse SSN                              53                 28     999-99-9999 
 Composite Filer                         53                 49     Mark with “X” inside box if 
                                                                   applicable. 
 rd
 3  Qtr                                  54                 55     Mark with “X” inside box if 
                                                                   applicable. 
 th
 4  Qtr                                  54                 67     Mark with “X” inside box if 
                                                                   applicable. 
 Payment Amount                          57                 65     ZZZ,ZZZ,ZZZ.00 
 Primary Name (First – 10, Last - 14)    57                 10     24 characters max, leave 1 
                                                                   space between First and Last 
 Spouse Name (First – 10, Last - 14)     58                 10     24 characters max, leave 1 
                                                                   space between First and Last 
 Address                                 59                 10     35 characters max 
 City (14), State (2), Zip (10)          60                 10     Leave 2 spaces between 
                                                                   city/state and 2 spaces 
                                                                   between state/zip(99999-9999) 

Legend: 9 = Numeric, Z = Zero Suppressed Numeric, X = Alphanumeric 

South Carolina Department of Revenue 
Scanline for SC1040ES 
Revised 1/9/23 
 
 •  Font: Print form ID and scanline in OCR-A Extended 12 pt font.  
    o The SCDOR also accepts OCR-A Type 1 10 pt font, but the font must be embedded in the document. 
    o If necessary, Courier New 12 pt font is an accepted substitute. 
 •  Grid: The grid is set up at 6 horizontal lines per inch for 66 rows total and 10 vertical lines per inch for 
    85 columns total.  
 •  Scanline Placement: The scanline data begins in horizontal row 63, vertical column 20 and ends in 
    vertical column 70.  
 •  Form ID: The 8 digit number to the left of the scanline data is a form ID. The form ID begins at 
    horizontal row 63, vertical column 10 and ends at vertical column 17.  
 •  Check Digit Calculation: See the SCDOR Check Digit Calculation page in the Software Developers Guide. 
 
Example Scanline: The form ID and scanline data in this example may not reflect current year information, but 
is present to show placement and format. 
 
Column   1         2         3         4         5         6         7 
1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345678901234567890 
         AAAAAAAAXXBBBBBBBBBXXCCCCCCCCCXXDDEEXXFFFFFFFFFFFXGXXXXXXXXXH 
         30801237  123456789  987654321  1222  00000010000 1         5 
If the field does not contain data on the return, zero fill the field in the scanline unless noted otherwise. 
 Field  Position  Description 
 A    10 – 17  Form ID (not used in check digit calculation) 
 X    18 - 19  Blank Space 
           
 B    20 - 28  Primary SSN 
 X    29 - 30  Blank Space 
 C    31 - 39  Spouse SSN 
 X    40 - 41  Blank Space 
 D    42 - 43  Period Covered Month (MM) = 03, 06, 09, 12 
                 Payment Voucher Quarter 1 = 03 
                 Payment Voucher Quarter 2 = 06 
                 Payment Voucher Quarter 3 = 09 
                 Payment Voucher Quarter 4 = 12 
 E    44 – 45  Period Covered Year (YY) – Tax Year printed on header of the form. 
 X    46 - 47  Blank Space 
 F    48 - 58  Payment Amount (include leading zeros and pennies)  
 X    59         Blank Space 
 G    60         Composite Filer Indicator 
                 0 = Non-Composite Filer, 1 = Composite Filer 
 X    61 - 69  Blank Space 
 H    70 - 70  Check Digit calculation for fields B, C, D, E, F, and G using Modulus 10 (2121…) 
                 starting from the left digit.  Do NOT use spaces or form ID (A) in the calculation, 
                 only digits.