ANNEX A

REQUIRED FILE STRUCTURE FOR

SUMMARY ALPHALIST OF WITHHOLDING TAXES (SAWT)
Attachment to BIR Form Nos. 1700, 1701Q, 1701, 1702Q, 1702, 2550M, 2550Q,
2551M, 2553

Header:

FIELD NAME

TYPE

WIDT
H

FORMAT

DESCRIPTION
Type of Alpha List
Form Type Code

1.
2.

ALPHA_TYPE
FTYPE_CODE

TEXT
TEXT

5
6

3.
4.
5.

TIN_PAYEE
BRANCH_CODE_ PAYEE
REGISTERED_NAME_
PAYEE
LAST_NAME_PAYEE
FIRST_NAME_PAYEE
MIDDLE_NAME_PAYEE
RETRN_PERIOD
RDO_CODE_PAYEE

TEXT
TEXT
TEXT

9
3
50

HSAWT
H1700 or
H1701Q or
H1701 or
H1702Q or
H1702 or
H2550M or
H2550Q or
H2551M or
H2553
999999999
999
X(50)

TEXT
TEXT
TEXT
DATE
TEXT

30
30
30
7
3

X(30)
X(30)
X(30)
MM/YYYY
999

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Payees TIN
Payees Branch Code
Payees Registered Name
Payees Last Name
Payees First Name
Payees Middle Name
Return Period
Payees RDO Code

Details:
FIELD NAME
1.
2.

ALPHA_TYPE
FTYPE_CODE

TYPE
TEXT
TEXT

WIDT
H
5
6

FORMAT
DSAWT
D1700 or
D1701Q or
D1701 or
D1702Q or
D1702 or
D2550M or
D2550Q or
D2551M or
D2553

DESCRIPTION
Type of Alpha List
Form Type Code

3.
4.
5.

SEQ_NUM
TIN_WA
BRANCH_CODE_WA

NUMBER
TEXT
TEXT

8
9
3

99999999
999999999
999

6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11
12
13
14

REGISTERED_NAME_WA
LAST_NAME_WA
FIRST_NAME_WA
MIDDLE_NAME_WA
RETRN_PERIOD
NATURE_INCOME
ATC_CODE
TAX RATE
TAX_BASE

TEXT
TEXT
TEXT
TEXT
DATE
TEXT
TEXT
NUMBER
NUMBER

50
30
30
30
7
50
5
5
14

X(50)
X(30)
X(30)
X(30)
MM/YYYY
X(50)
X(5)
9(2).99
9(11).99

15

ACTUAL_AMT_WTHLD

NUMBER

14

9(11).99

Sequence Number
Withholding Agents (WA) TIN
Withholding Agents Branch
Code
WAs Registered Name
WAs Last Name
WAs First Name
WAs Middle Name
Return Period
Nature of Income Payment
ATC Code
Rate of Tax
Amount of Income Payment
(Tax Base)
Amount of Tax Withheld

Control:
FIELD NAME

TYPE

1.
2.

ALPHA_TYPE
FTYPE_CODE

TEXT
TEXT

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

TIN_PAYEE
BRANCH_CODE_PAYEE
RETRN_PERIOD
TAX_BASE
ACTUAL_AMT_WTHLD

TEXT
TEXT
DATE
NUMBER
NUMBER

NOTE:

WIDTH
5
6

9
3
7
14
14

DESCRIPTION

FORMAT
CSAWT
C1700 or
C1701Q or
C1701 or
C1702Q or
C1702 or
C2550M or
C2550Q or
C2551M or
C2553
999999999
999
MM/YYYY
9(11).99
9(11).99

Type of Alpha List

Form Type Code

Payees TIN
Payees Branch Code
Return Period
Total Amount of Income Payment
Total Amount of Tax Withheld

Shaded areas contain ACTUAL VALUES.