| binaryAttachmentCoun | Number of PDF attachments included in the file. |
| Jurisdiction | WI for Wisconsin |
| Timestamp | Time the file was created. Note: The timestamp requires an offset from GMT. Central Standard Time is 6 hours behind GMT so January 10, 2011 at 11:02 AM CST would be "2011-01-10T11:02:23-06:00" |
| TaxPeriodBeginDate | First day of the tax period covered by the return. Even though this is optional in the schema it is required for Wisconsin. |
| TaxPeriodEndDate | Last day of the tax period covered by the return. Even though this is optional in the schema it is required for Wisconsin. |
| TaxYear | The year of this return. |
| PaidPreparerInformation | This element group is optional in the schema, but should be used where the return is done by a paid preparer. |
| PreparerBusinessName/ BusinessNameLine1 | Preparer's business name. Legal Characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hash, hyphen, parentheses, ampersand, apostrophe and single space. Illegal Character: leading space, trailing space, adjacent spaces, and other symbols. |
| PreparerBusinessName/ BusinessNameLine2 | Optional second line for preparer's name. Legal Characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hash, slash, percent, hyphen, parentheses, ampersand, apostrophe and single space. Illegal Character: leading space, trailing space, adjacent spaces, and other symbols. |
| PreparerPersonName | Name of the person preparing the reconciliation return. |
| Originator | Required information about the electronic return originator. |
| EFIN | The EFIN is a 6 digit number issued by the IRS to electronic return originators. |
| OriginatorTypeCd | "ERO", "ReportingAgent" or "LargeTaxpayer" are the most likely choices, pick the appropriate one. |
| SoftwareId | Put whatever you like in this field to help you identify your software. |
| AmendedReturnIndicator | Check this box if you are submitting an amended return. |
| OriginalSubmissionId | Enter the original submission Id of a return rejected at the due date but resubmitted during the perfection period. |
| OriginalSubmissionDate | Enter the original submission date of a return rejected at the due date but resubmitted during the perfection period. |
| TypeOfFiling | Required, allowed values are Original, Replace (for an amended report) or Resubmit (when claiming the perfection period). |
| Filer - FEIN/SSN/CBN | The filers Federal EIN, Social Security Number of Canadian Business Number. |
| StateLicenseNumber | The 15 digit Wisconsin Tax Number (WTN) Note: This element is optional in the schema but is required for Wisconsin. |
| Name | Filer's Name, up to 35 characters long. Legal Characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, hyphen, apostrophe and single space. Illegal Character: leading space, trailing space, adjacent spaces, and other symbols. |
| Contact | Information on who to contact if we have questions about the electronic return, Name and Phone or Email are required. |
| Address | USAddress or ForeignAddress of the filer. |