Parent Token Data Record

A Parent Token Data Record is used to tie forms together when a child or dependent form must be related to a parent or independent form, and the parent or independent form can have multiple occurrences. For example, a 1040 tax return includes an asset sold in an installment sale, with the asset coming from a specific Schedule C business.

In this example, the Schedule C is the parent or independent form, and Form 6252, Installment Sales, is the child or dependent form. A Parent Token Data Record is used to specify to which parent Schedule C the child Form 6252 is related.

The following table shows the data fields included in a Parent Token Data Record. The format of Parent Token Data Records is identical for all tax return types.

Number	Contents	Explanation
1	Form name	Data Dictionary form name of the child form
2	Copy number	Copy number of the child form
3	Group number	Copy number of the related parent form
4	Subgroup number	Always the constant value zero (0)
5	Field name	PARENT
6	Field value	Data Dictionary Form Name of the parent form
7	Data source code	Same as Data Record

The following facsimile is an example of a Parent Token Data Record:

FORM 6252,1,2,0,PARENT,"SCHEDULE C",O

In this example, the first Form 6252 (Copy number 1) is related to the second Schedule C in the return (Group number 2). Form 6252 is the child or dependent form, and Schedule C is the parent or independent form.

When importing using a child form, an associated activity parent form must also be imported.

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Last Modified: 03/20/2020

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