Form BA-15 (Proposed) BA-15 (Proposed) Report of Stock Options and Other Payments

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Overview

Form
Instructions
Data Layout

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Sheet 1: Form

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA																									Form Approved
RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD																									OMB No. 3220-XXXX
Medicare Wages, RRTA Gross Compensation, Stock Options and Other Payments
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I = Initial; R = Replacement	Year being reported (CCYY).	BA Number	Employee's SSN	Last Name (20)	First Name (15)	MI	Filler, leave blank	Medicare Q1 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Medicare Q2 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Medicare Q3 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Medicare Q4 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Filler, leave blank	RRTA Q1 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	RRTA Q2 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	RRTA Q3 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	RRTA Q4 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Filler, leave blank	NQSOs Q1 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	NQSOs Q2 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	NQSOs Q3 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	NQSOs Q4 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Filler, leave blank	Ratification Payments Q1 - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Ratification Payments Q2 -10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Ratification Payments Q3 -10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)	Ratification Payments Q4 -10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢)
Form BA-15 (MM-YY)

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Sheet 2: Instructions

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Sheet 3: Data Layout

Electronic File Format for Form BA-15
Report of Stock Options and Other Payments
Field Length	Record Position	Data and Instructions
1	1	I = Initial; R = Replacement
4	2-5	Year being reported (CCYY).
4	6-9	Four-digit employer BA number assigned by the Railroad Retirement Board.
9	10-18	Employee's social security account number.
20	19-38	First twenty (20) characters of the employee's surname. Spaces in such names as O Grady or De La Cross are acceptable.
15	39-53	First fifteen (15) characters of the employee's first name.
1	54	Employee’s middle initial.
1	55	Filler, leave blank
10	56-65	Medicare Wages First Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	66-75	Medicare Wages Second Quarter Amount -10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	76-85	Medicare Wages Third Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	86-95	Medicare Wages Fourth Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
1	96	Filler, leave blank
10	97-106	RRTA Gross Compensation First Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	107-116	RRTA Gross Compensation Second Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	117-126	RRTA Gross Compensation Third Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	127-136	RRTA Gross Compensation Fourth Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
1	137	Filler, leave blank
10	138-147	Non-Qualified Stock Option First Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	148-157	Non-Qualified Stock Option Second Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	158-167	Non-Qualified Stock Option Third Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	168-177	Non-Qualified Stock Option Fourth Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
1	178	Filler, leave blank
10	179-188	Ratification Payment First Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	189-198	Ratification Payment Second Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	199-208	Ratification Payment Third Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
10	209-218	Ratification Payment Fourth Quarter Amount - 10 positions ($$$$$$$$¢¢), preceded by zero(s) if necessary.
82	219-300	Blank Filler (for future expansion)
NOTE: If there are no earnings for the quarter, zero-fill.