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Tax ID

Match Definition

Tax ID
Description

The Tax ID match definition generates match codes which can be used to cluster records containing Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TINs).

Max Length of Match Code 15
Examples Input Cluster ID
123-456-789-001 0
123-456-789-999 0
123-456-789 0
123-456-788 1
123-456-788-000 1
023-456-788 2
23-456-788 2
003-456-788 3
3-456-788 3
999999999999 4
999-999-999-999 4
TIN: 999-999-999-999 4
Remarks

Note Note: The results listed above reflect the default match sensitivity (85).

The Branch Code is included in the match code at sensitivities 90 and 95.

If this definition is applied to pre-parsed data, the following input tokens are available:

Tax ID Proper
Branch Code

It is recommended that you map a correlating data field to each available token whenever possible.