SAM104020 – Records: trace taxpayer record: fuzzy matching in taxpayer index
Function TAXPAYER INDEX (TI) allows a search where the
taxpayer’s name or reference is not known precisely. The
following alternatives may be entered
Reference field
| Final character(s) of reference unknown | A hyphen after the known characters. For example 123/1951- |
| A middle character of reference unknown | A $ in place of the unknown character. For example AB51$510 |
Name field
| Stems | A hyphen after at least the first 4 letters of a name. For example SZOB- |
| Unknown letter | A $ in place of the unknown letter. For example CA$N |
| Possible additional letter | A ? where a letter may be missing. For example THOM?SON |
| Punctuation | A space in place of
punctuation. For example
Or
|
| Mc or Mac | Whichever is entered, the system will trace on both |
