diff --git a/sharding/transactions.go b/sharding/transactions.go
index 8bbaa9a6d..627278c7e 100644
--- a/sharding/transactions.go
+++ b/sharding/transactions.go
@@ -1,6 +1,38 @@
 // 2018 Prysmatic Labs
 // This file is part of the prysmaticlabs/geth-sharding library.
 //
-// This file overrides the default protocol transaction interface
+// This file overrides the default protocol transaction interface to prep it
+// for sharding
 
 package sharding
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"math/big"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	//"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	//"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+)
+
+// Transaction Base Sharding Struct
+type Transaction struct {
+	data txdata
+	hash atomic.Value
+	size atomic.Value
+	from atomic.Value
+}
+
+type txdata struct {
+	AccountNonce uint64          `json:"nonce"    gencodec:"required"`
+	Price        *big.Int        `json:"gasPrice" gencodec:"required"`
+	GasLimit     uint64          `json:"gas"      gencodec:"required"`
+	Recipient    *common.Address `json:"to"       rlp:"nil"` // nil means contract creation
+	Amount       *big.Int        `json:"value"    gencodec:"required"`
+	// Code Payload
+	Payload []byte `json:"input"    gencodec:"required"`
+	// TODO:
+	// add accesslist, chainid, shardid,
+
+	// This is only used when marshaling to JSON.
+	Hash *common.Hash `json:"hash" rlp:"-"`
+}
diff --git a/sharding/transactions_test.go b/sharding/transactions_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc7b45594
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sharding/transactions_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package sharding
+
+import (
+	//"flag"
+	//"fmt"
+	//"math/rand"
+	//"os"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestCreation(t *testing.T) {
+	if 1 != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("Values are not equal")
+	}
+}