Additional Detail Information of Schema Elements for Wage Attachment Payments

State Transmission Header

• Transmission ID - The transmission ID is a 20-digit number that uniquely identifies each transmission. It is made up of your ETIN + 4-digit year + 3-digit Julian Date (January 31 is 031) + unique (for the day) 8-digit sequence number.
• Timestamp - Time the file was created. Note: The timestamp requires an offset from GMT. Central Standard Time is 6 hours behind GMT so January 10, 2012 at 11:02 AM CST would be "2012-01-10T11:02:23-06:00".
• Transmitter/ETIN - The ETIN is a 5-digit number issued by the IRS to return transmitters. If you do not have an ETIN, use "99" plus the last 3-digits from your federal EIN.
• ProcessType - "T" for a test file, "P" for a production file.
• DebitType - Use "SingleDebit" for wage attachment payments.
• Contact Information - Information on who DOR should contact if we have questions about a transmission.
• SoftwareID - Optional, something meaningful to your software developer, maybe a version number or name.
• AckAddress - This is the email address where the Acknowledgement will be sent.

Payment Instrument: ACH Debit

• RoutingTransit Number - Transit number for bank from which payment is being made.
• Bank Name - Name of bank from which payment is being made.
• Bank Account Number - Account number from which payment is being made.
• Account Type - 1 = Checking account, 2 = Savings account.
• Account Holder Type - 1 = Business account, 2 = Personal account.
• Account Holder Name - Name that the account is listed under.

Payment Amount:

• Debit Amount - Total amount of payment being made for ALL employees.
• Origination Date - Date of payroll payment is being made.
• Requested Settlement Date - Date payment is to be submitted to Department of Revenue.

Payor/Employer Information:

• Type TIN - 'SSN' for Social Security Number or 'FEIN' for Federal Employer Identification Number of the employer.
• TIN Type Value - Tax identifier number of the payor. NO DASHES.
• Payor Name - Business or individual name of the employer.

Contact Information:

• Title - Title of the contact person.
• Full Name - Name of the person to be contacted if there is a transmission problem.
• Phone - Phone number, including area code, of the contact person.
• Email address - required as Confirmation or Failure Notice of transmission will be sent here.

Tax Payment/Employee Detail Information:

• Type TIN - Type of identifier of employee for which payment is being submitted. As wage attachments are only possible against individuals, this should always be 'SSN'.
• TIN Value Type - Actual Social Security Number of employee. NO DASHES.
• Taxpayer Name - Name of employee for whom payment is being made.
• FTA Code - Will always be 150.
• State Tax Type Code - Will always be 30.
• Tax Period End Date - Final payroll period included with this payment.
• Tax Liability Amount - Amount being paid for this employee.

Last updated December 7, 2012