Unemployment Insurance

Electronic Funds Transfer System: Instructions For ACH Credit Method

Questions regarding the information provided in this publication on ACH Credit Method may be directed to (225) 342-2951 (Baton Rouge Area) or 1-800-408-9762.

Additional information on the use of ACH (Automated Clearing House) can be obtained from:

National Automated Clearing House Association
607 Herndon Parkway
Suite 200
Herndon, Virginia  22070-5525
Telephone: (703) 742-9190

If your company has chosen the ACH Credit Method of payment for Louisiana Unemployment Taxes, the following information must be used:

Your Electronic Funds Transfer (ACH Credit) must be sent in time to meet the due date.  It is your responsibility to authorize your financial institution to send this payment in the prescribed manner.

Filing your tax payments electronically precludes the need to send a paper report (LDOL ES-4).  A wage listing of individual employee wages and social security numbers is still required.  Employers are encouraged to report this information using the Louisiana Department of Labor's Magnetic Media Reporting Program (PDF)

Requirements for the TXP Addenda Record

Taxpayer Identification Number

This mandatory field is the seven character numeric field containing the taxpayer unemployment insurance identification number.

Tax Type Code

This mandatory field contains the tax type code for unemployment taxes. Louisiana's tax type code is 13000.

Quarterly Period End Date

This mandatory field contains the year/quarter reported.

	Example:  961- First Quarter, 1996
		  962- Second Quarter, 1996
		  963- Third Quarter, 1996
		  964- Fourth Quarter, 1996
			

Amount Type

This mandatory field is a one character alphanumeric field containing the letter "T" for tax payments.

Total Wages Paid

This mandatory field contains the total wages paid for the quarter you are reporting.

Net Taxable Wages

This mandatory field contains the taxable wages for the quarter you are reporting.

Total Payment

This mandatory field contains the amount of tax payment for the quarter you are reporting.  The field contains ten digit numeric field including cents.

Reference Number

Employers using the ACH Credit Method will not have a reference number on the TXP addendum.

This page was last updated on July 17, 2007.