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 AssociationIf 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)
This mandatory field is the seven character numeric field containing the taxpayer unemployment insurance identification number.
This mandatory field contains the tax type code for unemployment taxes. Louisiana's tax type code is 13000.
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
This mandatory field is a one character alphanumeric field containing the letter "T" for tax payments.
This mandatory field contains the total wages paid for the quarter you are reporting.
This mandatory field contains the taxable wages for the quarter you are reporting.
This mandatory field contains the amount of tax payment for the quarter you are reporting. The field contains ten digit numeric field including cents.
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.