Background Information:
Process Name: |
Submit Payment by ACH Debit |
Role: |
Employer |
Objective(s): |
To submit a UI tax payment using ACH debit. |
Before you begin: |
• An Employer has filed a wage report. • SUITS calculated the UI taxes due when the wage report was filed. • The Employer now owes a payment to the UI agency. • The Employer wants to make their payment using ACH Debit. |
What happens next: |
• SUITS displays a Payment Confirmation number. • SUITS sends the payment to the bank in the nightly batch. • The Payment Status is “Pending” until the payment post at the bank. |
How to do it:
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User Action |
System Response |
Notes |
1. |
Click the Payments left navigation menu item from the Employer Portal Home screen. |
SUITS displays the Payment Function Maintenance screen. |
• The user can skip the first two steps in this process by clicking the Make Payment button on the home screen |
2. |
Click the Make Payments hyperlink. |
SUITS displays the Payments Wizard screen – Step 1: Payment Account Summary. |
• View the Employer Information panel, the Payment Account Summary panel (displays how much the Employer owed per quarter), and the Pending Payments panel on this screen. • You can also open the Payment History, Edit a Payment, or Cancel a Payment from this screen (SUITS displays these buttons below Pending Payment panel). |
3. |
Read through the information on the Payments screen and click Next. |
SUITS displays the Payments Wizard screen – Step 2: Payment Method. |
Click the Previous button to make a change on a previous screen. |
4. |
Enter the Payment Amount in Payment Method panel. |
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• The Payment Amount will default to the amount due. The user can change this amount if needed to make a partial payment. • This field is required. |
5. |
Select Payment Method from the dropdown menu. |
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• This field is required. |
6. |
Click the Next button. |
SUITS displays the Payments Wizard screen – Step 3: Employer Payment Details. |
Click the Previous button to make a change on a previous screen. |
7. |
Enter Routing Number in the ACH Payment panel. |
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This is Wells Fargo’s routing number. |
8. |
Confirm Routing Number. |
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9. |
Enter Bank Account Number. |
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10. |
Confirm Bank Account Number. |
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11. |
Select Account Type from dropdown menu. |
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12. |
Enter Payment Effective Date. |
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• Payment Effective Date defaults to today’s date. • Payment Effective Date cannot be in the past, and cannot be a future date beyond the due date of the current quarter. |
13. |
Click the Next button. |
SUITS displays the Payments Wizard screen – Step 4: ACH Payment Verification. |
• Click the Previous button to make a change on a previous screen. • Review the ACH Payments Verification panel on this screen. |
14. |
Review the Verification Screen. |
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Select the “Save bank information” checkbox, if desired. |
15. |
Click the Next button. |
SUITS displays the Payments Wizard screen – Step 5: ACH Payment Confirmation. |
• Click the Previous button to make a change on a previous screen. • Review the Payment Confirmation panel on this screen.
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16. |
Click the Finish button. |
SUITS displays the Employer Portal Home screen. |
• The Total Unpaid Taxes and Amount Due panel updates on the Home
screen. The message displays: • The Payment Effective Date for ACH Debit Payments is the Effective Date entered on Payments Wizard screen – Step 3: Employer Payment Details. • The payment Status in the Payment History screen is “Pending”. The Payment post date is the date the transaction goes to the bank following the nightly batch. For example, a Payment with the effective date of December 1st will be transferred to the bank during the nightly batch and will post December 2nd. |