Background Information:
Process Name: |
Submit Payment by Credit Card |
Role: |
Employer |
Objective(s): |
To submit a UI tax payment using a credit card. |
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 a credit card. |
What happens next: |
• SUITS displays a Payment Confirmation. |
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 Details 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. |
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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: Credit Card Payment Verification. |
• Review the Credit Card Verification Information panel on this screen. • Click the Previous button to make a change on a previous screen.
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7. |
Click the Pay by Credit Card button in the Credit Card Payment Verification panel. |
SUITS sends user to an outside website, “NIC: the people behind eGovernment”. |
There is a surcharge for using a credit card to make a payment, which is reflected in the new total on the right hand side of the screen. |
8. |
Enter customer information. |
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9. |
Click Next. |
The website displays the Payment section. |
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10. |
Enter Payment information. |
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11. |
Click the Next button. |
The website displays the confirmation screen. |
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12. |
Click the Submit Payment button. |
After submission, the website returns the user to the SUITS system. |
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13. |
Click the Print button. |
SUITS prepares the receipt for printing and displays the document on the screen. |
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14. |
Review the Payment Information and click the Continue button. |
SUITS displays the Payments Wizard screen – Step 4: Credit Card Payment Confirmation. |
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15. |
Click the Finish button. |
SUITS displays the Employer Portal Home screen. |
The Payment Effective Date for Credit Card payments is the same day the payment is made (Credit Card payments occur in real-time via the 3rd party processor).
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