Electronic Payments
Employers send more than half of the income withheld for child support to states electronically. State child support agencies offer payment by Electronic Funds Transfer/Electronic Data Interchange (EFT/EDI).
Benefits of using EFT/EDI to send payments:
- Eliminated cost – no more printing and mailing paper checks and remittance statements
- Fewer errors than manual data entry processing
- Less time – eliminates check handling and delays from lost or misdirected mail
Electronic payments also speed up disbursement of child support payments to custodial parents.
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October 1, 2012Matrix displaying which states are sending/receiving interstate payments electronically with other statesState EFT-EDI Contacts and Program Information
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August 1, 2012Contacts at child support agencies in other countries for electronic paymentsElectronic Payments/EFT: Working with Private Sector Employers
May 18, 2012Provides employers and third party payroll providers information about sending payments electronically to State Disbursement Units
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October 1, 2012Provides State disbursement unit (SDU) contact information for employers and other state child support agenciesThe Child Support Program and Employers
July 1, 2003An overview of employers' responsibilities for new hire reporting, income withholding, medical support, and centralized paymentsStates Requiring Electronic Child Support Payments
April 1, 2012Requirements of the states and territories that require employers to remit their child support payments electronicallyState Electronic Interstate Exchange Program Information
October 1, 2012Matrix displaying which states are sending/receiving interstate payments electronically with other statesState EFT-EDI Contacts and Program Information
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