Electronic Funds Transfer for Wage Attachment Payments

​​ACH Credit Instructions for Third Party Payments (TPP)

Payroll providers and businesses have the option to send wage attachment payments electronically by ACH credit. Work with your financial institution to use the following ACH format to push these payments to the department.

  1. The ACH Credit must include the TPP banking convention in the addendum record of a NACHA CCD+ transaction. TPP conventions must be followed exactly for proper payment posting. Do not use other addenda banking conventions.

  2. NACHA record formats for CCD+ entries flow in the following order:

    File Header Record ("1" Record)

    • Company/Batch Header Record ("5" Record)
      • Entry Detail Record ("6" Record)
        • Addenda Record (1 addenda with 80 byte Payment Related Information Field, "7" Record)
      • Entry Detail Record ("6" Record)
        • Addenda Record (1 addenda with 80 byte Payment Related Information Field, "7" Record)
      • Entry Detail Record ("6" Record)
        • Addenda Record (1 addenda with 80 byte Payment Related Information Field, "7" Record)

    • Company/Batch Control Record ("8" Record)

    • File Control Record ("9" Record)

  3. To create an ACH Credit file, the Entry Detail Record ("6" Record) must be set up so the ACH Credit transaction file includes:
    • The department's depository bank's ABA (American Bank Association) Routing Transit Number (RTN) in the Receiving Bank Number and Check Digit positions (fields 3 and 4)
      US Bank - Milwaukee's ABA Routing Transit Number (RTN) is 075000022
    • The department's bank account number (field 5)
      Account number for Wage Attachment Payment 12165303215030

  4. A pre-notification transaction (a "zero-dollar" transaction) may be initiated at least 10 business days prior to the first transmission of an actual remittance transfer. These transactions are not acknowledged by US Bank unless a problem occurs.

The following sections contain information on how to use the TPP Conventions within the Payment Related Information Field (field 3) of the NACHA Addenda Record ("7" Record). For more specific information on NACHA formats, specifications, and definitions, refer to the NACHA Operating Rules. Contact NACHA if you need further information.

Sample Addenda Records:

The "TPP Conventions for the Addenda Record for ACH Credits" format with definitions, tax types, and filing requirement details is shown in the following tables.

Wage Attachment Payment "7" Record

TPP*15030*123456789*20230930*25000*112233445*SMITH JOHN*123456\

The following represents an addenda record sent by a payroll provider for ABC Corporation (employer) with a FEIN of 12-3456789, submitting a wage attachment payment with a tax type code of (15030) on behalf of John Smith (employee) with a SSN of ###-##-3445, in the amount of $250.00, for the payroll date ending September 30, 2023, and with a payment key of 123456.

TABLE 1 -- TPP Conventions for the Addenda Record for ACH Credits
Field #Data ElementsField RequirementsData Element TypeMin/Max UseContents
 Segment Identifier   TPP
 Separator   *
TPP01Tax Payment Type CodeMAN3/5XXXXX
 Separator   *
TPP02Reference IDMAN1/10XXXXXXXXX
 Separator   *
TPP03DateMDT8/8YYYYMMDD
 Separator   *
TPP04AmountMN23/10$$$$$$$$¢¢
 Separator   *
TPP05Reference IDMAN1/9XXXXXXXXX
 Separator   *
TPP06NameMAN1/13LAST FIRST
 Separator   *
TPP07Reference IDOAN1/14XXXXXX
 Terminator   \

TABLE 2 --Definitions of TPP Conventions - Data Elements
Data ElementDefinition
Segment IdentifierIdentifies the transfer as a third-party payment. Must be coded as TPP.
Tax Payment Type Code (TPP01)The 5-digit state assigned tax type. Wage attachment payments to DOR use 15030.
Reference ID (TPP02)Identifies the third party that originated the payment. Use the employer's FEIN.
Date (TPP03)Date applicable to the payment. Use the payroll date.
Amount (TPP04)Total amount paid. Field is variable length and right justified. Minimum of 3 digits and must include cents.
Reference ID (TPP05)Identifies the employee whose wages are being attached. Use the employee's full 9-digit SSN.
Name (TPP06)The first 13 characters of the employee's name on whose behalf payment is being made. Use the last name, a space, and the first name in a maximum of 13 characters for visual reference.
Reference ID (TPP07)The "Payment Key" from the Wage Attachment notice. This number and TPP05 provide two separate reference numbers to positively identify the employee and allow DOR to direct the payment.

TABLE 3 -- Definitions of TPP Conventions - Field Requirements
Field RequirementDefinition
M - MandatoryThis field must appear in the TPP convention.
C - ConditionalThe presence of this field is dependent on the value or presence of other fields in the convention.
O - OptionalThe appearance of this field is the option of the sending party.

TABLE 4 -- Definitions of TPP Conventions - Data Element Types
Data Element TypeDefinition
AN (Alpha-Numeric)A sequence of letters, digits, spaces, and/or special characters. Contents must be left-justified. Suppress trailing spaces.
DT (Date)Format as YYMMDD. YY is the last two digits of the year (00-99), MM is the numeric value of the month (01-12), and DD is the numeric value of the day (01-31).
ID (Identifier)Must contain a value from a predefined list of values (T = Tax).
N2 (Numeric)Numeric decimal places to the right of a fixed, implied decimal point. The decimal point is not transmitted. This number must be positive. Amounts are N2 elements, with a minimum of 3 digits. Example: $1200.00 is *120000* and $0.01 is *001*.

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October 10, 2024​

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