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CTX Payments

Input Formats: Flat File Child Support Payments

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CTX VENDOR PAYMENTS LAYOUT

DHDR= File Header Record

B = Payment Record
DED = Deduction Record
DED
DED
DED
Etc.

B = Payment Record
DED = Deduction Record
DED
DED
Etc.

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DEOR = File Trailer Record

All Alpha-Numeric fields should be left justified.
All Numeric fields should be right justified.

File Header Record

Field
No.

Field
Length
Field Type Field
Position
Description Notes FN
1 4 Alpha/
Numeric
1 - 4 Record ID
"DHDR"  
2 16 Alpha/
Numeric
5 - 20 Blanks
 
 
3 4 Alpha/
Numeric
21 - 24 Agency Name Ex: DOI  
4 6 Alpha/
Numeric
25 - 30 VENMIS
 
 
5 5 Numeric 31 - 35 Creation Date YYDDD  
6 5 Alpha/
Numeric
36 - 40 Blanks
 
 
7 20 Alpha/
Numeric
41 - 60 Agency Name (Optional)  
8 12 Alpha/
Numeric
61 - 72 Agency Telephone
Number
(Optional)  
9 6 Alpha/
Numeric
73 - 78 VENMIS
 
 
10 11 Alpha/
Numeric
79 - 89 Schedule Number Mandatory 1
11 8 Numeric 90 - 97 Settlement Date Mandatory
YYYYMMDD
 
12 63 Alpha/
Numeric
98 - 160 Blanks
 
 

1. Schedule number must match 4th and/or 5th nodes of the dataset name of the payment file transmitted to AFC.

Payment Record

Field
No.

Field
Length
Field
Type
Field
Position
Description Notes FN
1 1 Alpha/
Numeric
1 Record ID "B"  
2 9 Numeric 2 - 10 Payee ID (TIN
Number)
Taxpayer Identification Number
 
3 10 Numeric 11 - 20 Total Payment
Amount
No Decimal 1
4 1 Alpha/
Numeric
21 Line Code V
 
5 8 Numeric 22 - 29 Agency Location
Code (ALC)

 
6 23 Alpha/
Numeric
30 - 52 Payee Name Name field in ACH CTX is limited to 16 characters.
 
7 1 Alpha/
Numeric
53 Account Type "C" or "S"
 
8 8 Numeric 54 - 61 Receiving RTN
 
 
9 1 Numeric 62 Check Digit
 
 
10 17 Alpha/
Numeric
63 - 79 Receiving Account Number
 
 
11 35 Alpha/
Numeric
80-114 Name   2
12 13 Alpha/Numeric 115 - 127 Phone Number (nnn)nnn-nnnn 3
13 9 Numeric 128 - 136 Payer ID
No dashes 4
14 23 Alpha/Numeric 137-159 Blanks    
15 1 Alpha 160 Eligible for Offset Code "N" 5

1. Total amount must equal the sum of all associated Deduction Records (Field 5 of Deduction Records.).
2. Payroll provider point of contact.
3. Payroll provider telephone number.
4. Payroll provider FEIN.
5. CTX Payments are not eligible for offset.

Deduction Record
Field
No.
Field
Length
Field Type Field
Position
Description Notes FN
1 3 Alpha/
Numeric
1-3 Record ID DED  
2 2 Alpha/
Numeric
4 - 5 Document Reference
Type
CS  
3 30 Alpha/
Numeric
6-35 Document Number   1
4 6 Alpha/
Numeric
36-41 Date YYMMDD 2
5 15 Alpha/
Numeric
42-56 Amount Withheld No Decimal 3
6 30 Alpha/
Numeric
57-86 Document Number No Dashes 4
7 1 Alpha/
Numeric
87 Response Code Y or N 5
8 35 Alpha/
Numeric
88-122 Name   6
9 30 Alpha/
Numeric
123-152 Document Number   7
10 1 Alpha/
Numeric
153 Response Code Y or N 8
11 7 Alpha/
Numeric
154-160 Blanks    

1. Case identifier assigned by the Child Support Enforcement entity.
2. Pay Date.
3. Sum of all deduction amounts must equal total dollar amount in the Payment Record, field 3.
4. Non-custodial parent SSN.
5. Medical Support Identifier.
6. Non-custodial parent name: first seven (7) letters of the last name, first three (3) letters of the first name.
7. Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code.
8. Employment Termination Code.

File Trailer Record

Field
No.

Field
Length
Field
Type
Field
Position
Description Notes FN
1 4 Alpha/
Numeric
1 - 4 Record ID "DEOR"
 
2 6 Alpha/
Numeric
5 - 10 Blanks
 
 
3 10 Numeric 11 - 20 (File Total)
Record Count
Should Match Items Certified. 1
4 10 Alpha/
Numeric
21 - 30 Blanks
 
 
5 12 Numeric 31 - 42 (File Total)
Total Amount
Should Match
Dollars Certified. No Decimals
2
6 1 Alpha/
Numeric
43 Blank
 
 
7 12 Numeric 44 - 55 (Tape Total)
Cumulative Record
Count
Total items
(optional)
 
8 1 Alpha/
Numeric
56 Blank  
 
9 14 Numeric 57 - 70 (Tape Total)
Cumulative Amount
Total dollars
(optional)
 
10 90 Alpha/
Numeric
71 - 160 Blanks
 
 

1. Must match number of Payment ("B") Records in file.
2. Must match sum of all total dollar amounts in Field 3 of Payment ("B") Records in file.



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