Electronic Funds Transfer
Bulk Payment Guide
DE 154 Rev. 5 (2-23) (INTERNET) Cover + 23 pages CU
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Electronic Funds Transfer
Bulk Payment Guide
DE 154 Rev. 5 (2-23) (INTERNET) Cover + 23 pages CU
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. e-Services for Business Options .............................................................................................. 2
A. e-Services for Business Enrollment ..................................................................................... 2
B. Bulk Payment File Options .................................................................................................. 2
1. Instructions for Uploading a Payment File ................................................................... 2
2. CSV File Format ......................................................................................................... 3
3. XML File Format .......................................................................................................... 4
a. DE 88 ACH Debit XML Data Element Rules ........................................................ 5
b. Sample DE 88 ACH Debit Payment XML File ..................................................... 7
c. DE 88 XML Error Codes ...................................................................................... 8
C. Direct Entry Payment Option ............................................................................................... 9
1. How to View the Status of a Payment Submission ....................................................... 9
2. How to View Payments for a Specific Account ............................................................. 9
3. How to Cancel a Pending Payment .............................................................................. 9
II. State Data Collector GovOne/First Data Option ..................................................................... 10
A. Enrollment for New Bulk Filers Using GovOne/First Data .................................................. 10
B. Bulk Payment Options in GovOne/First Data ..................................................................... 10
1. Grid Function ............................................................................................................ 10
2. File Importing Function ............................................................................................. 13
a. Delimited File Format Definition ........................................................................ 13
b. Fixed File Format Definition .............................................................................. 17
C. Payment Inquiry ................................................................................................................ 20
D. File History ........................................................................................................................ 21
E. Common Errors ................................................................................................................. 22
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This publication provides instructions and detailed information to submit bulk Automated Clearing
House (ACH) Debit Payroll Tax Deposits (DE 88) using EDD’s e-Services for Business or the
GovOne/First Data website.
For information regarding the EDD tax program and online forms, visit the EDD website (edd.ca.gov).
For information about tax preparation, payment options, and customer service questions, call us from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pacific time (PT), Monday through Friday.
Taxpayer Assistance Center
1-888-745-3886
The EDD is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon
request to individuals with disabilities. Requests for services, aids, and/or alternate formats need to be
made by calling 1-888-745-3886 (voice). TTY users, please call the California Relay Service at 711.
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I. e-Services for Business Options
The EDD has the following electronic options for submitting a bulk payment file:
• Upload a Bulk Payment File via e-Services for Business
• Federal/State Employment Taxes (FSET) – Bulk Transmissions
• Direct Entry
A. e-Services for Business Enrollment
To use e-Services for Business, you must register and create a username and password. Payroll
agents or Taxpayer Representatives can establish their own username and password to make
electronic funds transfer (EFT) payments on behalf of their clients.
We have online video tutorials available to assist you with registering for e-Services for Business.
Refer to “Create a Username and Password to Enroll in Employer Services Online (YouTube)” on
our website at edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/e-Services_for_Business_Tutorials.htm.
Payroll agents or taxpayer representatives may add access to their clients’ accounts after they
have completed the e-Services for Business authorization process. This will allow you to view and
manage your clients’ accounts, file returns and reports, make payments, register a new business,
and more.
For additional information on enrollment for e-Services for Business, go to
edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/e-Services_for_Business.
B. Bulk Payment Options
Attach a Bulk Payment File allows payroll agents or taxpayer representatives to initiate EFT
payments for multiple taxpayers. Bulk payers can transmit DE 88 payments online using either
the Comma Separated Value (CSV) or the eXtensible Markup Language (XML) file format.
1. Instructions for Uploading a Payment File
After logging into e-Services for Business, attach a bulk payment file using the following
steps:
1. Select More…
2. Select Bulk Payment File.
3. Select the file format.
• CSV – see instructions for CSV on page 3.
• XML, ZIP – see instructions for XML file on page 4.
4. Select Add Attachment.
5. Select Choose File to locate and attach the bulk payment file, then select OK.
6. If an error message appears, make correction before re-attaching the file.
7. Select Next.
8. Enter contact information.
9. Select Next.
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10. Enter contact address information.
11. Select Submit to upload the file.
12. Select OK when asked, “Are you sure you want to submit this request?”.
13. Print the confirmation.
14. Select OK to close the confirmation window.
2. CSV File Format
Open a Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, or Microsoft Notepad document and enter the
data according to the format shown in the table below:
Position
Field Name Length Format (Column)
Employer Account Number 8 Numeric 1
Pay Date (Payroll Date) 8 MMDDYYYY 2
Bank Debit Date 8 MMDDYYYY 3
Deposit Schedule: 1 Alpha – Must select one (M, N, Q, S). 4
M: Monthly M: Monthly
N: Next day N: Next business day
Q: Quarterly
Q: Quarterly
S: Semiweekly
S: Semiweekly
Bank Routing Number 9 Numeric 5
Bank Accounting Number n/a Numeric 6
Bank Account Type 2 Alpha – Must be one of (C, s, PC, PS) 7
C: Business checking
S: Business savings
PC: Personal checking
PS: Personal savings
Unemployment Insurance n/a Dollar Amounts = 52.00 (Example) 8
Amount Zero Dollar Amounts = 0.00 or 0
Employment Training Tax n/a Dollar Amounts = 52.00 9
Amount Zero Dollar Amounts = 0.00 or 0
State Disability Insurance n/a Dollar Amounts = 52.00 10
Amount Zero Dollar Amounts = 0.00 or 0
Personal Income Tax n/a Dollar Amounts = 52.00 11
Amount Zero Dollar Amounts = 0.00 or 0
Penalty Amount n/a Dollar Amounts = 52.00 12
Zero Dollar Amounts = 0.00 or 0
Interest Amount n/a Dollar Amounts = 52.00 13
Zero Dollar Amounts = 0.00 or 0
Important
All tax payment fields and columns must be filled. Dollar amounts (except for zero-dollar
amounts) must include a decimal point. For example:
• Dollar amounts must be formatted as 52.00.
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• Zero-dollar amounts can be formatted as 0.00 or 0.
Note: To keep leading zeros visible in Microsoft Excel, you will need to format the cell as Text
or Custom.
If the payment file is created in:
• Microsoft Excel, save the file in a CSV type format (*.csv).
• Microsoft Word or Microsoft Notepad, save the file in plain text format (*.txt), then
rename to *.csv.
Sample CSV File Layouts
• Sample 1, using decimal points for zero-dollar amounts:
12345678,12302010,12312010,M,121000358,12345,C,50.00,0.00,15.15,100.88,0.00,
0.00
• Sample 2, using no decimals for zero-dollar amounts:
12345678,12302010,12312010,M,121000358,12345,C,50.00,0,15.15,100.88,0,0
3. XML File Format
We use the same XML payment schema as the Federal/State Employment Taxes (FSET)
program. The FSET program provides a standardized method for making tax payments
and reporting employment tax and wage information in XML through a web-service based
application-to-application transmission platform. For more information, visit Federal/State
Employment Taxes (FSET) Bulk Transmissions.
A separate XML file must be created for each payment. The tax type codes that are based
on your deposit schedule are shown below for reference.
• 01100=Semiweekly SDI and PIT
• 01101=Monthly SDI and PIT
• 01102=Next day SDI and PIT
• 01104=Quarterly SDI and PIT
• 01300=Quarterly UI and ETT
• 01301=DIVP and 0.00
• 20000=Self-assessed penalty and interest
The DE 88 ACH Debit XML Data Element Rulestable below provides the elements to
develop an XML file for the DE 88. In addition, a sample file is provided following the table.
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a. DE 88 ACH Debit XML Data Element Rules
Schema Field Field
Tag Name Description Type Size Required Comments
ReturnDataState N/A N/A Mandatory Must be
<ReturnDataState
xsi:schemaLocation="h
ttp://www.irs.gov/efile
ReturnDataState.xsd"
xmlns="http://www.irs.
gov/efile"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.
w3.org/2001/XMLSche
ma-instance">
Return Data Used by A/N 1-30 Mandatory
State.ContentLocation transmitter to
identify the file.
ReturnDataState.ReturnH Type of return String N/A Mandatory Must be
eaderState.ReturnType being StatePayment.
submitted.
ReturnDataState.StatePa Type of String 3 Mandatory Must be DBT.
yment.PaymentInstrumen payment being
t.PaymentMethodType submitted.
ReturnDataState.StatePa Bank ABA N 9 Mandatory
yment.PaymentInstrumen routing number.
t.ACHDebit.RoutingTransi
tNumber
ReturnDataState.StatePa Employer's A/N 1-17 Mandatory
yment.PaymentInstrumen bank account
t.ACHDebit.BankAccount number.
Number
ReturnDataState.StatePa "1" for checking N 1 Mandatory Must be 1 or 2.
yment.PaymentInstrumen or "2" for
t.ACHDebit.AccountType savings.
ReturnDataState.StatePa Total amount to N 4-11 Mandatory
yment.PaymentAmount.P be paid with
aymentAmountTotal this
submission.
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DE 88 ACH Debit XML Data Element Rules (continued)
Schema Field Field
Tag Name Description Type Size Required Comments
ReturnDataState.StateP Date this Date 10 Mandatory YYYY-MM-DD
ayment.OriginationDate payment was
originated.
ReturnDataState.StateP Date funds will Date 10 Mandatory Must be 2-90 days in the
ayment.RequestedSettl be debited from future from current date.
ementDate bank account. YYYY-MM-DD
ReturnDataState.StateP Date of payroll. Date 10 Mandatory YYYY-MM-DD
ayment.PayrollDate
ReturnDataState.StateP Defines the String N/A Mandatory Must be
ayment.TaxPayment.Ta State Employer WithholdingAccountNo.
xpayer.StateEIN.TypeSt Identification
ateEIN Number type.
ReturnDataState.StateP Defines the N 8 Mandatory
ayment.TaxPayment.Ta State Employer
xpayer.StateEIN.StateE Identification
INValue Number.
ReturnDataState.StateP Taxpayer String 1-22 Mandatory
ayment.TaxPayment.Ta Name or
xpayer.TaxPayerName Company
Name.
ReturnDataState.StateP Tax type N 5 Mandatory 01100=Semiweekly
ayment.TaxPayment.Ta codes. SDI/PIT,
xTypeCode.StateTaxTy 01101=Monthly SDI/PIT,
peCode 01102=Next-Day SDI/PIT,
01104=Quarterly SDI/PIT,
01300=Quarterly UI/ETT,
01301=DIVP/0.00
20000=Self Assessed
Penalty & Interest
ReturnDataState.StateP Amount of N 4-11 Mandatory Need two occurrences for
ayment.TaxPayment.Su deposit for each of the types above.
bCategoryAmounts.Sub each fund. For DE 3D, the 2 depositnd
CategoryAmount must be 0.00.
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b. Sample DE 88 ACH Debit Payment XML File
<ReturnDataState xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.irs.gov/efile ReturnDataState.xsd"
xmlns="http://www.irs.gov/efile" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-
instance">
<ContentLocation>text</ContentLocation>
<ReturnHeaderState>
<ReturnType>StatePayment</ReturnType>
</ReturnHeaderState>
<StatePayment>
<PaymentInstrument>
<PaymentMethodType>DBT </PaymentMethodType>
<ACHDebit>
<RoutingTransitNumber>121212122</RoutingTransitNumber>
<BankAccountNumber>11111111</BankAccountNumber>
<AccountType> </AccountType>1
</ACHDebit>
</PaymentInstrument>
<PaymentAmount>
<PaymentAmountTotal>0.02</PaymentAmountTotal>
</PaymentAmount>
<OriginationDate>2013-02-26</OriginationDate>
<RequestedSettlementDate> 2013-02-28</RequestedSettlementDate>
<PayrollDate>2013-02-15</PayrollDate>
<TaxPayment>
<Taxpayer>
<StateEIN>
<TypeStateEIN>WithholdingAccountNo</TypeStateEIN>
<StateEINValue>12345678</StateEINValue>
</StateEIN>
<TaxPayerName>ABC COMPANY</TaxPayerName>
</Taxpayer>
<TaxTypeCode>
<StateTaxTypeCode>01104</StateTaxTypeCode>
</TaxTypeCode>
<SubCategoryAmounts>
<SubCategoryAmount>0.01</SubCategoryAmount>
</SubCategoryAmounts>
<SubCategoryAmounts>
<SubCategoryAmount>0.01</SubCategoryAmount>
</SubCategoryAmounts>
</TaxPayment>
</StatePayment>
</ReturnDataState>
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c. DE 88 XML Error Codes
Error Code Error Messages
(Rule #)
1.1 Invalid Account Number: Cannot find account.
1.2 Invalid Field: PayrollDate cannot be more than 5 months in the future.
1.3 Invalid Field: RequestedSettlementDate must be within 90 days of today's date.
1.4 Invalid Account Type: DE 88 only filed by Employment Tax, IHSS, and SEF
Accounts.
1.5 Invalid Field: Account must be subject to all funds being paid (UI, DI, ETT, PIT).
1.6 Invalid Field: RequestedSettlementDate cannot be next business day when
submitted after 3:00pm PT.
1.7 Invalid Field: RequestedSettlementDate cannot be today or in the past.
1.8 Invalid Bank Account: Missing
2.1 Invalid Field: PayrollDate cannot be more than 12 months in the past.
2.15 Account Cannot be Reinstated, Registration Needed.
2.2 Invalid Field: RequestedSettlementDate cannot be a weekend or bank holiday.
2.3 Invalid Total: SubCategoryAmounts must total to PaymentAmountTotal.
2.4 Invalid Account Type: Wire payments are only filed for IHSS accounts.
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II. State Data Collector GovOne/First Data Option
A. Enrollment for New Bulk Filers using GovOne/First Data
In order to use the First Data’s bulk filers’ solution, a bulk filer username and password is
required. In addition, an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) New Enrollment Request (DE 26) is
required. This form must be completed by the taxpayer and grants a payroll agent or taxpayer
representative access to make EFT payments on their behalf using the GovOne/First Data
website.
After the DE 26 is processed the employer will receive instructions for completing the
enrollment process directly on the GovOne/First Data website. Once you have this
information, visit govone.com/PAYCAL, select the EDD box, and then select Bulk Filers. You
will also find the User Guide on the top menu options.
For additional information and FAQ’s regarding Bulk Filers visit
govone.com/PAYCAL/BULK/Help/FAQ.
B. Bulk Payment Options in GovOne/First Data
1. Grid Function
The Upload Payments in Grid function allows you to make payments for each of your
client’s accounts using a grid which can then be uploaded in bulk form. The grid provides a
standard format for entering payroll information. There is no limit to the number of
payments that can be submitted per file.
Each of your clients must be registered with the EDD, have an employer payroll tax account
number, and be enrolled in the ACH Debit method before a payment can be accepted.
Make payments using the Upload Payments in Grid function by completing the following
steps:
1. Visit govone.com/PAYCAL – select Bulk Filers, and log in.
2. Select Upload Payments in Grid at the top of any page.
3. Choose the agency and tax type.
• Select EDD as the agency for the upload from the drop-down menu.
• Select one of the tax types from the drop-down menu. The drop-down menu has six
options:
o Semi-weekly
o Monthly
o Next bank day
o Quarterly
o Quarterly Unemployment Insurance and Employment Training Tax
o Self-Assessed Penalty and Interest
• Select Next to view the Enter Payments page.
4. Input the payments needed for each client.
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• Create a file name with a maximum of 20 characters (before the file extension).
The file name must begin with an alpha character (for example, abc070209).
• Enter the EDD employer payroll tax account number (without dashes) and security
code.
• Enter the pay date, bank debit date, and payment amounts.
• Review the payroll information.
• Another row may be added by selecting + Add Row.
• A row can be deleted by selecting the Delete Row.
• After adding all the payments in the grid, select Confirm and Yes to upload the file.
The system only validates the values entered in the respective fields and will
display an error or warning message as applicable. Correct the payment
information, if necessary.
• Select Continue.
5. View Upload File Details and Edit Uploaded Payment
• Select View from the File History page and the File Details page will appear.
o The Bulk Filer File Upload - File Details page shows:
i. The file upload status
ii. Total records submitted, accepted, or errored out
iii. Agency
iv. File name
v. Upload time and date
vi. Submission date and time
vii. Total records accepted
viii. Total records errored out
ix. File status
x. View details.
NOTE: Payments cannot be modified online once a file has been submitted. Bulk
filers can contact First Data Customer Service at 1-800-554-7500 before 3 p.m.,
Pacific Time, to cancel a payment for a next-day debit.
• Review the payment status of your file on the File History screen.
• The file status should show as Uploaded.
• Select Select here next to To view error log.
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• Enter the EDD account number and select Search.
• Select the arrow for the file you want to view.
• Review the file detail and modify or correct the amount(s), if necessary.
NOTE: Only records or files with Uploaded status can be edited or deleted.
Payments cannot be edited once submitted. If the uploaded file has an error (for
example, incorrect payment amount), then you will need to correct the record and
re-upload the entire file.
• After correcting errors in the file, select Submit File at the bottom of the Bulk Filer
File Upload - File Details page and select Yes to confirm.
6. Submit File
• Select the Submit File button.
• Select Yes to confirm the submission of the file for processing.
• To cancel the file submission, select No.
• Select Continue.
• After selecting Submit File, you will be redirected to the File History page. The
File History page will update the status of your file with a submission date and
time, and the file status will display Submitted.
Important:
To successfully generate a payment, you must complete the transaction in this order:
1. Upload the file.
2. Submit the file.
Payments completed before 3 p.m., Pacific Time, settle the next business day.
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The file/payment status possibilities on the “File History and Bulk Filer Upload – File
Detail” page are shown on the table below with their description and the actions allowed.
File
Status/Payment Actions Allowed to
Status Description Perform
Uploaded File is uploaded by the bulk filer using Edit the payment from
the options: the file
• Upload New File Delete a payment from
• Upload Payments in Grid the file
View payment details
Submitted Bulk filer submits the file. View payment details
Processed File has been uploaded and submitted. View payment details
Duplicate File was previously uploaded. View payment details
Deleted File is cancelled/deleted by user. View payment details
Rejected File could not be processed. View payment details
Completed with File was processed but one or more View payment details
failure payments failed.
Completed with File is processed with no errors. View payment details
success
2. File Importing Function
The file importing function provides a method to upload payment files. This process
consists of creating or selecting a file importing definition, then uploading and submitting a
payment file.
File definitions are templates for letting the system know how the information will be
formatted. File definitions must be created before a bulk file can be processed. They are
reusable and may be used for future or additional payments. File definitions can be either
delimited or fixed.
a. Delimited File Format Definition
A delimited file is a flat text file that uses a separator (like commas, dashes, or semi-
colons) to differentiate the individual data values. Each record line represents a
specific payment.
1. Create a Delimited File Upload Definition
If a file definition doesn’t exist, one must be created before beginning the upload
file process.
If your browser has a pop-up window block feature, you must disable it for this
session.
• Go to govone.com/PAYCAL, select Bulk Filers, and log in.
• Select Upload File at the top of the page.
• Select Manage File Definition and Create File Definition page will display.
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• Enter a file upload definition name.
• Enter a file upload description.
• Select the file type, Delimited.
• Select the state agency: California Employment Development Department.
• Select the file delimiter you used when creating the file to be uploaded (for
example, comma, dash, semi-colon, or tab).
• Select a date format.
• Select Continue and the File Upload Definition – Field Properties page will
display.
• Enter the numeric order (position number) of the fields as they appear in the file
you created. See the following position number examples that match the field
positions shown in step 1.
Field Name Position Number
Tax type 1
EDD account number 2
Security code 3
Payment date 4
Bank debit date 5
Amount 1 6
(State Disability Insurance [SDI], Unemployment
Insurance [UI] or penalty amount.)
Amount 2 7
(Personal Income Tax [PIT], Employment Training Tax
[ETT] or interest amount.)
• Select Save Definition and File Upload Definition – Confirmation page will
display.
• You may edit the information by selecting the icon in the View Details column
on each section or select Upload File to return to the Bulk Filer File Upload
page. The new file definition will appear on the file definitions list.
2. Edit a Delimited File Upload Definition
The only thing that may be edited on a delimited file is the position number.
• Select Upload File at the top of the Bulk Filer File Upload screen.
• Select the name of the file definition you want to edit, and then select Manage
File Definition. The Create File Definition Detail page will display.
• Select the icon in the View Details column associated with the file definition
(name) you want to change.
• Select Edit Definition and edit the information as needed.
• Select Save Definition.
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3. Delete a Delimited File Upload Definition
• Select Upload File at the top of the Bulk Filer File Upload screen.
• Select the name of the file definition you want to delete and select Manage File
Definition. The Create File Definition Detail page will display.
• Select the icon in the View Details column associated with the file definition
(name) you want to delete.
• Select Delete Definition . The file definition cannot be recovered if deleted.
4. Create a Delimited Payment File
• Open a new document on your computer using Microsoft Notepad or Microsoft
Word.
• Enter the data according to the field position (see table in step 1) of your
delimited file type, separated by a field delimiter (for example, comma). See
example below.
01100,xxxxxxxx,1111,052716,060116,50.25,150.25
Tax type Security Bank debit date Amount 2
(see below) code (MMDDYY) ($150.25)
Agency account Payment date Amount 1
number (MMDDYY) ($50.25)
• Use on of the following tax type codes in your data:
TAX TYPE CODES
Code: Description:
State Disability Insurance (SDI) and
Personal income Tax (PIT):
01100 Semi-weekly deposits
01101 Monthly deposits
01102 Next-Day deposits
01104 Quarterly SDI/PIT deposits
Unemployment Insurance (UI) and
Employment Training Tax (ETT): Quarterly UI/ETT payment
01300
Penalty and Interest (P and I) Code: Self-assessed penalty and interest
20000 payments
Important: All tax payments must include a decimal point. For example, a tax
payment of $50.25 should be entered as 50.25.
Only the tax type codes listed above will be accepted. Any invalid tax type
codes will not be accepted or edited. Users must upload a new file with the
acceptable tax type code or use the Upload a Payment in Grid option.
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• For each additional payment or account number, go to the next line and enter
the data. See below for an example:
01100,xxxxxxxx,1111,052716,060116,50.25,150.25
01300,xxxxxxxx,1111,063016,060116,25.30,200.25
• Save the file in a plain text format (*.txt).
NOTE: The file name should include alphanumeric characters (for example,
abc123.txt).
5. Upload and Submit a Delimited Payment File
• Select Upload File on top of the Bulk Filer File Upload screen.
• Select a delimited file definition.
• Select Browse to choose the file to upload.
NOTE: The file must be in a plain text format (*.txt) using alphanumeric
characters (for example, abc123.txt).
• Select Upload.
• The uploaded file should appear in the File History page. This can take an
average of 15 to 30 minutes depending on the file size. Payments completed
before 3 p.m., PT, settle the next business day.
• Select View from the File History page
• The Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page shows file upload status;
number of records uploaded, accepted, or errored out; total dollar amount;
agency; file uploaded by; and time and date of upload.
• At the bottom of the Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page, select Submit
File to complete the transaction.
• Select File History at the top of the page to check the status of the file.
• To view the confirmation number, select View on the File History page, enter
the EDD employer payroll tax account number, and select Search.
• The confirmation number and payment information will appear at the bottom of
the Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page. When the file is submitted, the
payment file may not be edited or modified.
6. Review and Correct Files with Errors
A file that contains errors cannot be submitted. You must edit and correct the file
before it can be submitted.
• To view any uploaded files with errors, select View in the File History page.
• To view the errors, select the Select here hyperlink next to To view error log
on the top right side of the screen. See Section VII. Common Errors of this
guide for more information.
• Select the payment line that contains an error to display that record. A
View/Modify Payment Details page will display.
• Make any changes and select Save Changes. Repeat this step to correct all
records that contain errors.
• To delete the payment, select Delete Payment.
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• At the bottom of the Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page, select Submit
File to complete the transaction.
• Select File History at the top of the page to check the status of the file.
• To view the confirmation number, select View on the File History page, enter
your EDD payroll tax account number and select Search.
• The confirmation number and payment information will appear at the bottom of
the Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page. When the file is submitted, the
payment file may not be edited or modified.
b. Fixed File Format Definition
1. Create a Fixed Payment File
A fixed file is a text file that contains a specific format for individual data values. For
each field name there is a fixed position and length.
• Open a new document on your computer using Microsoft Notepad or Microsoft
Word.
• Enter your data according to the field position (see table in step 2) of your fixed
file type. Do not use anything (for example, comma) to separate the data. See
the example below:
01101xxxxxxxx123405291606021600000025.2500000150.00
Using the example data above, this is the field position order:
Tax Type (Position number: 1; length: 5) – 01101
Agency Account Number (Position number: 6; length: 8) – xxxxxxxx
Security Code (Position number: 14; length: 4) – 1234
Payment Date (Position number: 18; length: 6) – 052916
Bank Debit Date (Position number: 24; length: 6) – 060216
Amount 1 (Position number: 30; length: 11) ($25.25) – 00000025.25
Amount 2 (Position number: 41; length: 11) (150.00) – 00000150.00
NOTE: Amounts must include zeros as placeholders.
NOTE: View in Print Layout. The date format is MMDDYY.
• For each additional payment or account number, go to the next line and enter
the data. See the example below:
01300xxxxxxxx123406301606021600000050.5500000040.45
01102xxxxxxxx111105291606021600000020.7500000105.00
01104xxxxxxxx432105291606021600000015.2500000350.00
• Save the file in a plain text format (*.txt).
NOTE: The file name should include alphanumeric characters (for example,
abc123.txt).
2. Edit a Fixed File Upload Definition
• Select Upload File at the top of the Payment Inquiry screen.
• Select the name of the file definition you want to edit, and then select Manage
File Definition. The Create File Definition Detail page will display.
• Select the icon in the View Details column associated with the file you want to
change. The associated Edit File Upload Definition page will display.
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• Select Edit Definition and edit the information as needed.
• Select Save Definition.
3. Delete a Fixed File Upload Definition
• Select Upload File at the top of the Payment Inquiry screen.
• Select the name of the file definition you want to delete and select Manage File
Definition.
• On the Create File Definition Detail page, select the icon in the View Details
column associated with the file you want to delete
• Select Delete Definition. The file definition cannot be recovered if deleted.
4. Create a Fixed File Upload Definition
If a file definition has previously been saved, select it from the drop-down menu.
Otherwise, follow these steps to create a new file definition.
If your browser has a pop-up window block feature, you must disable it for this
session.
• Go to govone.com/PAYCAL, select Bulk Filers, and log in.
• Select Upload File at the top of the File History page.
• Select Manage File Definition and the Create File Definition page will
display.
• Enter a file upload definition name.
• Enter a file upload description.
• Select the file type: Fixed (a Fixed file is a file where a field length is the same
in each record).
• Select the state agency: California Employment Development Department.
• Select Continue and the File Upload Definition – Field Properties page will
appear.
• Enter the position number that corresponds to the file created in Step 1. See
the example below:
Field Name Position Number Length
Tax type 1 5
EDD account number 6 8
Security code 14 4
Payment date 18 6
Bank debit date 24 6
Amount 1 30 11
(State Disability Insurance [SDI], Unemployment
Insurance [UI] or penalty amount.)
Amount 2 41 11
(Personal Income Tax [PIT], Employment
Training Tax [ETT] or interest amount.)
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• Select Save Definition.
• Select Close on the pop-up window that confirms your file definition was
saved.
• You will be taken to the Create File Definition screen. You may edit detail
information by selecting the icon below the View Details link on each section
or select Upload File to return to the Bulk Filer File Upload – Filed Details
page. The new file definition will appear in the file definitions list.
5. Upload and Submit a Fixed Payment File
• Select Upload File from the top of the Create File Definition screen.
• Select a fixed file definition from the drop-down menu.
• Select Choose File and select the file to be imported.
NOTE: The file must be in a plain text format (*.txt), as created in step 1.
• Select Upload.
• The uploaded file should appear in the File History page. This can take an
average of 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the file size. Payments completed
before 3 p.m., PT, settle the next business day.
• Select View from the File History page and the Bulk Filer File Upload – File
Details page will appear.
• The Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page shows file upload status;
number of records uploaded, accepted, or errored out; total dollar amount;
agency; file uploaded by; and time and date of upload.
• At the bottom of the Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page, select Submit
File to complete the transaction.
• Select File History at the top of the page to check the status of the file.
• To view the confirmation number, select View on the File History page, enter
the EDD employer payroll tax account number of the payment, and select
Search.
• The confirmation number and payment information will appear on the bottom of
the Bulk Filer File Upload – File Details page. Once the payment file is
submitted, the payment file may not be edited or modified.
6. Reviewing and Correcting Files with Errors
• To view any files uploaded with errors, select View on the File History page.
• To view the errors, select the Select here hyperlink next to To view error log
on the top right side of the screen. See Section VII. Common Errors of this
guide for more information.
• To display the detailed record, select the payment line that contains an error. A
View/Modify Payment Details page will display.
• Make any changes and select Save Changes. Repeat this step to correct all
records that contain errors.
• To delete the payment, select Delete Payment.
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C. Payment Inquiry
The Payment Inquiry page allows you to locate payments by search criteria and provides
search filters to locate a specific transaction. Multiple search filters can be applied at the same
time.
• Go to govone.com/PAYCAL, select the Bulk Filers link, and log in.
• Select Payment Inquiry at the top of the File History page.
• Select California Employment Development Department from the Agency drop-down
menu.
• Enter payment information in the search fields and select Search.
• Search results and status will appear in the table.
• Select the View/Cancel button on the result to view payment details.
• You may select Export to File to export the search payment inquiries in order to keep a
record of a specific payment.
NOTE: Only payments submitted through the bulk filer solution can be viewed. Other
payment methods will not appear in the inquiry.
The payment status and corresponding description and actions allowed on the Payment
Inquiry page are shown on the table below:
Actions Allowed to
Payment Status Description Perform
Submitted The payment is scheduled for a debit during View payment details.
the next day. The payment may still be
canceled if performed prior to 3 p.m., PT, of
the banking day before the debit date.
Scheduled The payment is scheduled for debit in the View payment details.
future and may still be canceled.
In-process The payment is processing on bulk filers’ View payment details.
solution and may no longer be canceled.
Paid The payment was processed successfully. View payment details.
Canceled The payment is canceled by the user. View payment details.
Rejected The payment was processed on the ACH View payment details.
network but was rejected.
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D. File History
The File History page is the landing page; this is the first page displayed after you
successfully log in. Your file history can be viewed by selecting File History at the top of the
page or by selecting Upload File. The file history will appear at the bottom of the page.
The File History page lists the last five files submitted. Previously submitted files can be
viewed by using the page number selector at the bottom of the page.
See details and the status of files submitted by selecting the View link.
Only payments made through the Bulk Filer Option appear on this page. Payments made by
other methods (for example, Web, phone, One-Time Pay [OTP] payment option) will not
appear in the file history.
This page allows the correction of records within a file (Upload status only).
This page allows the deletion of a file (Upload status only).
The following table shows the file status and description possibilities on the File History page:
File Status Description
Uploaded File has been successfully uploaded and is available for editing or
submission. This status is displayed when the file is uploaded by the bulk
filer using the options:
Upload a New File.
Upload Payments in Grid.
Submitted File has been submitted and can no longer be edited.
Processing This status is displayed once the payments are generated (A confirmation
number is assigned to each payment in the file).
Completed with success File has been uploaded, submitted, and all payments processed
successfully.
Completed with failure File has been uploaded and submitted, but one or more payments failed.
Duplicate This status is displayed if the file was previously uploaded.
Rejected File was rejected due to a failure of the processing rules.
Error An internal error occurred on the file.
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E. Common Errors
A. Error Messages
If you receive an error message, you may not proceed to next step if the error is not
corrected (this applies to both the Upload a New File and Upload Payments in Grid
functions). The following are the possible error messages:
• Tax type entered is invalid. This payment cannot be fixed or corrected.
You must enter the correct tax type code.
• Employer account number is not in the EFT database.
An invalid employer account number cannot be accepted. Contact the EDD Taxpayer
Assistance Center at 888-745-3886 for assistance.
• Invalid pay date.
The pay date cannot be older than 12 months or greater than five months from the
current business day.
• Invalid bank account debit date.
Choose a date within 90 days from today or use the calendar icon to select a valid
debit date.
• Invalid quarter end date entered.
For quarterly UI, ETT, DI, and PIT, the allowed pay dates are 03/31/YYYY,
06/30/YYYY, 09/30/YYYY, or 12/31/YYYY.
• Since daily cut off time (3 pm PT) passed, Debit Date should be > Tomorrow
date. Enter a debit date of the next business day or later.
• The bank account debit date is a weekend or holiday.
Choose a bank debit date that is not a weekend or holiday.
B. Warning Messages
This warning message applies to the Upload a New File function. These messages notify
the user when unexpected information has been entered.
• PIT amount should be greater than DI amount.
If this is correct, proceed to next step. If not, enter the correct amounts.
• UI amount should be greater than ETT amount.
If this is correct, proceed to next step. If not, enter the correct amounts.
• Penalty amount should be greater than Interest amount.
If this is correct, proceed to next step. If not, enter the correct amounts.
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C. Duplicate Payments
Duplicate payments are found after a payment file is submitted. The following message
will appear in the error log payment details:
• A new payment file must be created to resubmit the file. The payment information on
the new payment file cannot be identical to a previously submitted tax payment file. A
new payment file must be created to resubmit the file or you may use other EFT
payment methods (for example, One-Time Pay payment option, Web Payer, phone) to
submit duplicate/identical payment information.
D. Special Characters in the Upload Tax Payments Function
Special characters (for example, +, -, *, #, %, $, etc.) should not be included in the tax
payment amount fields (SDI, PIT, UI, ETT, penalty, interest). The use of the special
characters in the tax payment amount fields will automatically convert the payment
amounts to $0.00 and can cause significantly inaccurate payment amounts in your tax
payment file.
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