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Iowa SITW EFT Debit

Beginning with ReadyPay version 3.45.0.4, you can use EFT Debit to make Iowa Withholding payments.

Payment files are generated from the System > Tax > Payments > EFT Debit tab using the following steps.

1. Select the payment type

Select EFT Debit IA as the type and leave the batch set to Outstanding.

2. Set your date range and filters

Set your From and To dates, plus any other filters you may need.

3. Create the file

Click the Create File button.

The resulting CSV file is in the ACH directory with a file name like CSV_EFT Debit IA_yyyymmddhhmmss.csv.

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The CSV file is informational only and contains a list of the payments that will be in the actual file that you transmit to the state.

4. Select the new batch

After completing the previous step, select the batch that you just created from the batch selection dropdown. You will see the companies in the list below that you created the file for.

5. Configure the transmittal

Set the Type dropdown to EFT Debit IA and the Tax dropdown to IA. This causes the Create Transmittal button below to change from greyed out to clickable.

6. Create the transmittal

Click the Create Transmittal button. A file is created in the ACH directory with the name EFTDebitTransmittal_IA_yyyy_m_d_h_m_s.txt.

7. Upload to Iowa

Upload the EFTDebitTransmittal_IA_yyyy_m_d_h_m_s.txt file to Iowa for processing.

Questions?

Contact your Payroll Service Provider.