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!!What's New for Tax Year 2009?
Florida State does not have State Personal Income Tax.
There were no format change in wage reporting for tax year 2009.
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This document contains abbreviated set up requirement for the specific state only, please refer to the general document ([US_Annual_Qtrly_Reporting_GEN]) for other setup procedure that may also be required.
This document contains abbreviated set up requirements for the State of Florida only. Please refer to the general document ([Tax Reporting - US General]) for other setup procedures that may also be required.
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**‘W2 STATE MEDIA FILING’- Must be ‘02’ to generate FL State magnetic media file for FL State only
**‘W2 STATE MEDIA FILING’- Must be ‘02’ to generate the Florida State magnetic media file for Florida State only
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*Florida State does not have State Personal Income Tax.
*Starting 2007 quarterly reporting, the Florida Department of Revenue accepts the filing of UI quarterly wages via XML format
Florida State does not have State Personal Income Tax. \\
The Florida Department of Revenue accepts the filing of UI quarterly wages via XML format
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*The user must register with State of Florida to obtain the User Name and password [http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/eservices/]
*Users must register with State of Florida to obtain a User Name and password [http://dor.myflorida.com/dor/eservices/]
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!!IDIF – HL$US-QTR-FL2008 – XML Format
!!IDIF – HL$US-QTR-FL2010 – XML Format
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*This [IDIF] Florida XML file supports the filing of quarterly wages only, the payment information is not supported in this [IDIF] layout
*This [IDIF] Florida XML file supports the filing of quarterly wages only. The payment information is not supported in this [IDIF] layout
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!!Quarterly UI Wage Reporting - XML Format (Starting 2007 Quarterly Reporting)
|Select State|mandatory, must be Florida
|Annual Form Code|mandatory, must specify the most current year’s W2 Form Code from IDFDV
|Govt Interface Format|mandatory, must specify the IDIF format that is available for Florida quarterly reporting
|Period Type|mandatory, must be ‘Quarter’, and the user must enter the appropriate Period End Date
|Media Format|mandatory, must be ‘State SUI File Format’ for quarterly reporting
*Please enter the other parameters appropriately.
!!Quarterly UI Wage Reporting - XML Format
!RPYEU
[RPYEU] must be run with the following report parameters and filters selected to generate the Florida State file information: \\ \\
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!!RPYEU – Sample Files Generated
When [RPYEU] is run, if the ‘Govt Interface Format’ is specified, an [IDIF] interface file will be generated with file name ‘_idif’\\[Tax Reporting FL_01.jpg]\\
__RPYEU Report Parameters__
|Annual Form Code|Use standard form code, such as 'HL$US-W2-20YY'
|Quarterly Form Code|Use the standard form code ‘HL$US-QTR-FL20YY. \\Must be entered in order to generate the Florida UI wage file in the XML format
|Govt Interface Format|Mandatory. Enter HL$US-QTR-MM20YY
|Period Type|Mandatory. Defines the period type. Enter "Quarter" for quarterly reporting.
|Period End Date|Mandatory. Defines the end date of the reporting period. Enter in DD-MMM-YYYY format
|Media Format|Mandatory. Set to State SUI File Format \\Defines the Federal file format for SSA reporting (includes 'RW' and 'RS' records).
|Directory Name| Mandatory. Defines the name of the government Magnetic Media file. Must be defined or an output file will not be produced
|Media File Name|Mandatory. Defines the media file name of the data being uploaded. Must be defined or an output file will not be produced
__RPYEU Report Filters__
|Select State: Florida, USA
!RPYEU – Sample Files Generated
When [RPYEU] is run, if the ‘Govt Interface Format’ is defined, an [IDIF] interface file will be generated with file name ‘_idif’\\[Tax Reporting FL_01.jpg]\\
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|FL_QTR_SUI_222601.txt|The govt file in EFW2 format (used prior to 2007 XML file)
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!!Validating Florida XML Files
*The govt xml file must be validated according to the downloaded government xml schema using a validating parser prior to sending to the government
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!Validating Florida XML Files
*The govt xml file must be validated according to the downloaded government xml schema using a validating parser prior to sending to the government. \\
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*A validating parser from any third party tool will perform the following checks to the govt xml file generated by [RPYEU]:
*# verify the govt xml document is properly created according to the XML syntax rules, i.e. the file is well formed, no missing xml tags etc
*# verify the govt xml document conforms to the schema downloaded from the government web site
*The validating parser software will not be provided, the user must use the validating parser of their own
*The following is a list of some of the parsers available on the market:
**XML editors that provide a validating parser:
***XML Spy (http://www.altova.com/products_ide.html)
***Stylus (http://www.stylusstudio.com/)
***XRay (http://architag.com/xray/)
***XMLMind (http://www.xmlmind.com/xmleditor/)
***Cooktop (http://www.xmlcooktop.com/)
*The XMLSPY editor is being used to validate the xml file for the following validation
*The Florida XML schema should be downloaded into a directory, e.g. C:\US States Downloads
*Move the [RPYEU generated] file FL_QTR_SUI_222601_idif.xml to the schema directory
*Open FL_QTR_SUI_222601_idif.xml with the validating parser, e.g. XMPSPY
A validating parser from any third party tool will perform the following checks to the govt xml file generated by [RPYEU]:
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In XMLSPY, if this message is encountered, click ‘DTD/Schema’ and choose ‘Assign Schema’ and select the schema location.\\[Tax Reporting FL_02.jpg]\\
# Verify the govt xml document is properly created according to the XML syntax rules, such as the file is well formed, no missing xml tags, etc.
# Verify the govt xml document conforms to the schema downloaded from the government web site
*The validating parser software is not provided by High Line. Organizations must use their own validating parser \\ \\
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The validating parser is used to validate the xml file for the following validation:
*The Florida XML schema should be downloaded into a directory, such as C:\US States Downloads
*Move the RPYEU generated file FL_QTR_SUI_222601_idif.xml to the schema directory
*Open FL_QTR_SUI_222601_idif.xml with a validating parser
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!XML – Special Characters
The following special characters are not allowed to be stored in the xml file directly. These characters must be translated when writing to the xml file:
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Follow the XMLSPY instructions to select the schema location:
||Special Characters||Value in xml File||Meaning
|<|&lt;|less than
|“|&quot;|double quote
|>|&gt;|greater than
|‘|&apos;|apostrophe
|&|&amp;|ampersand
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Example from govt xml file:\\[Tax Reporting FL_03.jpg]\\
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After the Schema location is assigned, then click ‘Revalidate’.
The user may click the ‘Yellow Tick’ toggle to check if the file is well-formed.
The user may click the ‘Green Tick’ toggle to check if the file is valid according to the Assigned Schema.
After the XML file is validated, the user can send to the State government.
XML – Special Characters
- the following special characters are not allowed to be stored in the xml file directly, these characters require to be translated when writing to the xml file
Special Characters Value in xml file Meaning
< &lt; less than
“ &quot; double quote
> &gt; greater than
‘ &apos; apostrophe
& &amp; ampersand
Example from govt xml file:
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<BusinessAddress>
<BusinessName>HIGH LINE &amp; CATHY&apos;S USA CORPORATION</BusinessName>
<AddressLine>283 MAJOR ELLIOT WAY UNIT 200</AddressLine>
<City>LINDENBERG</City>
<StateOrProvince>OH</StateOrProvince>
<ZipCode>937433333</ZipCode>
<BusinessAddress>\\
<BusinessName>HIGH LINE CORPORATION</BusinessName>\\
<AddressLine>283 MAJOR ELLIOT WAY UNIT 200</AddressLine>\\
<City>LINDENBERG</City>\\
<StateOrProvince>OH</StateOrProvince>\\
<ZipCode>937433333</ZipCode>\\
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!!Quarterly UI Wage Reporting – XML Format
[RPYEU] must be run and the following selected to generate Florida State file information:
|Media Format: State SUI File Format
|Select State: Florida, USA
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%%information NOTE: The following ‘Not Required’ fields may or may not always contain blanks.%% \\
%%information NOTE: Columns with FL indicates it is a Florida specific requirement which is not the standard record format.%%
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!!State Magnetic Media Reporting - XML Specification
__Please note that only mandatory tags are provided with 'Source'. Most optional tags, if required, can be populated with constant values.__
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QUARTERLY UI Wage Reporting – MMREF-1 format (Not Used after 2007)
*If an organization has more than one State Registration Number, High Line recommends that RPYEU be run with one state registration number at a time, as the XML file does not appear to allow more than one state registration number to be submitted at the same time.
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- The user must run RPYEU and select the following to generate Florida State file information:
Media Format: - State SUI File Format
Select State: - Florida, USA
!XML Record Specifications
||XML tag|
|<Jurisdiction>
|<Transmission Id>
|<Transmission Timestamp>
|<Tranmitter ETIN>
|<Processing Type>
|<Origin Id>
|<Originator Timestamp>
|<OriginManifest itemCount>
|<ItemReference contentLocation>
|<Agent/Employer ID Number>
|<Origintor EFIN>
|<EFIN Type>
|<Quarter Ending>
|<Quarter Year>
|<Software Id>
|<Return Type>
|<Form Type>
|<Filing Action>
|<Filing Reason>
|<Employer's FEI Type>
|<Employer's FEI Number>
|<State EIN Type>
|<RT Account Number>
|<Employer's Name>
|<Mailing Address>
|<City>
|<State>
|<ZIP Code>
|<Telephone Number>
|<Contact First Name>
|<Contact Middle Name>
|<Contact Last Name>
|<Contact Name Suffix>
|<Contact Phone>
|<Contact Email Address>
|<Final Return>
|<Gross wages paid this quarter>
|<Excess wages paid this quarter>
|<Taxable wages paid this quarter>
|<Contribution Rate>
|<Contribution Due (Tax Due)>
|<Interest due>
|<Penalty due>
|<Total amount due>
|<Employee's Social Security Number>
|<Employee First Name>
|<Employee Middle Initial>
|<Employee Last Name>
|<Employee Name Suffix>
|<Employee's Gross Wages Paid This Quarter>
|<Employee's Taxable Wages Paid This Quarter>
|<Out of State Total Wages>
|<Out of State Taxable Wages Paid Year to Date>
|<Tax State>
|<Educational Wages>
|<Number of Employees>
|<Covered Workers - 1st Month>
|<Covered Workers - 2nd Month>
|<Covered Workers - 3rd Month>
|<Payment Method>
|<ACH Routing Transit>
|<Account Number>
|<Account Type>
|<Corporate or Personal Account Type>
|<Payment type>
|<Payment Amount>
|<Settlement Date>
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QUARTERLY UI Wage MAGNETIC MEDIA MMREF-1 format (Not Used after 2007)
(Please note that the following ‘Not Required’ fields may or may not always contain BLANKS).
Note: Columns with FL indicates it is a Florida specific requirement which is not the standard record format
Record name: Code RA - Transmitter Record
Column Description
1-2 - Record Identifier
- Constant "RA"
3-11 - Submitter’s Employer ID number (EIN)
- Numeric only
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-ER-EIN’
12-19 FL - Agent or Employer Identification Number
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-PIN-NUMBER’
20-37 FL - Blanks
38-94 - Company Name
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-COMP-NAME’
95-395 FL - Blanks
396-422 - Contact Name
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-NAME’
423-437 - Contact Phone Number
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-TEL’
438-442 - Contact Phone Extension
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-TEL-EXT’
443-445 - Blanks
446-485 - Contact E-mail
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-EMAIL’
486-488 - Blanks
489-498 - Contact FAX
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘SUB-CONT-FAX’
499-512 FL - Blanks
Record name: Code RE - Employer Record
Column Description
1-2 - Record Identifier
- Constant "RE"
3-7 FL - Blanks.
8-16 -Employer/Agent EIN
- System derived the applicable Federal reporting EIN, from IDGV or IDGR
17-39 FL - Blanks
40-96 - Employer Name
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-NAME’
97-118 FL - Blanks
119-140 - Employer Delivery Address
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-DELIV-ADDR’
141-162 - Employer City
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-CITY’
163-164 - Employer State Abbreviation
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-STATE’
165-169 - Employer ZIP Code
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ZIP’
170-173 - Employer ZIP Code Extension
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ER-ZIP-EXT’
174-512 - Blanks
Record name: Code RS - Supplemental Record
Column Description
1-2 - Record Identifier
- Constant "RS"
3-4 - State code, appropriate FIPS postal numeric code
- system Derived from the State being reported, from IDFDV sequence 7000.
- e.g. Florida is code "12"
5-9 - Taxing Entity Code
- if County, City or School district tax is reported, this field is derived from IDGV 'W2 TAXING ENTITY' field for the County, City or School district tax being reported
10-18 - Social Security Number
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SSN’
- if an invalid SSN is encountered, this field is entered with zeroes.
19-33 - Employee First Name
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’
34-48 - Employee Middle Name or Initial
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’
49-68 - Employee Last Name
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’
69-72 - Employee Suffix
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’
73-196 FL - Blanks
197-202 - Reporting Period MMCCYY
- From user specified Period End Date converted to MMCCYY for the quarter
- e.g. Period End Date = ‘31-Dec-2005’, then reporting period is ‘122005’
203-213 - State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’
- note that the IDFDV Identifier ‘W2-SUI-WAGE-ER’ is not used to report this field because the value of Identifier ‘W2-SUI-WAGE-ER’ may already been capped by Vertex during the US Tax calculation in UPCALC and therefore for employees who exceed the maximum wage base, this Identifier will contain no SUI Insurance wages, therefore RPYEU is using the State Taxable wages from Identifier ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ that are related to the employee Home GEO and Work GEO code to report SUI Total Wages
214-224 - State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Taxable Wages
- this amount is derived from State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages and the SUI Maximum wage base as defined by the State government
- please read document PR_US_QTR_MMREF_Generic.doc for detail for quarterly reporting
225-247 FL - Blanks
248-267 - State Employer Account Number
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Field Identifier: ‘W2-STATE-REGIST’ for the reporting State
- When RPYEU is run, if the Media Format = ‘State SUI File Format’, then this field contains the SUI Registration Number from IDGV screen for the SUI Registration of the State
268-512 FL - Blanks
Multiple Code RS records:
Multiple code RS records are generated for an employee if there are applicable county, city or school district tax information to be reported for a State. In this case, the State wages and tax will be zero for the subsequent code RS records.
Record name: Code RT - Total Record
Column Description
1-2 - Record Identifier
- Constant "RT"
3-9 FL - Blanks
10-24 - Wages, Tips and Other Compensation
- Derived from IDFDV screen, Identifier: ‘W2-FIT-WAGE’, total of all code "RW" records since last "RE" record
25-480 FL - Blanks
481-491 FL - Total Payment Due.
- .
492-498 FL - Month-1 Employment for employer.
- Total number of employee covered by UI worked or receive pay for the pay period including the 12th day of the first reporting month.
499-505 FL - Month-2 Employment.
- Total number of employee covered by UI worked or receive pay for the pay period including the 12th day of the second reporting month.
506-512 FL - Month-3 Employment.
- Total number of employee covered by UI worked or receive pay for the pay period including the 12th day of the third reporting month.
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