Pennsylvania Annual and Quarterly Reporting#

Set Up#

This document contains abbreviated set up requirements for the State of Pennsylvania only. Please refer to the general document (Tax Reporting - US General) for other setup procedures that may also be required.

IDGV - State Registration#

• The IDGV Definition tab must be set up for 'State Registration' for State/Province: Pennsylvania.
• The IDGV Variables tab must be set up for 'State Registration' for State/Province: Pennsylvania.
• 'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING' - Enter '02' to generate PA State magnetic media file, then change to '03' for City file.
• RPYEU needs to be run twice; once to generate the file for the State of Pennsylvania and again to generate the City file for Philadelphia.
  
  After the State Magnetic media file is generated, if the State Earnings and Taxes need to be included in the Philadelphia City File, the following must be changed:
  • 'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING' - change to '03' to include the State information in the City file when Philadelphia file is run.

IDGV - State SUI Registration#

• The IDGV Definition tab must be set up with 'State SUI Registration' for State/Province: Pennsylvania.
• The IDGV Variables tab must be set up with 'State SUI Registration' for State/Province: Pennsylvania.
  • 'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING'- Enter '02' to generate the UI wage magnetic media file for the State of Pennsylvania.

IDGV - Local Registration#

To report the Philadelphia City file:

• The IDGV Definition tab must be set up with 'US Local Registration' for each City in the Jurisdiction field.
• The IDGV Variables tab must be set up for 'US Local Registration' for Philadelphia:

W2 STATE MEDIA FILING	Enter '03' to generate City tax information in the Local File format
W2 TAX TYPE CODE	Enter 'C' for City Tax
W2 TAXING ENTITY	Enter 'PHILA' to generate the Philadelphia City File

IDFDV - City Tax Set Up#

If there is applicable City tax, the 'Field Variable' column on IDFDV must be set up appropriately. The following Identifiers must be set up:

Seq	Identifier	Description	Level	O/R Prompt	Field Source	Field Variable
8500	W2-CITY-NAME	City Name	Local	20-CITY NAME	DB column	DTX.JURISDICTION_NAME
8510	W2-CI-WAGE-HOME	Local Wage, Home city	Local	18-HOME CITY WAGE	Element	W2-CI-WAGE-RES
8520	W2-CI-WAGE-WORK	Local Wage, Work city	Local	18-WORK CITY WAGE	Element	W2-CI-WAGE-WORK
8530	W2-CI-TAX-HOME	Local Tax, Home city	Local	19-HOME CITY TAX	Element	W2-CI-TAX-RES
8540	W2-CI-TAX-WORK	Local Tax, Work city	Local	19-WORK CITY TAX	Element	W2-CI-TAX-WORK

Note that all other columns are pre-defined in IDFD and can not be altered on the IDFDV form.

State File Procedures#

• The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue accepts filing of W-2s via magnetic media using the EFW2 format.
• Records required are: Code RA, RE, RS, RV, RF. Other record codes are not required (RW, RO, RT and RU) and should be removed.
• The State of Pennsylvania requires the PA state account number to be filed on the Code RE record, therefore RPYEU must be run to generate PA State File for its own state. IDGV must be set up as follows:
  • For State Registration of Pennsylvania, the 'W2 STATE MEDIA FILING' IDGV Variable must be set to "2". Pennsylvania State requires its own file. Do not include other State information in the State file.

Annual W2 Wage Reporting - EFW2 File Format#

RPYEU must be run with the following report parameters and filters selected to generate the Pennsylvania State file information:

RPYEU Report Parameters

Annual Form Code	Use standard form code, such as 'HL$US-W2-YYYY'
Period Type	Mandatory. Defines the period type. Enter "Year" for Annual reporting and "Quarter" for quarterly reporting.
Period End Date	Mandatory. Defines the end date of the reporting period.
Media Format	Mandatory. 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: Pennsylvania, USA

State Media Magnetic Media Reporting - EFW2 File Format#

Record Name: Code RA – Transmitter Record (Required)#

Record Name: Code RE – Employer Record (Required)#

Record Name: Code RS - State Record#

NOTE: Positions 1- 247 and 268-337 follow SSA requirements. All other positions are State of Pennsylvania specific

Column	Description	Source
1-2	Record Identifier	Constant "RS"
3-4	State Code	Enter the appropriate postal numeric code. Derived from the State being reported.
5-9	Taxing Entity Code	Defined by State/local agency.
10-18	Social Security Number	Enter the employee's SSN. If no SSN is available, fill with zeros. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-SSN’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
19-33	Employee First Name	Enter the employee's first name. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV W2-EE-FIRST-NAME Field Identifier
34-48	Employee Middle Name or Initial	Enter the employee's middle name or initial, if applicable. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’
49-68	Employee Last Name	Enter the employee's last name. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’
69-72	Employee Suffix	Enter the employee's alphabetical suffix, if applicable. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’
73-94	Employee Location Address	Enter the employee's location address. Include suite, room number, etc. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-LOCN-ADDR’
95-116	Employee Delivery Address	Enter the employee's delivery address. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’
117-138	Employee City	Enter the employee's city. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-CITY’
139-140	Employee State Abbreviation	Enter the employee's State postal abbreviation. Left justify and fill with blanks. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-STATE’
141-145	Employee ZIP Code	Enter the employee's zip code. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP’
146-149	Employee ZIP Code Extension	Enter the employee's four-digit zip code extension. If not applicable, fill with blanks. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’
150-154	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.
155-177	Foreign State/Province	If applicable, enter the employee's foreign State/Province. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks.
178-192	Foreign Postal Code	If applicable, enter the employee's foreign postal code. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks.
193-194	Country Code	If one of the following applies, fill with blanks: * One of the 50 States of the U.S.A. * District of Columbia * Military Post Office (MPO) * American Samoa * Guam * Northern Mariana Islands * Puerto Rico * Virgin Islands Otherwise, enter the applicable Country Code.

Locations 195 to 267

Apply to Quarterly Unemployment Reporting
If the user has defined ‘Period Type’ as ‘Quarter’, then Locations 195 to 267 will be filled.
Please read the document Tax Reporting - US General for details on quarterly reporting.

195-196	Optional Code	Defined by State/local agency. Applies to unemployment reporting.
197-202	Reporting Period	Enter the last month and four-digit year for the calendar quarter that this report applies. Applies to unemployment reporting.
203-213	State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages	Right justify and zero fill. Applies to unemployment reporting.
214-224	State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Taxable Wages	Right justify and zero fill. Applies to unemployment reporting.
225-226	Number of Weeks Worked	Defined by State/local agency. Applies to unemployment reporting.
227-234	Date First Employed	Enter the month, day and four-digit year. Applies to unemployment reporting.
235-242	Date of Separation	Enter the month, day and four-digit year. Applies to unemployment reporting.
243-247	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.
248-255 PA	Employer Withholding Account Number	Enter 8-digit employer withholding account number
256-267	Blank
268-273	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.

Locations 274 to 337

Apply to Income Tax Reporting
If the user has defined ‘Period Type’ as ‘Quarter’ or ‘Year’, then Locations 274 to 337 will be filled.

274-275	State code	Enter the appropriate postal numeric code. Derived from the State being reported. Applies to income tax reporting.
276-286	State Taxable Wages	Right justify and zero fill. Derived from the ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ IDFDV Field Identifiers. Applies to income tax reporting.
287-297	State Income Tax Withheld	Right justify and zero fill. Derived from the ‘W2-ST-TAX-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-TAX-WORK’ IDFDV Field Identifiers. Applies to income tax reporting.
298-307	Other State Data	Defined by State/local agency. Applies to income tax reporting.
308	Tax Type Code	Enter the appropriate code for entries in fields 309-330: * C = City Income Tax * D = County Income Tax * E = School District Income Tax * F = Other Income Tax. Applies to income tax reporting.
309-319	Local Taxable Wages	To be defined by State/local agency. Applies to income tax reporting.
320-330	Local Income Tax Withheld	To be defined by State/local agency. Applies to income tax reporting.
331-337	State Control Number	Optional. Applies to income tax reporting.
338-346 PA	Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)	Enter the employee's ITIN as shown on the card issued by SSA.
347-512 PA	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.

Record Name: Code RV - State Total Record#

Column	Description	Source
1-2	Record Identifier	Constant "RV"
3-4	State Code	Must be "42" for PA State Wages and Withholding
5-8	Tax Year	Required. Enter the tax year being reported.
9-16	PA 8 digit Account Number	Required. Enter the PA 8-digit Account Number.
17-25	Employer EIN	Required
26-32	Number of RS Records	Required. Enter the total Number of RS Records when State Code equals '42'
33-47	Total PA Taxable Wages	Required. Enter the total of PA Taxable Wages when State Code equals '42'
48-62	Total PA Taxable Withheld	Required. Enter the total of PA Taxable Withheld when State Code equals '42'
63-512	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for PADOR use

Record Name: Code RF - Final Record#

Column	Description	Source
1-2	Record Identifier	Constant "RF"
3-475	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.
476-482	Number of RS records when State Code equals '42'	Required
483-497	Total PA Taxable Wages of RS records when State Code equals '42'	Required
498-512	Total PA Taxable Withheld of RS records when State Code equals '42'	Required

Philadelphia City File Procedures#

Philadelphia City Website#

For W2 City filing:
https://www.revenue.pa.gov/GeneralTaxInformation/Tax%20Types%20and%20Information/EmployerWithholding/Documents/2018_w-2_and_1099_reporting_inst_and_specs.pdf

Philadelphia City File Procedures#

• The Philadelphia City Tax Magnetic Media reporting is reported using the EFW2 format
• Record Codes required are: Code RA, RE, RS, RV, RF

Philadelphia City Wage Reporting#

RPYEU must be run with the following report parameters and filters defined to generate the Pennsylvania City file information:

RPYEU Report Parameters

Media Format:State File Format

RPYEU Report Filters

Select State: Pennsylvania, USA

Select City: Philadelphia, PA, USA

When RPYEU generates the PHILA Local file, RPYEU will pick up more than one dtx from YTD because Philadelphia has multiple jurisdictions that are for PHILA.
RPYEU supports the lexicon X_W2_MEDIA_FORMAT for a value of "*21 - PA PHILA format"

• When RPYEU is run, define the following report parameters and filters as follows:
  

RPYEU Report Parameters

Media Format: PA PHILA File Format

RPYEU Report Filters

Select City: All

To generate the PHILA file, users must select one City or ALL Cities on the City field.

1. IDGV: US Local Regist 1 must be set up with Registration # to be reported on the Code RS record
2. IDGV UDF:

• W2 State Media Filing = 03
• W2 Tax Type Code = C
• W2 Taxing Entity = PHILA

Philadelphia City Magnetic Media Reporting - EFW2 Format#

Record Name: Code RA - Transmitter Record (Same as Federal Code RA)#

Record Name: Code RE - Employer Record (Same as Federal Code RE)#

Record Name: Code RW - Employee Wage Record (Same as Federal Code RW)#

Record Name: Code RS – Philadelphia City Record#

Column	Description	Source
1-2	Record Identifier	Constant "RS"
3-4	State Code	Enter the appropriate FIPS postal numeric code. Pennsylvania numeric code is "42". Derived from the State being reported.
5-9	Taxing Entity Code	Defined by State/local agency.
10-18	Social Security Number	Enter the employee's SSN. If no SSN is available, fill with zeros. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-SSN’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
19-33	Employee First Name	Enter the employee's first name, as shown on the SSN card. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-FIRST-NAME’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
34-48	Employee Middle Name or Initial	If applicable, enter the employee's middle name or initial, as shown on the SSN card. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-MIDDLE’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
49-68	Employee Last Name	Enter the employee's last name, as shown on the SSN card. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-LAST-NAME’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
69-72	Employee Suffix	If applicable, enter the employee's alphabetic suffix. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-SUFFIX’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
73-94	Employee Location Address	Enter the employee's location address (Attention, Suite, Room Number, etc.) Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-LOCN-ADDR’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
95-116	Employee Delivery Address	Enter the employee's delivery address. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-DELIV-ADDR’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
117-138	Employee City	Enter the employee's city. Left justify and fill with blanks. Derived from the 'W2-EE-CITY’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
139-140	Employee State Abbreviation	Enter the employee's State or commonwealth/territory. Use a postal abbreviation. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-STATE’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
141-145	Employee ZIP Code	Enter the employee's ZIP Code. For a foreign address, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-ZIP’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
146-149	Employee ZIP Code Extension	Enter the employee's four-digit extension of the ZIP code. If not applicable, fill with blanks. Derived from the ‘W2-EE-ZIP-EXT’ IDFDV Field Identifier.
150-154	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.
155-177	Foreign State/Province	If applicable, enter the employee's foreign State/Province. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks.
178-192	Foreign Postal Code	If applicable, enter the employee's foreign postal code. Left justify and fill with blanks. Otherwise, fill with blanks.
193-194	Country Code	If one of the following applies, fill with blanks: * One of the 50 States of the U.S.A. * District of Columbia * Military Post Office (MPO) * American Samoa * Guam * Northern Mariana Islands * Puerto Rico * Virgin Islands Otherwise, enter the applicable Country Code.

Locations 195 to 267

Apply to Quarterly Unemployment Reporting
If the user has defined ‘Period Type’ as ‘Quarter’, then Locations 195 to 267 will be filled.
Please read the document Tax Reporting - US General for details on quarterly reporting.

195-196	Optional Code	Defined by State/local agency. Applies to unemployment reporting.
197-202	Reporting Period	Enter the last month and four-digit year for the calendar quarter that this report applies. Applies to unemployment reporting.
203-213	State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Wages	Right justify and zero fill. Applies to unemployment reporting.
214-224	State Quarterly Unemployment Insurance Total Taxable Wages	Right justify and zero fill. Applies to unemployment reporting.
225-226	Number of Weeks Worked	Defined by State/local agency. Applies to unemployment reporting.
227-234	Date First Employed	Enter the month, day and four-digit year. Applies to unemployment reporting.
235-242	Date of Separation	Enter the month, day and four-digit year. Applies to unemployment reporting.
243-247	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.
248-267	State Employer Account Number	Enter the State's Employer Account Number. Applies to unemployment reporting.
268-273	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.

Locations 274 to 337

Apply to Income Tax Reporting
If the user has defined ‘Period Type’ as ‘Quarter’ or ‘Year’, then Locations 274 to 337 will be filled.

274-275	State code	Enter the appropriate numeric FIPS code. Derived from the State being reported Pennsylvania is code "42". Applies to income tax reporting.
276-286	PA State Taxable Wages	Right justify and zero fill. Derived from the ‘W2-ST-WAGE-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-WAGE-WORK’ IDFDV Field Identifiers. Applies to income tax reporting.
287-297	PA State Income Tax Withheld	Right justify and zero fill. Derived from the ‘W2-ST-TAX-HOME’ and ‘W2-ST-TAX-WORK’ IDFDV Field Identifiers. Applies to income tax reporting.
298-307	Other State Data	Defined by State/local agency. Applies to income tax reporting.
308	Tax Type Code	Enter the appropriate code for entries in fields 309-330: * C = City Income Tac * D = County Income Tax * E = School District Income Tax * F = Other Income Tax. Applies to income tax reporting.
309-319	Local Taxable Wages	To be defined by State/local agency. Applies to income tax reporting.
320-330	Local Income Tax Withheld	To be defined by State/local agency. Applies to income tax reporting.
331-337	State Control Number	Optional. Applies to income tax reporting.
338-412	Supplemental Data 1	To be defined by user.
413-487	Supplemental Data 2	To be defined by user.
488-512	Blank	Fill with blanks. Reserved for SSA use.

State Quarterly UI Wage Reporting - ICESA Format#

RPYEU must be run with the following report parameters and filters selected to generate the Pennsylvania City file information:

RPYEU Report Parameters

Annual Form Code	Use the current annual form code, HL$US-W2-YYYY, provided by High Line. The Variables must be entered on this form code for specific use in the installation.
Quarterly Form Code	Must be defined in order to produce the UI file in the ICESA format.
Period Type	Select Quarter
Period End Date	Enter the quarter end date, such as 30-Jun-YYYY
Media Format	State SUI File Format
Directory Name	Must be defined or an output file will not be generated.
Media File Name	Must be defined or an output file will not be generated.

RPYEU Report Filters

Select State: Pennsylvania, USA

Quarterly UI Wage Magnetic Media Reporting - ICESA Format#

NOTE: The following ‘Not Required’ fields may or may not always contain blanks. NOTE: Columns marked with PA indicates it is a Pennsylvania specific requirement which is not the standard record format.

Record Name: Code A - Transmitter Record #

Column	Description	Source
1-1	Record Identifier	Constant ‘A’
2-5	Payment Year	Enter the year this report is being prepared for. Derived from the user defined FROM-TO period, converted to YYYY
6-14	Transmitter’s Federal Identification Number	Enter the transmitter's FEIN. Only numeric characters. Omit hyphens, prefixes and suffixes. Derived from the ‘TRAN EIN’ (seq 1010) IDFDV Field Identifier.
15-18	Taxing Entity Code	Constant ‘UTAX’
19-23	Blank	Fill with blanks
24-73	Transmitter Name	Enter the name of the organization submitting the file. Derived from the ‘TRAN NAME’ (seq 1030) IDFDV Field Identifier.
74-113	Transmitter Street Address	Enter the street address of the organization submitting the file. Derived from the ‘TRAN ADDRESS’ (seq 1040) IDFDV Field Identifier.
114-138	Transmitter City	Enter the City of the organization submitting the file. Derived from the ‘TRAN CITY’ (seq 1050) IDFDV Field Identifier.
139-140	Transmitter State	Enter the standard two-character FIPS postal abbreviation of the organization submitting the file. Derived from the ‘TRAN STATE’ (seq 1060) IDFDV Field Identifier.
141-153	Report Type	Enter 'ORIGINAL' or 'AMENDED'
154-158	Transmitter ZIP Code	Fill with blanks
159-163	Transmitter ZIP Code Extension	Fill with blanks
164-193	Transmitter Contact Title	Enter the title of the individual from the transmitter's organization that is responsible for the accuracy and completness of the file. Derived from the ‘TRAN CONTACT’ (seq 1090) IDFDV Field Identifier.
194-203	Transmitter Contact Telephone Number	Enter the telephone number where the transmitter's contact can be contacted. Derived from the ‘TRAN CONTACT PHONE’(seq 1100) IDFDV Field Identifier.
204-207	Telephone Extension	Enter the telephone extension for the transmitter's contact telephone number. Derived from the ‘TRAN CONTACT EXTN’ (seq 1110) IDFDV Field Identifier.
208-213 PA	Transmitter Authorization Number	Fill with blanks
214-248 PA	Not Required	Fill with blanks
249-275 PA	Transmitter Contact Person	Enter the name of the individual from the transmitter's organization that is responsible for the accuracy and completness of the file. Derived from IDFDV Field Identifier: ‘TRAN CONTACT’ (seq 1090)

Record Name: Code B - Authorization Record (Optional record, not read by PA)#

Column	Description	Source
1-1	Record Identifier	Constant ‘B’
2-5	Payment Year	Enter the year this report is being prepared for
6-14	Transmitter’s Federal EIN	Enter only numeric characters. Derived from the BASIC EIN (seq 2010) IDFDV Field Identifier.
15-22	Computer	Enter the manufacturer’s name. Derived from the ‘BASIC COMPUTER’ (seq 2020) IDFDV Field Identifier.
23-24	Internal Label	Enter ‘SL’, ‘NS’, ‘NL’, ‘AL’, or blank for diskette. Derived from the ‘BASIC INTERNAL LABEL’ (seq 2100, first 2 characters) IDFDV Field Identifier.
25-25	Blank	Fill with blanks
26-27	Density	Enter ‘16’, ‘62’, ‘38’, or blank for diskette. Derived from the ‘BASIC DENSITY’ (seq 2110) IDFDV Field Identifier.
28-30	Recording Code (Character Set)	Enter “EBC’, or ‘ASC’. Always ‘ASC’ for diskette. Derived from the ‘BASIC RECORDING MODE’ (seq 2120, first 3 characters) IDFDV Field Identifier.
31-32	Number of Tracks	Enter ‘09’, or ‘18’, or blanks for diskette. Derived from the ‘BASIC RECORDING MODE’ (seq 2120, fourth and fifth character) IDFDV Field Identifier.
33-34	Blocking Factor	Enter the blocking factor of the file. Not to exceed 85. Enter blanks for diskette. Derived from the ‘BLOCKING FACTOR’ (seq 3050) IDFDV Field Identifier.
35-38	Taxing Entity Code	Constant ‘UTAX’
39-96	Blank	Fill with blanks
97-146 PA	Individual Name	Fill with blanks
147-190	Organization Name	Enter the name of the organization who the media should be returned to. Derived from the ‘BASIC NAME’ (seq 2040) IDFDV Field Identifier.
191-225	Street Address	Enter the street address of the organization who the media should be returned to. Derived from the ‘BASIC ADDRESS’ (seq 2050) IDFDV Field Identifier.
226-245	City	Enter the City of the organization who the media should be returned to. Derived from the ‘BASIC CITY’ (seq 2060) IDFDV Field Identifier.
246-247	State	Enter the standard two-character FIPS postal abbreviation. Derived from the ‘BASIC STATE’ (seq 2070) IDFDV Field Identifier.
248-252	Blank	Fill with blanks
253-257	ZIP Code	Enter a valid ZIP code. Derived from the ‘BASIC ZIP CODE’ (seq 2090) IDFDV Field Identifier.
258-262	ZIP Code extension	Enter the four-digit extension of ZIP code, including the hyphen, in position 258. Derived from the ‘BASIC ZIP EXTN’ (seq 2080) IDFDV Field Identifier. Clients must include the hyphen (‘-‘) when defining the IDFDV Seq 2080
263-275	Blank	Fill with blanks

Record Name: Code E - Employer Record #

Column	Description	Source
1-1	Record Identifier	Constant ‘E’
2-5	Reporting Year	Enter the year the report is being prepared for
6-14	Federal Identification Number (FEIN)	Enter the tranmitter's FEIN. Only numeric characters. Omit hyphens, prefixes and suffixes.
15-23	Blank	Fill with blanks
24-73	Employer Name	Enter the first 50 positions of the employer’s name, exactly as registered with the state UI agency. Derived from the Entity.
74-113	Employer Street Address	Enter the street address of the employer's mailing address. Derived from the Entity Location.
114-138	Employer City	Enter the City of the employer's mailing address. Derived from the Entity Location
139-140	Employer State	Enter the appropriate FIPS postal numeric code. Pennsylvania numeric code is "42". Derived from the Entity Location
141-166	Blank	Fill with blanks
167-170	Taxing Entity Code	Constant ‘UTAX’
171-172	State Code	Enter the appropriate FIPS postal numeric code. Pennsylvania numeric code is "42".
173-181	State Unemployment Compensation Account Number	Enter the UC employer account number, without spaces or hyphens, no R or M indicators and no check digits. Do not drop the leading zero, if applicable. Left justify and right fill with spaces. Derived from the IDGV State SUI Registration.
182-187	Blank	Fill with blanks
188-189	Reporting Period	Enter the last month of the calendar quarter the report applies to. Such as: 03, 06, 09, or 12
190-190	No Workers/No Wages	Enter ‘0’ to indicate that the ‘E’ record will not be followed by the ‘S’ employee records. Enter ‘1’ to indicate that the E record will be followed by ‘S’ employee records.
191-275 PA	Not required	Fill with blanks

Record Name: Code S – Employee Wage Record #

Column	Description	Source
1-1	Record Identifier	Constant ‘S’
2-10	Social Security Number	Enter the employee’s full nine-digit SSN. Do not drop the leading zeros. If not known, fill with blanks.
11-30	Employee Last Name	Enter the employee's last name.
31-42	Employee First Name	Enter the employee's first name.
43-43	Employee Middle Initial	Enter the employee's middle initial. Leave blank if no middle initial
44-45	State Code	Enter the appropriate FIPS postal numeric code. Pennsylvania numeric code is "42".
46-49 PA	Reporting Quarter and Year	Enter the last month and year for the calendar quarter that this wage report applies to (in MMYY format).
50-63 PA	State QTR Total Gross Wages	Fillwith zeros
64-77	State QTR Unemployment Compensation Total Wages	Enter the quarterly gross wages paid. Include all tip income. Derived from the 7200 IDFDV Field Identifier.
78-91	State QTR Unemployment Compensation Excess Wages	Fill with zeros
92-105	State QTR Unemployment Compensation Taxable Wages	Enter quarterly taxable wages.
106-120	Quarterly State disability Insurance Taxable Wages	Fill with zeros
121-129	State QTR Tip Wages	Fill with zeros
130-131	Number of Weeks Worked	Enter the number of weeks in the reporting period in which $116 or more was earned, regardless of when paid. Valid values are 0 through 14 only. Derived from the 3080 IDFDV Field Identifier. This can either be defined as a constant, or be picked up from a pay component that is previously populated by a UserCalc. If left null, the the system will compute the value.
132-134	Number of Hours Worked	Fill with blanks
135-138	Date First Employed	Fill with blanks
139-142	Date of Separation	Fill with blanks
143-146	Taxing Entity Code	Constant ‘UTAX’.
147-155	State Unemployment Compensation Account Number	Enter the UC employer account number, without spaces or hyphens, no R or M indicators and no check digits. Do not drop the leading zero, if applicable. Left justify and right fill with spaces. Derived from the SUI Registration Number defined on IDGV.
156-161	Blank	Fill with blanks
162-275 PA	Not required

Record Name: Code T - Total Record #

Column	Description	Source
1	Record Identifier	Constant ‘T’
2-8	Total Number of Employees	Enter the total number of ‘S’ records reported since the last ‘E’ record
9-12	Taxing Entity Code	Constant ‘UTAX’
13-26 PA	Not required	Fill with zeros
27-40	State QTR Unemployment Compensation Total Wages for Employer	Enter the quarterly gross wages subject to State unemployment tax. Include all tip income. The total of this field on all ‘S’ records since the last ‘E’ record for original file.
41-54 PA	Not required	Fill with zeros
55-68	State QTR Unemployment Compensation Taxable Wages for Employer	Enter quarterly taxable wages subject to Unemployment taxes.
69-81	Not required	Fill with zeros
82-87	Not required	Fill with blanks
88-144	Not required	Fill with zeros
145-148	Not required	Fill with blanks
149-159	Employer Contribution Amount	Enter employer contributions due
160-163 PA	Not required	Fill with blanks
164-174	QTR Employee Withholding Amount	Enter employee withholding due
175-226 PA	Not required	Fill with zeros
227-233	Month 1 Employment for Employer	Enter number of covered employees who worked or received pay for the pay period including the 12th day of the 1st month of the reporting period.
234-240	Month 2 Employment for Employer	Enter number of covered employees who worked or received pay for the pay period including the 12th day of the 2nd month of the reporting period.
241-247	Month 3 Employment for Employer	Enter number of covered employees who worked or received pay for the pay period including the 12th day of the 3rd month of the reporting period.
248-275	Not required	Fill with blanks

Record Name: Code F - Final Record #

Column	Description	Source
1	Record Identifier	Constant ‘F’
2-11	Total Number of Employees in File	Enter the total number of ‘S’ records in the entire file
12-21	Total Number of Employers in File	Enter the total number of ‘E’ records in the entire file
22-25	Taxing Entity Code	Constant ‘UTAX’
26-115 PA	Not required	Fill with zeros
116-275	Not required	Fill with blanks

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