Income withholding by employers is the single most effective method of child support collection. Ohio employers play a vital role in helping to secure the financial future of thousands of children. Working cooperatively to withhold and remit child support payments, you are a valuable resource in our efforts to secure these childrens future.
Please Remember to provide the Employee name, the SETS case number, the Court Order number AND the payment amount for each case you are submitting a payment. If you are submitting one payment for multiple cases, you must provide the specific payment amount intended for each case.
The payment amount submitted should be broken down between all cases. Please list the specific amount to be applied to each case individually.
If a company employs less than 50 employees, support payments are mailed to Ohio Child Support Payment Central (OCSPC), P.O. Box 182394, Columbus, Ohio 43218-2394.
Beginning October 2009, state law requires employers with more than 50 employees to submit support payments electronically.
BENEFITS OF ELECTRONIC REMITTANCE
- Before you submit electronic payments, Ohio Child Support Payment Central (OCSPC) verifies employer and employee data to ensure that payments are properly identified. Thereafter, employee information is confirmed during each payroll cycle, not re-entered, which eliminates costly errors.
- Economy – Electronic payments save staff time. There are no checks to print, No labels, no envelopes, no postage.
- Convenience – Electronic payments require only one transaction per pay period. Just review your last submission and update the information as necessary.
- Security – Fiscal practice: One person at your company can confirm employee information and another person can authorize the payment transaction.
OPTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC REMITTANCE:
- Electronic Funds Transfer/Electronic Date Interchange (EFT/EDI). Regardless of whether you currently use EFT/EDI in your business, you can convert your support remittances to EFT/EDI transactions through your bank. Ohio CSPC will accept payment in either CCD+ or CTX format.
- ExpertPay Website – If your business has Internet access, you can remit payments electronically through www.expertpay.com with ExpertPay there is:
No technology investment and no special software. All you need is Internet access, a Web browser, and a one-time data entry set-up.
No need to re-enter employee data each payroll period. Simply verify and/or update the information and authorize payment
A user manual with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions. No charge for Ohio remittances. It is free for any employer to remit payments to Ohio CSPC using ExpertPay.
If you would like to have additional information about electronic remittance, contact OCSPC at 1-888-965-2676.
EMLOYERS AND INCOME PROVIDERS ARE
VALUED CHILD SUPPORT PARTNERS