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    ACH Debit Payments and Pre-Payments For Sales Tax

    ​The file you upload needs to be a Comma Delimited file (i.e. CSV format) and contain a data element for each column specified below. It should contain a minimum of 9 columns of data.

    Note: The timely filing discount on any sales tax return that has a period end date after Aug. 1, 2016 should be calculated as follows; the lesser of $25 or 1 percent of the tax collected for a monthly filer, $75 or 1 percent of the tax collected for a quarterly filer, and $150 or 1 percent of the tax collected for a semi-annual filer. When preparing your payment file, you must determine if the allowable discount is 1 percent of the tax collected, OR if the new discount cap parameters above should be applied based on your filing frequency. The PA Department of Revenue will calculate the apportionment of the discount amount between the PA State sales tax, Allegheny and Philadelphia local taxes based on the sales tax return filed.

    ColumnData FormatMandatory
    Account NumberThe 8-digit Sales License ID or the 11-digit account number for the Sales and Use Tax account, containing no dashes or spaces.
    		Yes
    Period End DateThe end date of the period you are submitting the payment for. Please refer to the Tax Due Date link when making a Pre-payment for the correct period end date. The following are valid formats for the date
       1/31/11
       1-31-11
       Jan 1, 2011    		Yes
    Payment AmountThe amount of money to apply to this period including any e-911 fees.Yes
    Warehouse Release DateThe Date to withdraw the money from the bank.Yes
    Entity IDEntity ID for business being filed. Usually an EIN or SSN.Yes
    Type of Entity IDThis indicates the type of number used for the Entity ID. Click here to view Code List.Yes
    ABA Routing NumberABA Routing Transit Number or ABA Number for ACH Debit payment.Yes
    Bank Account NumberBank Account Number for ACH Debit payments.Yes
    Bank Account TypeType of Bank Account Used for ACH Debit.
    S: Savings
    C: Checking.    		Yes