How to Pay Government With ACH Direct Deposit
ezACH deposit software can generate the ACH file that you can upload to your bank account to speed up electronic fund transfer.
1. Before start direct deposit
You need to talk with your bank to
enable ACH direct deposit feature.
2. Start ezACH software, generate ACH file and upload it to bank to pay government.
2.1 Set up company bank account
(If you have already set up your account, you can ingore this step)
Click the
Settings button to open account setup screen
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Enter account information
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ACH Header Settings
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Immediate Destination Routing number
| Typically your bank's ABA/Routing Number (9 digits)
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Immediate Destination Name
| Your Bank Name. Such as "PNC BANK, KENTUCKY, INC." or "Bank of America NE"
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Immediate Origin Number
| This is the company ID assigned by your bank. Typically your Fed ID (oftern with a leading "1"), an account number, or ABA Number. Not sure, Try 1 + Fed ID. The maximum length is 10-digit.
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Immediate Origin Name
| Your company Name
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2.2: Add a government client
- Click the top menu "Main" then "Clients".
- Click the button "Add Government Client".
- Follow governemt deposit guide(ie: IRS guide or local office guide) to set up the client
2.3: Add a new transaction
To pay government, you should choose the option "Credit". 
2.4: Create the ACH file
2.4.1 Review the transactions. If everything is correct, click the "Generate ACH file" to generate the file
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2.4.2 If there is no error in list, click the SAVE button to save your file.
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2.4.3. You can specify a new folder to save your file
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2.4.4. Sample ACH file
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2.5 Upload ACH file to your bank
Then you can log in your bank account, upload the ACH file, review and authorize the transactions. Usually your employees can see funds in their account in 24 hours.
Your bank should give you the user ID, password and instructions on how to upload/send file. You can contact your bank for more details.
Here is a sample on
how to upload the ACH file to PNC bank.
More information
If your bank account does not support ACH payment, you can also:
-
How to make federal tax deposit payment using EFTPS site
- Contact your state and local office for other online deposit options.
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