e-IWO Participation Information

Income Withholding is a critical part of the child support program. In an effort to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of income withholding, the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement implemented the electronic exchange of income withholding orders (IWO), "e-IWO". With e-IWO states send, and employers receive income withholding orders electronically. In addition, an electronic acknowledgement process enables employers to notify states, tribes or territories about the status of an existing income withholding order.

The electronic transmission of IWOs will increase processing efficiency and improve the speed with which payments are made to families by:

• reducing the time from IWO preparation to employer processing
• reducing errors that can occur through manual processing
• reducing cost of postage and processing paper documents
• providing an on-going communications link between child support agencies and employers should additional actions be necessary

The following information provides states, tribes, territories, and employers with the information to participate in the e-IWO project.

• e-IWO, A Paperless Solution Presentation
• Agreement to Receive Electronic Income Withholding Orders/Notices
  • e-IWO Employer/Payroll Provider System-to-System Registration
  • e-IWO Employer/Payroll Provider No-Programming Option Registration
  • e-IWO State System-to-System Registration
• Software Interface Specifications
  • e-IWO Implementation Options Overview
  • System-to-System Interface Option for States and Employers
  • e-IWO Record Layouts
  • No-Programming Option for Employers
• e-IWO State Implementation Status
• Income Withholding for Support Form - OMB-0970-0154
  • Instructions for Income Withholding for Support
• OCSE e-IWO Contacts