Report Lump Sum Payments Online

Employers can use OCSE's Child Support Portal to report upcoming employee lump sum payments to child support agencies, and then receive a response about whether the employee owes past-due support.  A “no match” response allows the employer to release lump sum payments to employees.  When there is a match, the employer receives information about the state(s) where the employee owes past-due support and how to contact the child support agencies that participate in Lump Sum reporting. Learn how to sign up to report lump sum reporting below.

Process Overview

Employer:

• Provide information about employees who are eligible to receive a lump sum payment using one of these methods:
  • Enter information about each employee into the fields on the Lump Sum Reporting screen
  • Upload a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (or similar format) to report many employees at one time
• Receive a match/no match response on employee(s):
  • Immediate response if reporting one employee at a time
  • Next day response if file or spreadsheet uploaded:
    • Receive confirmation that the information was uploaded and linked to match/no match information for the next business day
    • Review and correct errors if the information was not uploaded
    • Resubmit files with corrected information
• Receive child support agency contact information for all matches
• Review information you reported in the last 60 calendar days

OCSE Child Support Portal:

• Validate the file upload
• Notify the employer of any file errors
• Revalidate the file if the employer resubmits
• Compare information provided by the employer to individuals who owe child support
• Provide the child support agency contact information for a match response
• Generate notification to the state(s) about the pending lump sum payment
• Retain the information submitted by employers for 60 calendar days

Child Support Agency:

• Notify the employer if the lump sum payment should be attached.  See the states participating in Lump Sum Reporting.

Sign Up to Report Lump Sum Payments Online

• Employers can email these completed documents to the Employer Services Team to register:
  • Profile Registration document
  • Multiple FEIN spreadsheet (if your company has more than one FEIN)