21 August 2018 Rhode Island employers warned to use proper FIPS code to transmit withheld child support The Rhode Island Office of Child Support Services is asking employers that remit child support withheld from employee wages to take care to use the correct Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) locator code when submitting payments. All Rhode Island and Connecticut child support payments are processed in the same facility, by the same company, located in Hartford, Connecticut. However, each state has its own unique FIPS pay code. The Rhode Island FIPS code is 44002 (Connecticut's FIPS code is 0900003). Employers should make sure their electronic funds transfer (EFT) file format and/or software is not changing the Rhode Island FIPS pay code to the Connecticut FIPS pay code simply because the address indicates a Hartford, Connecticut, address.
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