| Column |
Heading |
Description |
| A |
Record Type |
- Always has the letter D in all rows except for the last row.
- The last row always contains the letter T. This lets the program know that it’s the last row in the file.
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| B |
County Number |
- Contains the county number.
- It should be the same for each row.
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| C |
Period Year |
- Contains the year for the information being reported.
- It should be the same for each row.
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| D |
Period Month |
- Contains the number representing the month being reported.
- For example, if January information is being reported, there should be the number one in the column.
- The number should be the same for each row.
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| E |
Beginning Payroll Date |
- Contains the payroll begin date for the pay period being reported.
- The date should be the same for each row.
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| F |
Ending Payroll Date |
- Contains the payroll end date for the pay period being reported.
- The date should be the same for each row.
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| G |
Creation Date |
- Contains the date the report is created.
- The date should be the same for each row.
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| H |
Hours |
- Contains the number of hours the participant worked during the pay period.
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| I |
Salary |
- Contains the gross salary the participant earned during the pay period.
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| J |
Receipt Date |
- Contains the receipt date.
- The date should be the same for each row.
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| K |
Contrib |
- Contains the amount due (2%, 4% or 6%) for employee contribution whether none, a portion or all is being paid by the county on the employee’s behalf.
- All participants in Non-LAGERS counties should have an amount listed in this column.
- LAGERS counties only have an amount listed for those participants hired on or after February 25, 2002 or employees not meeting the requirements to be in LAGERS.
- A zero (0.00) should be placed in this column for those participants not making a contribution to CERF.
- This payroll deduction is withheld pre-tax.
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| L |
Eligible, Non-Contributing |
- Contains payment information for CERF participants purchasing eligible, non-contributing service.
- A zero (0.00) should be placed in this column for those participants not buying back any service.
- This payroll deduction is withheld after taxes.
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| M |
Forfeited Service |
- Contains payment information for CERF participants purchasing forfeited service.
- A zero (0.00) should be placed in this column for those participants not buying back any service.
- This payroll deduction is withheld after taxes.
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| N |
Opted-Out |
- Contains payment information for CERF participants purchasing opted out service.
- A zero (0.00) should be placed in this column for those participants not buying back any service.
- This payroll deduction is withheld after taxes.
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| O |
Refunded Contrib |
- Contains payment information for CERF participants purchasing a service period for which they received a refund of contributions.
- A zero (0.00) should be placed in this column for those participants not buying back any service.
- This payroll deduction is withheld after taxes.
|
| P |
SS# |
- Contains the participant’s Social Security number.
- It should be formatted as a text column.
- The Social Security number should NOT contain any dashes.
- Each Social Security number should appear only once on each report.
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| Q |
Name |
- Contains the participant’s name.
- It must be formatted as last name, first name middle initial.
- A comma MUST follow ONLY the last name. A space is used between the first name and middle initial.
- Do NOT put a period in any part of the Name – this includes the middle initial and suffixes.
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| R |
Hire Date |
- Contains the participant’s date of hire.
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| S |
LAGERS Status |
- Contains the participant’s LAGERS status.
- Place an N in the column for NonLAGERS participants.
- Place a Y in the column for LAGERS participants.
- If a participant is working in a LAGERS county, but does not qualify for LAGERS, the participant is NonLAGERS.
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