EDI 521 Income or Asset Offset

Functional Group AO

X12F Finance Subcommittee

This Draft Standard for Trial Use contains the format and establishes the data contents of the Income or Asset Offset Transaction Set (521) for use within the context of an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) environment. This bi-directional transaction set can be created by an agency or entity to require an employer or asset holder to withhold and deliver assets or income on behalf of a person or entity to whom they are owed, as in a levy, lien, or garnishment. It can also be used to confirm or modify a prior notification. This transaction set can also be used by the employer or third party to report the ability to comply with the requirement and the terms of that compliance and may be used to initiate an electronic funds transfer in order to satisfy the requirement.

Heading

1. 010 · ST · Transaction Set Header · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the start of a transaction set and to assign a control number

2. 020 · BGN · Beginning Segment · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the beginning of a transaction set

3. 030 · BPR · Beginning Segment for Payment Order/Remittance Advice · Max 1 · Optional

   To indicate the beginning of a Payment Order/Remittance Advice Transaction Set and total payment amount, or to enable related transfer of funds and/or information from payer to payee to occur

   This BPR segment can be used by the responder to initiate a single electronic funds transfer payment for the entire offset. The amount of the entire offset is the sum of the offsets contained in the PAM segments (Table 2, positions 100 and 150) for individuals or organizations named in Table 2, less any adjustment amounts contained in any AD1 segments (Table 2, position 080).

4. 040 · NTE · Note/Special Instruction · Max >1 · Optional

   To transmit information in a free-form format, if necessary, for comment or special instruction

5. 050 · TRN · Trace · Max 1 · Optional

   To uniquely identify a transaction to an application

6. 060 · CUR · Currency · Max 1 · Optional

   To specify the currency (dollars, pounds, francs, etc.) used in a transaction

7. 070 · REF · Reference Identification · Max >1 · Optional

   To specify identifying information

8. 080 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max >1 · Optional

   To specify pertinent dates and times

9. N1 Loop Optional Repeat >1

   1. 090 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

      This N1 loop may refer to the issuing agency, the payor or asset holder or its agent, or the entity to which remittance should be sent.

   2. 100 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

   3. 110 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the location of the named party

   4. 120 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

   5. 130 · REF · Reference Identification · Max >1 · Optional

      To specify identifying information

   6. 140 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max >1 · Optional

      To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

Detail

1. NM1 Loop Mandatory Repeat >1

   1. 010 · NM1 · Individual or Organizational Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

      To supply the full name of an individual or organizational entity

      This NM1 refers to the obligor.

   2. 020 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

   3. 030 · IN2 · Individual Name Structure Components · Max >1 · Optional

      To sequence individual name components for maximum specificity

   4. 040 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

      To specify the location of the named party

   5. 050 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

      To specify the geographic place of the named party

   6. 060 · REF · Reference Identification · Max >1 · Optional

      To specify identifying information

   7. 070 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max >1 · Optional

      To specify pertinent dates and times

   8. 080 · AD1 · Adjustment Amount · Max >1 · Optional

      To specify the characteristics of an adjustment

   9. 090 · MSG · Message Text · Max >1 · Optional

      To provide a free-form format that allows the transmission of text information

   10. PAM Loop Optional Repeat >1

       1. 100 · PAM · Period Amount · Max 1 · Mandatory

          To indicate a quantity, and/or amount for an identified period

       2. 110 · REF · Reference Identification · Max >1 · Optional

          To specify identifying information

       3. 120 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max >1 · Optional

          To specify pertinent dates and times

   11. CDS Loop Optional Repeat >1

       1. 130 · CDS · Case Description · Max 1 · Mandatory

          To identify and describe a specific court case

       2. 140 · REF · Reference Identification · Max >1 · Optional

          To specify identifying information

       3. 150 · PAM · Period Amount · Max >1 · Optional

          To indicate a quantity, and/or amount for an identified period

       4. 160 · DTM · Date/Time Reference · Max >1 · Optional

          To specify pertinent dates and times

       5. N1 Loop Optional Repeat >1

          1. 170 · N1 · Name · Max 1 · Mandatory

             To identify a party by type of organization, name, and code

             This N1 loop refers to the payees, such as children, custodial parent, or trustee.

          2. 180 · N2 · Additional Name Information · Max 2 · Optional

             To specify additional names or those longer than 35 characters in length

          3. 190 · IN2 · Individual Name Structure Components · Max >1 · Optional

             To sequence individual name components for maximum specificity

          4. 200 · N3 · Address Information · Max 2 · Optional

             To specify the location of the named party

          5. 210 · N4 · Geographic Location · Max 1 · Optional

             To specify the geographic place of the named party

          6. 220 · REF · Reference Identification · Max >1 · Optional

             To specify identifying information

          7. 230 · PER · Administrative Communications Contact · Max >1 · Optional

             To identify a person or office to whom administrative communications should be directed

Summary

1. 010 · AMT · Monetary Amount · Max 1 · Optional

   To indicate the total monetary amount

   This AMT segment is used to carry the total monetary value of the transaction set, including all offsets against income or assets of all obligors.

2. 020 · SE · Transaction Set Trailer · Max 1 · Mandatory

   To indicate the end of the transaction set and provide the count of the transmitted segments (including the beginning (ST) and ending (SE) segments)