CSMS Message: 95-000492

THE U. S. CUSTOMS SERVICE IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ITS
NEWEST ELECTRONIC PAYMENT CAPABILITY, ACH CREDIT, IS NOW
AVAILABLE FOR USE FOR THE PAYMENT OF DEFERRED TAXES.
THE ACH CREDIT PAYMENT CAPABILITY WAS FIRST MENTIONED IN
ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE 95-0144 ON 1/30/95.

THIS ACH CREDIT TRANSACTION IS INITIATED BY THE PAYEE DIRECTLY
THROUGH THEIR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION. IT IS NOT AN ABI TRANSACTION.
THIS ACH CREDIT CAPABILITY IS NOT RESTRICTED TO ABI PARTICIPANTS.
ANYONE WISHING TO MAKE DEFERRED TAX PAYMENTS THROUGH THIS ACH
CREDIT MECHANISM MAY DO SO.

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION MUST HAVE EDI (ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE)
CAPABILITIES AND BE ABLE TO SEND THE APPROPRIATE ACH
CREDIT FORMATS; NAMELY, CCD+ AND CTX.
CASH CONCENTRATION AND DISBURSEMENT PLUS (CCD+) AND
CORPORATE TRADE EXCHANGE (CTX) ARE EDI FORMATS APPROVED BY THE
NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ASSOCIATION (NACHA), AMERICAN NATIONAL
STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI), AND ACCREDITED STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ASC)
FOR THE EXCHANGE OF BUSINESS DATA RELATING TO THE ORIGINATION
OR RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS.

ALTHOUGH THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS ACH ELECTRONIC CREDIT PROCESS IS
RESTRICTED TO THE PAYMENT OF DEFERRED TAXES, WE ARE CURRENTLY
WORKING ON INCORPORATING PAYMENT OF ABI STATEMENTS AND BILLS.

IF YOU HAVE CLIENTS WHO DEFER THE PAYMENT OF TAXES, PLEASE INFORM
THEM OF THIS ACH CREDIT PAYMENT CAPABILITY.

IF YOU WISH TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACH CREDIT PAYMENT PROCESS
FOR DEFERRED TAX PAYMENTS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RELATED
TO THIS PROCESS, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR ABI CLIENT REPRESENTATIVE.