Paying Fines and NSF Charges

Last Revision:  January 11, 2011

Use the Online Payment program to assess and pay fines for a SIT account. NSF charges for fines payments can also be added and paid here.  NSF and fines charges must be made in separate transactions.

Note:  All tax units for fines and penalties must be created in the Tax Unit Maintenance screen prior to using the Online Payment program.

  1. Select Online Payment on either the Main Menu or the Go To list.

  2. In the Deposit Control screen, open or re-open an online deposit that has a deposit type of Fines Special Inventory.

  3. Click Payment Transaction; the Fines Payment screen will appear.  .

  4. If you are carrying an account number from another screen it will appear in the Account No field.  If not, then enter a number in the space provided.  If you would like a different number, highlight the current number and key in the new one, then press Tab.  The Deposit No, Deposit Date, Operator ID, Year, Certified Owner and Remit Type fields are auto-filled. Any NSF charges due on the account for the month that is shown will be listed on the bottom right portion of the screen.

Note:  If you do not know the account number, select Account Search in the Go To list. For more information, see Searching for an Account.  

  1. Change the Receipt Date for this payment if necessary. It defaults to the receipt date chosen for the deposit.

  2. The Remit Type defaults to Check.  Change this if payment is not a check.

  3. If applicable, enter the Check Number.

  4. Enter the Remit Amount (the payment amount).

  5. If necessary, change the Month to which the payment is being applied. It defaults to the most recent month that is due.

  6. .If an alternate payer is making the payment, enter the name in the Payer field.

  7. If you are paying fines, select the Tax Unit for  the types of fine being assessed. The tax units for fines are in the 9600 range.  See the table at the end of this topic for more detailed information.

  8. Click Apply Fines Payment.  The information from the payment will appear in the Payment Process Result fields at the bottom of the page. Receipts are not printed for Fine/Penalty payments.

The following is a list of the possible tax units that you may use at your tax office.

TAX UNIT

DESCRIPTION

9600

Failure to Report Monthly Sales Fine

9601

Failure to Report Monthly Sales Penalty

9602

Failure to Report Yearly Sales Fine

9603

Failure to Report Yearly Sales Penalty

9604

County Attorney Penalties

 

  1. To assess an NSF charge,

a.

Click Create NSF.   A popup window appears displaying any NSF charges assessed to this account and month. This includes NSF charges assessed to this account on the Online Payment screen.

b.

Click Add Fee.  Details about the fee are displayed. The amount is determined by the client preference set at the ACT office.  Note that the fee is assessed for the month displayed on the screen.

c.

Click Close Window.  The NSF charge will display in the NSF Due field.

  1. To delete an NSF charge,

a.

Click Delete NSF.   A popup window appears displaying any unpaid NSF charges assessed to this account and month.

b.

Highlight the fee to be removed.

c.

Click Delete Fee.  Details about the fee are removed.

d.

Click Close Window.  If a Sales Amount has already been entered, the NSF charge should be deducted from the amount in the NSF Due field.

  1. To pay an NSF amount due,

a

 Click Create NSF ;a popup window appears displaying any NSF charges assessed to this account and month.

b

 Place a check mark in the Select to Pay column next to the fee(s) you want to pay

c

 Click Close Window; the NSF charge is listed in the NSF table on the right side of the screen