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Payment Remittance

A cash remittance provides specific details about your payment to STRS Ohio.

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Employer Reporting

An online reference regarding administrative procedures for employers.

  • Account Withdrawal
  • Annual Reporting
  • Compensation
  • Employer Pickup
  • GASB Requirements
  • Membership Determination
  • New Employers
  • New Hire Reporting
  • Payroll Reporting
  • Purchases & Leaves
  • Reemployed Retirees
  • Retirement Plans & Benefits
  • Retirement Reporting
  • Service Credit

Resources

STRS Ohio offers a variety of resources to assist reporting employers.

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Employer Self Service (ESS)

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  • Employer Self Service (ESS) Instructions

Calculators

  • Service Credit
  • Current Leave of Absence Cost
  • Interest on Backpostings
  • Pickup-on-Pickup
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Webinars

The Webinars Library contains recorded versions of STRS Ohio’s webinars for employers. Each webinar focuses on a topic such as annual reporting or service credit calculation, and offers in-depth explanations of processes, calculations and required reports. These webinars are a valuable resource for those new to employer reporting as well as experienced employers looking for a refresher.

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Webinars Library

  • Thumbnail for the 'Employer Basics 101: Account Withdrawal' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Account Withdrawal This webinar helps employers understand their responsibility when members and reemployed retirees choose to withdraw their accounts June 9, 2021
  • Thumbnail for the 'Employer Basics 101: Calculating Service Credit Using Days' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Calculating Service Credit Using Days This webinar helps employers learn to properly calculate service credit using the “days method” June 1, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Higher Education Essentials: Part 2' video.
    Higher Education Essentials: Part 2 Higher Education Essentials webinars focus on topics specific to colleges and universities May 17, 2022
  • Thumbnail for the 'Higher Education Essentials: Part 1' video.
    Higher Education Essentials: Part 1 Higher Education Essentials webinars focus on topics specific to colleges and universities May 16, 2022
  • Thumbnail for the 'ESS Training Webinar' video.
    Employer Self Service (ESS) Training: Part 1 This 60-minute webinar helps answer some of the most frequently asked questions about navigating and completing reports in Employer Self Service (ESS) July 11, 2023
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    Employer Self Service (ESS) Training: Part 2 This 60-minute webinar helps answer some of the most frequently asked questions about navigating and completing reports in Employer Self Service (ESS) July 13, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Employer Basics 101: Purchasing Service Credit and Leaves of Absence' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Purchasing Service Credit and Leaves of Absence STRS Ohio members can purchase service credit or complete contributions under certain circumstances Sept. 21, 2022
  • Thumbnail for the 'Employer Basics 101: Employer Pickup' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Employer Pickup Learn more about compensation, accrued contributions and remitting payments to STRS Ohio Sept. 6, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Employer Basics 101: Compensation and Payroll Reporting' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Compensation and Payroll Reporting Learn more about compensation, accrued contributions and remitting payments to STRS Ohio Aug. 21, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Employer Basics 101: Membership' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Membership This webinar discusses how to determine if an employee or a contracted service provider is an STRS Ohio member Aug. 21, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Account Adjustments and Backpostings' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Account Adjustments and Backpostings Unexpected events can occur that require an adjustment to be made to a member's account Oct. 5, 2022
  • Thumbnail for the 'Annual Reporting for ESS Users' video.
    Annual Reporting for ESS Users This webinar shows you how to complete your annual report in ESS June 29, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Employer Basics 101: Annual Reporting' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Annual Reporting This webinar shows an overview of the annual reporting process June 22, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Navigating the Disability Process for Employers' video.
    Navigating the Disability Process for Employers This overview of the STRS Ohio disability process contains information about the employer's responsibilities during the process Feb. 13, 2023
  • Thumbnail for the 'Overview of Employer Responsibilities' video.
    Overview of Employer Responsibilities This webinar is for employers new to STRS Ohio reporting Aug. 21, 2019
  • Thumbnail for the 'Preparing Deposit and Service Reports' video.
    Employer Basics 101: Preparing Deposit and Service Reports Helpful tips for completing deposit and service reports for retiring members based on employee type, such as full-time contract teacher, part-time teacher and administrator April 13, 2022
  • Thumbnail for the 'Preparing for Midyear Retirements' video.
    Preparing for Midyear Retirements Explains retirement reporting for educators planning to retire at the end of the calendar year or any time before the end of the school year Sept. 6, 2019

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