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Payment Remittance

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

  • Online Submission
  • Paper Form

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.

  • News
  • Education & Training
  • Publications
  • Forms

Employer Self Service (ESS)

  • Registration
  • Employer Self Service (ESS) Instructions

Calculators

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

Listed below are the main forms you may need to complete and submit to STRS Ohio. Any of the forms found here may also be requested by mail, fax or email.

Employer Reporting

  • Payment Remittance (Online Submission)
  • Check Remittance
  • Notification for Employer Pickup of Employee Contributions
  • Sample Board Resolution to Authorize Employer Pickup
  • Notice of Adoption of a Tax-Deferred Payroll Deduction Plan
  • Sample Board Resolution for Adoption of a Tax-Deferred Payroll Deduction Plan
  • Deposit and Service Report (2022–2023)
  • Retirement Reporting Checklist (Full-Time or Part-Time Employee)
  • Retirement Reporting Checklist (260-Day Employee)
  • Request for Additional Information (2022–2023)
  • TPO Contribution Certification
  • Request for STRS Ohio Employer Number

Membership

  • Member Information
  • SSA-1945
  • Determination of STRS Ohio Membership
  • Retirement Plan Election*
  • Exemption From Contributions for Student Employees*
  • Lump-Sum Purchase of Current Fiscal Year Absence or Leave
  • Notification of Professional Leave of Absence*
  • Certification for Nonpaid Professional Leave of Absence*

*Colleges & Universities Only

Calculators

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

Education & Training

  • Employer Responsibilities
  • Calendar of Events
  • Workshops
  • Training
  • Tutorials
  • Webinars

Publications

  • ESS Instructions
  • Fact Sheets
  • Instructions & Guidebooks
  • Newsletters
  • Record Layouts
  • Other

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