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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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Publications

A primary goal of STRS Ohio is to keep employers informed about reporting requirements, new legislation and more. Publications such as the newsletters and fact sheets are helpful to assist employers in understanding information that impacts their ability to fulfill their obligations as reporting employers.

Employer Self Service (ESS) Instructions

  • Complete ESS Instructions
  • Sec. 1: Getting Started
  • Sec. 2: New Hire Notification
  • Sec. 3: Reemployed Retiree Notification
  • Sec. 4: Navigating Employer Reports
  • Sec. 5: Payroll Report
  • Sec. 6: Payroll Adjustment
  • Sec. 7: Backposting
  • Sec. 8: Annual Report
  • Sec. 9: Service Credit Verification Report
  • Sec. 10: Accrued Verification Report
  • Sec. 11: Purchase Service Credit Report
  • Sec. 12: Retirement Reporting
  • Sec. 13: Withdrawal Certification
  • Sec. 14: Pay Date Calendar
  • Sec. 15: Direct Debit Payment
  • Sec. 16: Employment Verification Report
  • Sec. 17: Violation Period Certification
  • Sec. 18: Documents
  • Sec. 19: Training Registration
  • Sec. 20: Additional Tools

Fact Sheets

  • Absences and Leaves — for K–12 Employers
  • Accrued Contributions
  • Annual Reporting
  • Backpostings & Account Adjustments
  • Calamity Days
  • Calculating Service Credit — (Days or Hours)
  • Calculating Service Credit (FTE) — for College and University Educators
  • Compensation — What Qualifies for Retirement Contributions
  • Contracted Services Membership Determination
  • Contributions on Earnings for TPO Service
  • Determining Membership
  • Direct Debit Payments
  • Employer Pickup
  • Understanding Health Insurance Rules for Reemployed Retirees

Instructions & Guidebooks

  • Annual Processes and Due Dates
  • SSA-1945 Forms Upload Instructions
  • Payment Options
  • Community School Quick Reference Guide
  • Understanding Your Statement of Open Transactions
  • Service Credit Decision Tree (Effective Through June 30, 2019)
  • Service Credit Decision Tree (Effective July 1, 2019)
  • Completing a Deposit and Service Report
  • Completing a Request for Additional Information
  • Online Personal Account for STRS Ohio Members

Newsletters

Update for Reporting Employers

  • 2022 Fall Edition
  • 2022 Spring Edition
  • 2021 Fall Edition
  • 2021 Spring Edition

Higher Education News

  • 2022 Winter Edition
  • 2021 Summer Edition
  • 2021 Winter Edition

Record Layouts

  • Backposting Record Layout
  • New Hire Record Layout
  • Reemployed Retiree Record Layout
  • Payroll Report Record Layout
  • Monthly ARP Contribution Reports*
  • Annual Reporting Record Layout

*Colleges & Universities Only

Other

  • Administrative Code Rules
  • Ohio Revised Code 3307
  • Member Benefit Brochures
  • Annual Reports

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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