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Welcome to E-Standards! We are the source for electronic data interchange format standards for state tax and revenue administration. We were formed in 1991 as a task group of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee X12. Now sponsored exclusively by FTA, we proudly retain our X12 legacy of open membership and consensus development.

We are responsible for developing and maintaining the XML schemas that define state efile and data exchange for all tax types. We are recognized by the IRS as the official source of state XML standards for Fed/State Modernized eFile programs and the Security Summit. We support the FTA Uniformity committees for excise tax types. We support a variety of programs in the area of Payroll and Employment taxes, from FSET for Withholding and Unemployment taxes to the new Levy program for wage garnishment.

We have also worked with the National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) to develop two ACH payment addenda record types, the Tax Payment (TXP) and the Third Party Payment (TTP), and we maintain the FTA code list for electronic payment tax types.

INDEX OF E-STANDARDS XML SCHEMA PACKAGES

FAMILY	PACKAGE	VERSION	DATE RELEASED	LOCATION
Modernized eFile	Individual	12.0	7/14/2021	State Exchange
	Business	9.0	7/14/2021	State Exchange
	EstateTrust	8.0	7/14/2021	State Exchange
	Leads		11/9/2021	State Exchange
Employment	FSET	5.6		State Exchange
	EmployerAnnualFiling	5.0	12/20/2021	State Exchange
	Levy	2.1		State Exchange
	Enrollment	1.0		State Exchange
	E-Power of Attorney	0.5		State Exchange
Sales and Excise	Full Sales and Use Tax	3.0		Click here
	Streamlined Sales	2015V1.0		Click here
	Motor Fuel	4.2 (New)	05/01/23	Click here
	Tobacco	1.5 (New)	05/01/23	Click here
	Cigarette	2.3 (New)	05/01/23	Click here

NOTE � Older schema versions are available on request. We encourage use of the current schema packages.

Click here for Three Important Documents for State MeF.

FINANCIAL STANDARDS
FTA Tax Type Codes (Coming Soon) TXP Tax Payment ACH ADDENDA (Type 7) Record (Coming Soon) TPP Third Party Payment ACH ADDENDA (Type 7) Record (Coming Soon)

NOTE � The ADDENDA records are both NACHA rules and ANSI X12 standards, and can only be modified by FTA request to those organizations. They are included here for your convenience.

Last modified: Monday, 01-May-2023 17:22:12 UTC