Retirement Badge #08: Navigating Retirement Transmittals-Retirement Badge #08

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This module (WASBO Retirement Badge #8) explains how to read DRS transmittal edit reports, correct reporting issues, manage payments, and reconcile employer retirement accounts in ERA. When an employer submits a retirement transmittal, DRS runs an edit process to validate the data and generates an “[DATE] EDIT MESSAGES” Excel report by reporting group (certificated/classified). Transactions may be processed, corrected, left unchanged, or rejected depending on what the edit finds.

Three key edit message types are covered. <strong>Warnings</strong> flag records needing review or special conditions; the transaction may still process, and the employer should confirm amounts/status codes and correct later if needed. <strong>Defaults</strong> occur when DRS can identify both the error and the likely correct value; depending on the employer’s ERA preference (“reject defaults”), the system either auto-corrects and processes the record or rejects it for employer correction. <strong>Rejects</strong> mean incorrect data prevented processing; contributions are not posted to the member account and are not invoiced, and the employer should submit a correcting transaction promptly.

The training defines <strong>correction reports</strong> as submissions made after a regular report is processed; the correction report period must match the last processed regular report. Corrections can be uploaded or entered interactively in ERA. If correcting older periods, employers may need a <strong>credit redistribution</strong> request and should contact Employer Support.

The module also reviews <strong>payments and account activity</strong>. Payments are due by the 15th of the month after the report period and become past due three business days later; interest begins accruing on the 16th on past-due receivables and posts monthly per receivable debit balance (not on credit balances). Employers should review the monthly <strong>Current Account Activity</strong> report to ensure reported contributions match invoices and payments and to reconcile any receivable balance (e.g., $5 or more) using supporting documents, edit reports, and coordination with DRS if discrepancies remain.

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