Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 213.27 - Payments by employers(a) To facilitate the payment by employers of the contributions required quarterly based on the compensation paid during the pay period representing that quarter, each employer shall be required to file monthly reports representing the total compensation paid for that month no later than 10 days following the end of that month. The Board will, upon receipt of the monthly reports comprising each quarter, bill the employer no later than 45 days subsequent to the end of the preceding quarter, the billing to be either an actual billing based on payroll for the preceding quarter or an estimated billing, as the case may be. Subsequent to the billing, the employer shall pay the billed amount no later than 5 business days after the employer's receipt of the Commonwealth employer contribution reimbursement subsidy for the quarter. If an employer fails to make timely payments, the Board will certify to the State Treasurer and Secretary of Education, the name of that delinquent employer, whereupon the Commonwealth employer contribution reimbursement subsidy due to that employer nearest the date following the delinquency shall be reduced by the amount of the delinquency or amount found owing.(b) If an employer is delinquent in paying employer contributions as provided in subsection (a) or in failing to remit employee contributions in a timely manner as required in section 8506(c) of the Retirement Code (relating to duties of employers), the Board will impose an interest charge of 6% per annum to the date of payment, to be added to the amount of the delinquency, whether payment shall occur through the subsidy deduction method or shall be made directly to the Board by the delinquent employer.(c)Retirement Code reference: Section 8327 of the Retirement Code (relating to payments by employers).The provisions of this §213.27 amended October 20, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 2880; amended October 16, 1998, effective 10/17/1998, 28 Pa.B. 5226; amended August 1, 2008, effective 8/2/2008, 38 Pa.B. 4083.