American Fidelity

Revised:  2/2022

 

AMERICAN FIDELITY is a third party administrator for 403(b) and 457plans. Following the below steps will assist you in creating the files required by American Fidelity.

 

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AMERICAN FIDELITY has two files that may be submitted. A detailed list of the files, the fields included in each file and where the information for these fields resides in the SDS database is provided below.

1.  The Census File for remitting contributions for 403(b), 457, etc. It contains employee demographic info and 403(b) information.

2.  The Common Remitter File is for remitting contributions for 403(b), 457, Roth etc. It contains employee demographic info, 403(b) information and vendor names.

Note: For any questions regarding timing of files to be submitted or how to submit files, please contact AMERICAN FIDELITY directly.

Census Fields and their locations in the SDS database:

The following fields are located in the Employee Master: Note:  Only full-time employees will be included, as indicated by American Fidelity.

 

1.  Select Human Resources Or Payroll Processing

2.  Select Add, Change Employee Information

3.  Select Tables: General Information, Payroll Control, Other and Contracts

 

 

General Information

 

 

    SSN: Social security number

    Employee number: Employee Number

    Last name: Employee Name (Last Name, First, Middle)

    First name: Employee Name (Last Name, First, Middle)

    Middle name or initial: Employee Name (Last Name, First, Middle)

    Address line 1: Employee Address 1

    Address line 2: Employee Address Two

    City: Employee City

    State: Employee State

    Zip: Employee Zip

    Home Phone: Employee Hope Phone

    Date of Birth: Employee Date of Birth

    Age: Computed from date the report is run using Birthdate.

    Gender: Employee Gender

 

Payroll Control

 

 

    Pay Periods: Employee Times Paid (Tax Table)

    Date of employment: Employee Date of Hire

    Location: Employee Work (school) location

 

Other & Contracts

 

 

 

    Yearly Salary: Annual Salary field in Employee Other, if blank will use the Original Contract from Employee Contracts

 

 

Creating the Census File:

1.  Select Payroll Processing

2.  Select State/Federal Reporting and 3rd Party Data Export

3.  Select Your State: Select American Fidelity

4.  Select a Report:  Select Census File

5.  Report Date:  Select date

Note:  This report will include employees with a termination date greater than or equal to the report date selected.

6.  Verify/update District Address, Contact, Account #’s and other coding information

7.  Select Save Setup, if any changes are made

 

 

8.  Select Create Report

 

 

The system will create a file. The file that is created is a .csv file. To save this file to your computer right click on the folder and select save target as or save link as. Then change the file name for example to ABCSchoolAFCensus.csv.   The file is now ready to upload to American Fidelity

 

 

 

Benefit Information Fields and their locations:
The following fields are located in the Employee Master table and Deduction Master table:

 

1.  Select Human Resources Or Payroll Processing

2.  Select Add, Change Employee Information

3.  Select Tables: General Information and Deductions & Benefits

 

 

General Information

 

 

     Social security number

 

Deductions & Benefits

 

 

     Deduction Code: Deduction Code/Benefit Code

The deductions/benefits will be reported only if the Deduction/Benefit is active for the employee and matches what is selected in the list on the screen for the ones that are checked.

 

Deductions & Benefits Master

1.  Select Human Resources

2.  Select Human Resources Control Center

3.  Select Deductions & Benefits Master

4.  Select Deduction or Benefit

 

 

Benefit: Description from Deduction & Benefit Master

Company: Vendor Name listed for Deduction or Benefit Code

Premium: Amounts are pulled from the Employee Deductions or the Deduction master. The amount of the deduction/benefit reported comes from the employee deduction/benefit. If this amount is zero it will use the amount from the Deduction Master.

Tax: 

     A = After (if taxshelter_YN = ‘Y’ in the Deduction Master)

     B = Before  (if taxshelter_YN = ‘N’ in the Deduction Master)

     E = Employer paid

 

Creating the Benefit/Deduction File:

Note:The deduction/benefit file will include both full-time &  part-time employees, in case an employee with the deduction changes from full-time to part-time.

 

1.  Select Payroll Processing

2.  Select Your State:  Select American Fidelity

3.  Select a Report:  Select Benefit/Deduction File

4.  Report Date:  Select date

Note:  This report will include employees with a termination date greater than or equal to the report date selected.

5.  Verify/update District Address, Contact, Account #’s and other coding information

6.  Benefit, Retirement, and Deduction Selection Options:   Select deductions and benefits that are to be reported.  If unsure, please check with American Fidelity.

7.  Select Save Setup, if any changes are made

8.  Select Create Report

 

The system will create a file. The file that is created is a .csv file. To save this file to your computer right click on the folder and select save target as or save link as. Then change the file name for example to ABCSchoolAFdedben.csv.   The file is now ready to upload to American Fidelity