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ADP Payroll Codes

Below are some specific codes, abbreviations or acronyms that might appear on an ADP payroll: For a full glossary of terms check our full payroll…

Last updated May 25, 2024

Below are some specific codes, abbreviations or acronyms that might appear on an ADP payroll: For a full glossary of terms check our full payroll abbreviation codes list.

A:

  • ABA: American Bankers Association
  • ACH: Automated Clearing House
  • ADP: Automatic Data Processing
  • AEIC: Advance Earned Income Credit
  • AFDC: Aid to Families with Dependent Children
  • AGI: Adjusted Gross Income
  • AOC: Advice of Credit
  • ABY: Alternate Base Year

B:

  • BAA: Business Associate Agreement
  • BLS: Bureau of Labor Statistics

C:

  • CAF: Centralized Authorization File
  • Cafeteria Plan: Benefits plan under IRS code section 125
  • CD: Check Digit
  • CIT: City Income Tax
  • COBRA: Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
  • CSR: Client Service Representative

D:

  • DBA: Doing Business As
  • DDA: Demand Deposit Account
  • DI: Disability Insurance
  • DM: District Manager
  • DR: Debit

E:

  • EIC: Earned Income Credit
  • EE: Employee
  • EEO: Equal Employment Opportunity
  • EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer
  • EIN: Employer Identification Number
  • ER: Employer

F:

  • FICA: Federal Insurance Contributions Act
  • FIT: Federal Income Tax
  • FTE: Full-Time Equivalent
  • FTA: Federal Tax Authority

G:

  • GHI: Group Health Insurance
  • GL: General Ledger

H:

  • HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • HSA: Health Savings Account
  • HRIS: Human Resource Information System

I:

  • IRA: Individual Retirement Account

J:

  • JIT: Just-In-Time (inventory management)

K:

  • KPI: Key Performance Indicator

L:

  • LTD: Long-Term Disability

M:

  • MRO: Medical Review Officer

N:

  • NLRB: National Labor Relations Board
  • NSF: Non-Sufficient Funds

O:

  • OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration

P:

  • PTO: Paid Time Off
  • PTE: Part-Time Equivalent

Q:

  • QTD: Quarter-To-Date

R:

  • ROE: Return on Equity

S:

  • SUI: State Unemployment Insurance
  • SSA: Social Security Administration

T:

  • TSA: Tax Sheltered Annuity

U:

  • UI: Unemployment Insurance

V:

  • VETS: Veterans’ Employment and Training Service

W:

  • WC: Workers’ Compensation
  • WOTC: Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Y:

  • YTD: Year-To-Date