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title: Available payment types
description: How paymentTypeId works, how to look one up, and which tax authorities the published payment type list covers.
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# Available payment types
## How paymentTypeId works, how to look one up, and which tax authorities the published payment type list covers.
### What it is
Every tax payment needs a `paymentTypeId`: a number that identifies the form and payment reason, such as Form 1040 balance due (`10101`). The published list of payment types is the reference for which values the API accepts.
### When you need it
- You are mapping payment reasons in your system to Remitian payment types.
- A firm asks whether a specific tax form or payment can be scheduled through the API.
### How it works
1. Find the payment type on the Available Payment Types page, or call `GET /v1/payment-types` to retrieve the list from the API.
2. Each entry has an `Id`, a key (for example `US_IRS_1040_INDIVIDUAL_INCOME_TAX_BALANCE_DUE`) and a description.
3. Send the `Id` as `paymentTypeId` when you schedule a tax payment, individually or in a batch.
4. The payment type must belong to the tax account's tax authority and match its account type: `Personal` accounts take individual payment types, `Corporate` accounts take business payment types.
| Coverage | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Total payment types | 221 |
| Federal | IRS (17 payment types, including Forms 1040, 1065, 1120 and 706) |
| States | 42 states (Pennsylvania coverage includes a Philadelphia employer wage tax payment type) |
| Other | Washington DC and New York City |
Payment types that are not on the published list are not currently available through the API.
Payment types are per region. On the Canadian instance, `GET /v1/payment-types` returns only Canadian payment types, under the tax authorities `CA_CRA` and `CA_QC`, and you can filter by `taxAuthority`. Examples: 5 (CRA payroll), 13 (CRA personal) and 2003 (Revenu Québec payroll, monthly). Canadian coverage includes CRA corporate, personal, GST/HST and trust payments, and Revenu Québec payments.
### Common questions
### A firm needs a payment type that is not on the list. What should I tell them?
That payment type is not currently available through the API. Check the published list for the latest coverage.
### Why was my payment rejected with a payment type mismatch?
Either the payment type belongs to a different tax authority than the tax account, or it does not match the account type (for example a Form 1120 payment on a `Personal` account). The `400` response names the conflicting values.
### Do I still need to send taxAuthority?
Yes, the field is still required on a single payment, but its value is ignored. The tax authority always comes from the tax account.
### Should I hard-code the list?
Use the published list or `GET /v1/payment-types` as your source so you pick up payment types as they are added.
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