ACH Return Codes
Returned ACH payments will always come with an ACH return code indicating why a customer’s payment was rejected. The most common reasons are insufficient funds, closed accounts, or invalid account information.
The table below lists all of the possible ACH return codes.
You can test ACH validation in the sandbox environment with the routing number: 061103852.
ACH Return Codes
| Return Code | Message |
| R02 | Account closed A previously open account is now closed |
| R03 | No account or unable to locate account The account number does not correspond to the individual identified in the entry or a valid account. |
| R04 | Invalid account number The account number fails the check digit validation or may contain an incorrect number of digits |
| R05 | Unauthorized debit to consumer account A business debit entry was transmitted to a members consumer account, and the member had not authorized the entry |
| R06 | Returned per ODFI’s request The ODFI has requested that the RDFI return the entry |
| R07 | Authorization revoked by customer Member who previously authorized an entry has revoked authorization with the Originator |
| R08 | Payment stopped or stop payment on item Member had previously requested a stop payment of a single or recurring entry |
| R09 | Uncollected funds Available balance is sufficient, but collected balance is not sufficient to cover the entry |
| R10 | Customer advises not authorized Member advises not authorized, notice not provided, improper source document, or amount of entry not accurately obtained from source document |
| R11 | Check truncation entry return To be used when returning a check truncation entry |
| R12 | Branch sold to another DFI RDFI unable to post entry destined for a bank account maintained at a branch sold to another financial institution |
| R13 | Invalid ACH routing number Financial institution does not receive commercial ACH entries |
| R14 | Representment payee deceased or unable to continue in that capacity Representative payee is deceased or unable to continue in that capacity, beneficiary is not deceased |
| R15 | Beneficiary of account holder deceased Beneficiary or Account Holder Deceased |
| R16 | Account frozen Access to account is restricted due to specific action taken by the RDFI or by legal action |
| R17 | File record edit criteria Fields rejected by RDFI processing (identified in return addenda) |
| R18 | Improper effective entry date Entries have been presented prior to the first available processing window for the effective date. |
| R19 | Amount field error Improper formatting of the amount field |
| R20 | Nontransaction account Policies or regulations (such as Regulation D) prohibit or limit activity to the account indicated |
| R21 | Invalid company identification The company ID information not valid (normally CIE entries) |
| R22 | Invalid individual ID number Individual id used by receiver is incorrect (CIE entries) |
| R23 | Credit entry refused by receiver Receiver returned entry because minimum or exact amount not remitted, bank account is subject to litigation, or payment represents an overpayment, originator is not known to receiver or receiver has not authorized this credit entry to this bank account |
| R24 | Duplicate entry RDFI has received a duplicate entry |
| R25 | Addenda error Improper formatting of the addenda record information |
| R26 | Mandatory field error Improper information in one of the mandatory fields |
| R27 | Trace number error Original entry trace number is not valid for return entry; or addenda trace numbers do not correspond with entry detail record |
| R28 | Routing number or check digit error Check digit for the transit routing number is incorrect |
| R29 | Corporate customer advises not authorized RDFI has been notified by business account holder that a specific transaction is unauthorized |
| R30 | RDFI not participant in check truncation program Financial institution not participating in automated check safekeeping application |
| R31 | Permissible return entry RDFI has been notified by business account holder that a specific transaction is unauthorized |
| R32 | RDFI nonsettlement RDFI is not able to settle the entry |
| R33 | Return of XCK entry RDFI determines at its sole discretion to return an XCK entry; an XCK return entry may be initiated by midnight of the sixtieth day following the settlement date if the XCK entry |
| R34 | Limited participation DFI RDFI participation has been limited by a federal or state supervisor |
| R35 | Return of improper debit entry ACH debit not permitted for use with the CIE standard entry class code (except for reversals) |
| R36 | Return of improper credit entry |
| R37 | Source Document Presented for Payment Check used for an ARC, BOC or POP entry has also been presented for payment |
| R38 | Stop payment on source document Stop payment has been placed on a check used for an ARC entry |
| R40 | Return of ENR entry by federal government agency (ENR only) |
| R41 | Invalid transaction code (ENR only) |
| R42 | Routing number or check digit error (ENR only) |
| R43 | Invalid DFI account number (ENR only) |
| R44 | Invalid individual ID number (ENR only) |
| R45 | Invalid individual name/company name (ENR only) |
| R46 | Invalid representative payee indicator (ENR only) |
| R47 | Duplicate enrollment |
| R50 | State law affecting RCK acceptance |
| R51 | Item is ineligible, notice not provided, signature not genuine |
| R52 | Stop payment on item |
| R61 | Misrouted return Return entry was sent by RDFI to an incorrect ODFI routing/transit number |
| R62 | Incorrect trace number |
| R63 | Incorrect dollar amount |
| R64 | Incorrect individual identification |
| R65 | Incorrect transaction code |
| R66 | Incorrect company identification |
| R67 | Duplicate return ODFI has received more than one return entry for the same original entry |
| R68 | Untimely return Return entry did not meet the return deadline |
| R69 | Multiple errors |
| R70 | Permissible return entry not accepted |
| R71 | Misrouted dishonored return |
| R72 | Untimely dishonored return |
| R73 | Timely original return |
| R74 | Corrected return |
| R80 | Cross-border payment coding error |
| R81 | Nonparticipant in cross-border program |
| R82 | Invalid foreign receiving DFI identification |