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This section describes the functionalities that support Elavon E4 customers based in Puerto Rico, including:

- Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) Transactions. Elavon E4 customers outside of Puerto Rico may also use this feature.

- Tax fields and data for IVU (Impuesto de Venta y Uso, which translates to Sales and Use Tax) reporting requirements.

- Cash tender transactions.

Scenario examples are listed below.

## EBT transaction scenarios

**0001 = (02) Sale**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 010
  - E4 Transaction Code = 120
  - E4 Description = EBT Food Stamp Purchase

**0001 = (02) Sale**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 040
  - E4 Transaction Code = 120
  - EBT Cash Benefit Purchase

**0001 = (07) Prior Auth w/API Field 0006**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 010
  - E4 Transaction Code = 121
  - EBT Food Stamp Voucher Clear Purchase

**0001 = (09) Return**
  - Description = Return
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 010
  - E4 Transaction Code = 122
  - EBT Food Stamp Return

**0001 = (09) Return with API Field 0006**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 010
  - E4 Transaction Code = 198
  - EBT Food Stamp Voucher Clear Return 

**0001 = (11) Void Sale**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 010
  - E4 Transaction Code = 198 
  - EBT Void

**0001 = (17) Void Return**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 010
  - E4 Transaction Code = 198
  - EBT Void

**0001 = (24) Balance Inquiry**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 040
  - E4 Transaction Code = 141
  - EBT Food Stamp Balance Inquiry

**0001 = (24) Balance Inquiry**
  - Tran Type in 0115 = 040
  - EBT Qualifier in 0119 = 040
  - E4 Transaction Code = 141
  - EBT Cash Benefit Balance Inquiry 

## Cash tender transaction types 

**0001 = (02) Sale**
  - Tender Type in 0115 = 085
  - E4 Transaction Code = 804
  - E4 Tran Code Description = Cash or Cash-equivalent Purchase

**0001 = (09) Return**
  - Tender Type in 0115 = 085
  - E4 Transaction Code = 805
  - E4 Tran Code Description = Cash or Cash-equivalent Return

**0001 = (11) Void Sale**
  - Tender Type in 0115 = 085
  - E4 Transaction Code = 807
  - E4 Tran Code Description = Cash or Cash-equivalent Void

**0001 = (17) Void Return**
  - Tender Type in 0115 = 085
  - E4 Transaction Code = 807
  - E4 Tran Code Description = Cash or Cash-equivalent Void
 
**0001 = (61) Full Reversal**
  - Tender Type in 0115 = 085
  - E4 Transaction Code = 808
  - E4 Tran Code Description = Cash or Cash-equivalent Reversal

## E4 transaction codes that support sending and receiving IVU Tax Data fields

- 000 = Sale
- 001 = Authorization Only
- 099 = Credit Card Reversal
- 100 = Debit Purchase
- 102 = Debit Return
- 198 = Debit / EBT Void
- 199 = Debit / EBT Reversal
- 120 = Food Stamp Purchase
- 122 = Food Stamp Return
- 121 = Food Stamp “Voucher Clear” Purchase
- 140 = Cash Benefit Purchase
- 804 = Cash or Cash-equivalent Purchase Transaction
- 805 = Cash or Cash-equivalent Refund Transaction
- 806 = Cash or Cash-equivalent Void Transaction
- 807 = Cash or Cash-equivalent Reversal Transaction

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Card Activation

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Credit Card Account Details

Credit Card Accounts Overview

Credit Card Alerts

Credit Card Application Status

Credit Card APRs

Credit Card Balance Transfers

Credit Card Disputes

Credit Card Payments

Credit Card Qualified Offers

Credit Card Statements

Credit Card Transactions

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Rewards Automatic Redemption

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Rewards Redemptions

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Opayo Forms

Opayo Reporting API

Opayo Server

Opayo Shared API

Payment Method Gateway

Payments Core 365

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XML API

Card as a Service API

Core Banking API

Money Movement API

Reference API

Access Online Transactions

Account Transfers

Account Validation

ACH Originations

Bank Information

Card as a Service

Check Payables

Corporate Account Information

Corporate Account Information 3LO

Corporate Credit Cards

Corporate Onboarding

Corporate Statements

Custody

Data Toolbox

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Data Toolbox - Documents

Data Toolbox - Transactions

Debit Card Phone Number Lookup

Disbursements via Zelle®

U.S. Bank Flexible Capital Platform

Freight Payment Customer Profiles

Freight Payment Transactions

Incoming Webhooks

Instant Payments

Investment Accounting

PaySmart

Payee Choice

Payee Token+

Personal Loans

Positive Pay

Push to Card

Receivables

RTP® - Real-Time Payments

Tokenized Payments

Treasury Builder

U.S. Bank FBO Account

Virtual Account Reporting

Virtual Card Payments

Voyager Accounts

Voyager Cards

Voyager Drivers

Voyager Transactions

Voyager Vehicles

Wire Transfers

Fusebox overview

Getting started

Transaction flow

Transaction sequencing

API message format

Reconciliation

Settlements

Transaction types

Authorization Only (01)

Sale Transaction (02)

Prior-Authorized Sale (07)

Return (09)

Void Sale (11)

Batch Close (13)

Batch Create and Inquiry (14)

Void Return (17)

Transaction Inquiry (22)

Token Request (37)

Full Authorization Reversal (61)

Heartbeat (73)

Incremental Authorization (75)

Partial Authorization Reversal (76)

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Credential on file transactions

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Software conversions

Restaurant

Restaurant transactions

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Restaurant credential on file transactions

Restaurant receipts

MOTO and eCommerce

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Direct marketing examples

eCommerce credential on file transactions

EMV transactions

Implementation considerations

Certification

EMV API fields

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Sample files

EMV receipts

EMV integration samples

API-based settlement

Settlement transactions

API-based settlement fields

API-based settlement examples

Check payment

Check transactions

Check API fields

Check payment examples

DCC transactions

DCC transaction flows

DCC API fields

DCC examples

DCC receipt requirements

DCC certification process

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