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State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM)
Among the responsibilities of the GAO is the development and maintenance of a “uniform accounting system so designed as to ensure compliance with all legal and constitutional requirements...”. Arizona Revised Statutes, Chapters 35 and 41, are the primary legal basis for the central accounting function of the State of Arizona. All State agencies are required to comply with the central accounting policies and procedures unless otherwise authorized by law or exempted in writing by the Director of the Department of Administration.
To assist State agencies in their interaction with the central accounting function, this accounting manual is prepared and maintained by the GAO and updated as necessary. It is intended to be a learning tool as well as a reference manual. It contains instructional material as well as general policy and procedural information. Much of the manual is in summary form and is meant to be supplemented by personal contact with the GAO in the form of either casual conversation or formalized training sessions.
Technical Bulletins (TBs)
The General Accounting Office (GAO) will periodically issue Technical Bulletins (TB's) to all State Agencies. These Technical Bulletins will be the mechanism used by the GAO to document official Statewide policies and procedures. The Technical Bulletins will be codified into the appropriate manual or handbook format when applicable. In general, the following rules and regulations take precedence: (refer to Technical Bulletin 95-1):
1. State constitution, statutes, laws and administrative code;
2. Federal constitution, laws, rules and regulations;
3. The most recent technical bulletin released.
In all cases of a conflict between a Technical Bulletin and other laws, rules and regulations, contact the GAO liaison assigned to the Agency.
Forms
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Interactive forms may be opened online or downloaded to your PC and completed at a later time when offline. Interactive forms enable the user to enter information directly into the forms. Forms which require a signature or other type of manual authentication need to be printed, signed or authenticated, then transmitted to this office.
All Agency Memoranda
The General Accounting Office (GAO) will periodically issue All Agency Memoranda to inform the State Agencies of the upcoming events, updated procedures, new policies or changes to the existing policies. These Memoranda will be the mechanism used by the GAO to document official GAO Notifications. The Memoranda will be dated, signifying the date the memo was issued.
For questions regarding the issued Memoranda, please contact your GAO Liaison.
Forms
Static forms need to be printed and completed manually.
Interactive forms may be opened online or downloaded to your PC and completed at a later time when offline. Interactive forms enable the user to enter information directly into the forms. Forms which require a signature or other type of manual authentication need to be printed, signed or authenticated, then transmitted to this office.
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