SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective February 11, 2019

New or updated Sections, if any, of the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM) listed below have been posted to /publications/saam.

Changes contained in updated SAAM sections can easily be identified using the instructions contained in SAAM 0007.

New  or updated SAAM Drafts, if any, have been posted to /publications/saam/saam-draft.

Drafts are posted for comment and do not reflect policy statements that are in effect. Agencies are requested to review any Drafts within sixty (60) days of initial posting and send their comments to [email protected].

New SAAM Sections(s)

0555

Internal Controls: Transmission and Storage of Confidential and Sensitive Information

Provides policies involving the handling of confidential and sensitive information.

1016

Accounting and Reporting: The Single Audit

Discusses aspects of the annual Single Audit.

1017

Accounting and Reporting: Required Submission to the GAO of Agency-specific Single Audit Findings

Establishes which and when agency specific audit findings must be submitted to the GAO.

Updated SAAM Sections(s)

0530

Internal Controls: Fraud, Theft, Waste and Abuse

Provides additional details as how to report fraud, theft, waste and abuse. 

4524

Expenditures, Expenses and Disbursements: Amazon Prime

 

Due to changes in Amazon’s procedures and charges, the authority for agencies to establish Amazon Business Accounts is rescinded.

 

Comments, corrections, complaints and compliments should be emailed to [email protected].  Please include the number of the SAAM section and relevant paragraph(s) (SAAM NNNN-nn.nn.nn) in the subject line. 

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Greg Vokoun
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