SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective June 24, 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 Section(s)
5054

Travel

Employee Travel Card (ETC): Employee Responsibilities

Focuses on employee responsibilities with respect to the ETC.  Moves applicable parts from the preceding version of SAAM 5051.  Discusses recovery of funds related to employee delinquencies.

7042

Grants

Earned Federal Funds and Indirect Cost Reimbursements

Discusses when and under what circumstances the de minimis indirect cost rate may be used.
Updated SAAM Section(s)
4035

Revenues and Receipts

P-Card, CTA and Fleet Card Incentives: Collection, Distribution and Accounting

Adds a provision that an agency’s payment card rebate may be reduced by the same amount the State’s rebate is reduced due to the ETC delinquency of an agency’s employee.
4535

Expenditures, Expenses and Disbursements

P-Card: General Policies and Procedures

Adds the requirement that completed Forms GAO-PC-101 be forwarded to [email protected] within three days of entry into the Payment Card Program Website.

4536

Expenditures, Expenses and Disbursements

P-Card: General Policies and Procedures

Adds the requirement that completed Forms GAO-PC-101 be forwarded to [email protected] within three days of entry into the Payment Card Program Website.

5050

Travel

Central Travel Account

Adds the requirement that completed Forms GAO-PC-101 be forwarded to [email protected] within three days of entry into the Payment Card Program Website. Clarifies the consequences of misuse of the CTA.

5051

Travel

Employee Travel Card (ETC): Agency Responsibilities and General Policies

Incorporates substantial changes from the prior version.  Now focuses on agency responsibilities with respect to the ETC.  Employee responsibilities now covered in the new SAAM 5054.

9505

Lists

Glossary

Features addition terms.

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. 

Author
Greg Vokoun
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