SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective March 23, 2020

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)
4555

Expenditures, Expenses and Disbursements

TIN Validation Required before Vendor Payments Are Made

Requires vendors to execute Form Substitute W-9 and have their TINs matched with IRS records before a payment is made to them.

4556

Expenditures, Expenses and Disbursements

Payments to Wards of the State

Requires wards of the State to execute Form Substitute W-9 and have their TINs matched with IRS records before a payment is made to them.  Wards of the State will receive a Form 1099-MISC, if warranted.

4557

Expenditures, Expenses and Disbursements

Payments to Participants in Certain Prescribed Educational or Therapeutic Programs

Participants in prescribed educational or therapeutic programs are not required to complete the compensation-related forms required of contractors, employees or wards of the State.

Updated  SAAM Section(s)
5025

Travel

Meals and Incidentals

Clarifies the fact that delivery costs are to be included as part of a meal.

 

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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