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SAAM Additions, Updates, and Drafts Effective March 25, 2019

Author: 
Greg Vokoun
Date: 
03-21-2019

New or updated Sections, if any, of the State of Arizona Accounting Manual (SAAM) listed below have been posted to https://gao.az.gov/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 https://gao.az.gov/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)

4042

Revenues and Receipts: Proper Deposit Procedures for Instruments Drawn on Foreign Bank Accounts

 

Sets forth the procedures the Office of the State Treasurer requires agencies to follow with respect to the deposit of drafts, checks and other instruments drawn of foreign bank accounts.

Updated SAAM Sections(s)

2590

Long-lived Resources: Capitalization, Depreciation, Amortization and Posting Tables

Corrects the table to agree with the current chart of accounts.

 

5070

Travel: Special Travel Circumstances and Issues

Clarifies the treatment of the costs of a trip when it is lengthened by the traveler.

5560

Payroll and Personnel: Wireless Devices Used to Conduct State Business

 

Eliminates the allocation method of reimbursing employees for the use of cell phones and similar equipment to conduct State business.

New  SAAM Draft(s)

7025

Grants: Internal Control Activities for Pass-through Grantors.

Proposes internal control activities that should, to the extent practicable, be adopted by agencies acting as pass-through grantors.

9053

Special Topics: Treatment of Volunteers, Unpaid Interns and Employees of Other Governments

Discusses how various State policies deal with those who perform services for the State but are not State employees.


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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