SAAM Additions, Updates and Drafts as of June 1, 2017

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

New 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].

Updated SAAM Section(s)
0535 Internal Controls: Related Party Transactions Expands upon agency responsibilities to review and report potential conflicts of interest.
5025 Travel: Meals and Incidentals For out-of-country travel, changes the reimbursement basis - subject to adjustment - from DoD Proportional to DoD Local Meal Rate. This adjustment is not retroactive.
5025 Travel: Maximum Mileage, Lodging, Meal, Parking and Incidental Expense Reimbursement Rates For out-of-country travel, changes the reimbursement basis - subject to adjustment - from DoD Proportional to DoD Local Meal Rate. This adjustment is not retroactive. 
5505 Payroll and Personnel: General Payroll Policies Emphasizes the need for agencies to complete the Form GAO-60 for each payroll period.

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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