STATE OF CONNECTICUT
NANCY WYMAN COMPTROLLER	OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER 55 ELM STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775	MARK OJAKIAN DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

May 1, 2002

FISCAL YEAR-END INSTRUCTIONS 2002-4

I. Paperless Processing Instructions

A. Fiscal Year 2001-2002 (Old Year) Commitments:

1. a. PO, PS, RL & RR Documents must be entered into SAAAS, CAMRIS and CASII by 4:00 p.m. on June 20, 2002.

 

b. PA, AA, & FC Documents related to active PO's, PS's, and RL's must be entered into SAAAS, CAMRIS and CASII by 4:00 p.m., on June 20, 2002.

 

c.All original documents must be submitted to the Accounts Payable Division (APD) after the agency has verified these documents are in a valid status on OSC's Central Accounting System (CAS). Documents will be audited and posted if approved.

 

2. AD documents required to meet payment of claims for (Old Year) FY 2001-2002 must be entered into SAAAS, CAMRIS, LITES, and CASII by 4:00 p.m. on June 28, 2002. These documents are retained by the agency.

 

3. Unliquidated commitments (encumbrances) outstanding as of June 30 against FY 2001-2002 appropriations will be automatically recommitted against the new year appropriation.

1.Expenditure documents for FY 2001-2002 (Old Year) with lapsing appropriations must be posted to SAAAS, CAMRIS, BANNER, LITES, and CASII by 4:00 p.m. on June 28, 2002 in order to be charged to FY 2001-2002 appropriations.

 

2.Expenditure documents posted to SAAAS, CAMRIS, BANNER, LITES, and CASII by June 28, 2002 that cannot be processed on that day due to agency errors such as lack of proper commitment, funding, etc. will be rejected from CAS and require resubmission in 2002-2003 (New Year) and charged to new year appropriations.

 

3. The cut-off for all VC Documents is June 28, 2002. Vendor Check Cancellations (VC) documents must be in Q status on CAS by June 27, 2002. All hard copy documents must be received in the Accounts Payable Division by June 28, 2002.

 

C. Fiscal Year 2002-2003 (New Year) Processing: 

 

1.All expenditures for FY 2001-2002 not posted by June 28, 2002 must be coded FY 2002-2003 and charged against new year appropriations. 

 

a. New Year commitments can be transmitted on July 5, 2002. 

 

Questions related to year end paperless processing should be directed to Linda Carney at (860) 702-3396 or E-mail linda.carney@po.state.ct.us.

II. Paper Processing Agencies

A. Fiscal Year 2001-2002 (Old Year) Commitments:

Commitments against appropriations for the 2001-2002 fiscal year will be accepted for posting only if received by the Office of the State Comptroller, Accounts Payable Division (APD), on or before June 13, 2002.

Agencies should ensure that all available balances shown on the Comptroller's records are reconciled on a current basis and that commitments are established against the current year appropriations for any obligations incurred prior to June 30, 2002.

1. Commitments should be received five days prior to submitting the expenditure for payment, but no later than June 13, 2002 to ensure current year expenditures are charged to current year appropriations.

 

2. Commitment Processing:

 

Agencies must submit separate Commitment Batch Lists (CO-96) when processing document type AD, FC, DD. Mark "CO-958's" (in red) in the upper right hand corner of the CO-96.

 

Document types PO, PA, PS and AA can be processed on the same Commitment Batch List. Commitment types RR and RL must be processed on a separate Commitment Batch List.

B. Fiscal Year 2002-2003 (New Year) Commitments:

Unliquidated commitments (encumbrances) outstanding as of June 30 against FY 2001-2002 appropriations will be automatically recommitted against the new year appropriation. 

Expenditure Batches for "Old Year" lapsing appropriations must be on file in the Accounts Payable Division by June 13, 2002, in order to be charged to FY 2001-2002 appropriations. 

1. Expenditure Processing 

 

a. Submit expenditure batches by commitment type:

 

RR - General Reservation (except RR-6)

PO - Purchase Orders

PS - Personal Service Agreements

XP - Tuition and Training Reimbursement (Reservation RR-6)

PC - Petty Cash (Reservation RR-8)

RL - Lease Payments

 

b. It is important that you review all documents for completeness and agency certification before submitting them to the Accounts Payable Division.

 

2. Expenditure Documents in Error 

 

a. On May 24, 2002 the Accounts Payable Division will discontinue returning documents that are in error.

Immediate corrective action must be taken by agencies to ensure that documents can be processed in the current fiscal year.

 

(1) Designated agency personnel should be identified to resolve document problems. 

 

(2) Failure to correct the errors will result in the rejection of these documents. 

 

(3) It is important that you review all documents for completeness and agency certification before submitting them to the Accounts Payable Division.

 

b. Audit and document processing questions should be directed to:

 

	Telephone Number
Supervisor - Connie Castro	(860) 702-3395
Commitment Auditors - Joy Nailor	(860) 702-3407
- Lavern Thomas	(860) 702-3393
Audit Assignment by Agency
1000's, 2000's, 3000's - Marcia Clahar	(860) 702-3394
4000's, 5000's, 6000's - Gabrielle Collins	(860) 702-3392
7000's, 8000's, 9000's - Patricia Cafazzo	(860) 702-3391
FAX Numbers: (860) 702-3420 AND (860) 702-3419

D. Fiscal Year 2002-2003 (New Year) Processing: 

1. Expenditures incurred during FY 2001-2002 but not on file in this office by June 13, 2002, will be treated as fiscal year 2002-2003 (New Year) expenditures. 

 

a. All documents will be coded as 2003 and charged against "New Year" appropriations.

 

b. New Year commitment and expenditure batches will be accepted on July 1, 2002 for paper processing agencies.

III. Extended CAS Access

Effective Monday, June 3, 2002 through Thursday, June 27, 2002, the Central Accounting System (CAS) will be available for commitment, expenditure and vendor file access until 7:00 p.m.

 IV. Paper and Paperless Processing Agencies 

A. Invoice Receipt Date Requirement: 

Vendor invoices must not be combined for goods and/or services if they relate to different fiscal years. 

Special attention should be paid to using the correct "receipt date" for invoices submitted during July, August, and September to ensure proper accrual for GAAP purposes. Refer to Memorandum 95-11 for proper clarification of receipt date. 

Interdepartmental or U.S. Mail:

Office of the State Comptroller

Accounts Payable Division - Room 601

55 Elm Street

Hartford, CT 06106-1775

Courier Service: 55 Elm Street - 6th Floor - Room 601 

Using the correct address will aid in the prompt receipt and handling of your documents. 

NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER

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