The Comptroller’s office will be closed for business on Wednesday, Nov. 27; however, Payment Services will distribute warrants from 9–11 a.m. for the Nov. 26 processing cycle.
There will be no warrant distribution on Nov. 28 or 29. Warrants from the Nov. 27 and Nov. 29 processing cycles will be available for distribution on Monday, Dec. 2.
See Payment Distribution for warrant pickup requirements.
[posted 11/01/24]
When determining the direct deposit settlement date of a payment, exclude state and federal holidays that are listed on the System Outages and Holidays calendar.
Since financial institutions are closed, no direct deposit activity occurs on those days. Agencies must consider these dates when determining when to submit their payments to ensure prompt payment and avoid late payment interest.
[posted 11/01/24]
If you need to submit a USAS or TINS batch file on a weekend or holiday, see the USAS/TINS Input Record File Submission Schedule.
[posted 11/01/24]
The latest top 10 findings in post-payment audits are now available. Findings include a description of the audit issue, proper procedure, and links to more information.
See the Audit topic page for purchase policies and procedures, post-payment audit reports and more.
[posted 11/01/24]
A combined CAPPS HR/Payroll and Financials user group meeting will be held Nov. 21, 9 – 11 a.m.
See CAPPS HR/Payroll User Group Meetings or CAPPS Financials User Group Meetings for more information. The agenda will be available a few days before the meeting.
[posted 11/01/24]
State agencies that permit eligible employees to level their benefit replacement pay must update their payroll/personnel systems for December payrolls paid in calendar year 2025.
See Benefit Replacement Pay (BRP) Leveling Election (FPP F.035) for more information.
[posted 11/01/24]
State agencies and institutions of higher education are required to ensure payments of benefit costs are proportional to the agency’s or institution’s method of finance, unless another legal provision prohibits proportionality.
Benefits Proportional by Method of Finance Reports and related adjustments are due Nov. 19.
Agencies and institutions funded with a single method of finance must submit a letter confirming this status by Nov. 19.
See Benefits Proportional by Method of Finance (APS 011) (FPP A.010) for more information, including forms and sample letters.
[posted 10/25/24]
Per Encumbrance Reporting and Lapsing of Appropriations (APS 018) (FPP A.019), state agencies and institutions of higher education must submit the online Annual Certification form by Oct. 30. (The recommended due date for GR consolidated agencies was Sept. 30.)
An automatic lapse program will run in USAS as early as the Nov. 1 nightly cycle.
[posted 10/25/24]
Security coordinators are required to certify that their records are up to date through a semiannual security verification process that is concurrent for all Fiscal Management applications.
If you have questions, email ssa.security@cpa.texas.gov.
[posted 10/25/24]
On Oct. 31, final copies of the 2024 Equal Employment Opportunity Report (FPP F.016) will be available for agencies and institutions of higher education via electronic file transfer.
Oct. 29 is the deadline for making data corrections. Corrections entered or submitted after this date will not be reflected in the final report. The Comptroller’s office will send the final report to the Civil Rights Division of the Texas Workforce Commission on Oct. 31.
[posted 10/18/24]
