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Appropriations
What’s New
Fiscal Management Customer Service Survey [posted 09/15/23]
Automated Lapse of Unencumbered Balances [posted 09/15/23]
By Oct. 30 each year, all agencies must lapse appropriation balances above the amount needed to satisfy any outstanding binding encumbrances and/or payables. (The recommended due date for GR consolidated agencies is Sept. 30.)
The Comptroller’s office must lapse all unencumbered nonconstruction appropriation balances for past appropriation years each Nov. 1. An automatic lapse program will run in USAS as early as the Nov. 1 nightly cycle.
Agencies must review appropriation balances for accuracy before the lapse process. See Reviewing Appropriation Balances Prior to UB or Lapsing in APS 018 for full details.
- Annual Encumbrance Reporting Due [posted 09/15/23]
- Additional Accounting Policy Statements Updated [posted 09/08/23]
- See All “What’s New” for Appropriations
Resources
Policies and Procedures
Forms
USAS Resources
- Inquiry Screen Algorithms
- USAS Coding Instructions
- USAS Documentation
- USAS Topic Page
- USAS Training Handouts
Reference
- Comptroller Manual of Accounts
- Required Reports Prepared by State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education
Web Applications
Reports
- Annual Comprehensive Financial Report
- Reports on Use of General Revenue – Dedicated Funds
- State of Texas Annual Cash Report
Meetings
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Training
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