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Authorization for Warrant Pickup Due

Every two years, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts requires all state agencies and institutions of higher education to renew their Agency Authorization for Warrant Pickup form (74-189).

Return the completed, signed form by close of business on April 15. All authorization forms on file terminate at 5 p.m. on April 30. New forms are effective May 1.

See Authorization for Warrant Pickup for the form and more information.

Contact Payment Services with questions.

T-Code for Manual IRS Payments Updated

Effective March 15, transaction code (T-code) 876 allows comptroller object 7210 – Fees and Other Charges.

Agencies use T-code 876 to process manual Internal Revenue Service (IRS) payroll deduction payments outside of the payroll systems (they are entered directly in USAS). Using T-code 876 with comptroller object 7210 allows agencies to pay IRS penalties for late payment of the employer portion of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax. Agencies must use T-code 876 for all manual payroll payments to the IRS to include the required taxpayer information with the automated clearing house (ACH) payment. Comptroller object 7210 is the only non-payroll object code permitted with T-code 876.

Contact SPRS or CAPPS agency support with questions.

CAPPS User Group Meetings

A CAPPS HR/Payroll user group meeting (including an ERS Q&A regarding Group 3 Retirement employees) will be held March 26, 9–11 a.m.

A CAPPS Financials user group meeting will be held March 28, 9–10:30 a.m.

See CAPPS HR/Payroll User Group Meetings or CAPPS Financials User Group Meetings for more information. The agenda for each meeting will be available a few days before the meeting.

Reminder

March 15 is the maintenance and corrections deadline for the fiscal 2024 second-quarter Military (formerly Veteran) Workforce Summary Reports (Dec. 1 to Feb. 29). Copies of the quarterly reports will be sent via electronic file transfer (EFT) on March 18. The online quarterly report acknowledgment form (with required complaint reporting included) will be available March 18 and must be submitted by March 26.

See Military Workforce Summary Reports and Military Complaint Reporting (FPP F.038) for more information.

Fiscal 2023 ACFR

The audited State of Texas Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 2023, is now available. This report presents the financial position and results of operations for Texas state government in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Reporting Requirements for ARPA

For federal relief funds authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) (HR 1319) and awarded during the 88th Legislature, the Comptroller established Appropriation 21319 for all revenue and expenditure activity relating to these funds. Contact your appropriation control officer to request activation of Appropriation 21319.

See Coronavirus Relief of 2020 Federal Funding Accounting Policy for the State of Texas (FPP A.048) for more information.

Payables and Binding Encumbrances Due

State agencies and institutions of higher education must report payables and binding encumbrances for second-quarter fiscal 2024 appropriations by March 30.

Quarterly certification must be entered in the online form.

See Encumbrance Reporting and Lapsing of Appropriations (APS 018) (FPP A.019) for more information.