Junior/community colleges must certify estimates of state matching contribution funds for employees participating in the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) by Aug. 15.
See Annual Estimate of Optional Retirement Program (ORP) State Contributions (FPP A.003) for complete information including instructions and forms.
[posted 07/18/25]
State agencies are reporting more frequent instances of attempted direct deposit fraud. Thieves send direct deposit authorization and payee change request forms to agencies to update an existing, legitimate vendor’s bank account information and the vendor’s name, address and contact information.
Agencies must be vigilant when setting up or changing direct deposit account, payee and/or address information. Agency staff should always verify change requests with an established vendor contact. Agencies should not use the contact information on the request form to verify the changes, because it may be fraudulent.
Review the Fraud Prevention Recommendations on TexPayment Resource, which include:
Note: If your agency hosts payment forms on its website, ensure the forms are secure and require a login to prevent unauthorized use. Current forms are always available on FMX.
State agencies should immediately report attempts or instances of direct deposit fraud to the Comptroller’s Payment Services section: payment.services.dd@cpa.texas.gov or (512) 936-8138.
[posted 07/18/25]
State agencies must conduct an annual physical inventory of property by Aug. 31.
Agencies must then submit the Certification of Physical Inventory Conducted by Agency form (73-283) to the Comptroller's office by Sept. 20.
See Certification of Physical Inventory in the SPA Process User’s Guide for details.
[posted 07/18/25]
State agencies and institutions must report certain salary supplements to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the State Auditor’s office and the Secretary of State by Sept. 15.
See Salary Supplements Paid From Sources Other Than Appropriated Funds (FPP F.031) for instructions and the online report form.
[posted 07/18/25]
Agencies that reimburse employees for state-related hotel stays are due a refund for hotel occupancy taxes. USAS automatically generates the refunds each quarter.
The hotel occupancy tax refund for June through July will be available Aug. 9 on DAFR8190 and DAFR8200.
See Hotel Occupancy Tax Quarterly Refund (FPP B.006) for more information.
[posted 07/18/25]
The pay card program that provides payroll or annuity net pay on debit cards ends Aug. 31. Payroll offices can load payroll on existing cards through the Aug. 1 pay date, and employees may use their current pay card until its balance is depleted.
Agencies should alert participating employees to the cancellation of the pay card program and discuss alternative payment methods (warrant or direct deposit) to receive payroll or annuity net pay.
Contact Payment Services for more information.
See Pay Cards for Payroll and Retirement Payments (FPP P.004) for more details.
[posted 07/18/25]
Earned federal funds that agencies deposit into Appropriation 70000 in amounts above the level identified in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) are appropriated, subject to certain conditions and deadlines.
See Appropriation Authority for Earned Federal Fund Collections Above the Annual Level in Earned Federal Funds and Indirect Cost Reimbursements to the General Revenue Fund (APS 023) (FPP A.017) for conditions and deadlines.
Contact your agency's appropriation control officer with questions.
[posted 07/11/25]
Institutions of higher education must report certain information about jobs and reappointments at the beginning of each fiscal year. Submit reappointment information via electronic file transfer (EFT) by:
The HRIS September maintenance deadline is Oct. 7. See HRIS Higher Education Reporting Procedures for Reappointments (FPP M.003) for reappointment details and instructions.
[posted 07/11/25]
Substantive changes have been made to the Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts (FPP Q.009), reflecting legislation passed by the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, and effective before Sept. 1.
The Manual of Accounts provides current information on state agencies, appropriated funds, and accounts and object codes to use when properly recording accounting transactions.
[posted 07/11/25]
House Bill 4488, 89th Legislature, Regular Session, continues the policy of limiting the number of new general revenue accounts, special funds and dedications of revenue.
See Funds Consolidation: Limits on New General Revenue Accounts, Special Funds and Dedications of Revenue (FPP A.046) for a summary of HB 4488.
[posted 07/11/25]
Agencies must enter fiscal 2026 appropriation budgets in USAS and submit all required documentation by July 31.
Budget entry and documentation submission must be complete before appropriation control officers can approve a budget setup.
See Establishing Appropriations by Method of Finance, Rider, Capital Budget and Transfer Schedules (FPP A.020) for more information including schedules, instructions, definitions and samples.
[posted 07/11/25]
The Comptroller’s office signed a contract on June 30 to begin the CAPPS State of Texas Accounting and Reporting Resource (STARR) project, which will modernize the state’s critical financial functionality by replacing the USAS, TINS and SPA legacy systems with a cloud-based solution.
The new CAPPS STARR system will include core USAS/TINS/SPA functions used by the Comptroller Fiscal Management staff, and by all state agencies and institutions of higher education The project begins in July 2025, with anticipated launch on Sept. 1, 2027.
Contacts statewide.accounting@cpa.texas.gov with any questions about the CAPPS STARR project.
[posted 07/10/25]
See the 2025 Master Schedule of Year-End Close Events, which includes:
[posted 07/03/25]
The fiscal 2025 USAS annual cash-basis close occurs on Aug. 29. Instructions, including deadlines for submitting documents, are in USAS Annual Close Process (FPP Q.004).
See Scheduling Critical Payments at Fiscal Year-End for more information by appropriation year, including deadlines.
Agencies using CAPPS Financials must also follow CAPPS Financials Year-End Processing Instructions (FPP T.001).
[posted 07/03/25]
CAPPS Central agencies must follow CAPPS HR/Payroll Fiscal Year-End Processing Instructions (FPP T.003) to prepare for the fiscal year-end process.
The system will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Aug. 29 until normal activities resume at 8 a.m. Sept. 2.
[posted 07/03/25]
The last SPA processing cycle before the fiscal year-end close runs Aug. 29. SPA will be available Sept. 2 to accept both fiscal 2025 and fiscal 2026 transactions.
See SPA Fiscal Year-End Close Process (FPP N.008) for more information.
[posted 07/03/25]
SPRS agencies must process transactions in the prescribed order for the rollover to fiscal 2025. See SPRS Fiscal Year-End Processing Instructions (FPP O.002) for complete information.
[posted 07/03/25]
An accounting policy meeting about preparing for fiscal year-end close, USAS system-generated lapse and a shared cash review will be held July 24, 10 a.m.–noon. Attend the presentation in person or online (via webinar).
See the Accounting Policy Meetings page for more information.
Note: For the webinar, use the Google Chrome browser to avoid Webex compatibility issues.
[posted 07/03/25]
A CAPPS Financials user group meeting will be held July 24, 9–10:30 a.m.
A CAPPS HR/Payroll user group meeting will be held July 29, 9–10:30 a.m.
See CAPPS Financials User Group Meetings or CAPPS HR/Payroll User Group Meetings for more information.
[posted 07/03/25]
Deadlines for agencies listed in Fiscal 2024 Statewide Cost Allocation Summary of Fixed Costs by Agency are:
See General Revenue Reimbursement for Statewide Allocated Costs (FPP A.022) for instructions, contacts and forms.
[posted 07/03/25]
