The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is statutorily required to contract with consultants to perform overpayment recovery audits at state agencies and to report to the Legislature before Feb. 1 of each odd-numbered year.
The State of Texas Overpayment Recovery Audit, Report to the 87th Legislature is now available on the Recovery Audit Reports page.
Unclaimed property transferred to the state includes property that might belong to state agencies or institutions of higher education. Money not claimed by May 31 will be deposited into unappropriated general revenue.
See Unclaimed Property Annual Notification for more information, including contact information for the Comptroller’s Unclaimed Property Division.
Fiscal 2021 first quarter expenditure audit reports are available for view, print and download. See the FMX Audit page for forms, fiscal policies and procedures, and audit contact information.
Subscribe via GovDelivery for quarterly email notifications of audit reports posted.
Payments of $600 or more to a non-corporate payee for services or interest during a calendar year must be reported to the Internal Revenue Service on Form 1099-Miscellaneous (MISC), Form 1099-Nonemployee Compensation (NEC) or Form 1099-Interest Income (INT).
Jan. 29 is the last day to adjust the 1099-reportable data and request 1099s in USAS.
See USAS Procedures for 1099 Reporting for Calendar Year 2020 (FPP E.001) for more information.
Congress has extended the emergency paid sick leave and expanded family medical leave created by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) through March 31. Existing leave codes and earnings types will remain available in USPS, CAPPS and SPRS for agencies choosing to offer these benefits through March. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed in December 2020, does not provide for any additional employee leave, so agencies and institutions can only allow employees to take leave through March 31 up to the amount they are entitled to under FFCRA.
Governmental employers are still ineligible for tax credits for providing this leave, though these wages are exempt from the employer share of the Social Security tax.
See the Department of Labor’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers, question 104, and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Guidance (FPP F.041) for more information.
The 2022-23 Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) is available on Comptroller.Texas.Gov, following its release to the Texas Legislature. Lawmakers use this constitutionally mandated estimate to create a balanced budget during the legislative session.
See the Comptroller’s news release for more on the 2022-23 BRE.
A combined CAPPS HR/Payroll and CAPPS Financials user group webinar will be held Jan. 26, 9-11 a.m. See the CAPPS Financials User Group Meetings or the CAPPS HR/Payroll User Group Meetings pages for the agenda and webinar information.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed in December 2020, allows agencies and institutions to voluntarily continue offering the emergency paid sick leave and expanded family medical leave created by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) through March 31, 2021. The existing leave codes and earnings types will remain available in USPS, CAPPS and SPRS for agencies that choose to continue offering these leave benefits to their employees through March.
The act does not provide for any additional employee leave, so agencies and institutions can only allow employees to take leave between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2021, up to the amount they are entitled to under the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act or the Emergency Family Medical Leave Expansion Act. If your agency or institution continues to offer leave in accordance with either or both provisions, you should monitor carefully to ensure employees do not take more leave than they are entitled to.
Governmental employers are still ineligible for tax credits for providing this leave, though these wages are still exempt from the employer share of the Social Security tax.
See the Department of Labor’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers, question 104, and Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Guidance (FPP F.041) for more information.
The biennial Report to the 87th Legislature: CAPPS – ERP in Texas is available now for view or download. The report details the progress of statewide deployment of the Centralized Accounting and Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS), as required by HB 3106 and passed by the 80th Legislature in 2007.
See CAPPS System Overview and The CAPPS Program Model on the ProjectONE website for more CAPPS information.
The Fiscal 2020 Statewide Cost Allocation Plan, Summary of Fixed Costs PDF provided by the governor’s office is now available.
Deadlines for agencies listed in Fiscal 2020 Statewide Cost Allocation Summary of Fixed Costs by Agency are:
Quarterly deadlines for general revenue reimbursements are March 31, April 30, June 30 and Aug. 30.
See General Revenue Reimbursement for Statewide Allocated Costs (FPP A.022) for instructions, contacts and forms.
State agencies and institutions of higher education must deposit all federal coronavirus relief funds into Appropriated Fund 0325. See Coronavirus Relief Accounting Policy (FPP A.048) for additional requirements; see Tracking Expenditures and Revenue Related to Disaster Relief Efforts (FPP K.014) for tracking information.
Coronavirus relief funds held outside the state’s treasury or in Treasury Safekeeping Trust or external federal trust accounts are not required to report through Appropriated Fund 0325. Contact your agency’s Comptroller representative with questions.
Check the Forms page or appropriate topic page before submitting a form to ensure you submit the current version. Previously downloaded forms or stored links might be outdated.
You’ll find a link to the Forms page at the top of any page. Also, topic pages such as Appropriations or Payment Services feature links to related forms.
Effective Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2021, the maximum mileage reimbursement rate for state employee travel in a personal vehicle will decrease to 56 cents per mile (down from 57.5 cents in 2020). This rate is consistent with the Internal Revenue Service’s standard mileage rate.
See Current Rates or Transportation: Mileage in Personal Vehicle in Textravel for more information.