FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTER TRAINING FACILITY AUSTIN TX PRESENTS

FINANCIAL SERVICES CENTER TRAINING FACILITY AUSTIN, TX PRESENTS FSC Training Staff (512) 460 -5059 A/O Oct 09

TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Introduction/Outline Section 2 FMS Research Techniques MSGL GLTS GLDB Section 3 Accounts Receivables Negative PV 03 Treasury Offset Program (TOP) System Section 3 a Payments Zero PV 01 Section 4 Payroll Transactions Section 5 Travel Transactions Section 6 Financial Indicator Report Section 7 F 911 vs Macro Section 8 Annual close Memo Section 9 Annual Close/Trial Balance Section 10 Journal Voucher 1 -1 thru 1 -2 2 -1 thru 2 -25 3 -1 thru 3 -24 4 -1 thru 4 -28 5 -1 thru 5 -39 6 -1 thru 6 -6 7 -1 thru 7 -8 8 -1 thru 8 -10 9 -1 thru 9 -6 10 -1 thru 10 -6

Introduction

Introduction Class Schedule: Class start: 8: 30 a. m. Class ends: 4: 00 p. m. Objective: At completion of this course the student will be able to: • FMS Research Techniques MSGL GLTS GLDB • Accounts Receivables Billing Documents (BD) Negative PV 03 Treasury Offset Program System (TOP) • Payroll Transactions Expenditures (PR ) Billing Documents (BD) Unfunded Expense (UE) • TDY Travel F 854 Report Out of Balances for Employee Advances Common Problems Solutions 1 -1

Introduction Objective: At completion of this course the student will be able to: • Financial Indicators Web Site 889 B report 3875 • F 911 report vs Macro Common Issues • Annual Close Memo • Annual Close and Trial Balance • Journal Vouchers Station’s Journal voucher FSC Journal voucher 1 -2

WEBSITES http: //vaww. va. gov/finance/policy/pubs. asp - VA Directives, Handbooks, Bulletins http: //www. fsc. va. gov/ - FSC homepage/Training http: //vaww 1. va. gov/fmshome/ - FMS Users Guide and Monthly Reports http: //vaww. fscdirect. fsc. va. gov - FMS GL and Proforma http: //vaww. fscdirect. fsc. va. gov/newsflash - News. Flashes http: //austin. aac. va. gov - RSD reports and FMS Internet Access http: //vaww. frs. aac. va. gov/access. asp - FRS https: //vaww. snapwebfms. aac. va. gov//ssw - Snap. Web Access https: //vaww. snapwebfms. aac. va. gov - Archived Reports https: //vaww. cfo. med. va. gov/173/alerts_toc. asp - Alerts http: //reports. vssc. med. va. gov/reports/pages/report. aspx? itempath=%2 ffinance%2 ff inancial+indicators+report - Financial Indicators 1 -3

FMS Research Techniques

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Accounting Event Type Table ACTION: R TABLEID: ACEV USERID: RO 47 BAM ACCOUNTING EVENT TYPE REFERENCE DATA SCREEN KEY IS ACCOUNTING EVENT TYPE H‑ ACCOUNTING POST FLAGS REQD EVENT VEND BOC PROJECT FUND CAT FIELD DESCRIPTION ‑‑‑‑‑ ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ 01‑ SP 03 Y Y N Y Y EXPENDITURE/EXPENSE 02‑ SP 04 N Y N N N EXPENSE ONLY 03‑ SP 05 Y N N Y N BALANCE SHEET TRANSFER 04‑ SP 06 N N N REVENUE REFUND 05‑ SP 07 N N N REFUND REIM BILLED EXPEND 06‑ SP 08 N N N REFUND REIM BS TRANSFER BILL 07‑ SP 09 N N N REFUND REIM REVENUE BILLING 08‑ SV 99 N Y N MISCELLANEOUS 09‑ TK 01 N N N TICKETS ‑ PAYABLE 10‑ TK 02 N N N TICKETS ‑ PREPAID 11‑ VS 01 N N N VOUCHER SELECTION 12‑ VS 02 N N N DISCOUNT TAKEN 13‑ VS 03 N N N DISCOUNT LOST 2 -4

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Example of BOCT FY Differences It is important to look up the BOC by fiscal year of the transaction. For example: You are trying to process an EW from Fund 0160 A 1, FY 09, BOC 1150 for performance awards to Fund 0160 X 4, BFY 94. If you look on the BOCT table for FY 94 BOC 1150 did not exist. In scanning the BOCT table for FY 94 you will find that BOC 1114 is for performance awards. ACTION: R TABLEID: BOCT USERID: S 104 AFA BUDGET OBJECT CODE REFERENCE DATA SCREEN KEY IS BUDGET FISCAL YEAR, BUDGET OBJECT CODE FED BOC SUB BOC OBL= REST BOC OBJ PS BOC 1099 TRAVEL BUDG POST EXP LKUP DEACT FY CODE CLS IND IND FLAG LMT FLAG BOC FLAG DATE -- --- --- ---- ---- ---- 01 - 10 1150 11 Y Y N N N 11 N Y N NAME: PERFORMANCE AWARDS SHORT: PERFMNC AWDS 02 - 10 1151 110 11 Y Y N N N 11 N Y N NAME: EXECUTIVE NURSES SPECIAL PAY SHORT: NURS SPCL PY ACTION: R TABLEID: BOCT USERID: S 104 AFA BUDGET OBJECT CODE REFERENCE DATA SCREEN KEY IS BUDGET FISCAL YEAR, BUDGET OBJECT CODE FED BOC SUB BOC OBL= REST BOC OBJ PS BOC 1099 TRAVEL BUDG POST EXP LKUP DEACT FY CODE CLS IND IND FLAG LMT FLAG BOC FLAG DATE -- --- --- ---- ---- ---- 01 - 94 1111 110 11 Y Y C N N 11 N Y N NAME: SPECIAL PAY F/T DENTISTS SHORT: F/T DEN S/P 02 - 94 1112 110 11 Y Y C N N 11 N Y N NAME: SPECIAL PAY P/T PHYSICIANS SHORT: P/T PHYS S/P 03 - 94 1113 110 11 Y Y C N N 11 N Y N NAME: SPECIAL PAY F/T PHYSICIANS SHORT: F/T PHYS S/P 04 - 94 1114 110 11 Y Y C N N 11 N Y N NAME: PERFORMANCE AWARDS SHORT: PERF. AWARDS 05 - 94 1115 110 11 Y Y C N N 11 N Y N NAME: SENIOR EXEC. SERVICE BONUS SHORT: SES BONUS 06 - 94 1116 110 11 Y Y C N N 11 N Y N NAME: REEMPLOYED ANNUITANTS REIMB SHORT: REEMP. ANNUI 2 -5 A

Example of Reject ACED/ACEN/ACEV/BOCT COMMND: DOCID: ET 40 832 Z 50005 STATUS: HELD 001 -001 OF 002 BATID: SUB STN: 03/23/09 01 - LINE: 001 REF DOC: CO 832 Z 50005 REF LINE: 001 ACCP DATE: PAY ADV: REF ADV: REF ADV LINE: INV DATE: VENDOR INV NO/LINE: LOG DATE: T/T: 01 BFYS: 04 FUND: 0111 STATION/SAT: 832 FCP/PRJ: EF 3021 JOB NO: 14 COST CTR/SUB: BOC/SUB: 2549 REPT CATG: REV SRCE/SUB: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: GL ACCOUNT: DESCR: SEE LINE 002 -CORRECT FUND APPN LINE AMOUNT: 350000. 00 I/D: D P/F: INT REASON: LIQ AMOUNT: QUANTITY: ADV: UNAPPLIED DEP NO: 01 -CPM 02 -TRAN CODE/TYPE NOT IN ACED ACTION: R TABLEID: BOCT USERID: S 104 FSC BUDGET OBJECT CODE REFERENCE DATA SCREEN KEY IS BUDGET FISCAL YEAR, BUDGET OBJECT CODE FED BOC SUB BOC OBL= REST BOC OBJ PS BOC 1099 TRAVEL BUDG POST EXP LKUP DEACT FY CODE CLS IND IND FLAG LMT FLAG BOC FLAG DATE -- --- --- ---- ---- ---- 01 - 04 2549 250 25 N N C N N 25 Y Y N NAME: ROADS AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SHORT: RDS&GRNDS MN 2 -6

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The FMS Accounting Codes are used to indicate the accounting distribution associated with each document. When entering the accounting codes, enter only those which are relevant to the budget affected by the document. Fund codes (FUND) represent various combinations of an appropriation code, category, and limitation. The new budget structure uses the FMS "Fund Code" to identify the limitation code in addition to the appropriation and apportionment codes, (e. g. 0160 A 1). An Administration/Staff Office (A/O) code stands for the Administration or Staff Office that manages a given fund. A/O codes are also used to identify the user entering a document. A/O 04 – FSC/VACO Finance 10 – Medical Centers 20 – VBA Veterans Benefit Admin 40 – National Cemetery 90 – OAMM/Supply Fund (4537 B) 08 – Construction (if CO is funding) 02 – District Counsel Station Numbers (STATION/SAT) are three-character identifiers assigned to each VA station. Budget Object Codes (BOC/SUB) are four-character fields used to identify goods and services purchased with Federal funds. The first two digits of each BOC (referred to as the object class) are standard within the Federal government. Cost Centers (COST CTR/SUB) are six-character, non-budgetary, organization codes used to record expenditures of funds by various organizations within VA. Fund Control Point (FCP) – also known as Accounting Classification Codes (ACC) – this is comprised of four codes with the following format: Character Description 1 -2 Program Code 3 -4 Sub-program Code 5 -7 Organization Code 8 -9 Activity Code 2 -10

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Accounts Receivable, Negative PV 03 s, Treasury Offset Program (TOP)

The Accounts Receivable Subsystem is the FMS method for recording and managing outstanding receivables and accurately applying cash receipts. The VA will use this subsystem to record the amounts billed and collected, including revenue transactions for services rendered, vendor refunds, balance sheet transfers, and cash advances. The Accounts Receivable Subsystem allows the VA to account for these billings and collections for financial accounting and reporting purposes. This chapter contains the following information on how to: • Process a Billing Document (BD) to record a bill for collection. • Process a Cash Receipt (CR) to record a cash collection. • Process a Write-off (WR) document to record an accounts receivable write-off. 3 -1

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Negative PV 03 COMMND: DOCID: PV 04 FSC 9 K 026701 STATUS: ACCPT 001 -001 OF 001 BATID: SUB STN: 10/30/09 PAYMENT VOUCHER INPUT SCREEN TRANS TYPE: 03 PV DATE: ACCT PRD: ACTION: SUB STN: 104 VENDOR CODE: 752574581 02 NAME: BIG SPRING HOSP CORP BENEFICIARY: PPAY TYPE: ADDR 1: SCENIC MOUNTAIN MED CTR SCHD PMT DATE: FISCAL APRV: ADDR 2: PO BOX 1288 DOC TOTAL: 129489 CITY/ST/ZIP: BIG SPRING TX 797211288 CHECK TYPE: COMMENT TO PRINT: DISC %: DAYS: P/E TERM: AMT: 01 - LINE: 001 REF DOC: BD FSC 0 K 0267 REF LINE: 001 ACCP/DEL DATE: VENDOR INV: BOCFSC 0 K 0267 OCT 1006 INV DATE: 10 14 09 LOG DATE: REF VEND CODE: REF VEND NAME: LINE AMOUNT: 129489 I/D: D P/F: UNAPPL DEP NO: LIQ AMOUNT: DESCR: OUTST OBLIG: 0. 00 LINE TYPE: INT RSN: DISC RSN: BFYS: 10 FUND: 0160 A 1 STATION/SAT: FSC FCP/PRJ: 0100222 V 1 JOB NO: COST CTR/SUB: 822200 00 BOC/SUB: 2560 REPT CATG: REV SRCE/SUB: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: A--*HS 60 -DOCUMENT MARKED FOR READ ONLY ACTION: R TABLEID: GLDB USERID: S 104 FSC *** GENERAL LEDGER DETAIL BALANCE INQUIRY SCREEN *** FY BFY FUND GL ACCT AD/OF STN COST CTR FCP/PRJ BOC/REV SRCE TYPE -- ------- -------- ---- 10 10 0160 A 1 1321 10 FSC 822200 0100222 V 1 2560 01 TRANS ID DATE FM REF DOCUMENT VENDOR INV # AMT ------- -- ----------- ----- PVFSC 0 K 026701 081010 01 BDFSC 00267 75257458102 BOCFSC 0 K 0267 OCT 1007 1, 294. 89 3 -9

Negative PV 03 ACTION: R TABLEID: ARHT USERID: S 104 RMJ *** RECEIVABLE HEADER INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS TRANS CODE, DOC NO TRANS CODE: BD DOC NUM: FSC 0 K 0267 DOC TYPE: SUB STN: 104 DOCUMENT DATE: 10 03 09 COMMENTS: PAYER CODE/NAME: 75257458102 / BIG SPRING HOSP CORP ADDR 1: SCENIC MOUNTAIN MED CTR ADDR 2: PO BOX 1288 CITY/ST/ZIP: BIG SPRING TX 79721 1288 COLL DUE DATE: LAST BILL DATE/AMT: / 0. 00 PRINT BILL: N BILL PRINT DATE: BILLED AMT: 1, 294. 89 INT RATE: 0. 000 INT APPLY DATE: INTEREST AMT: 0. 00 TEXT TYPE: ADM CHGS APPLY DATE: ADM CHGS AMT: 0. 00 WAIVER FLAG: PEN APPLY DATE: PENALTY AMT: 0. 00 DUNNING COUNT: 00 LAST DUN DATE: TOTAL AMT: 1, 294. 89 OVERDUE STATUS: OVERDUE DATE: COLLECTED AMT: 0. 00 WRITE-OFF FLAG: WRITE-OFF DATE: WRITE-OFF AMT: 0. 00 WRITE-OFF REASON: DOC CLOSE DATE: 10 10 09 OFFSET AMT: 1, 294. 89 OFFSET: Y OFFSET APPLIED: 0. 00 CLOSED AMT: 1, 294. 89 OVRPYMT CAUSE: CASE HISTORY FLAG: N REPRINT BILL AMT: 0. 00 AGREEMENT NO: OUTSTANDING RECV AMT: 0. 00 RGLDATV RSD FORM: F 840 10/30/09 PV 03 FSC 0 K 026701 001 10 0160 A 1 10 0100222 V 1 2560 N 1321 1, 294. 89 1313 1, 294. 89 490 N 1, 294. 89 3107 1, 294. 89 5700 1, 294. 89 4610 1, 294. 89 9946 1, 294. 89 9945 1, 294. 89 3 -9 A

Negative PV 03 RARVGLV FSC 0160 A 1 REPORT ID: RARVGLV *** DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (FMS) *** PAGE: 22 RSD FORM: F 853 VERIFICATION OF GENERAL LEDGER BALANCES - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TIME: 22 RUN DATE: 10/31/09 FEDERAL/NON-FEDERAL REPORT AS OF 10/30/09 STN: FSC BFYS: 10 FUND: 0160 A 1 PAYOR TYPE CATEGORY: NON-FEDERAL WEST TEXAS VA HEALTHCARE SYSTM MEDICAL SERVICES - LMT 1 A/O: 10 VETERANS HEALTH ADMIN REV LAST ACT DOCUMENT ID LINE FCP/PRJ BOC SRCE REF DOC ID LINE DATE PAYOR CODE NAME OUTSTANDING AMOUNT BD FSC 0 K 0267 001 0100222 V 1 2560 12/14/08 10/30/09 752574581 02 BIG SPRING HOSP CORP 1, 294. 89 NUMBER OF RECORDS: 89 STN 519 SUBTOTAL AMOUNT: 39, 279. 63 RARVGLV FSC 0160 A 1 REPORT ID: RARVGLV *** DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (FMS) *** PAGE: 23 RSD FORM: F 853 VERIFICATION OF GENERAL LEDGER BALANCES - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TIME: 22 RUN DATE: 10/31/09 FEDERAL/NON-FEDERAL REPORT AS OF 10/31/09 STN: FSC BFYS: 10 FUND: 0160 A 1 PAYOR TYPE CATEGORY: NON-FEDERAL WEST TEXAS VA HEALTHCARE SYSTM MEDICAL SERVICES - LMT 1 OUTSTANDING AMOUNT ---------- ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TOTAL: 39, 279. 63 G/L ACCOUNT BALANCES: G/L ACCT NAME BALANCE ---------- 1311 AR-REIM-OTH 37, 806. 90 1313 AR-REFD-OTH 177. 84 1321 AR-REFD-CR M 1, 294. 89 G/L TOTAL: 39, 279. 63 DIFFERENCE: 0. 00 3 -9 B

Negative PV 03 ACTION: R TABLEID: UPVT USERID: S 104 FSC *** UNPAID VOUCHER INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS SCHEDULE DATE, DISBURSING OFFICE, VENDOR CODE, TRANS CODE, VOUCHER NUMBER, TRAVEL ADVANCE NUMBER SCHEDULE TRANS VOUCHER TRVL ADV DATE D. O. VENDOR CODE NUMBER AMOUNT -------- ----------- 01 - 10 30 09 220 752574581 02 PV FSC 0 K 026701 -1, 294. 89 RSD Form: F 826 Status of Allowance STN: FSC BFYS: 10 Fund: 0160 A/O: 10 Fund Code: 0160 A 1 WEST TEXAS VA HEALTHCARE SYSTM MEDICAL SERVICES - LMT 1 VETERANS HEALTH ADMIN Program: 28 Total Available Budget Obligations Amount Orgn/Act thru MAR 10 280022166 HALFWAY HOUSE 3, 328. 00 0. 00 Undist to Program: 142, 902. 00 ================== Program 28 Total: 162, 380. 00 19, 478. 00 142, 902. 00 Suballowance for 0160 A 1 Total: 14, 707, 424. 71 20, 415, 086. 68 -5, 707, 661. 97 Allowance for 0160 A 1 Total: 20, 463, 251. 00 20, 415, 086. 68 48, 164. 32 NOTE: THIS TOTAL DOES NOT DEDUCT A BALANCE OF $1, 294. 89 IN G/L 1321 AND MUST REMAIN UNOBLIGATED FOR BFY 10, FUNDCODE 0160 A 1. 3 -10

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Here is the information, which will clarify who is responsible for the accounts receivables. http: //www. va. gov/publ/direc/finance/M 4 P 8 C 27. htm n n n n . RECORDS, REPORTS, AND ACCOUNTING 27. 01 RECORDS a. As managers, all field station Fiscal activities, VACO Finance Service, and the Debt Management Center (DMC) must establish and maintain accounts receivable records in a current status by program, type of debt, and appropriation. All collection actions taken, collections received, amounts offset, waiver action, etc. , including adjustments of any kind on a debtor's account, are to be timely documented in the Department's accounts receivable records. b. Complete records are to be maintained, by program, type of debt, and appropriation, of accounts receivable waived, compromised, suspended, terminated or referred to the District Counsel (DC) or Department of Justice (DOJ) for enforced collection so that reports required by paragraph 27. 02 and ad hoc reports required by management can be completed. c. All VA components who refer accounts receivable to other VA components or external agencies for additional collection action or advice are responsible for keeping informed of the current status of those receivables (reconciling their accounts with the component the debts were referred to) and for reporting and accounting purposes. Here is some additional information. This report is generated each pay period. At the time payroll processes a Record Print Out (RPO) is generated for employees on LWOP and whose FEHB is advanced by the agency. This information goes to FMS and appears on the F 842 report in RSD. 3 -12 a

CAPPS Write Off Criteria Note: Amounts greater than $99, 999. 99 or older than 360 days will never be written off automatically. Needs to be reviewed manually then written off if appropriate. 3 -13

REPORT NAME: CAPJ PAGE 99 REPORT NO. 040 06/16/09 FMS/CAPP RECEIVING REPORT WRITEOFFS VARIABLE TABLE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND AGING CRITERIA AMOUNT LIMIT 499. 75 AND DAYS 180 AMOUNT LIMIT 500. 00 AND DAYS 241 AMOUNT LIMIT 99, 999. 99 AND DAYS 360 EASTERN DIVISION STATION PAT DOC TYPE DLN SHIPPING RR AMOUNT ADJ/ENTRY OPR FSC A 79002 A 32668111104 . 00 . 02 CAPSPLIT STATION TOTALS . 00 . 02 ITEM TOTAL 1 NOTE: There are three types of document types for the receiving report write off: A is for abstracted receivers, stations received more goods than what the vendor is billing for. R-is for open receivers awaiting invoices. W is for receiving reports written off. The document types will be seen in the CAPPS System and this report. When the modifications are done by the stations through FMS, the stations must contact Austin (FOS) to have the CAPPS System updated manually. When the CAPPS system does a write off, you will see a “W” for the document type and a 0. 00 CV document will be generated. 3 -14

ACTION: R TABLEID: DXRF USERID: S 104 FIH *** DOCUMENT CROSS REFERENCE INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS TRANS ID, F/B POINTER, REF TRANS ID, ACCEPDATE, DOC ACTION TRANS CODE: MO TRANS NUMBER: FSCA 99002 DOC TOTAL: 2, 198. 10 OUTST AMT: 0. 00 REF TRANS ID ACCEP DOC F/B/A TC NUMBER DATE ACT VENDOR AMOUNT ----------- --------- 01 - A 11 21 08 E 840603850 2, 198. 12 LAST BATCH NUMBER: CLEARING ACTION: 02 - A 01 04 09 S 840603850 -0. 02 LAST BATCH NUMBER: ER 004 CLEARING ACTION: 03 - F RT FSCA 9900201 11 22 08 E 840603850 2, 198. 12 LAST BATCH NUMBER: CLEARING ACTION: 04 - F RT FSCA 9900201 01 04 09 M 840603850 -0. 02 LAST BATCH NUMBER: ER 004 CLEARING ACTION: ACTION: R TABLEID: DXRF USERID: S 104 FIH *** DOCUMENT CROSS REFERENCE INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS TRANS ID, F/B POINTER, REF TRANS ID, ACCEPDATE, DOC ACTION TRANS CODE: RT TRANS NUMBER: FSC 900201 DOC TOTAL: 2, 198. 10 OUTST AMT: 0. 00 REF TRANS ID ACCEP DOC F/B/A TC NUMBER DATE ACT VENDOR AMOUNT ----------- --------- 01 - B MO FSCA 89002 11 22 08 E 840603850 2, 198. 12 LAST BATCH NUMBER: CLEARING ACTION: 02 - B MO FSCA 89002 01 04 09 M 840603850 -0. 02 LAST BATCH NUMBER: ER 004 CLEARING ACTION: 03 - F CV FSCA 8900201 12 04 08 E 840603850 2, 198. 10 LAST BATCH NUMBER: CLEARING ACTION: NOTE: MO was established for $2198. 12 on 11/21/08. Receiver updated FMS on 11/22/08 for $2198. 12, vendor invoiced for $2198. 10 (CV document) on 12/04/08. Station did modification of 0. 02 on 01/04/09. Station must notify Austin to manually update the CAPPS System for the modification. 3 -15

ACTION: R TABLEID: OBLH USERID: S 104 FIH *** ORDERS HEADER INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS TRANS CODE, ORDER NUMBER TRANS CODE: MO ORDER NUMBER: FSCA 79002 TRANS TYPE: 01 SUB STN: FSC VENDOR CODE: 840603850 CONTRACT NO: AUTO ACCRUE: N NAME: WINDSOR INDS INC ALT PAYEE: / ORIGINAL AMT: 2, 198. 12 PO DATE: 11 21 06 AMENDMENT AMT: -0. 02 LAST ACTIVITY DATE: 11 22 06 ORDERED AMT: 2, 198. 10 BEGIN DATE: 11 21 06 CLOSED AMT: 2, 198. 10 END DATE: 12 01 06 ACCRUED AMT: 0. 00 NO CONTRACT MONTHS: EXPENDED AMT: 2, 198. 10 FOB: D OUTSTANDING AMT: 0. 00 CLOSED DATE: 11 22 06 MISC REF AMT: 0. 00 DISC %: 0. 000 DAYS: 00 P/E TERM: 00 HOLDBACK AMT: 0. 00 ADVANCED AMT: 0. 00 DOC TYPE: COMMENTS: OUT ADVANCE AMT: 0. 00 RESP PERSON: NOTE: Station de-obligated 0. 02 because vendor invoice was $2198. 10 and receiver was $$2198. 12 leaving a difference of 0. 02, this amount amended the obligation. 3 -16

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INJURED SPOUSE EXAMPLE n n n n n VA referred $1808. 70 debt to Treasury will take $1825. 70 from the spouse, $1808. 70 for the debt & $17 for the fee Treasury gives the VA $1808. 70 and keeps the $17 fee Injured spouse claims $1825. 70 from the treasury Treasury refunds the whole $1825. 70 to the spouse Treasury IPACs VA for $1825. 70 Austin processes and advances the $1825. 70 to the station Station offset the $1808. 70 received in #2 advance. Station also offset $17 to finish clearing advance from appropriation or MCCF. Originally, the injured spouse pays the $17 fee in addition to the debt amount, which is why we need to refund it to them. Stations must set up obligations first, if Treasury charges the fee of $17. 00. Please see Financial Management and Accounting ALERT VOLUME 2008, ISSUE 3, dated OCTOBER 23, 2007. 3 -21

INJURED SPOUSE TRANSACTIONS (EXAMPLE) The below are FMS screen shots of transaction code TR Header screen with doc total of $17. 00, this is the TOPS fee. COMMND: DOCID: TR 10 52330805025 STATUS: ACCPT BATID: SUB STN: 09/25/09 CASH RECEIPT INPUT SCREEN BATCH DATE: NUM DOCS: NET: CR DATE: ACCTG PRD: ACTION: SUB STN: 523 TRANS TYPE: BFYS: FUND: CASH ACCT: DEP NUMBER: 30705025 DOC TYPE: BILL FUND: DOC TOTAL: 17. 00 DISB OFFICE: 220 ACCOMPLISHED DATE: 09 24 09 REF DOC: This is the two line TR. This is the amount taken from the injured spouse and the $17. 00 Top fee included (which is the advanced amount). This is the amount of the IPAC from Treasury and you will see it on the ADVX table. COMMND: DOCID: TR 10 52330805025 STATUS: ACCPT 001 -002 OF 002 BATID: SUB STN: 09/25/09 LINE: 001 REF TC: DV REF DOC NO: 52330705025 REF LINE: 044 TRANS TYPE: 15 BFYS: FUND: 0160 A 1 STATION/SAT: 523 FCP/PRJ: JOB NO: COST CTR/SUB: BOC/SUB: REPT CATG: REV SRCE/SUB: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: CHECK NO: ACTION OUT: GL ACCT: ADV IND: Y ADV: ADV NO: TRAV TYPE: VND/PRV: 104 VAFC 00 AMOUNT: 1825. 70 I/D: I UNAPPLIED DEP NO: AGR NO: DESCR: The TR 75, 65 or 33 document will depend on the vendor code and fund you are using in this case it is an employee. This is the amount refunded back to the injured spouse. LINE: 002 REF TC: REF DOC NO: REF LINE: TRANS TYPE: 65 BFYS: 09 FUND: 0129 A 1 STATION/SAT: 523 FCP/PRJ: 010070701 JOB NO: COST CTR/SUB: 570500 BOC/SUB: 1101 08 REPT CATG: REV SRCE/SUB: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: CHECK NO: ACTION OUT: GL ACCT: ADV IND: ADV NO: TRAV TYPE: VND/PRV: MISCN AMOUNT: 1808. 70 I/D: D UNAPPLIED DEP NO: AGR NO: DESCR: 3 -22

INJURED SPOUSE TRANSACTIONS (EXAMPLE) This TR has caused a 224 out of balance. Remember SDD number. This one line ET will balance to the TR using the same Doc ID and Direct Disbursement number (SDD number). COMMND: DOCID: ET 10 52330705025 STATUS: ACCPT BATID: SUB STN: 09/25/09 DIRECT DISBURSEMENT INPUT SCREEN BATCH DATE: NUM DOCS: NET: TRANS TYPE: DD DATE: ACCT PRD: ACTION: SUB STN: 523 BFYS: FUND: COMMENTS: VENDOR CODE: MISCN NAME: MISC COMMERCIAL VENDOR DIRECT DISB NO: 30705025 INTR-AGCY SYMBOL: DISB OFFICE: 220 DOC TOTAL: 17. 00 AGREEMENT NO: ADV LIQ AMT: REF DOC NO: The ET will allow you to reference the obligation. This is the TOP fee. COMMND: DOCID: ET 10 52330705025 STATUS: ACCPT 001 -001 OF 001 BATID: SUB STN: 09/25/09 01 - LINE: 001 REF DOC: SO 523307050 REF LINE: 001 ACCP DATE: PAY ADV: REF ADV: REF ADV LINE: INV DATE: VENDOR INV NO/LINE: LOG DATE: T/T: TP BFYS: 09 FUND: 0129 A 1 STATION/SAT: 523 FCP/PRJ: 010070700 JOB NO: COST CTR/SUB: 570500 BOC/SUB: 2580 REPT CATG: REV SRCE/SUB: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: GL ACCOUNT: DESCR: LINE AMOUNT: 17. 00 I/D: I P/F: INT REASON: LIQ AMOUNT: QUANTITY: ADV: UNAPPLIED DEP NO: 3 -23

INJURED SPOUSE TRANSACTIONS (EXAMPLE) Obligation is now expensed. ACTION: R TABLEID: OBLH USERID: S 104 FIH *** ORDERS HEADER INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS TRANS CODE, ORDER NUMBER TRANS CODE: SO ORDER NUMBER: 523307050 TRANS TYPE: 01 SUB STN: 523 VENDOR CODE: MISCN CONTRACT NO: AUTO ACCRUE: N NAME: MISC COMMERCIAL VENDOR ALT PAYEE: / ORIGINAL AMT: 17. 00 PO DATE: 09 24 09 AMENDMENT AMT: 0. 00 LAST ACTIVITY DATE: 09 24 09 ORDERED AMT: 17. 00 BEGIN DATE: 09 24 09 CLOSED AMT: 17. 00 END DATE: 09 24 09 ACCRUED AMT: 0. 00 NO CONTRACT MONTHS: EXPENDED AMT: 17. 00 FOB: OUTSTANDING AMT: 0. 00 CLOSED DATE: 09 24 09 MISC REF AMT: 0. 00 DISC %: 0. 000 DAYS: 00 P/E TERM: 00 HOLDBACK AMT: 0. 00 ADVANCED AMT: 0. 00 DOC TYPE: COMMENTS: OUT ADVANCE AMT: 0. 00 RESP PERSON: 3 -24

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Treasury Offset Program (TOP) The Financial Services Center (FSC), Financial Accounting Service (FAS), Accounting, Reconciliation & Reports Division (ARRD) will record a transaction (OS-15) in the Financial Management System (FMS), which notifies field facilities when one of their payments has been offset by TOP. The FMS OS-15 transaction records a zero dollar amount to Standard General Ledger accounts 99 D 1 and 99 D 2 and reference the payment obligation. Additionally, the transaction is reflected on field facilities’ daily Accepted Document Listing (RGSADLV – F 829) and on FMS research tables (DXRF, PVHT/PVLT, GLDB). Since the OS-15 records a zero dollar amount, the offset amount and agency information is reflected in the invoice number field of the transaction. For example, VENDOR INV: TOP- $300. 00 – IRS. In some cases, the TOP offset may affect several payments to a vendor on the same day. In that case, the OS-15 is recorded to one payment/obligation and the total amount of the offset reflected in the invoice number field. The OS document number reflects the same document number, which was offset by TOP. 3 -27

Accounts Receivables Reports n F 853 run on the EOM and 10 th WD REPORT NAME-> CD. RARVGLV. OCT 07 FORM-> F 853 VERIFICATION OF GENERAL LEDGER BALANCES – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE FEDERAL/NON-FEDERAL REPORT n F 842 run on the EOM and 10 th WD REPORT NAME-> CD. RARABRV. OCT 07 FORM-> F 842 AGING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE REPORT 3 -28

F 853 Verification of General Ledger Balances – Accounts Receivable Federal/Non-Federal Report n n n n n n n n RARVGLV 306 0151 A 1 REPORT ID: RARVGLV *** DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (FMS) *** PAGE: 4 RSD FORM: F 853 VERIFICATION OF GENERAL LEDGER BALANCES - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TIME: 23: 40 RUN DATE: 11/15/09 FEDERAL/NON-FEDERAL REPORT AS OF 11/15/09 STN: 306 BFYS: 10 FUND: 0151 A 1 PAYOR TYPE CATEGORY: NON-FEDERAL NEW YORK NY VARO GOE - CAT A - LMT 01 A/O: 20 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMIN REV LAST ACT DOCUMENT ID LINE FCP/PRJ BOC SRCE REF DOC ID LINE DATE PAYOR CODE NAME OUTSTANDING AMOUNT --------- ------- -------------------------BD 3069 FSC 6933 001 013 1132 10/06/09 10/23/09 FEHBLWOP 228. 89 BD 3069 FSC 5494 001 013 1132 10/06/09 11/03/09 FEHBLWOP 595. 18 NUMBER OF RECORDS: 2 STN 306 SUBTOTAL AMOUNT: 824. 07 OUTSTANDING AMOUNT ---------- ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE TOTAL: 824. 07 G/L ACCOUNT BALANCES: G/L ACCT NAME BALANCE ---------- 1313 AR-REFD-OTH 824. 07 G/L TOTAL: 824. 07 DIFFERENCE: 0. 00 3 -29

F 842 Aging Accounts Receivables n n n n RSD FORM: F 842 AGING ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE REPORT TIME: 23: 40 RUN DATE: 11/15/09 AS OF 11/15/09 STN: 306 FUND: 0151 A 1 BFY: 10 PAYOR TYPE CATEGORY: NON-FEDERAL NEW YORK NY VARO GOE - CAT A - LMT 01 AGING DOCUMENT ESTAB LAST ACTV DAYS ORIGINAL COLLECTED WRITE-OFF BALANCE PAYOR VENDOR/ CATEGORY NUMBER DATE LATE AMOUNT DUE CODE EMPLOYEE NAME ------------- -------------- -------NOT DELQ BD 3060 FSCL 6933 10/06/09 10/23/09 0 228. 89 228. 89 FEHBLWOP NOT DELQ BD 3060 FSC 5494 10/06/09 11/03/09 0 595. 18 595. 18 FEHBLWOP NOT DELQ SUBTOTAL: 824. 07 STN: 306 FUND: 0151 A 1 BFY: 10 TOTAL: 824. 07 NUMBER OF RECORDS: 2 STN: 306 TOTAL: 824. 07 824. 07 3 -30

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What is a Receiver document? The Receiver document is an important facet of the FMS purchasing cycle. VA will use this document to record the receipt and acceptance of goods. In addition, the receiver updates the FMS system tables upon document acceptance, providing accurate, up-to-the-minute information on the status of funds. There are 3 types of Receiver documents used for this purpose: 1. RT document – records the receipt and acceptance of goods with a Document Locator Number (DLN), maintaining accrual information for goods, and posting the accrued expenditure and liquidating the referenced obligation. Scenario – The VA obligates funds for the purchase of supplies. The supplies are received, but the entire order is not filled. A receiver document is processed referencing the obligation and recording a DLN to show the partial receipt of supplies. 2. RC document – records the receipt and acceptance of goods without a DLN, maintaining accrual information for goods, and posting the accrued expenditure and liquidating the referenced obligation. Scenario – The VA obligates funds for the purchase of supplies from another government agency. The supplies are received, but the entire order is not filled. A receiver document is processed referencing the obligation and not recording a DLN to show the partial receipt of supplies. 3. AR document – used for posting the accrued expenditure and liquidating the referenced obligation. Generated by SO, CO, and AO documents, if entered with an auto accrue flag of “Y”. AR documents can also be entered manually when the auto accrue flag on the obligation document is “N”. Scenario – The VA obligates funds for an elevator maintenance contract. The contract spans twelve months. At the end of each month, the system will automatically generate an accrual for this obligation. The system will reverse the accrual at the beginning of the following month. 3 a-1

RECEIVERS DATA ENTRY Topic Page Source Document VA Action 0. Overview 1. Entering a Receiver (RT) Document with a DLN Order for Supplies or Services, VA 2138 (with receipt data for supplies), -or. Request, Turn-in, and Receipt for Property or Services, VA 2237 (with receipt data for supplies) -or. Estimated Miscellaneous Obligation or Change in Obligation, VA 1358 (with receipt data) Record the receipt of goods with a DLN 2. Entering a Receiver (RC) Document without a DLN Order for Supplies or Services, VA 2138 (with receipt data for supplies), -or. Request, Turn-in, and Receipt for Property or Services, VA 2237 (with receipt data for supplies) -or. Estimated Miscellaneous Obligation or Change in Obligation, VA 1358 (with receipt data) Record the receipt of goods without a DLN 3. Modifying a Receiver (RT or RC) Document Order for Supplies or Services, VA 2138 (with receipt data for supplies revised) -or. Request, Turn-in, and Receipt for Property or Services, VA 2237 (with receipt data for supplies - revised) -or. Adjustment Voucher, VA 90 -140 -or. Estimated Miscellaneous Obligation or Change in Obligation, VA 1358 (with receipt data) Modify the receipt of goods 4. Canceling a Receiver (RT or RC) Document Adjust Voucher for Cancellation, VA 90 -140 Cancel the receipt of goods 5. Entering, Modifying, or Canceling a Receiver Accrual (AR) Document Notification of Manual Accrual SF-1358 (marked for Accruals) Record the receipt of services 3 a-2

*ITS VERY IMPORTANT TO ENTER THE DATE THAT THE GOODS WERE ACTUALLY RECEIVED. IF A RECEIVED DATE IS FROM A PRIOR MONTH THAN CURRENTLY PROCESSING, YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER THE CURRENT ACCOUNTING PERIOD (ACCT PRD: ) FIELD. 3 a-3

n Invoice is received ¨ Payment person verifies goods were received by reviewing RC/RT or AR entry in FMS ¨ Once validated, a PV 01 transaction entry into FMS is accomplished ¨ If this is the final payment ensure an “F” is annotated in the field P/F n This automatically zeros out any amount left on the obligation 3 a-4

n Invoice is received ¨ Payment person verifies goods were received by reviewing RC/RT or AR entry in FMS ¨ Payment person enters a PV 01 transaction into FMS A “F” was not annotated in the field P/F and it was the final payment n To clear the obligation a zero PV 01 payment transaction into FMS is required n 3 a-5

Example of the “F” not being entered ACTION: R TABLEID: RCLA USERID: S 104 RMJ *** RECEIVER ACCOUNTING LINE INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS TRANSACTION CODE, RECEIVER NUMBER, ACCOUNTING LINE NUMBER TRANSACTION CODE: RC RECEIVER NO: 523 A 0999901 01 - LINE NO: 001 REF LINE NO: 001 TRANS TYPE: 01 BFYS: 10 FUND: 0160 A 1 STATION/SAT: 523 / COST CTR/SUB: 827200 / FCP/PRJ: 010022300 BOC/SUB: 2580 / JOB NO: RPTG CATG: ACCRUAL AMT: 500. 00 CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: VOUCHER AMT: 500. 00 DESCR: LIQ AMT: 499. 00 OUTST AMT: 1. 00 CLOSED AMT: 499. 00 02 - LINE NO: REF LINE NO: TRANS TYPE: COMMND: DOCID: PV 10 523 A 0999902 STATUS: ACCPT 001 -001 OF 001 BATID: SUB STN: 08/03/07 3 a-6

Example of the Zero PV 01 Payment Screen COMMND: DOCID: PV 10 523 A 9999902 STATUS: ACCPT 001 -001 OF 001 BATID: SUB STN: 08/03/09 PAYMENT VOUCHER INPUT SCREEN TRANS TYPE: 01 PV DATE: ACCT PRD: ACTION: SUB STN: 104 VENDOR CODE: 132646870 NAME: HOWMEDICA INC BENEFICIARY: PPAY TYPE: ADDR 1: P O BOX 100753 SCHD PMT DATE: FISCAL APRV: ADDR 2: DOC TOTAL: 0. 00 CITY/ST/ZIP: ATLANTA GA 30384 CHECK TYPE: COMMENT TO PRINT: DISC %: DAYS: P/E TERM: AMT: 01 - LINE: 001 REF DOC: RC 523 A 9999901 REF LINE: 001 ACCP/DEL DATE: VENDOR INV: WR INV DATE: 08 09 09 LOG DATE: 08 09 09 REF VEND CODE: REF VEND NAME: LINE AMOUNT: 0. 00 I/D: P/F: F UNAPPL DEP NO: LIQ AMOUNT: DESCR: OUTST OBLIG: 0. 00 LINE TYPE: INT RSN: DISC RSN: BFYS: 09 FUND: 0160 A 1 STATION/SAT: 523 FCP/PRJ: 010022300 JOB NO: COST CTR/SUB: 827200 BOC/SUB: 2580 REPT CATG: REV SRCE/SUB: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: Make sure to fill out everything that is filled out in the example above 3 a-7

Results of the Zero PV 01 Payment ACTION: R TABLEID: RCLA USERID: S 104 RMJ *** RECEIVER ACCOUNTING LINE INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS TRANSACTION CODE, RECEIVER NUMBER, ACCOUNTING LINE NUMBER TRANSACTION CODE: RC RECEIVER NO: 523 A 9999901 01 - LINE NO: 001 REF LINE NO: 001 TRANS TYPE: 01 BFYS: 09 FUND: 0160 A 1 STATION/SAT: 523 / COST CTR/SUB: 827200 / FCP/PRJ: 010022300 BOC/SUB: 2580 / JOB NO: RPTG CATG: ACCRUAL AMT: 499. 00 CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: VOUCHER AMT: 499. 00 DESCR: LIQ AMT: 500. 00 OUTST AMT: 0. 00 CLOSED AMT: 499. 00 02 - LINE NO: REF LINE NO: TRANS TYPE: 3 a-8

F 851 Report This is a good report to watch for outstanding amounts and how long it has been open RPEVGLV STA 0160 X 4 REPORT ID: RPEVGLV *** DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (FMS) *** PAGE: 1 RSD FORM: F 851 VERIFICATION OF GENERAL LEDGER BALANCES - PAYABLES TIME: 23: 03 RUN DATE: 07/31/09 FEDERAL/NON-FEDERAL REPORT AS OF 07/31/09 STN: STA BFYS: 94 FUND: 0160 X 4 PAYABLE TYPE: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Austin VAMC A/O: 10 MEDICAL SVCS - MCCF VEN TYPE CAT: NON-FEDERAL VETERANS HEALTH ADMIN. DOCUMENT ID FCP/PROJ VENDOR CODE NAME DATE DYS OPEN ACCRUAL AMOUNT VOUCHERED AMOUNT OUTSTANDING AMOUNT ---------------------------------- RT STAL 9000102 01 HC 20600 592663954 OFFICE DEPOT IN 11/13/08 260 198. 99 179. 10 19. 89 RT STAL 9001101 01 HC 34300 541458884 CAPITOL BUILDIN 05/31/08 61 2, 228. 59 1, 883. 42 345. 17 RT STAL 9001301 01 HC 34300 541458884 CAPITOL BUILDIN 04/26/08 96 1, 323. 00 1, 290. 70 32. 30 NUMBER OF RECORDS: 3 STN 688 SUBTOTAL: 3, 750. 58 3, 353. 22 397. 36 PAYABLES TOTALS: 3, 750. 58 3, 353. 22 397. 36 3 a-9

n Other uses for the zero PV 01 ¨ Clear an MO or SO with an outstanding amount To clear the obligation a zero PV 01 payment transaction into FMS is required n Reference the MO or SO document n Enter “F” in the P/F field n F 850 report is a good resource to review n 3 a-10

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COMMON F 911 VS MACRO ISSUES As noted in each station's worksheet, please be advised that if the normal entry is a C 4 or D 4 and the BFY is prior year, the actual account balance can be opposite of the normal balance if it was caused by specific prior year transactions; however, each facility needs to review each account listed in their worksheet and determine the cause of the abnormality and take necessary corrective actions, accordingly. A brief description of the corrective action taken on each abnormal balance should be documented using the "insert", "comment" option in the excel worksheet. Kindly collect the completed worksheets directly from your facilities and have the file sent back to "VHA CFO Financial Analyses Shared Mailbox" with your VISN number on the subject line. Abnormal balances in SGL accounts 1319, 1329, 1339, and 1369 Kindly be advised that the Central Office is currently responsible for recording allowance for bad debt for non-healthcare receivable. CO will process a SV to correct the abnormality. Until this function returns to facilities we are asking facilities not make any adjustments into the allowance accounts (SGL) 1319, 1329, 1339, and 1369 for Funds 1435, 3220, 3200, and AMAF except the normal write off transactions. Questions concerning this request should be forwarded to "VHA CFO Financial Analyses Shared Mailbox" or you may call Sylvia Nieto at 202 -461 -6567. . Stations should not reverse the SVs processed by CO. Debit balances in account 490 F – These typically occur because of payments going in as Federal vendor ID number get changed to Non-Federal and when the AD hits it causes the abnormal balances. A BL transaction can be done by FSC Accountants. Send a JV request to debit 490 N and credit 490 F for the amount. The 490 N balance is supposed to be in agreement with all of the non-federal payables (2000 series) accounts. Send JV (1017 form) to FSC Accountant. Because these are budgetary accounts, reference the Cost Center/Accounting Classification Code/Fund Control Point/Budget Object Code to use for the entry. Debit balances in account 490 G – These typically occur because of expenditure transfer transactions between funds that use the station’s vendor ID instead of the non-federal vendor ID against which the initial expenditures were processed. Expenditure transfers with a federal vendor ID post to 490 G while transfers using a non-federal ID post to 490 P. IFCAP uses the station vendor ID instead of the US Bank ID on credit card ET transactions so stations can’t prevent debits in 490 G resulting from credit card ETs. For other types of expenditure transfers, stations can eliminate this problem by using the actual vendor ID or MISCN. To correct existing debits, stations can identify expenditure transfers that created the problems, reverse them and repost them with the correct vendor ID or MISCN. Balances in GL 1099 & 5239 in the invalid MCCF Funds – As canceled checks are processed related to refund payments made from the old MCCF fund structure (5287, 5287. 1, 5287. 3, 5287. 4), the GL transactions post against those invalid funds. These balances should be cleared by moving them to the appropriate MCCF fund in the new base BFY 05 fund structure (e. g. 528701, 528703, 528704, etc). To accomplish this, create a JV form (1017) with the entries needed to reverse the balances from the improper fund and move them into the correct fund. The JV should also include revenue source code(s) as they are required for a JV in FMS. The JV form should be submitted to station’s FSC trial balance accountant for approval and processing. 7 -3

COMMON F 911 VS MACRO ISSUES Subject: Procedure to change vendor for credit card reconciliation ET transactions Sandra Cole sent me the instructions below on how to change the vendor for IFCAP generated ET transactions. The change has worked successfully for her station and another station that we service. Please consider making this change as it will keep the 490 G issue related to credit card reconciliations from continuing to be a problem. The credit card ET transaction vendor code (Sta. ID) can be changed to the US Bank vendor code (310841368) in the IFCAP Coordinator Site Parameter. MS SECURITY CODE: 10// FISCAL REVIEW OF VRQ: NO// CARRY FORWARD 4 TH QTR REQUESTS: NO// FMS-ET VENDOR CODE: 546 VAH 000// 460358360 FMS-ET ALTERNATE ADDRESS IND. : RANGE OF % FOR RECONCILING AMT: 0// STATION NUMBER: Select IFCAP Application Coordinator Menu Option: Subject: RE: Improper balances in 490 G/490 P from expenditure transfers As noted in my original message, the ET transactions generated by credit card reconciliations in IFCAP improperly post against 490 G in FMS. The number of credit card ET transactions generated at stations will likely make it difficult to correct the debit balance related to them. The question has come up from stations that have corrected their debit balances from other sources, but are concerned about the time needed to research the credit card ET transactions. Although clearing these improper 490 G balances should be accomplished if possible, it is not expected to be completed for remaining balances determined to be related to credit card ET transactions. Subject: Improper balances in 490 G/490 P from expenditure transfers Improper balances in the 490 G and 490 P accounts have been more of an issue this year. Most of these balances are the result of expenditure transfers between funds (EW) or stations (EB) that use the station’s vendor ID instead of the vendor ID recorded on the initial expenditure transaction. In most cases the initial expenditure was to a non-federal source so the posting was a credit to 490 P. When the transfer is recorded with the station’s vendor ID, the posting debits 490 G on the side transferring the cost and credits 490 G on the side receiving the cost. This results in an improper 490 G balance. Expenditure transfers should use the vendor ID from the initial expenditure transaction whenever possible. For lump sum expenditure transactions of non-federal expenditures, using MISCN will also properly post against 490 P. The other known problem in this area is the ET transactions generated by purchase card reconciliations in IFCAP. They post against 490 G while the credit card transactions use the US Bank vendor ID and post to 490 P. This is not an issue if the ET just moves the charge between FCP/ACCs within a fund as the posting to 490 G will net out on the trial balance. It is an issue when these ET transactions move charges between BFYs or funds as it leaves the improper 490 G balances. 7 -4

Other possibilities: Kindly consider the following steps for correcting abnormal balances due to contract holdbacks: 1. Check FMS table GLTS if you find debt on 2122 and credit on 2121 or 2130 Station needs to research. 2. Research and identify the document that caused the problem. 3. Prepare 1017 G journal voucher form and send to NAS Accountant for processing. Balances in accrued salaries GL 2210 in expired years (both debits and credits) SV 51 Offsetting balances in GL 2121 and 2122 Debit balances in GL 2994 The normal nationwide balance for GL 422 B is a debit, but the station balance is normally a credit. We haven’t received a response on whether this needs to be corrected. Since the nationwide balance is a debit anyway, ignore this item until Supply Fund requests the corrections. Other items: Footnotes to the chart for GL accounts that can have opposite balances in expired years. Some of the most frequent examples of this are GL accts like 3107, 490 G, 490 P, 5200, 5201, 5700 and 6100. . 7 -5

The 5114 and 5115 (MCCF 5287**) improper balances are because the reversal of the 9/30/08 accrual entry for these in October was probably greater than the accrual entry posted at the end of the current month. Financial Policy is requesting a change in the accrual process at yearend to resolve this problem for FY 09. Proposal is for the SV 17 and SV 18 accrual transaction to reverse for all months except for the end of September accrual. That accrual will not reverse in early October eliminating the improper balance issue for this account. 7 -6

The FMS transaction group completed its 2006 review of the FMS Proforma Transactions. One item on the agenda was the mixture of revenue accounts being used on the MCCF (5287**) transactions in fund category M. Some of the transactions in this category date back to the time prior to the 5287 point accounts when VA was required to return most of these collections to Treasury. The revenue transactions at that time used GL accounts 5902, 5903, and 5909 in the other revenue account series similar to the transactions in the Treasury GFR funds like 1435 and 3220. With the implementation of the 5287** point account structure and VA retaining these collections, many of the more recently added transactions in this fund category use GL 5200 and 5201. One problem arising from the use of these two sets of revenue accounts in improper balances remaining after posting collection activity. Examples from stations of situations include where a receivable was established that posted to GL 5201 in FY 05, but the collection transaction posted to GL 5902 in FY 06 resulting in an improper balance in GL 5201. In an effort to resolve this problem for future years and make the MCCF revenue postings more consistent, all of the transactions In fund category M that post to GL 5902, 5903, and 5909 were changed as listed below: All transactions with GL 5902 now use GL 5201 All transactions with GL 5903 now use GL 5200 All transactions with GL 5909 now use GL 5239 is a new account in FMS which was established to replace GL 5909 for tracking refunds of collections. 7 -7

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Section 9 ANNUAL CLOSE AND TRIAL BALANCE

CLOSING THE BOOKS n n n 5000, 6000, AND 7000 3310 ANNUAL APPROP. 4610 4650 ALL DISBURSING AUTHORITY ACCOUNTS CLOSE TO 1010 9 -1

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CLOSING THE BOOKS n BFY and Ending BFY 05 Travel Obligations - Must be Reversed ¨ BFY 05 and Ending BFY 05 Advances - Collect, Write off or Reclassify ¨ BFY 05 and Ending BFY 05 Receivables - Moved to 3200 during annual close ¨ BFY 05 and Ending BFY 05 WIP - Review and move as necessary 9 -3

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JOURNAL VOUCHER (OF 1017 -G) a. OF 1017 -G will be used for the following purposes: (1) To document expenditure transfers and adjustments between appropriation, fund and receipt accounts which affect a single VA station. (2) To document general ledger transactions when it is not feasible to make entries from journals or basic documents. Likewise, adjustments of previous ledger entries will be made through the medium of OF 1017 -G. (3) To document accruals and in transit transactions at the close of the month. The transactions will be either listed and totaled on the OF 1017 -G or worksheet attached thereto. This same document can be used to record reversal of transactions at the beginning of the subsequent month. (4) To document Supply Fund cash sales to support the SF 224, Statement of Transactions. The form will be prepared monthly marked "memo record for file". It will not be posted to the accounting records. b. OF's 1017 -G will be assigned by the same employees authorized to certify SF's 1081 (par. 2 C. 04 h). A full and complete description of the transaction will be made and the voucher will be conspicuously marked "EXPENDITURE TRANSFER" or "ADJUSTMENT, " indicating the nature of the document. Each voucher will be adequately described and supported by working papers cross-referenced to documents or accounts when necessary for full clarification. c. OF's 1017 -G will not be submitted to the Treasury, however, they will be reported in section I of the SF 224, and both the charge and credit amounts must agree. All OF's 1017 -G prepared between ALC 36001200 CALM and other VA agency location codes will be processed and reported on the CALM SF 224 report. The original OF 1017 -G must be forwarded to the Austin DPC (362 B 1) no later than the 22 d calendar day of the month. d. OF 1017 -G will be prepared in an original only. 10 -1

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ACTION: R TABLEID: PVHT USERID: S 104 FSC *** VOUCHER HEADER INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS VENDOR CODE, TRANS CODE, VOUCHER NO, TRAVEL ADV NO VENDOR CODE: 952802182 TRANS CODE: ET VOUCHER NO: 104 JV 1276 NAME: SIEMENS MED SOLUTIONS DIAGS IN TRAVEL ADV NO: ADDR 1: SIEMENS DIAGS PRODS NO CHK DISB: N ADDR 2: 5210 PACIFIC CONCOURSE DR D. O. : 220 ADDR 3: FA IND: CITY/ST/ZIP: LOS ANGELES CA 900455544 OCR PRINT: N DESCRIPTION: PROMPT PAY TYPE: CHECK TYPE: N VOUCHER TYPE: 1 FEE CODE: CORSPDNCE VENDOR CODE: AGREEMENT NO: FORCE CHECK: N DISB RUN NO: 00000 SCHD FISC YR: SCHD CATG: SCHD TYPE: SCHD NO: VOUCHER DATE: 05 28 09 MANUAL ADDR CHANGE: N VOUCHER AMT: 0. 00 SCHD DATE: FISCAL APRV: HOLDBACK AMT: 0. 00 CLOSED DATE: 05 28 09 DISB INFO CHANGED: N CLOSED AMT: 0. 00 BENEFICIARY: OUTST AMT: 0. 00 ACCT STN: ******* SUBMIT STN: 104 N TRANSIT AMT: 0. 00 DIRECT DISB NO: JV 1276 ADV LIQ AMT: 0. 00 INTR AGCY SYMBOL: LIQ AMT: 0. 00 COMMENTS TO PRINT: DISC %/DAYS/PE TERM: 0. 000 / 00 ; 0. 000 / 00 10 -3

ACTION: R TABLEID: PVLT USERID: S 104 AFA *** VOUCHER LINE INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS VENDOR CODE, TRANS CODE, VOUCHER NUMBER, TRAVEL ADV NUMBER, LINE NUMBER VENDOR CODE: 952802182 TRANS CODE: ET VOUCHER NO: 104 JV 1276 TRAVEL ADV NO: LINE NO: 001 VENDOR INV: VI LINE NO: INV DATE: LOG DATE: ACCP/DEL DATE: BFYS: 09 FUND: 0160 A 1 TRANS TYPE: 01 ADM/OFF: 10 STATION/SAT: 612 LINE AMT: 2, 735. 78 FCP/PRJ: 010022300 JOB NO: CLOSED AMT: 2, 735. 78 COST CTR/SUB: 822300 00 BOC/SUB: 2631 DISB AMT: 2, 735. 78 REV SRCE/SUB: REPT CAT: IN TRANSIT AMT: 0. 00 REF DOC NO: SO 612 C 91068 REF DOC LINE: 001 ADV LIQ AMT: 0. 00 REF ADV NO: REF ADV LINE: LIQ AMT: 2, 735. 78 PAY ADV: OVRD ACCT: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: DESCRIPTION: PD 607 C 90076 OVERRIDE OFFSET ACCT: RELATED GBL: QTY: 0. 00 PROMPT PAY: N DISCOUNT %/DAYS: 0. 000 / 00 DISC LOST RSN CODE: INTEREST REASON: UNAPPLIED DEPOSIT NO: CT 607 C 9007607 hit obligation SO 607 C 90076 (incorrect one). Line 001 is moving expense to obligation SO 612 C 91068 (the correct one), which is being referenced in the above document. 10 -4

ACTION: R TABLEID: PVLT USERID: S 104 FSC *** VOUCHER LINE INQUIRY SCREEN *** KEY IS VENDOR CODE, TRANS CODE, VOUCHER NUMBER, TRAVEL ADV NUMBER, LINE NUMBER VENDOR CODE: 952802182 TRANS CODE: ET VOUCHER NO: 104 JV 1276 TRAVEL ADV NO: LINE NO: 002 VENDOR INV: VI LINE NO: INV DATE: LOG DATE: ACCP/DEL DATE: BFYS: 09 FUND: 0160 A 1 TRANS TYPE: 01 ADM/OFF: 10 STATION/SAT: 607 LINE AMT: -2, 735. 78 FCP/PRJ: 0100224 V 1 JOB NO: CLOSED AMT: -2, 735. 78 COST CTR/SUB: 822400 00 BOC/SUB: 2592 DISB AMT: -2, 735. 78 REV SRCE/SUB: REPT CAT: IN TRANSIT AMT: 0. 00 REF DOC NO: SO 607 C 90076 REF DOC LINE: 001 ADV LIQ AMT: 0. 00 REF ADV NO: REF ADV LINE: LIQ AMT: -2, 735. 78 PAY ADV: OVRD ACCT: CLSD BFYS: CLSD FUND: DESCRIPTION: S/B 612 C 91068 OVERRIDE OFFSET ACCT: RELATED GBL: QTY: 0. 00 PROMPT PAY: N DISCOUNT %/DAYS: 0. 000 / 00 DISC LOST RSN CODE: INTEREST REASON: UNAPPLIED DEPOSIT NO: Line 002 is returning funds back to SO 607 C 90076. 10 -5

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