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State Administrative & Accounting Manual (SAAM)

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SAAM Table of Contents

1 – Introduction

1.10 – About the Manual

1.20 – How to Use This Manual

5 – Data and Systems Access

5.10 – About Data and Systems Access Policies

10 – Travel

10.10 – Travel Management Requirements and Restrictions

10.20 – Travel Reimbursement Principles

10.30 – Lodging

10.40 – Meals

10.50 – Travel Arrangements and Reimbursements

10.60 – Miscellaneous Travel Expenses

10.70 – Boards

10.80 – Travel Expense Claims

10.90 – Travel Rates

20 – Internal Control

20.10 – Internal Control Policies

20.15 – Internal Control Basics

20.20 – Control Environment

20.22 – Risk Assessment

20.24 – Control Activities

20.26 – Information and Communication

20.28 – Monitoring

22 – Internal Audit

22.10 – Internal Audit Policies

22.20 – Internal Audit Program Required and Elected

22.30 – Internal Audit Basics

25 – Payroll

25.10 – About the Payroll Policies

25.20 – Payroll Accounting Requirements

25.30 – Wage Computations

25.40 – Leave

25.45 – Teleworking

25.50 – Payroll Deductions and Reductions

25.60 – Garnishments and Wage Assignments

25.70 – Payment Methods

25.80 – Salary Overpayment Recoveries

30 – Capital Asset Policies

30.10 – About the Capital Asset Policies

30.20 – Valuing, Capitalizing, Depreciating and Reconciling Capital Assets

30.30 – Marking and Identifying Capital Assets

30.40 – Capital Asset Inventory Records Policy

30.45 – Capital Asset Physical Inventory Policy

30.50 – Capital Asset Class and Location Code Tables

35 – Inventories

35.10 – Inventories

40 – E-Commerce: Electronic Acceptance and Disbursement of State Funds/Benefits

40.10 – General Provisions

40.20 – Acceptance of Electronic Funds by State Agencies

40.30 – Disbursement of Electronic Funds/Benefits by State Agencies

40.40 – Economic Feasibility Study (EFS)

40.50 – Privacy Issues

50 – Federal Compliance

50.10 – Annual U.S. Information Returns

50.20 – Cost Allocation and Indirect Cost Recoveries

50.30 – Compliance with Federal Single Audit Act

50.40 – Cash Management Improvement Act (CMIA)

55 – Audit Tracking

55.10 – Audit Tracking

60 – Moving Expenses

60.10 – Moving Expenses Policies

60.20 – Allowable Moving Expenses

60.30 – Paying Moving Costs

65 – Financial Services Agreements

65.10 – Financial Services Agreements

70 – Other Administrative Regulations

70.10 – Coffee and Light Refreshments

70.15 – Meals with Meetings

70.20 – Prospective Employee Interview Expenses

70.40 – Higher Education Enrollment Reporting

70.60 – Unified Business Identifier (UBI)

70.70 – Child Care Services for Children of State Employees

70.75 – Suspected Losses of Public Funds or Property

75 – Uniform Chart of Accounts

75.10 – Coding Structures

75.20 – Agency Codes and Authorized Abbreviations

75.30 – Fund / Account Codes

75.40 – General Ledger Account Codes

75.50 – Expenditure Authority Codes

75.60 – Statewide Program Codes

75.65 – Statewide Project Type Codes

75.70 – Object / Subobject / Sub-subobject Codes

75.80 – Revenue Source Codes

80 – Accounting Policies

80.10 – About Accounting Policies

80.20 – Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

80.30 – State Accounting and Reporting Policies

85 – Accounting Procedures

85.10 – Budgetary Accounting Procedures

85.15 – Budgetary Accounting – Illustrative Entries

85.20 – Revenue and Cash Receipts

85.22 – Deposit Adjustments And Returned Checks

85.24 – Revenue and Cash Receipts – Illustrative Entries

85.30 – Encumbrances

85.32 – Goods and Services Expenditures

85.34 – Payroll and Other Related Activities

85.36 – Disbursement Processing

85.38 – Other Warrant Procedures

85.40 – Belated and Sundry Claims

85.42 – Expenditures – Illustrative Entries

85.50 – Cash

85.52 – Investments

85.54 – Receivables

85.56 – Inventories

85.58 – Prepaid Expenses

85.60 – Capital Assets

85.65 – Assets – Illustrative Entries

85.70 – Short-Term Liabilities

85.72 – Long-Term Obligations

85.74 – Special Liabilities

85.80 – Fund Equity

85.85 – Liabilities and Equity – Illustrative Entries

85.90 – Interfund/Interagency Activities

85.95 – Interfund/Interagency Activities – Illustrative Entries

90 – State Reporting

90.10 – General State Reporting Policies

90.20 – Fiscal Year End Cut Off Procedures

90.30 – Fiscal Year End Cut Off – Illustrative Entries

90.40 – State Disclosure Forms

95 – Federal Assistance Reporting

95.10 – Federal Assistance Reporting Policies and Procedures

95.20 – Federal Assistance Disclosure Forms