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CFO MEETING. January 26, 2011. Agenda. Financial Reporting WCO – AP Transformation Travel Project 3% Rule PeopleSoft Update Agency Needs Questions. CFO MEETING. Financial Reporting. FY 2010 CAFR and BCR are done! Thanks for your help. See SAO website for copy
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CFO MEETING January 26, 2011
Agenda Financial Reporting WCO – AP Transformation Travel Project 3% Rule PeopleSoft Update Agency Needs Questions CFO MEETING
Financial Reporting FY 2010 CAFR and BCR are done! • Thanks for your help. • See SAO website for copy Single Audit in progress and on schedule CFO MEETING
Financial Reporting A review of journal entries processed revealed the following: CFO MEETING
Faster CAFR • External parties are pushing for CAFR earlier than 12/31 • Planning for FY 2011 reporting season • Includes policy updates such as lease accounting • GASB 54 implementation • Fund Balance Account usage • Fund Balance Account Reconciliations • Fund Source Standardization CFO MEETING
Working Capital AP Transformation • New Executive Order for Prompt Payments • Issued December 21, 2010 • Replaced by policy to be issued by SAO • Pay electronically • Pay on time • Take discounts if available • Vendor Conversion Process • Check to ACH conversion • New Vendor Maintenance forms CFO MEETING
Progress Reporting CHK and EFT payments by vendor class • Allows SAO to show how well the state overall doing converting to ACH CFO MEETING
% of payments by type and BU • Will allow us to demonstrate how successful your agency has been in conversion process. CFO MEETING
Travel Project Travel Management Company Online booking and expense reporting tools Travel Policy revisions • Mileage rate change memo CFO MEETING
3% Rule TAX INCREASE PREVENTION AND RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2005 - IRS SECTION 3402(t) • Generally requires 3% withholding on payments for property and services • Invoice for $10,000 • Vendor paid $9,700 by agency • IRS paid $300 by agency • Vendor paid in full • Applies to payments made after December 31, 2010 (revised to 12/31/2011) • Applies to all U.S. Government agencies, state governments, and all subdivisions or instrumentalities of state government CFO MEETING
3% Rule EXCEPTIONS • Made by a political subdivision which makes less than $100 million in annual payments • Payments otherwise subject to withholding • For retirement benefits, unemployment compensation, or social security • For real property • Public assistance, made on the basis of need or income (but programs based on age (i.e. Medicare) are included) • To employees in connection with service, such as retirement plan contributions, fringe benefits, expense reimbursements CFO MEETING
3% Rule PAYMENT THRESHOLD • Required to withhold on payments of less than $10,000. TRANSITION RULE • Payments under contracts in effect six months after final regulations issued and not materially altered are not subject to rules • Proposed regulations will address contract renewals HOW TO REPORT • Withholding required at the time of payment • Withholding reported to Form 1099-MISC FAILURE TO WITHHOLD • Government becomes liable for the tax. CFO MEETING
PeopleSoft Update PeopleSoft Functional Team Reorganization • New leadership • New technology • Renewed focus on customer Customer Service Center Specialists UPK Survey CFO MEETING