FAM No. 2005-08 (Taxpayer Identification Number)
June 30, 2005
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION MEMORANDUM 2005 - 008(II.J)
To: Bureau Assistant Directors, Administration
Chief Executive Officer, National Business Center
Bureau Finance Officers
Finance Officer, Financial Management Services
Director, Office of Acquisition and Property Management
From: William E. Webber /s/
Focus Leader, Asset and Debt Management
Office of Financial Management
Subject: Taxpayer Identification Number
The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires that all payments made by
the U.S. Treasury include the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of the payee
(31 USC 3325(b). The TIN of the payee is a necessary element to permit Treasury
to perform a payment offset to recover debt owed the U.S. Government. On October
19, 1998, Treasury issued a policy statement requiring agencies to include a
valid TIN on all Federal payment vouchers certified to Treasury for payment.
Attached is a recent memo from Treasury reminding Agencies of the importance of
providing valid TINs and other payment information with all certified payment
requests. The memo also includes a report that tracks Interior’s (DOI) rate of
compliance on a monthly basis. We recommend that all bureaus implement
strategies to ensure compliance on a monthly basis. Please also refer to FAM
2000-025 for additional information regarding the TIN requirement on payment
vouchers.
Should you have any questions or require additional information on this subject,
please contact Jonathan House of the Office of Financial Management on (202)
219-4096 or E-mail Jonathan_House@ios.doi.gov.
Attachment
Prior Financial Administration Memorandums on this subject:
00-025 12/11/00 Active
99-009 3/17/99 Active
98-034 12/17/98 Active
98-028 10/26/98 Inactive
96-040 8/27/96 Active
