Electronic Processing of Revenues and Expenditures, Including TexasOnline Portal Activity (APS 029)

FPP J.001

Applicable to

State agencies and institutions of higher education.

Policy

Some state agencies and institutions of higher education accept credit cards and electronic payments as well as cash and checks. They may also accept payments over the Internet. Online payments and any additional fees they may incur must be accounted for in the Uniform Statewide Accounting System (USAS), unless otherwise provided by law.

Legal cite

Sections 403.011, 403.023, 403.031, 2054.111 (e), 2054.252 (e), and 2054.252 (g) (1) and (2), Government Code; General Appropriations Act (GAA), Art. IX §§ 8.11, 9.05 and 9.06, 81st Leg. R.S.

Issued

Aug. 31, 2009

Accounting Policy Statement

Electronic Processing of Revenues and Expenditures, Including TexasOnline Portal Activity (APS 029)

Resources

Correcting Bookkeeping and Cost Allocation Entries (APS 021)

Contacts

Please direct questions about processing convenience fees and expenditures for transaction fees, credit card fees and other charges associated with receiving payments to your agency's appropriation control officer.

Please direct questions about TexasOnline application testing to Donna Hodde by e-mail at donna.hodde@cpa.state.tx.us or by phone at (512) 475-2143.

Please direct questions about the subscription fee payment process and TexasOnline contractor vendor information to Erik Freymuth at DIR by e-mail at erik.freymuth@dir.state.tx.us or by phone at (512) 936-2644.

Please direct questions about receiving electronic payments to the Treasury Division at (512) 463-1306.

Please direct questions about budgetary transactions, reclassifying transactions and setting up the appropriation number for processing the payment of convenience and subscription fees to your agency's appropriation control officer.

Please direct questions about the contingent revenue finding of fact to the Comptroller's Revenue Estimating Division at (512) 463-6207.

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