Authoritative Guidance
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Department of Personnel and Administration Executive Director's administrative rule on accounts
receivable collections.
State Controller's Alerts.
State of Colorado Finance Benchmark
The Capital Construction Accounting Guidelines have been developed by the
Office of the State Controller for agencies to follow when a capital construction project has been
authorized by law.
Capital Construction Flowchart for Steps in Process for:
Fiscal Year End,
Closing the Project, and
Reverting Funds.
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Office of
the State Controller and the Capital
Development Committee. Enforcement of CRS 24-30-1404(7) Capital Construction Six
Month Rule Dated April 20, 1999.
Chart of Accounts
(updated
April 2008)
Chart of Accounts - Definitions

Various documents including an implementation guide.
Contract Policies issued by the State Controller.
Contract Procedures and Management Manual
Colorado Contract Processing Guide produced by the
Office of the State Controller
EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) Authorization Forms

Policy of the State Controller on Employee Wage Attachments.
Information on the "The Work Number"
Expiring Warrant Processing Schedule

Expiring Warrant Processing Schedule
Federal Funds Spending Authority Worksheet.
Fiscal Managers Contact List
Contact List for the Fiscal Managers and Department Heads including addresses, phone
numbers, and email addresses.
Open/Close Instructions for Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education.
State Fiscal Rules effective October 1, 2007
Higher Education Accounting Standards issued by the
Office of the State Controller.
Information on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996
Copy of the FY2006-07 Long Bill (HB06-1385)
containing the COFRS account codes necessary for recording budgetary and
accounting transactions.
Copy of the FY2007-08 Long Bill (SB07-239)
containing the COFRS account codes necessary for recording budgetary and
accounting transactions.
Copy of the FY2008-09 Long Bill (HB08-1375)
containing the COFRS account codes necessary for recording budgetary and
accounting transactions.
Record of Authorized Signatures for Manual Warrants form.
OSC security policy for people granted access to the State Financial System
including COFRS, Financial Data Warehouse, Document Direct/Info Pac and CPPS
Description of Spending Authority Indicator (SAI) Codes and Supporting Documentation
Requirements
This presentation and handout provide information necessary to determine the state's tax reporting and
withholding responsibilities for various types of settlement payments awarded by the
state.
This matrix provides guidance on what forms and object codes to use for
different types of payments.
This letter provides guidance on tax related questions surrounding cash and
non-cash incentive awards.
This document is a training tool to help understand the vendor table on COFRS.
Vendor Offset Training Guide, Sample "Notice of Intent Letter", and Sample
"Notice of Offset Letter".
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