Alerts Issued by the Office of the State Controller

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Alert #237

• New Object Codes
• Object Code Changes
• New Revenue Source Code
• New Balance Sheet Account
• OSC seeking COFRS COA Quick Reference
• Federal Reporting Cutoff Date Modifications Due to CORE Upgrade 
• FY24-FY25 Open/Close Online Training - Save The Date
• OSC Staffing Changes

Alert #236

• New Revenue Source Codes (RSRC)
• New Object Code (OBJ)
• DPA Statewide Reimbursement Programs
  • DPA Interagency Short Form
• Full Appropriation Control
• New Statewide InfoAdvantage Report, VEND-012
• Per Diem Rates Effective October 1, 2023
• Exhibit K3
• Report of Expenditures of Federal Funds Used for Costs Associated with a Disaster (SB21-288)
  • FY 23 Supplemental SB21-288 Emergency Federal Reporting Instructions
• SLFRF Budget Carryforwards, Closeout, Reversion Clarification
• SLFRF Program Income
• Fiscal Rule Reference Clarification
• OSC Staffing Changes

Alert #235

• SLFRF Diagnostic Reports
• IHE SLFRF Capital Construction Revenue Source Code Clarification
• Transfers within SLFRF Budget Lines (Operating and Capital)
• Governmental Accounting Research System (GARS)
• Update on GASB 96 Guidance - Prepaid IT Subscriptions
• New Exhibit IR_IP
• Digital Trunk Radio Payments Common Policy
• OSC Staffing Changes

Alert #234

• Percentage of Employees Expected to Retire with PERA Benefits
• New Object Code
• New Revenue Source Code
• HB22-1329 DPA  statewide reimbursement programs
• GASB 96 Reminders
  • Initial SBITA Agreement Inventory (must download spreadsheet)
  • GASB 96 Materiality by Opinion Unit (must download spreadsheet)
  • Incremental Borrowing Rate - GASB 87
  • GASB 96
  • GASB 96 (SBITA) Explained with Calculations & Full Example
• FSU Extended Hours for Period 12, Period 13 and Period 14
• OSC Staff Changes

Alert #233

• Vendor IRS Form 1099 Questions and Corrections
• Colorado Privacy Act Controller Definition
• SLFRF-004 Report Available in infoAdvantage
• Federal Reporting Calendar Creation
• SLFRF Subrecipient UEI Reporting Requirement
• Depreciation Lease Equivalent Payment Transfers per SB22-239
• Update on COP Proceeds Appropriated in HB20-1408
• OSC Staff Changes
• FSU Assignments

Alert #232

• Loan & Advance Reporting
• IRS Form 1098-F Instructions and OSC Template
• SLFRF Budget Reversion Clarification
• SLFRF Reporting Training December 20th
• OSC Staff Changes

Alert #231

• Senate Bill 22-234 Concerning Unemployment Compensation
• Accounts Receivable Collection Plan and Report
• Per Diem Rates Effective October 1, 2022
• M06 Payroll Correction Alert #230 Instruction Rescinded
• SLFRF Reporting Update
• Closing Process for Completed SLFRF Projects (Budget/Accounting)
• SLFRF Capital Construction Transfers
• Higher Education Institution (IHE) SLFRF CORE Entries
• SLFRF Transfers to Institutions of Higher Education
• SLFRF Pass-thru of Pass-thru Revenue Earning Event Type Clarification
• OSC Website updates are on the way
• Attachment: Updated Spending Authority Indicator and Event Type Matrix

Alert #230

• Coronavirus Relief Fund Reporting (CRF) and Close-Out Certifications
• State Staffing and Obligations for SLFRF
• Report of Expenditures of Federal Funds Used for Costs Associated with a Disaster
• M06 FY2023 Payroll Corrections
• OSC Staffing Changes

Alert #229

• Closing Instructions with M04 / M06 Monthly Payroll Cycle Issues
• Revision to Exhibit K1 Instructions
• New SLFRF Agency Assignments

Alert #228

• Fiscal Year 2022 Warrant Reissue Cutoff
• Exhibits for Fiscal Year 2022 Closing
• Revisions to Chapter 4, Section 3 of the Fiscal Procedures Manual
• Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) and State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (SLFRF) Transfer Clarification
• OSC Open/Close Calendar Updates
• Fiscal Year 2021 Single Audit Federal Submissions
• OSC Staff Changes

Alert #227

• Family and Medical Leave Funding Source Codes and SAI Codes
• Transfer Codes for Department of Early Childhood and OSC Diagnostic Report OSC-012
• Percentage of Employees Expected to Retire with PERA Benefits
• Budget Booking of State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF)
• OSC Staffing Changes
• Updated Spending Authority Indicator and Event Type Matrix
• Updated Agency Contact List for SLFRF Reporting
• FSU extended coverage schedule for FY2022 Year End Close
• FSU assignments

Alert #226

• Fiscal Rules and Procurement Rules
• Mileage Reimbursement Policy and Technical Guidance
• Flexible Work Arrangement Fiscal Policy
• Reminder: Due Dates for SLFRF Reports
• Updated FPM and Open/Close Calendar
• Fiscal Year 2022 Close - Existing Capital Leases and GASB No. 87
• FY 2023 Long Bill Coding
• Audit Risk Letter
• 2021 Compliance Supplement Update
• Financial Data Warehouse (FDW)
• OSC Staffing Changes
• FSU Agency Assignments

Alert #225

• Mileage Reimbursement Rates for 2022
• CORE 2021 Federal Tax (1099) Reporting Dates
• Reminder: Upcoming Due Dates for CRF and SLFRF Reports
• Spending Authority Indicator and Event Type Matrix Update
• FPM Addendum Update for SLFRF Budget Transfers and Interagency Purchasing
• OSC Staffing Changes
• FSU Agency Assignments

Alert #224

• SB21-288 Emergency Federal Funds Report and Instructions
• Updated Federal Tax Reporting Guide and 11/10 1099 Webinar
• Delegation: Debt Collection Services Commitment Vouchers
• Save the Date - SLFRF Quarterly Reporting Training
• FSU Agency Assignments
• OSC SLFRF Team

Alert #223

• Revised Open/Close Calendar
• Internal Receivable/Payable Confirmation Form Threshold
• FY 2020 Federal Audit Clearinghouse and eZ-Audit Submissions
• Fiscal Procedures Manual Addendum Update
• Accounts Receivable Forgiveness Request Form & Worksheet - New
• FSU Assignments
• FSU Extended Hours for Period 13 and 14 Close

Alert #222

• Name Change of State's Annual Financial Report
• GASB 84 Items
• Fiscal Procedures Manual Addendum Update

Alert #221

• Fiscal Procedures Manual Addendum - American Rescue Plan Act and Other Federal COVID-19 Acts
• New Federal Treasury Offset Process
• Long Bill Review Job Aid
• Coded Long Bill Timing
• Labor Allocation Payroll Entries
• Travel and Other Employee Reimbursements
• Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Quarterly Reporting Reminder
• Exhibits Listing Available
• Percentage of Employees Expected to Retire
• Spending Authority for Agency Funds Converting to Fiduciary Funds Due to GASB 84

Alert #220

• Disposition of Surplus Property Not Accepted by Colorado Correctional Industries (CCI)
• New Accounts Receivable Forgiveness Request Form
• New Revenue Source Code (RSRC) for Federal COVID-19 Replacement Revenues
• New Object Code (OBJ) for Cost Pool Allocations
• GASB 87 Updates
• OSC Staffing Changes 

Alert #219

• Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Reporting Deadline
• Pending Extension of Appropriated CRF Appropriations
• COVID-19 Act Major Program Group Assignments
• Federal Funds Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) Single Audit Update
• Draft Fiscal Procedures Manual & Open/Close Calendar
• Central Collection Services Repealed
• OSC Staff Changes
• Financial Services Unit Department Assignments

Alert #218

• Waiver and Revision of Fiscal Rule 9-6 - Assignment of State Owned Vehicles
• Pay-Date Shift Applicability to Institutions of Higher Education
• FY21 NYTI and Zero Dollar Budget Roll
• Updates to Diagnostic Reports

Alert #217

• CRF Spending Deadlines Extended by Executive Orders
• Reintroduced 1099-NEC Form
• Federal Carryforward Adjustments
• Six-Month Certifications for Capital Construction Projects
• Mileage Reimbursement Rates for 2021

Alert #216

• Pending Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Extension and Unspent Allocations
• Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Interest Allocations
• Central Collection Services Waiver Extending Timeframe for Internal Collection Activities
• OSC Staff Changes

Alert #215

Alert #212

Alert #211