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eUpdate November 19, 2009
CTR Memo FY2010-11: Announcement of Anti-Fraud, Waste and Abuse Program and Guidelines/ MMARS Chargeback Billing/ Job Aids Moved into MAGNet- Also Available via PartnerNet/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Checking for the Existence of Rules
eUpdate November 12, 2009
2009 Statutory Basis Financial Report (SBFR) Posted/ CTR Memo FY2010-10: PartnerNet Security Request Form/PartnerNet Enhancements/ Job Aids Moved into MAGNet - Also Available via PartnerNet/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Budget Re-synchronization Complete/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 4/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - VCM for EFT Removal
eUpdate November 5, 2009
Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 4/ New EFT Form Required/ MMARS Holiday Hours/ Accounts Receivable Class for Beginners/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Program Codes and Federal Grants
eUpdate October 29, 2009
The Use of DUNS Numbers in Federal Grants Policy/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Extended MMARS Hours October 29 - 30/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments - Holds
eUpdate October 22, 2009
FY2010-05a: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Sub-Recipient/Vendor Definitions/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Departments Requested to Update Statewide Key Contacts Lists Information/ 9C Contract Reduction Guidance/ Close/Open Key Dates October 24 - 31/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Board Award Field
eUpdate October 15, 2009
FY2010-09 Department Changes in FY2010/ Periodic Allotment/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Best Practice - Date-stamping Federal Grant Award Letters/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments-Duplicate Invoice Number Error
eUpdate October 8, 2009
Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ MMARS Holiday Hours/MMARS Saturday Hours Suspended Until November 21st/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 3/ Close/Open Key Dates October 10 - 17/ Quarterly Training and eLearning Reports Available in PartnerNet/ Register Now for Free Workshops on Reducing Costs for Your Office and Facility/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week-Create Templates
eUpdate October 1, 2009
CTR Memo FY2010-07: International ACH Transactions (IAT) Rules Advisory/CTR Memo FY2010-08: Drug-Free Workplace Act Annual Certification for Departments Receiving Federal GrantsVPA (Program Validation Appropriation) Data Available in the CIW/ Sheriff Webcast - HR/Payroll September 30, 2009/Federal Stimulus (ARRA) UpdatesFringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 3/ MMARS Saturday HoursClose/Open Key Dates October 3 - 10/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Copy Forward from an Encumbrance to a Payment
eUpdate September 24, 2009
First FY10 MMARS Chargeback Posted/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/MMARS Saturday HoursClose/Open Key Dates September 26 -October 3/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Copy Forward from an Encumbrance to a Payment
eUpdate September 17, 2009
Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Payroll User Group Meeting Documents Posted/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Program Codes (PROG) and Federal Grants
eUpdate September 10, 2009
Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 2/ Close/Open Key Dates September 12-19/ Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ October-December Quarterly Training Schedule Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Ready Payments - Rejected RINs
eUpdate September 3, 2009
Encumbrance Suspension for Open Activity (Unspent)Roll and Lapse/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 2/ September Payroll User Group Meeting/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/MMARS Holiday Hours/ Close/Open Key Dates September 5 - 12/ Updated eLearning Modules Posted (placeholder)/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Locating Intercepted Checks or EFTs
E-update August 27, 2009
All FY2009 Business to be Completed by Monday August 3/ Encumbrance Suspension for Open Activity (Unspent) Roll and Lapse Plan/ September Payroll User Group Meeting/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 13/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ MMARS Saturday and Sunday Hours/ Higher Education 0901 Reporting/ Close/Open Key Dates/ August 29 - September 5/ Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments - MATA Table
E-update August 20, 2009
CTR Memo FY2010-06: Late Penalty Interest Rate/ CTR Memo FY2009-41: Prompt Payment Discount Statistics from FY2007 through 4thQTR of FY2009/ Planned Interruption of PayInfo Service/ AGA Training on Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Issues/ Budget Re-synchronization Complete/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Periodic Allotment/ Higher Education 0901 Reporting/ Close/Open Key Dates August 22-29/ Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -How to Cancel a Document Not in Final Status
E-update August 13, 2009
Periodic Allotment/ Funds Availability/ Checking for Pay Period Ending 8/15/2009/ Fixed Assets Inventory Past Due/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Higher Education 0901 Reporting/ Key Dates August 15 - 22/ Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Access a Recently Viewed Document
E-update August 6, 2009
Single Audit Chargeback/ Revised Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Sign-up Form/ Higher Education 0901 Reporting/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Fixed Asset Inventory Due/ Last Accounts Payable Payroll/ UU Object Code Documents (Encumbrances, BGCN and BGCS)/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 1/ Key Date Changes Since Last E-update / Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Access a Recently Viewed Document
E-update July 30, 2009
CTR Memo FY2010-04 Comptroller Office's FY10 MMARS Chargeback/ Header Coding for AP Payments/Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 1/MMARS Saturday Hours/ Close/Open Key Dates August 1- 8/Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week -Copy a Document ID and Paste it into Another Document
E-update July 23, 2009
Planned Interruption of PayInfo and VendorWeb Service Saturday, 7/25/ GAAP 411W Report Posted/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Close/Open Key Dates July 25-August 1/ Updated eLearning Modules Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Contracts Greater than Delegation
E-update July 16, 2009
CTR Memo FY2009-40: FY2009 Statutory Receivable Instructions/CTR Memo FY2009-39: FY 2009 year end Capital (Fixed) Asset Inventory Review/CTR Memo FY2009-38: GAAP Instructions/GAAP Reporting UpdateFederal Stimulus (ARRA) UpdatesAccounting Reminder/MMARS Saturday Hours/Close/Open Key Dates July 18 - 25/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - EPPAs for Accounts Payable Payroll
E-update July 9, 2009
FY2009-37: Earnings Codes Processing During Accounts Payable Pay Period/Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/Basic Life and Health Premium Contribution Change (pending Kevin McHugh)/Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 12/Audio Webcasts That Can Be Viewed On Your PC 24/7/Close/Open Key Dates July 11 - 18/Updated eLearning Modules Posted/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Contracts Greater than Delegation
E-update July 2, 2009
CTR Memo FY 2010-03: Official Opening of FY2010/ CTR Memo FY2009-36: Higher Education Audit Guidance/ FY 2009 Fixed Asset Inventory Distribution/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 12/ Late Payroll Holds/ ER Processing/ MMARS Available by Noon Wednesday July 8/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Close/Open Key Dates July 4 - 11/ Quarterly Training and eLearning Reports Available in PartnerNet/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week -View Completed Courses on the Comptroller Web Site
E-update June 25, 2009
Vendor/Customer File and W9s Policy Updated/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ 9C Contract Reduction Guidance/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Close/Open Key Dates June 27 -July 4/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - View a Payment from Within a Document
E-update June 18, 2009
Split-Year Reminder/Draft Transactions and Federal Grants Reports in PartnerNet/Cash Receipts/Final FY09 Chargeback/Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/9C Contract Reduction Guidance/MMARS Saturday Hours/ Close/Open Key Dates June 20 -27/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Cancel Registration for a Class on the CTR Website
E-update June 11, 2009
Payroll User Group Meeting Documents Posted/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ FY2010 Opening Update/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Friday, June 12 Key Date Reminders/ Close/Open Key Dates June 13-20/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Correcting Predictive Payroll Data
E-update June 4, 2009
Federal Grants Close/Open Presentation Posted/Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 11/Close/Open Key Dates June 6 - 13/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Providing Justification for LCM Rules
E-update May 28, 2009
FY2009-20A: Tax and Payroll Updates for 2009 -Revised/FY2009-35: Earnings Codes Processing During Split Year Pay Period/Preparation for the Contract RollFY10 House 1 Load/Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 11/June Payroll User Group Meeting/Contract Performance Measurement and Reporting Requirements Reminder/Bill Paying Policy Updated/Close/Open Key Dates May 30 - June 6/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Contracts Greater than Delegation
E-update May 21, 2009
CTR Memo FY2009-34 Department Head Annual Approval - Statewide Enterprise Systems Security/ Federal Stimulus (ARRA) Updates/ Contract Submission and Status Reminders/ Bill Paying Period Extension/ Edits Reinstated on Retained Revenue Accounts/ SSN in Warehouse/ June Payroll User Group Meeting/ MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ Close/Open Key Dates May 23 - 30/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Copy Forward Vendor Address
E-update May 14, 2009
No Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call May 19/ARRA Report Updated Weekly/Contract Performance Measurement and Reporting Requirements/Departmental Budgets/ Budget Re-synchronization Complete Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/Close/Open Key Dates May 16- 23/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Bank Account Code on CR Documents
E-update May 7, 2009
CTR Memo FY2009-31: Prompt Payment Discount Statistics from FY 2007 through 3rd QTR of FY 2009 Posted/CTR Policy Mandatory and Voluntary Deductions: Tax Deferred Savings Plans Under IRC Section (403b)/FY2010-02:Approved FY2010 Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates/Accessing the Internal Control Questionnaire/Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call/CTR Memo FY2009-32: ARRA Report Draft/Prompt Payment Discounts/2009 Contract Roll Reminders/MMARS Chargeback Posted/Close/Open Presentation Posted/MMARS Users Advised to NOT UPGRADE to IE 8/Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 10/Close/Open Key Dates May 9 -16/Recorded Webcasts that can be Viewed on Your PC 24/7/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week -MMARS Hint of the Week - Process an IE Document to Final
E-update April 30, 2009
FY2009-2010 Close/Open Meetings/No Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call May 5 and 19/FAQs for Federal Stimulus Updated/Location Codes Updated in MMARS/Accessing the Internal Control Questionnaire/Interface Processing Deadline Extended/Revised Contract Transmittal Form Issued/Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 10/Printing the EFT Form from VendorWeb/May 1 Table Roll and Departmental Budgets/Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance Deadline Today, Thursday April 30th/Close/Open Key Dates May 2 - 9Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - VCM for EFT Removal
E-update April 23, 2009
FY2009-29: Internal Control Questionnaire and Department Representations Due May 6, 2009/ Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call/ FAQs for Federal Stimulus Updated/ Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance Deadline Thursday April 30th/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Security Officers Briefing/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments - RPSCHD Table
E-update April 16, 2009
FY 2009-27: Areas of Audit Issues from 2008- Preparation for 2009/CTR Memo FY2009-28 GASB Statement No. 49 Implementation- Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution Remediation Obligations/Periodic Allotment/Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call/Departments Requested to Review Chart of Accounts/Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance Deadline Thursday April 30th/MMARS Hours Extended/MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments - Holds
E-update April 9, 2009
FY2009-08B: Reminder April 30, 2009 Deadline Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard Compliance Certification/ Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call/ Quarterly Training Reports available in PartnerNet/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Audio Webcasts that can be Viewed on Your PC 24/7/ MA-W9 Form Updated for Immediate Use/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Referencing a Statewide Master Agreement (MA) Beyond the MA End Date
E-update April 2, 2009
Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call/ 2008 Single Audit Report Posted/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 09/ Audio Webcasts that can be Viewed on Your PC 24/7/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Creating an Encumbrance Correction due to a Payment that Referenced the Wrong Encumbrance
E-update March 26, 2009
FY2009-26: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act/Federal Stimulus Information Conference Call/Expenditure Refunds (ER)/MMARS Update/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 09/MMARS Saturday Hours/Audio Webcasts that can be Viewed on Your PC 24/7/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week-Checking for the Existence of Rules
E-update March 19, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds/ "Making Work Pay" Tax Credit Changes in Friday's Paycheck/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ ARRA Fiscal Reminders/ Audio Webcasts that can be Viewed on Your PC 24/7/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Reconciling Your grant Budget Structure
E-update March 12, 2009
CTR Policy - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Accounting and Reporting/ MMARS Chargeback Fourth Billing/ Close/Open Meeting Announcement/ Quarterly Payroll User Group Meeting Files Posted/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Audio Webcasts that can be Viewed on Your PC 24/7/ April - June 2009 Training Schedule/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Major Program Table
E-update March 5, 2009
Payroll User Group Meeting - March 11/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 08/ Audio Webcasts that can be Viewed on Your PC 24/7/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - How to Cancel a Document Not in Final Status
E-update February 26, 2009
Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 08/Capital (Fixed) Asset Inventory Confirmation Deadline/Update to Comptroller's Memo FY#201001, dated February 2, 2009/Payroll User Group Meeting - March 11/MMARS Saturday Hours/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week- Ready Payments- Rejected RIN
E-update February 19, 2009
CTR Memo FY2009-24: Prompt Payment Discount Statistics from FY2007 through 2QTR, of FY2009/CTR Memo FY2009-25: Accounts Receivable Cost/ Recovery Services - Vendor Communication/Fixed Asset Inventory/Higher Education/MMARS Saturday Hours/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Cancel Registration for a Class on the CTR Web Portal
E-update February 12, 2009
CTR Memo FY2009-22: Upgrade of the Commonwealth's Human Resources & Payroll System/ CTR Memo FY2009-23: Mid-year Capital (Fixed) Asset Inventory Review/ Qualified Transportation Parking Benefits/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ MMARS Holiday Hours/ Higher Education Departments - *90 Object Codes on TV Documents/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Program Codes and Federal Grants
E-update February 5, 2009
MAGNet connectivity Saturday Morning February 7th/CTR Memo FY2009-21: Late Penalty Interest Rate Posted/CTR Memo FY2010-01: FY2010 Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates Posted/Periodic Allotment/Plans for Implementing Planned Savings/Higher Education Departments - *90 Object Codes on TV Document/Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 07/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Checking the Timeline for an Employee's Distribution
E-update January 29, 2009
Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 07/Retiree PayInfo Help Line/Fixed Asset Inventory/MMARS Saturday Hours/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week -EPPA
E-update January 22, 2009
Expenditure Classification Handbook Updated/MMARS Saturday Hours/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week-Ready Payments-Duplicate Invoice Number Error
E-update January 15, 2009
CTR Memo FY2009-20 Posted/ BFY2009 Massachusetts CMIA Treasury State Agreement (TSA) Posted/ Third FY09 MMARS Chargeback Entered/ Budget Re-synchronization Complete/ 9C Contract Reduction Guidance/ MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Board Award Field
E-update January 8, 2009
CTR Memo FY2009-19: Federal Approval of Allocated and Billed Costs for FY2009 Posted/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Acct. Period 06/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 75 Days Old/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week-Pull a Check/
E-update December 31, 2008
2008 CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report) Posted/ MMARS Holiday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Setting up a Federal Grant
E-update December 24, 2008
Prompt Payment Discounts/ Payroll Year-End Reminders/ Christmas Holiday Schedules/ MMARS Holiday and Saturday Hours/ PayInfo - Final Raffle Winner/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Document Version
E-update December 18, 2008
CTR Memo FY2009-18/ CTR Policy Types of Payments: Injured by a Patient or Prisoner/ Christmas Holiday Schedules Reminder/ Limited Help Desk Availability on Tuesday, December 23rd/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Copy a Document ID and Paste it into Another Document
E-update December 11, 2008
CTR Memo FY2009-16: Upgrade of the Commonwealth's Human Resources & Payroll System/ CTR Memo FY2009-17: Security Officer Review - Statewide Enterprise Systems Security/ CTR Memo FY2008-30 Federal Approval of Allocated and Billed Costs for FY2008/ LCM Labor History by Chart of Accounts (LHCOA) Performance/ Limited Help Desk Availability on Friday, December 19th/ January - March 2009 Training Schedule/ CIW User Group Meeting December 16/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ PayInfo - Final Raffle Next Pay Period/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Bank Account Code on CR Documents
E-update December 4, 2008
CTR Memo FY2009-13: Cost Recovery Services Review is Underway/ CTR Memo FY2009-14: New CTR Intranet Site: PartnerNet/ CTR Memo FY2009-15: 2008 Tax Reporting and Year-end Processing/ HRCMS Data in the CIW/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Accounting Period 05/ Quarterly Payroll User Group Meeting Files Posted/ PayInfo Raffle Winners/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Copy Forward-Vendor Address
E-update November 26, 2008
CTR Memo FY2009-08A Posted/ Commonwealth Bill Paying Policy Revised/ Periodic Allotment/ Paycheck Reminder/ Payroll User Group Meeting - December 3rd/ MMARS Holiday and Saturday Hours/ CT, PC, and RPO Encumbrance Documents Issue/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - View Completed Courses on the Comptroller Web Portal
E-update November 20, 2008
HRCMS Security Information/ Payroll User Group Meeting - December 3rd/ CFO Conference Materials Posted/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Accounting Period 04/ MMARS Unavailable Saturday/ Higher Education Fund 0901 Reporting - Operating Transfer Object Codes/ Thanksgiving and Christmas Holiday Schedules Reminder/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - How to Determine Whether a Department is an Authorized Chargeback Department
E-update November 13, 2008
MMARS Chargeback - Second FY09 Billing/Higher Education Fund 0901 Reporting- Operating Transfer Object Codes/Processing of Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week Process an IE Document to Final
E-update November 6, 2008
CTR Memo FY2009-12: Prompt Payment Discount Statistics Posted/Single Audit Chargeback/Fringe Benefit/ Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Accounting Period 04/MMARS Holiday Hours/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/Internal Control Workshop is now "Risk Management"/Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week -Copy Forward from an Encumbrance to a Payment
E-update October 30, 2008
Commonwealth Procurement Card (P-Card) Policy Posted/ Budget Re-synchronization Complete/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Accounting Period 04/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Checking for the Existence of Rules
E-update October 23, 2008
9C Contract Reduction Guidance Updates Posted/ New! Vendors Offering Discounts on Departmental Contracts Posted/ Payroll Policies Updated/ New Security Guidelines and Procedures/ Holiday Paydays/ LCM Labor History by Chart of Accounts (LHCOA) Performance/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ LCM Labor History by Chart of Accounts (LHCOA) Performance/ Key Dates October 25 - November 1/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Copy Forward - Vendor Address
E-update October 16, 2008
Periodic Allotment/ Implementation of 9C in MMARS/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice -PayInfo Has Your Info/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Referencing the Statewide Master Agreement Number
E-Update October 9, 2008
BFY2008/2009 Account Type 4FN (Federal Grants) Balance Forward/New Contract Transmittal Form Issued/ MMARS Upgrade and New e-Learning Webcast/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Accounting Period 03/ FY2009-11: Contract Guidance in Anticipation of M.G.L. c 9C Reductions/ PayInfo /Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Key Dates October 11 - 18/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Search for Multiple Document Types using Document Status
E-update October 2, 2008
MMARS/LCM Unavailable During System Upgrade/ FY2009-10: Drug-Free Certification for Departments Posted/ FY2009-11: Contract Guidance in Anticipation of M.G.L. c 9C Reductions Posted/ 9C Reductions Webcasts/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ Key Dates October 4 - 11/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Change the Scheduled Payment Date on a Payment Document
E-update September 25, 2008
MMARS Unavailable During System Upgrade/ In Preparation for the MMARS Upgrade, No Transactions Can Be in Pending Status/ Intercepts Will Not Be Processed During MMARS Upgrade/ Fiscal Year Memo 2009-08: Procurement Card Industry (PCI) Compliance Posted/ Learning Management System (LMS) Scheduled Maintenance/ MMARS Upgrade Impact & New e-Learning Webcast/ Higher Education 0901 Reporting Deadline 10/1/2008/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ PayInfo Available during System Upgrade/ Key Dates September 27 - October 4/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week ��Correcting Predictive Payroll Data
E-update September 18, 2008
New Webcast Service/ MMARS Unavailable During System Upgrade/ Higher Education 0901 Change in Reporting Deadline/ 10/1/2008/ EFT should be part of Your Holiday Plans/ Procurement Card Presentation Posted/ Payroll User Group Meeting Files Posted/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ PayInfo/ MMARS Upgrade Impact and New eLearning Webcast/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Create a Favorites List
E-update September 11, 2008
MMARS Unavailable During System Upgrade/ Periodic Allotment Schedule/ MMARS Chargeback/ Higher Education 0901 Reporting Deadline 10/3/2008/ Federally-funded ISA Deadline 9/26/2008/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 02, FY2009/ Holiday Plans - Did you know?/ Information Warehouse User Group Meetings in September/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Close/Open Key Dates September 13 - 20/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Find the Correct Commodity Code
E-update September 4, 2008
MMARS Unavailable During System Upgrade/ Happy National Payroll Week!/ Payroll User Group Meeting September 10/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for the Accounts Payable Period/ PayInfo continues its winning ways; over 25% of pay advices are now suppressed!/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Close/Open Key Dates September 6 - 13/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week �� Track Expense Budgets
E-update August 28, 2008
Encumbrance Suspension for Open Activity (Unspent) Roll and Lapse/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for the Accounts Payable Period/ Higher Education 0901 Reporting/ Payroll User Group Meeting September 10/ Warehouse Update Reminder/ MMARS Weekend Processing/ Close/Open Key Dates August 30 - September 6/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Copy a Document ID and Paste it into Another Document
E-update August 21, 2008
Warehouse Update/ Accounts Payable Payroll/ Fringe Benefits, Payroll Taxes and Indirect Costs/ FY08 Final Accounts Payable/ Encumbrance Roll/Lapse/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ Close/Open Key Dates August 23-30/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments
E-update August 14, 2008
RPO Guidance/ Fringe Benefit/ Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Update/ Final Accounts Payable Payroll Reminder/ PayInfo Brings Home the Gold!/ Close/Open Key Dates August 9-16/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week Ready Payments- MATA Table
E-update August 7, 2008
CTR Memo FY2008-28 Posted/ CTR Memo FY2008-29 Posted/ Final Accounts Payable Payroll/ Learning Management System (LMS) Scheduled Maintenance/ Limitations on Post Retirement Earnings/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ Close/Open Key Dates August 9-16/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week -Accounts Receivable Detail Transaction Activity
E-update July 31, 2008
Enterprise Security Due July 31/ Final Accounts Payable Payroll/ Funds Availability Checking for Pay Period Ending 8/2/2008/ GAAP Reporting Due/ New Accounts Receivable Course Offered August 18th/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges/ PayInfo Continues to Gain Popularity/ Close/Open Key Dates July 19-26/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - View Completed Courses on the Comptroller Web Site
E-update July 24, 2008
CTR Memo FY2009-07 Posted/ Automatic Balance Forward/ MMARS Unavailable Saturday/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ Funds Availability Checking for Pay Period Ending 7/19/2008/ Higher Ed FY2008 Accounts Payable Entries Deadline/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges/ Close/Open Key Dates July 19-26/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Cancel Registration for a Class on the Comptroller Web Site
E-update July 17, 2008
CTR Memo FY#2009-05 Posted/ Official Opening of FY2009/ Automatic Balance Forward/ Accounts Payable Entries for Fund 0901 Deadline/ Funds Availability Checking for Pay Period Ending 7/19/2008/ Learning Management System and e-Learning Off-line/ Going on Vacation?/ Check your balances on PayInfo!/ EPPAs for Accounts Payable Payroll Reminder/ Using "Retainage" to Ensure Quality Performance/ Recurring Payment Reminders/ Close/Open Key Dates July 19-26/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Board Award Field
E-update July 10, 2008
FY2008-27 Posted/ FY2009-4 Posted/ GAAP Accounts Receivable Report/ Annual Department Head Approval - Enterprise Systems Security/ Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice- PayInfo Has Your Info/ Funds Availability Checking for Pay Period Ending 7/19/2008/ Accounts Payable/ Additional Earnings Codes To Pay Travel Reimbursements/ HIRD (Health Insurance Reporting Disclosure) Reporting/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges Reminder/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Learning Management System and e-Learning Off-line/ Close/Open Key Dates July 12-19/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - EPPAs for Accounts Payable Payroll
E-update July 3, 2008
Late Payroll Holds/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges Reminder/ CMIA - no draw this week/ MMARS Holiday Hours/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Access a Recently Viewed Document
E-update June 26, 2008
Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ CTR Memo FY2008-24 Posted/ CTR Memo FY2008-25 Posted/ CTR Memo FY2008-26 Posted/ Interim Budget Signed/ Departments Requested to Update Statewide Key Contacts List Information/ SMART Plan Refund Procedures/ Full Paystub Details Available on PayInfo/ MMARS Weekend Hours/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Find Vendor Information
E-update June 19, 2008
FY2009-03: Expenditure Classification Handbook Posted/ Supplementary Budget Signed/ SMART Plan Policy Regarding Participants "Stopping" Deferrals/ National Payroll Week September 1-5, 2008/ Enterprise Systems Security Reports/ MMARS Weekend Hours/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - ITI Document - Accounting Component; Reference Section
E-update June 12, 2008
Raffle for Suppressing Your Advice - PayInfo Has Your Info/ Approved FY2009 Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates Posted/ FY2008 Statutory Receivables Posted/ MMARS Chargeback/ Reconciliations Past Due/ PayInfo and VendorWeb off-line June 14 (all day) - 15 (A.M.) Reminder/ Information Warehouse User Group Meeting Monday, June 23/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Bank Account Code on CR Documents
E-update June 5, 2008
Raffle for PayInfo Users/ PayInfo and VendorWeb off-line June 14 (all day) - 15 (A.M.)/ Security Reports/ NGA341S Run Delayed/ LCM Rules Roll Complete/ Contract Roll/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges Reminder/ MMARS Weekend Hours/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ New Accounts Receivable Training/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - VCM for EFT Removal
E-update May 29, 2008
House 1 Load for 2009/ Go Paperless Campaign/ 2009 Contract Roll Reminders/ Interdepartmental Service Agreement (ISA) Reminders/ Security Officer Briefing Presentation Posted/ MMARS Unavailable Saturday, May 31/ MMARS Weekend Hours through June/ June Payroll User Group Meeting Reminder/ CIW Update/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - MMARS Reports
E-update May 22, 2008
Statewide Enterprise Systems Policy Posted/ FY2008#22 Posted/ MMARS Chargeback Billing/ Preparation of Documentation for PCI Compliance/ CT, RPO, GAE and PC Document Processing/ June Payroll User Group Meeting June 4/ Connect to the New Information Warehouse/ MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Creating an Encumbrance Correction due to a Payment that Referenced the Wrong Encumbrance
E-update May 15, 2008
Pay Advices Available on PayInfo/ Security Officer Briefings/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Close/Open Presentation Posted/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments
E-update May 8, 2008
CTR Memo FY2008#21 Posted/ Contract Roll May 31st/ Budget Re-synchronization Complete/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges Reminder/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments
E-update May 1, 2008
FY2008#20 Internal Control Questionnaire Posted/ Close/Open Instructions and Key Dates Posted/Choose to Suppress Printing of Your Pay Advice - Update/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 10/ RE and CR Reminder/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Process an IE Document to Final
E-update April 24, 2008
CTR Memo FY2008#18 Posted/ CTR Memo FY2008#19 Posted/ PayInfo and VendorWeb Planned Interruption of Service/ Security Officer Briefings/ Federal Grant Close Open Meeting/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - NCA495W CMIA Selection Report by Department
E-update April 17, 2008
Close/Open and Single Audit Meetings/ Commonwealth Health Connector Open Enrollment Announcement/ Earth Day April 22/ MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - System Hints
E-update April 10, 2008
Choose to Suppress Printing of Your Pay Advice/ Updated Starter Queries/ Cost Allocation Workshop Added/ Departments Requested to Review Chart of Accounts Date Correction/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week Discard a Document
E-update April 3, 2008
CTR Memo FY2008#7 Posted/ Single Audit Meeting/ Payroll User Group FAQs Posted/ Departments Requested to Review Chart of Accounts/ RE and CR Reminder/ Referencing a Statewide Master Agreement (MA) Beyond the MA End Date/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 09 Reminder/ This Week's Close/Open Key Dates/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments - Holds
E-update March 27, 2008
Cost Allocation Workshops Scheduled/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 09/ MMARS Chargeback Billing/ Payroll User Group Meeting Files Posted/ Deployment of MMARS and LCM Data to NPS Platform/ Close/Open Key Dates Highlights Posted/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - How to Cancel a Document
E-update March 20, 2008
Close/Open Meeting Announcement/ Upcoming Close/Open Key Dates/ VendorWeb Login Reminder/ Cities and Towns Vendor Codes Posted/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Creating Payments - 2 Methods
E-update March 13, 2008
MMARS Holiday Hours/ Update to Earnings Subject to Retirement Calculations report/ Training Schedule Updated/ Updated Training Course List/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments - Making Manual Payment
E-update March 6, 2008
Security Enhancement to VendorWeb/ CTR Memo FY2009-01: Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates Posted/ March Payroll User Group Meeting/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 8 Reminder/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Board Award Field
E-update February 28, 2008
Final Quarterly Allotment/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 08/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Ready Payments - MATA Table
E-update February 21, 2008
Final Quarterly Allotment/ Budget Re-synchronization/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Reports Link within the MMARS Application
E-update February 14, 2008
MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - How to Determine Whether a Department is an Authorized Chargeback Department
E-update February 7, 2008
Internal Control Workshop/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 07 Reminder/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week �� Locating Intercepted Checks or EFTs
E-update January 31, 2008
CTR Memo FY2008-16 "PayInfo and the Paperless Payroll Campaign" Posted/ Fringe Benefit, Payroll Tax and Indirect Cost Charges for Period 07/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Major Program Table Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings
E-update January 24, 2008
FY2008-15 Prompt Payment Discount Posted/ MMARS Chargeback/ MMARS Saturday Hours/ Learning Management System (LMS) Scheduled Maintenance/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/MMARS Hint of the Week - Copy/Forward Button and Templates
E-update January 17, 2008
Implementation of the Retroactive FY2008 Fringe Benefit Rate/ W2s on PayInfo/ MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Copy a Document ID and Paste it into Another Document
E-update January 10, 2008
2007 CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Posted/ Informational 2007 W-2 Forms on PayInfo/ CTR Memo FY2008-13 Posted/ FY2008-14 Tax and Payroll Updates for 2008 Posted/ VendorWeb Enhancement/ Implementation of the Retroactive FY2008 Fringe Benefit Rate/ Purge of Rejected Documents Over 60 Days Old/ Regional Meeting Southern MA Departments/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week �� Discard a Document
E-update January 3, 2008
Implementation of the Final Approved FY2008 Fringe Benefit Rate/ Payroll Reminders/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Pull a Check
E-update December 27, 2007
Accounting Period 6 to Close/ MMARS Saturday and Holiday Hours/ Upcoming Training Sessions and Meetings/ MMARS Hint of the Week - Search for Multiple Document Types using Document Status