NOAA Acquisition & Grants Office :: Treasury Account Symbol

Treasury Account Symbol

On March 15, 2010, reporting the Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) became a mandatory field in FPDS-NG when reporting all funded actions including modifications. At that point a message went out advising CBuy users to hold off on FPDS entry until further guidance was provided.

The requisitioner is responsible for providing the TAS. Beginning March 24, 2010, CRequest has a new required field for the TAS.

SELECTING THE CORRECT TAS CODE

The requisitioner needs to select the correct TAS code by matching the bureau, fund, and year on the spreadsheet.

Bureau	Bureau Name	Fund Code	Fund Title	TAS	Begin Date	End Date
14	NOAA	0005	ADVANCES - SINGLE YR REIMB 13X1450	13-1450	10/1/1988

CREQUEST

The requisitioner must enter the TAS code in CRequest in the Administration screen. Letters, dashes and slashes should be dropped. TAS codes can be from 6 to 9 numeric characters. Do not enter any letters, dashes, or slashes. Although the field in CRequest will allow more than 9 characters, those will be dropped when transmitting to CBuy.

When using more than one ACCS, the predominant TAS applicable to the action (the one with the majority of the funding) should be used. If they are equal, the requisitioner must choose which one to use.

CBUY

To find the TAS code in CBuy, go to Additional Info on the Award Line Item. The TAS code will be found in the Project ID field.

It is very important to only use the ARRA Treasury Account Symbols on ARRA funded action. Please note the following TAS codes are only to be used for ARRA: 13-1440 and 13-1454.

FPDS

When creating the FPDS report, the Treasury Account Symbol is required on all funded actions.

Some Guidance from the FPDS NG website:

https://www.fpds.gov/fpdsng_cms/index.php/status/26-upcoming-releases

TREASURY ACCOUNT SYMBOL (TAS)

What is a Treasury Account Symbol?

The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act requires agencies to report the Program Source aka Treasury Account Symbol (TAS) for all contract actions to USASpending.gov. The Treasury Account Symbol is provided to agencies on a periodic basis by the Department of Treasury (see http://www.fms.treas.gov/fastbook/index.html). The Office of Management and Budget's guidance on reporting for FFATA states that the format to be used the two character agency code, four character account code, and if applicable, the three character sub-account code (e.g., 14). PLEASE NOTE THE TAS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY USUALLY INCLUDE A FISCAL YEAR ENTRY BETWEEN THE AGENCY AND ACCOUNT CODES - OMB'S FORMAT FOR FFATA DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FISCAL YEAR!!!!

Per OMB FFATA guidance dated March 6, 2008: Agencies shall immediately develop policies that establishe the owner of the TAS at the finance office and instruct all contracting/assistance officers to accept purchase requests (PRs)/notices of awards/applications, only if they contain the predominant TAS applicable to the action clearly identified on the face of that document. In addition, agencies that require contract or grant assistance from another agency or organization shall provide their TAS in compliance with the Transparency Act. The originating TAS must be a part of the funding agency’s request. The subsequent reporting of the action, shall be based on the funding agency’s TAS not that of the contracting or grant-making agency.

Where do I get the TAS?

Per OMB FFATA guidance dated March 6, 2008, the Purchase Request should include the TAS. The predominant TAS applicable to the action should be provided on the purchase request. The TAS representing the agency funding the action-NOT THE AGENCY AWARDING THE ACTION- should be used. Contracting Officers should contact their budget/finance office if a TAS was not provided to them.

What is the correct format for entering the TAS in FPDS?

Per OMB FFATA guidance, the two-character agency code, the four-character account code, and if applicable, the three-character sub-account code is the format to be used.

The FAQ references OMB FFATA guidance dated March 6, 2008, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/memoranda/fy2008/m08-12.pdf and it states on page 7:

Special Instructions

In circumstances where an award maps to more than one Treasury Account Symbol, one of the Treasury Account Symbols should be deemed predominate and this predominate symbol should be submitted with the award. The predominate program source is defined as the largest source of funding for the award.

Questions or concerns on Treasury Account Symbols should be directed to the Department of Treasury Financial Management Service (FMS).

Based on the above, you will need to choose one of the Treasury Account Symbols when the dollar amounts are equal.