OAR 166-300-0025
Financial Records
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1099-Miscellaneous Forms Records document the agency’s responsibility for ensuring vendor payments are accurate. If vendor information is incorrect, the agency prepares a ‘1099-Misc. Change Request’ and forwards it to the Statewide Financial Management Services section for correct to the 1099-Misc. form. The Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA) tracks vendor payments and produces 1099-Misc. forms for federal reporting. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(2)
Account Reconciliation Records Records document the reconciliation of agency funds and accounts such as cash accounts with the State Treasury or other subsystems, capital asset to capital expenditures, or federal revenue to federal expenditures. Records may include printouts, worksheets, reports, schedules, and other supporting documentation. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(3)
Account Transfer Records Records document the authorized transfer, movement, and receipt of funds between various accounting structures, including agency cost accounting systems, agency subsystems, Treasury accounts, and the statewide financial management application. Records include journal vouchers and transfer requests. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(4)
Accounting Structure Organizational Hierarchy Records Records document the program and/or organization of an agency’s accounting structure. The accounting structure includes items such as comptroller objects, agency objects, fund structure, and general ledger account and other codes and profiles. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA) the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. Records may include SFMA profile listings showing accounting structure and fund split tables. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(5)
Accounting System Input Documents and Listings, and Agency Control Reports Records document transactions or changes entered into the accounting system and other subsystems. They are used to control accuracy of data entry and to verify data input and batch control. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. Records include input documents, batch control reports, hand-posted spreadsheets, control reports, and memoranda. (Retention: Retain 4 years, destroy).(6)
Accounts Payable Reports Records document current outstanding liabilities and provide a record of payments of bills by the agency. They may also serve as a subsidiary ledger. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: (a) Retain SFMA requestable reports: 6 years, destroy; (b) Retain all other accounts payable records: 6 years, destroy).(7)
Accounts Receivable Reports Records document billings and collections and provide a record of money owed to the agency. Serves as a subsidiary ledger of original entry/input and records amounts received from debtors for goods and/or services. Aging reports are used to monitor accounts that are outstanding and overdue. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: (a) Retain monthly accounts receivable reports and SFMA requestable reports: 6 years, destroy; (b) Retain all other accounts receivable records: 6 years after collected or deemed uncollectible, destroy).(8)
Annual Financial Reports Records document the agency’s annual financial condition and results of operation as of June 30 using trial balance data. These reports are used as a reference by the Secretary of State, Audits Division and included in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) produced by the Department of Administrative Services. Records may include transmittal cover sheet, organization and function, combined balance sheet, combined statement of revenues, expenditures, changes in fund balance, notes to the financial statement, and exhibits. Exhibits may include a working trial balance by fund type, adjustments to accounting data, cash flow analysis, and other documents supporting statement amounts and notes. The Department of Administrative Services maintains the statewide record copy of the CAFR. (Retention: Retain 10 years, destroy).(9)
Audit Reports Records document an examination of the agency’s fiscal condition, internal control and compliance policies and procedures, performance or other financial related audits by the Secretary of State, Audits Division; internal auditors; or independent auditors. Records include audit reports, supporting documentation, agency comments, and correspondence. The Secretary of State, Audits Division maintains the statewide record copy of their audits. SEE ALSO Internal Audit Reports in this section. (Retention: (a) Retain grant fund audit reports: 5 years or according to the terms (if greater than 5 years) specified in the grant, destroy; (b) Retain all other audit reports: 5 years, destroy).(10)
Bank Statements Records document the current status and transaction activity of agency funds held at a bank or at the State Treasury. Records may include bank/Treasury statements and support reconciliation records, validated deposit slips and/or paid check/warrant copies. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(11)
Budget Allotment Reports Records document the agency’s containment within quarterly budget authorizations using expenditure, encumbrance, and budget data. Records are used to develop and monitor apportioned fiscal distributions. (Retention: Retain present and previous biennium, destroy).(12)
Budget Preparation Records Records document the agency’s activity to plan, develop, estimate and propose biennial budget requests. Records may include budget requests, spreadsheets, expenditure projection work papers, preliminary division/section budget proposals, budget development schedules, allotment reports, decision packages, spending plans, funding formula factor analysis, compensation plan proposals, contingency/deviation plans, performance measures, fiscal impact analysis, and correspondence. Records may also include monthly trial balance summaries, expenditure detail reports, revenue detail reports, monthly encumbrance registers, and expenditure and revenue registers. (Retention: Retain present and previous biennium, destroy).(13)
Cash Receipt Records Records document tabulated and keyed-in transactions for cash received by the agency. Records may include cash register tapes or equivalent, copies of receipts, and batch sheets. SEE ALSO Receipts and Receipt Registers in this section. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(14)
Check Cancellation Request Records Records document the request to cancel checks issued and to request the issuance of duplicates. Records may include request memoranda and check photocopies. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(15)
Check Conversion Records Records document checks received from customers that are electronically deposited after being imaged and converted to an Automated Clearing House (ACH) transaction or Image Replacement Document (IRD) (Retention: (a) Retain original paper instrument 30 days, destroy (b) Retain ACH transaction or IRD 6 years, destroy).(16)
Check Registers Records document an original entry listing which logs checks issued by the agency. Information includes date, check number, payee, and amount. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(17)
Checks Records document redeemed checks written on agency accounts. Records may include redeemed, void and canceled checks, and supporting documentation. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(18)
Competitive Bid Records Records document the evaluation and award of bids to vendors and/or agencies and provides evidence of accepted and rejected bids. Records may include but are not limited to requests for proposals, bids, and information; bid and quote lists; notices of bid opening and award; comparison summaries; spreadsheets; tabulation worksheets; bid advertising records; tally sheets; bid specifications; and vendor correspondence. SEE ALSO Purchasing Records and Vendor Reports in this section. (Retention: Retain 6 years after bid awarded or canceled, destroy).(19)
Credit and Debit Receipts Agency’s copy of credit or debit card receipt documenting payment received by agency. Records include customer’s name and account information (Retention: Retain 36 months after transaction, destroy).(20)
Credit Card Records Records document the application and approval to use state-issued credit cards and purchases made with these cards. Records may include but are not limited to credit card applications, approvals, credit card transaction logs, credit card security and checkout records, monthly credit card statements, and purchasing documentation. (Retention: (a) Retain application and approvals: 3 years after card cancelled, revoked, or denied, destroy; (b) Retain all other credit card records: 6 years, destroy).(21)
Debit/Credit Advices Records document the receipt of and/or verification of special deposits or withdrawals and the adjustment of dollar amounts in funds because of recording errors or fund transfers between accounts. Information includes account number, debit/credit amount, authorization, and justification. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(22)
Deposit Slips Records document monies deposited in banks at privately operated institutions and the State Treasury. Records are used to reconcile and balance an agency’s State Treasury or bank accounts. Information may include date and amount deposited. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(23)
Emergency Board Request Records Records document the agency’s requests to the Legislative Emergency Board for additional funds or authority to spend funds between legislative sessions. Records may include but are not limited to requests, schedules and agendas, exhibits, organization charts, testimony summaries, fiscal analysis, legislative progress reports, revenue projections, reclassification plans, presentation drafts, performance measures, other exhibits, and correspondence. (Retention: Retain present and previous biennium, destroy).(24)
Encumbrance Registers Records document a listing of outstanding encumbrances (financial obligations), purchase commitments, and vouchers written to liquidate or reduce encumbrances. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: Retain 3 years, destroy).(25)
Expenditure and Revenue Reports Records summarize expenditures, revenue, encumbrances, and budgetary data, and are used to monitor and control expenditures in accordance with Legislatively Approved Budgets. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: (a) Retain monthly expenditure and revenue 6 years, destroy; (b) Retain SFMA expenditure and revenue projection reports: until superseded or obsolete, destroy; (c) Retain all other expenditure and revenue reports: 2 years, destroy).(26)
General Ledger Transaction Reports Records document all fiscal transactions of the agency for each month. Data is used to prepare an agency’s financial statements. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. The Department of Administrative Services, Statewide Financial Management Services section maintains the statewide record copy of the General Ledger. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(27)
Gift Tracking Records Series documents gifts to agency officials, employees and volunteers, and are used to document compliance with the ethics and disclosure requirements found in ORS Chapter 244 (Government Ethics). Records may include but are not limited to spreadsheets, correspondence, and supporting documentation. Information may include the name of the person or entity offering, providing or receiving the gift; source of the gift; date of the gift; amount or value of the gift; and related circumstantial information. (Retention: Retain 3 years, destroy).(28)
Grant Records Records document the application, evaluation, awarding, administration, monitoring, and status of grants in which the agency is the recipient, grantor, allocator, or administrator. Grants may be awarded from federal or state government, or other public or private funding sources. Records may include but are not limited to applications including project proposals and narratives, summaries, objectives, activities, budgets, exhibits, and award notification; grant evaluation records and recommendations concerning grant applications; grant administration records including progress reports, budgets, project objectives, proposals, and summaries; records documenting allocation of funds; contracts; records monitoring project plans and measuring achievement and performance; equipment inventories; financial reports, accounting records, audit reports, expenditure reports, and related correspondence and documentation. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: (a) Retain grant records, including SFMA requestable reports: 5 years after final or annual expenditure report accepted, destroy; (b) Retain unsuccessful grant applications: 3 years after rejection or withdrawal, destroy; (c) Retain capital asset records: 3 years after disposition of assets, destroy).(29)
Internal Audit Reports Records document financial and performance audits performed on an annual or project basis by agency-employed internal auditors or contracted auditors. Audits investigate potential problem areas and internal fiscal control structures and may include recommendations for improvement in agency systems. Records include audit reports, supporting documentation, agency comments, and correspondence. SEE ALSO Audit Reports in this section. (Retention: Retain 5 years, destroy).(30)
Invoice Registers Records document a listing of who was billed by the agency for services rendered and provide a detailed breakdown of individual invoice billings. Information includes invoice number, amount, date, item or service billed for, and billed party name. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(31)
Invoices Records document goods and services billed by the agency. Information may include invoice number, date, transaction description, identification of parties involved, prices, and terms of sale. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(32)
Journal Entry Registers Records document an account record of original entry/input and provides a record of debit and credit journal transactions. Information includes date, account number, action, and debit/credit amount. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(33)
Legislatively Adopted Budgets Records document the comprehensive financial plan for the agency’s biennial operating budget that was approved by the legislature and forms a basis for appropriations. Records may include supplemental reports dealing with affirmative action, productivity, performance measures, improvement in programs, information systems, and other subjects. The Department of Administrative Services, Budget and Management section maintains the statewide record copies of Legislatively Adopted Budgets. (Retention: Retain 10 years, destroy).(34)
Oregon State Treasury Reports Records document reports generated by the Oregon State Treasury and are used to update an agency on account and fund status and activity, investment balances and transactions, and the agency’s activities in issuing debt. Records include banking, account, and other finance reports, investment reports, and debt management reports. (Retention: (a) Retain daily account reports: until superseded by monthly reports which summarize daily activity, destroy; (b) Retain debt management reports: 6 years after indebtedness is retired, whether by maturing or being called, destroy; (c) Retain all other State Treasury reports: 6 years, destroy).(35)
Petty Cash Fund Records Records document petty cash activity for the agency. Records include requests and authorizations to establish petty cash funds, ledgers, statements, requests for disbursements, copies of receipts and invoices. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(36)
Purchasing Records Records document the purchase of goods and services by the agency. Records may include purchase orders and requests, purchase authorizations, requisitions, contract release orders, price agreements, material/cost specifications, copy center/printing orders, and correspondence. SEE ALSO Competitive Bid Records and Vendor Reports in this section. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(37)
Receipt Registers Records document a detailed list of processed cash receipt transactions and is used to verify receipts, estimate revenue, and reconcile accounts. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(38)
Receipts Records document acknowledgment of payment and/or delivery. Information includes date, amount, signature, items received or delivered, and receipt number. SEE ALSO Cash Receipt Records in this section. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(39)
Travel Expense Records Records document reimbursement claims made by employees for travel and related expenses. Records may include travel expense detail sheets, supporting documentation, and correspondence. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(40)
Trial Balance Reports Records document a summary of general ledger accounts and shows the agency’s current financial position. Reports are used to prepare the agency’s financial statements. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(41)
Unclaimed Property Report Records document annual reports submitted to the Department of State Lands of financial assets being held for a person or entity that cannot be found. Series includes Holder Report, owner information, correspondence and other related documents. Note: Unclaimed property is not real estate, abandoned personal property, or lost and found items. (Retention: Retain 3 years after the property is remitted to the Department of State Lands, destroy).(42)
Vendor Reports Records document vendor data, which is used to select vendors, and to track voucher and purchase order status. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. SEE ALSO Purchasing Records in this section. (Retention: (a) Retain annual vendor reports: 6 years, destroy; (b) Retain all other vendor reports: until superseded or obsolete, destroy).(43)
Voucher Registers Records document a book of original entry and provides a listing of vouchered disbursement transactions. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by agency. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(44)
Vouchers Records document individually authorized expenditure transactions. Records provide the documentation and backup for all payments to vendors. Voucher files may contain invoices, receipts, travel expense detail sheets, purchase requests, purchase orders, cancelled checks, other supporting documents, and correspondence. Records include those produced by the Statewide Financial Management Application (SFMA), the Department of Administrative Services Data Mart, and any other subsystems used by the agency. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(45)
Warrant Cancellation Request Records Records document the request to cancel warrants issued on vouchers, and to request the issue of duplicates. If the warrant is physically available, it is cancelled and re-issued if necessary. However, if the warrant is not physically present, an affidavit is required. Records include request memoranda, affidavits, photocopies and memoranda from the Department of Administrative Services confirming re-issuance. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(46)
Warrant Registers Records document a listing of warrants issued by an agency. Information includes date, payee, warrant number, and amount. (Retention: Retain 6 years, destroy).(47)
Warrants Records document the promise to pay and the authorization for claim payments. Records may include redeemed, void cancelled, and undeliverable warrants, and supporting documentation. (Retention: (a) Retain undeliverable warrant: until expired, destroy (b) Retain all other warrants: 6 years, destroy).
Source:
Rule 166-300-0025 — Financial Records, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=166-300-0025.