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Fiscal Year Memos contain policy/procedure information issued for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for a specific fiscal year. These memos include subjects such as fringe benefit rates, late penalty interest, fiscal year opening, etc.
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Fiscal Year 2026 
	
	
			
				FY2026-06: Office of the Comptroller's Fiscal Year 2026 MMARS and HR/CMS Chargebacks 
				
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				FY2026-05: Potential Federal Government Shutdown 
				
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				FY2026-04: Late Penalty Interest Rate 
				
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				FY2026-03: Official Opening of Fiscal Year 2026 
				
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				FY2026-02: Fiscal Year 2026 Treasury State Agreement 
				
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				FY2026-01: Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates 
				
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Fiscal Year 2025 
	
	
			
				FY2025-26: Fiscal Year 2025 Statutory Receivable Instructions 
				
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				FY2025-25: SEFA COVID and R&D Grant Spending 
				
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				FY2025-24: Higher Education Audit Guidance 
				
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				FY2025-23: Accounts Payable Earnings Codes 
				
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				FY2025-22: Fiscal Year 2025 GAAP Reporting Instructions 
				
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				FY2025-21: FY2025 Annual Capital Asset Inventory Review 
				
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				FY2025-20: Earnings Code Processing During the Split Year Pay Period 
				
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				FY2025-19: Department Head Review and Approval of Statewide Enterprise Systems Security Access 
				
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				FY2025-18: Internal Control Certification 
				
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				FY2025-17A: Rescind Potential Federal Shutdown Guidance 
				
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				FY2025-17: Potential Federal Government Shutdown (RESCINDED) 
				
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				FY2025-16: Fiscal Year 2025 Single Audit Chargeback 
				
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				FY2025-15: Guidance on OMB Memo M-25-15: Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other Financial Assistance Programs 
				
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				FY2025-14: Capital Asset Inventory Review 
				
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				FY2025-13: Late Penalty Interest Rate 
				
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				FY2025-12: Tax and Payroll Updates 
				
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				FY2025-11A: Update – Rescind Memo FY2025-11, Congress Passes Federal Government Continuing  Resolution, Extending Federal Funding Through March 14, 2025 
				
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				FY2025-11: Potential Federal Shutdown Guidance (RESCINDED) 
				
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				FY2025-10: 2024 Tax Reporting and Year End Processing 
				
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				FY2025-09: Approved Fiscal Year 2025 Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates 
				
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				FY2025-08: Form 1099 Guidance/Issuing and Filing IRS Forms 1099 for Tax Year 2024 
				
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				FY2025-07: Department Security Officer Review and Approval of Statewide Enterprise Systems Security Access 
				
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				FY2025-06: MMARS and HR/CMS Chargebacks 
				
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				FY2025-05: Treasury-State Agreement 
				
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				FY2025-04: Official Opening of Fiscal Year 2025 
				
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				FY2025-03: Late Penalty Interest Rate 
				
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				FY2025-02: Interim Budget Guidance 
				
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				FY2025-01: Proposed Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates 
				
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Fiscal Year 2024 
	
	
			
				FY2024-25: Fiscal Year 2024 Statutory Receivable Instructions 
				
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				FY2024-24: Fiscal Year 2024 Higher Education Audit Guidance 
				
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				FY2024-23: Earnings Code Processing During Accounts Payable Periods 
				
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				FY2024-22: Fiscal Year 2024 SEFA, COVID-19 identification classification, research and development grants spending, subaward, non-cash federal assistance 
				
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				FY2024-21: Fiscal Year 2024 GAAP Reporting Instructions 
				
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				FY2024-20: FY2024 Annual Capital Asset Inventory Review 
				
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				FY2024-19: Earnings Code Processing During the Split Year Pay Period  
				
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				FY2024-18: Department Head Annual Review and Approval of Statewide Enterprise Systems 
				
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				FY2024-17: Annual Department Head Internal Controls Certification 
				
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				FY2024-16: Tax and Payroll Updates for Tax Year 2024 
				
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				FY2024-15: Office of the Comptroller's Fiscal Year 2024 Single Audit Chargeback Memo 
				
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				FY2024-14: Late Penalty Interest Rate 
				
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				FY2024-13: Mid Year Capital Asset Inventory Memo 
				
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				FY2024-12: 2023 Tax Reporting and Year End Processing 
				
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				FY2024-11: 1099 Guidance/Issuing and Filing IRS Forms 1099 for Tax Year 2023 
				
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				FY2024-10: Department Security Officer Review and Approval of Statewide Enterprise Systems Security Access 
				
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				FY2024-09: Fiscal Year 2024 MMARS and HR/CMS Chargebacks 
				
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				FY2024-08: Approved Fiscal Year 2024 Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates 
				
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				FY2024-07: Potential Federal Government Shutdown 
				
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				FY2024-06: Treasury-State Agreement 
				
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				FY2024-05: Official Opening of Fiscal Year 2024 
				
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				FY2024-04: Second Interim Budget Guidance 
				
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				FY2024-03: Late Penalty Interest Rate 
				
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				FY2024-02: Interim Budget Guidance 
				
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				FY2024-01: Proposed Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates 
				
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Fiscal Year 2023 
	
	
			
				FY2023-27: Areas of Audit Issues from the FY2022 Single Audit 
				
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				FY2023-26: Higher Education Audit Guidance 
				
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				FY2023-25: Fiscal Year 2023 GAAP Instructions 
				
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				FY2023-24: Fiscal Year 2023 Schedule of SEFA COVID-19 identification classification and Research and Development grants spending 
				
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				FY2023-23: Fiscal Year 2023 Statutory Receivable Instructions 
				
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				FY2023-22: Earnings Code Processing During Accounts Payable Pay Periods 
				
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				FY2023-21: Earnings Code Processing During the Split Year Pay Period 
				
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				FY2023-20: Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Capital (Fixed) Asset Inventory Review 
				
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				FY2023-19: Fiscal Year 2023 Internal Control Questionnaire and Department Certification 
				
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				FY2023-18: Department Head Annual Review and Approval of Statewide Enterprise Systems 
				
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				FY2023-17: Potential Federal Government Debt Default 
				
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				FY2023-16: Tax and Payroll Updates for Tax Year 2023 
				
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				FY2023-15: Late Penalty Interest Rate 
				
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				FY2023-14: Mid-Year Capital Asset Inventory Review 
				
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				FY2023-13: GASB 94 and GASB 96 Overview, Invitation to Virtual Meetings 
				
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				FY2023-12: Tax Reporting and Year-End Processing 
				
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				FY2023-11: Issuing and Filing IRS Forms 1099 for Tax Year 2022 
				
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				FY2023-10: Issuing and Filing IRS Form 1098-F (Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts) 
				
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				FY2023-09: Department Security Officer Review and Approval of Statewide Enterprise Systems 
				
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				FY2023-08: Office of the Comptroller's Fiscal Year 2023 Single Audit Chargeback 
				
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				FY2023-07: Office of the Comptroller's Fiscal Year 2023 MMARS and HR/CMS Chargebacks 
				
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				FY2023-06: Approved Fiscal Year 2023 Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates 
				
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				FY2023-05: Official Opening of Fiscal Year 2023 
				
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				FY2023-04: Treasury-State Agreement 
				
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				FY2023-03: Late Penalty Interest Rate 
				
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				FY2023-02: Fiscal Year 2023 Interim Budget Guidance 
				
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				FY2023-01: Proposed Fringe Benefit and Payroll Tax Rates 
				
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COVID-19 
	
	
			
				Federal Reimbursements for COVID-19 Capital Expenditures 
				
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				New CTR Policy on COVID-19 Payment Coding 
				
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