EGL9.2: GTAS Disaster Emergency Fund Code and Budget Object Class Reporting (Doc ID 2853470.1)

Last updated on MARCH 03, 2022

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The U.S. Treasury published changes to the GTAS Bulk File specifications that will impact existing PeopleSoft General Ledger GTAS functionality. The revised specification includes the following changes.

• Expand existing Disaster Emergency Fund Code (DEFC) field reporting from 2 to 3 positions.
• Report 4 character Budget Object Class.

The Budget Object Class requirement is completely new for GTAS reporting. The Object Class represents the classification of funding for budgeting, revenue, and spending. Below are a few examples of Object Class.

21 Travel and Transportation of Persons

• 2100 – Travel and Transportation of Persons
• 2110 – Common Carrier
• 2120 – Mileage Alowance
• 2130 – Per Diem Allowance
• 2140 – Acutal Subsistence

23 Rent, Communications, and Utilities

• 2300 – Rent, Communcations, and Utilities
• 2310 – Utilities
• 2320 – Communication Services
• 2330 – Communication Services GSA
• 2340 – Rents Buildings
• 2350 – Postage and Related Fees
• 2360 – Rent Equipment

The U.S. Treasury is mandating that Federal customers use the revised GTAS bulk file format starting June 1, 2022 to report 3 characted DEFC and new 4 character Budget Object Class. The new format will be accepted by the Treasury system beginning September 2021.

NOTE: GTAS is the U.S. Treasury system that Agencies use to submit budgetary and proprietary general ledger account balances.

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