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PAO 6-4

Section: ACCOUNTING AND REMITTANCE
Subsection: UNDELIVERABLE RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS (ROC)

  OUTLINE
  Procedures for handling a return of contributions cheque that is undeliverable.
POLICY
  Receiver General Directive 1980-6 outlines the policy and procedures for undeliverable cheques.
 

All undeliverable return of contributions cheques will be forwarded to the PAO office from client departments. The PAO will retain the cheque for 6 months. If it is not delivered by that time, it is stamped cancelled and forwarded to the responsible department along with a duplicate list of the cheque. The department will acknowledge by signing and returning one copy of the list to the PAO.

  The PAO cashier is required to maintain an Undeliverable ROC cheque register with the following details:
 
- department;
- paylist;
- PRI;
- employee name and initials;
- payment cheque series and number;
- date of payment;
- amount of payment;
- disposition of cheque.
  PROCEDURES
  ON RECEIPT OF AN UNDELIVERABLE ROC, proceed as follows:
Mailroom
 
  • RECEIVE ROC cheque and FORWARD to the PAO cashier;
  PAO Cashier
 
  • CREATE a cash blotter showing details of the cheque;
 
  • LOG payment details in Undeliverable ROC register;
 
  • FILE for BF action in six months.
 

MONTHLY--On a monthly basis, the PAO cashier will draw any Undeliverable ROC cheques over six months old from BF file and proceed as follows:

PAO Cashier
 
  • STAMP cheques "CANCELLED";
 
  • PREPARE a PWGSC-TPSGC 1759 form, Returned Cheque Advice, for each cheque;
 
  • PREPARE ( in duplicate) a list of cancelled Undeliverable ROC cheques containing the following information: PRI, name and initials, cheque number, and amount of payment;
 
  • PREPARE a hardcopy source 046 journal voucher (JV) (per pay office);
 
NOTE: Discussions are underway to determine if source 046 will exist in the future or if some other document will replace it;
 
  • CHARGE department 097 outstanding cheque account;
 
  • CREDIT department 079 (800-177) with the face value of the cheque;
 
  • ATTACH one copy of list of cheques to 046 JV (s);
 
  • ANNOTATE PWGSC-TPSGC 1759 (s) with "Cancelled" and 046 JV number;
 
  • FORWARD PWGSC-TPSGC 1759 (s) to applicable pay office;
 
  • PASS 046 JV (s) to PAO group responsible for PSSA contributions;
 
  • ATTACH cheque stubs to second copy of list of cheques;
 
  • FILE document.
  ON RECEIPT OF 046 JV proceed as follows:
PAO Clerk
 
  • LOG ON to the Common Departmental Financial System (CDFS) GJV screen;
 
  • POST department 079 credit on the GJV screen using source 0046;
 
  • ANNOTATE CDFS ID number on hard copy 046 JV;
 
  • PASS to QC PAO clerk for approval;
 
  • PASS approved 046 JV to PAO CASHIER.
  PAO Cashier
 
  • INSERT 046 CDFS ID number in deposition column of undeliverable register;
 
  • SEND JV and undeliverable cheques to Cheque redemption Control Directorate (CRCD), MATANE, QUE.
  FISCAL YEAR END--At fiscal year, proceed as follows:
PAO Cashier
 
  • TOTAL all cancelled undeliverable cheque lists by pay office;
 
  • CREATE a debtor initiated interdepartmental settlement (IS) to debit 079-PO-000-177 and credit Superannuation Directorate (PO = pay office);
 
  • ENSURE details are noted on the stub, if insufficient room send E-Mail to Shediac with all the details;
  PAO Clerk
 
  • FILE information in PAO.

Last Update: March 1999

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