NCDPI BAAS Error - Out of Balance



Description of Issue
  • BAAS will not allow me to submit a budget amendment for PRC XYZ after adding a sales tax refund to the budget. This is a contra-expense and therefore must be budgeted to the sales tax refund code as a negative number. 

  • Error submitting, Out of Balance.



Context
  • Financial

  • North Carolina

  • NCDPI BAAS 



Cause

Adding the sales tax refund as an amended amount put the account Out of Balance



Resolution

Balance the account 



Additional Information
  • DPI requires that all Budgets to be balanced prior to sending to BAAS.

    • Total Budgeted line amounts must equal the Revenue amount.

    • The Revenue amount must equal Allotment + Carryover amounts. 

  • Master Article - NCDPI BAAS Reporting