DOJ Department of Justice DPN Due Process Notification IAI Integrated Agency Interface IPAC Intra-governmental Payments and Collections PCA Private Collection Agency SSN Social Security Number TCSP Treasury Cross-Servicing Program TIN Tax Identification Number TOP Treasury Offset Program VA Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC VA Medical Center VistA Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture VHA Veterans Health Administration Appendix E. Glossary A AR See Accounts Receivable. – Account A record established for a debtor in the AR Debtor file (#340). The account can – contain multiple bills for an individual debtor. Account Profile A screen display or printout showing an activity summary for an entire – account. This profile shows if debt on a account has been referred to Cross-Servicing debtor’s with the message, Referred to Cross-Servicing”. “Debt Accounts Receivable (AR) (1) In the broadest sense, debts owed to VA are referred as – Accounts Receivable. (2) Synonymous with the (3) In this document, AR abbreviation ‘AR’. also refers to automated system designed to process first party debt. VA’s Accounts Receivable Section The staff responsible, as a group, for the establishment and – maintenance of debtor account records. Active Bill Bills that are in an status are available for collection. Bills must be in an – “Active” status in order to be referred to Cross-Servicing. “Active” Address Unknown This field is set in the AR Debtor file (#340) to indicate that the site has – not been able to obtain a correct address for the debtor. If this field is set to YES, the debtor’s account will NOT be forwarded to Cross-Servicing. Adjustment A transaction that makes an administrative change to the principal balance of a – bill or an account.
DOJ Department of Justice DPN Due Process Notification IAI Integrated Agency Interface IPAC Intra-governmental Payments and Collections PCA Private Collection Agency SSN Social Security Number TCSP Treasury Cross-Servicing Program TIN Tax Identification Number TOP Treasury Offset Program VA Department of Veterans Affairs VAMC VA Medical Center VistA Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture VHA Veterans Health Administration Appendix E. Glossary A AR – See Accounts Receivable. Account – A record established for a debtor in the AR Debtor file (#340). The account can contain multiple bills for an individual debtor. Account Profile – A screen display or printout showing an activity summary for an entire account. This profile shows if debt on a debtor’s account has been referred to Cross-Servicing with the message, “Debt Referred to Cross-Servicing”. Accounts Receivable (AR) – (1) In the broadest sense, debts owed to VA are referred as Accounts Receivable. (2) Synonymous with the abbreviation ‘AR’. (3) In this document, AR also refers to VA’s automated system designed to process first party debt. Accounts Receivable Section – The staff responsible, as a group, for the establishment and maintenance of debtor account records. Active Bill – Bills that are in an “Active” status are available for collection. Bills must be in an “Active” status in order to be referred to Cross-Servicing. Address Unknown – This field is set in the AR Debtor file (#340) to indicate that the site has not been able to obtain a correct address for the debtor. If this field is set to YES, the debtor’s account will NOT be forwarded to Cross-Servicing. Adjustment – A transaction that makes an administrative change to the principal balance of a bill or an account.
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