Payment Applications - Fees Paid By Consumer

Payment Applications - Fees Paid By Consumer A. Agency applications accepting payments shall use the third party electronic payment processor designated by DFA to accept electronic payments for various services and fees collectible for agency purposes unless express written approval is given by DFA for the use of an alternate payment processor. 1. Designated payment processor is to be used regardless of where the application is hosted (agency, ITS, third-party). 2. Rules for obtaining approval of an alternate payment processor are found in Section V. B. The services provided by the processor and the fees for such services shall be set forth in the contract approved by the State. All such agreements are considered e- government agreements and are under the purview of ITS (see 001-020 Acquisitions within ITS Purview, item 3, in the ITS Procurement Handbook). The applications on MS.Gov operate under Project Number 37577. Agencies and the vendor will complete a detailed Statement of Work (SOW) describing provided services and the costs of the services, equipment rental, etc. In most cases funds will be deposited in the account designated by the State Treasurer and transferred to the designated agency funds in the state’s accounting system once the bank deposit is balanced. On a case by case basis, deposits may be made to an account outside the state treasury but detailed accounting instruction will be developed and implemented to ensure proper accountability. C. The Payment Processor will provide the software components to be used by agency applications in calculation of the processing fee associated with a particular fee or services payment. D. The Processing Fee is charged to the consumer and collected into DFA – MS – Gov Portal Fees Fund controlled by DFA and will not flow through the agency accounting journals. Those fees are reimbursed to the payment processor on a daily basis and are recorded as an expense transaction. E. The Processing Fee owed the electronic payment processor will be reimbursed to them on a daily basis. It will be recorded as an expenditure transaction against the Mississippi.Gov Portal Fees Fund. F. Any returned items received by DFA from the designated third party processor will be forwarded to the appropriate agency for handling after being netted out of the settlement for the day. G. Revenues for all fees and services shall be recorded at gross in the state’s accounting system of record as revenue, as specified by the agency on the accounting system’s electronic payment distribution tables. H. Actual processing costs to include fees for authorization, settlement, Electronic Government Oversight fees and E-Government Transaction fees, will be recorded as expenditures as specified by the Agency on the accounting system’s electronic payment distribution tables. I. Revenues for all fees and services shall be recorded at gross in the state’s accounting system as revenue, as specified by the agency on the accounting system’s electronic payment distribution tables. J. Actual processing costs to include fees for authorization, settlement, and Electronic Government Oversight fees, will be recorded as expenditures as specified by the Agency on the SAAS electronic payment distribution tables.