Checkbook Online
Overview
The State of Alaska is publishing information from the Statewide accounting system on the web. This is part of a national trend for governments to develop websites that allow constituents to view financial information in searchable formats. Such websites are widely considered to improve transparency into the financial operations of government.
Governor Palin supported this trend, and as a result, this website was created. Governor Parnell has demonstrated his strong support by ensuring the website stays highly visible. It includes:
- All vendors and grantees who received at least one payment of $1,000 or more in the current fiscal year through the end of June 2010. Individual payments of less than $1,000 are not included.
- Information presented includes the name and location of the vendor or grantee, the purpose of the payment, and the department that requested it.
- Payment information is aggregated. All payments of $1,000 or more are included, but amounts presented may be lower when payments are issued for more than one purpose.
Payments from certain payment systems (18 KB) [.pdf] have been excluded based on a confidentiality analysis performed by the Department of Law. Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) payments are not presented in Checkbook Online. Information on these annual payments is available on the PFD website.
Helpful Links
Tips for Users
- Payment purpose is classified at various levels. Category is the highest level. Each category has subcategories, and payments are recorded into detailed account codes, which is the lowest level within each subcategory. More information regarding these account codes is available in the Expenditure Account Code Reference (936 KB) [.doc] document.
- The State's fiscal year runs from July to June, with year-end accruals made through August.
- If you have questions about a specific payment, please inquire with the departmental contacts listed.
- If you have suggestions to improve this website presentation, please contact Kim Garnero by email or at (907) 465-3435.
Quick Links
- Accounting Expenditure Accounts
- SFOA SharePoint Site
- Manuals
- AKSAS Calendar
- State Single Audit
- Training System
- Travel
- Payroll Salary Schedules
- State Calendars
- State Employee Documents Online
- Site Information
- Additional Resources
Of Interest
- Checkbook Online
- Suspense Accounts
- Personal Use of State Vehicles
- Administrative Systems Replacement Project
- Alaska Data Enterprise Reporting (ALDER) Project
- Alaska Statewide System for Employee Time (ASSET) Project
- State of Alaska Financial Reports
Resources & Documents
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