IATS Specifications...

IATS is based on PSC's full featured travel computation engine that implements both the Joint Federal Travel Regulations (JFTR) and the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR).  Below is a broad overview of the principle features IATS presented in outline form

• Process Temporary Duty Requests for Advances and Settlements...
  • Types of Orders...
    • Normal
    • Blanket
    • Repetitive
    • Invitational
    • Local DITY
  • Computations...
    • Greater than 24 hours
    • Less than 24 hours (with or without lodging)
    • Group Travel
  • Messing Types...
    • Commercial
    • Government Mess
    • Deductible Meals
    • Proportional Per Diem
    • Directed Proportional Per Diem
    • Occasional Meals
  • Methods of Reimbursement...
    • Lodging Plus
    • Actual Expense (150 % and 300 %)
    • Actual Expense with Meals Lodging Plus (150 % and 300 %)
    • Onboard Government Vessel
    • Field Duty
    • Sea Duty
    • Shore Patrol
    • Group Travel
    • Flat Per Diem
    • Reduced Per Diem
    • No Per Diem TDY
    • UN Peace Keeping
    • Inpatient in Hospital
    • Inpatient outside of Hospital
    • Corp of Engineers Floating Plant
    • Alaska Ferry
    • Boot Camp
    • Conference
    • Lodging Taxes
  • Enroute Travel Modes...
    • Voluntary Return Comparisons
    • Authorized Returns
    • Leave Enroute
    • Mixed Mode of Travel (including constructed travel comparisons)
    • Group Travel
    • POV Travel (including constructed travel comparisons)
    • Commercial Travel (including constructed travel comparisons)
    • POV Authorized
    • POV Constructed
    • POV in Lieu of Government Vehicle
    • Commercial Authorized
    • Government Air
    • Directed Government Air
    • Directed Government Vehicle
    • Directed Government Procured Transportation
• Process Permanent Change of Station Request for Advances and Settlements...
  • Civilian...
    • Types
      • Station to Station
      • First Duty Station
      • Overseas Separation
      • Overseas Tour Renewal
    • Enroute Travel (including Constructed)
      • Employee
      • Dependents
      • TDY while enroute (see TDY Computations)
      • Constructed Travel
    • House Hunting
      • Fixed
      • Actual
    • Temporary Quarters and Subsistence Entitlement
      • Actual
      • Fixed
    • Real Estate Transactions
      • Sell Home
      • Home Marketing Incentive Payment (HMIP)
      • Buy Home
      • Buyout Unexpired Lease
      • Property Management Expenses
    • Miscellaneous Expenses
    • Household Goods
      • GBL
      • Commuted Rates
    • Renewal Travel
    • Transport Vehicle for Shipment
    • Relocation Income Tax Allowances (RITA)
  • Military
    • Types
      • Station to Station
      • Retirement
      • Honorable Discharge
      • Dishonorable Discharge
      • Change Home Port
      • First Duty Station
    • Enroute Travel (including Constructed)
      • Member
      • Dependents
      • TDY while enroute (see TDY Computations)
      • Group Travel
      • Constructed Travel
    • Dislocation Allowance (DLA)
    • Do-it-yourself (DITY) moves
    • Temporary Lodging Expenses (TLE)
    • Temporary Lodging Allowances (TLA)
    • Transport Vehicle for Shipment
• Process Local Travel Claims (1164) and Local DITY Claims
• Suspense and Collection Processing...
  • Track Advances, Partial Payments, and Overpayments
  • Generate Suspense/Aging Reports
  • Payroll Deductions
  • Generate Collection Letters
  • Process Collections
• Interfaces to Accounting, Disbursing, and Payroll Systems
• Interfaces to IRS, Federal Reserve, and US Treasury...
  • Check Processing
  • Electronic Funds Transfers
• Import Claims from T-PAX
• Maintain/Display complete Travel History of all transaction
• Generation of Management Reports...
  • Voucher Production
  • Examiner Production
  • Voucher Turnaround
  • Liaison
  • Monthly Workload
  • Periodic Tax Log
  • W2 Wage and Tax Statement
  • Form 941 (Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax)
  • Form 4782 (Employee Moving Expense)
  • Form 6559 (Report and Summary of Magnetic Media)
  • Missing Payment Summary Report
  • Tax Records not included in W2 Reporting
  • Travelers not submitting RITA Claims
  • Travelers with Invalid Bank RTNs
  • Prepayment Audit Reports
• Maintenance Module
• Monthly Rate Updates
• Email Interfaces...
  • Email Vouchers to Traveler
  • Email Notification of Change in Voucher Status
• Miscellaneous...
  • Separation of Duties (Examiner, Auditor, Disbursing, Administrator)
  • Logging incoming claim (manual or automatic through voucher prep. Interface)
  • Split Disbursement
  • Customer Service Mode