It is the personal financial responsibility of accounting officials who approve expenses, making them responsible for verifying the accuracy of their account payments.
If you are an official, it means that you have financial responsibility for erroneous payments made as a result of your signature.
As an accountable official, you are presumed to be negligent when a fiscal irregularity occurs
Pecuniary
automatically to certifying officers when there is fiscal irregularity
The recipient of the erroneous payment repays it to the Government.
Pecuniary
They bear no presumption of negligence and are only liable for the dollar value of the erroneous payment that is attributable to their actions.
Certifying Officers have pecuniary liability for erroneous payments.Certifying Officers
Pecuniary
Certifying Officers
The definition of "pecuniary liability" is the responsibility to repay the Government for fiscal irregularities.
Certifying Officers
AOs always bear pecuniary liability for the entire contents of the travel document
Following the established procedures is a defense against pecuniary liability.Followed established procedures
Pecuniary
automatically to certifying officers when there is fiscal irregularity
The responsibility to repay the Government for fiscal irregularities.
Transfering to another department is not a means of clearing departmental accountable officers for official pecuniary liability.
Certifying Officers and Dispursing Officers