CTA Reporting Requirements

Agencies must comply with the following requirements for CTA reporting purposes:

  • Agencies must register as a CARS (Central Accounting Reporting Status) reporter with Treasury.

  • Full CARS reporters can submit the CTA bulk file for Section 1 reclassification transactions on a monthly basis.

  • A separate CTA file must be submitted for each Agency Location Code (ALC).

Additional information on CTA reporting requirements is available on the Treasury Fiscal Services website: https://fiscal.treasury.gov/cars/reference-and-guidance.html#fileformats