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New User Registration

The term “new user” refers to an individual who does not currently have an identity (Single Sign On or SSO -
user ID and password) established to access Treasury applications via the ISIM provisioning services.

***If you already have an SSO account with which you access other Treasury applications via ISIM, proceed to
the User Account Request section of this guide.

To create an identity (Single Sign On user ID and password), with a PIV/CAC, access the following
URL: https://piv.treasury.gov/cass You will be prompted to select your PIV/CAC certificate and enter your
PIN.

Choose I do not have a Fiscal Service SSO account.

1. For certificates without an email address, CASS will prompt users to enter their email address and
name. Enter your name and email address and click Submit. You will receive an email with a link to
register. Click this link or enter it into your web browser. If your certificate has a mail attribute,
CASS will automatically skip to the next step.

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2. CASS will prompt for the Fiscal Service Single-SignOn (SSO) UserID and Password used to access
Fiscal Service applications. Enter the appropriate credentials and click Submit.

3. Once the user has logged into CASS, the “Your request has been submitted successfully” message
will display. A subsequent email will be sent to the user’s email address that is saved within the
Fiscal Service SSO contact profile. The email will contain “Treasury Fiscal Service SSO Certificate
Activation Notification” in the subject line of the email.

4. Once the email has been received, you may now attempt to log into ISIM/Self and request the CARS
account. (Proceed to page 5. ISIM/self logon)

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To create an identity (Single Sign On user ID and password) with out a PIV/CAC, access the
following URL:
https://isim.fiscal.treasury.gov/selfenroll/register

1. A security notification will display. Review the information and click I Agree to continue.

2. Enter the self-enrollment information. Fields with (*) are required.

Click the Search button next to Organization. A separate browser

window will open. Enter your Agency name. Click the Search
button. The Search results will display. Click the radial button next
to your Agency, Click Add, then Done. Close the separate browser
window if necessary.

Type the text from the

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3. A confirmation message will display the identity was established successfully, click Close Window button.

4. Two emails will be received. One email will contain the Single Sign On (SSO) userID, the other will contain
a temporary password.
(The auto-generated emails are marked from [email protected] or [email protected]. Some email
systems may deliver the emails to junk or spam folders.)

(Example)

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ISIM/self logon:
5. Log into ISIM https://isim.fiscal.treasury.gov/itim/self enter the User ID and temporary password received
in the emails and click LOGIN.

Choose the PIV card logon if you registered

with a PIV/CAC.
Choose the user ID & Password logon if you
registered manually and received an email
with a temporary password.

6. A prompt to change the temporary password will be displayed. Retype the User ID and temporary
password in the corresponding fields. Create a New Password using the displayed criteria and retype in the
Confirm New Password fields. After completing, click the Change Password button.

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7. A prompt will be displayed to establish 3 security questions and a shared secret to use in the self-service
portal for forgot password resets. Choose only 3 security questions and provide answers.

8. A prompt will display to create a Shared Secret. Click the Save My Shared Secret when completed.

9. Click the Logout button.

Note: You must wait 15 minutes before using your User ID and password to log into ISIM to request access to CARS.

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User Account Request

1. Log into ISIM https://isim.fiscal.treasury.gov/itim/self. The Self-Service home page will load. To request
access to CARS, click the Request Account link in the My Access section.

2. When the Request Account page loads, enter “CARS” in the Search for: field, and then click Search.

3. When the search results appear, click the CARS link in the Account Type field.

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4. When the Account Information page loads, click the Search button next to the GWA Supervisor field.

5. Type in the name of the desired supervisor, and then click Search.

6. When the supervisor’s name appears in the search results, click the link to select it.
Note: If the correct supervisor name does not appear, you will need to have him/her submit a form
in order to be added to ISIM as a GWA Supervisor.

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7. The supervisor’s name will appear in the GWA Supervisor field. To add the necessary modules and roles,
click Details.

8. When the CARS Access Permissions window appears, click the dropdown menus in the Module and Role
fields to select the appropriate options.
Note: The Modules and Roles selected below are only examples. You will need to select your
desired Modules and Roles to perform your duties.
To obtain more information about the CARS Modules and Roles, refer to Appendix A of this guide.

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9. In the ALC field, enter the information relevant to the necessary Agroup needed for CARS access. This is a
free-form entry field allowing entry of any of the following information: ALC(s), AGroup name (if known),
ID of another user whose access should be mirrored, etc.
Note: The AGroup field is not an editable field in Self-Service. This field will be populated with the correct AGroup based on
what is entered in the ALC field when the Treasury Support Center approves the request.

10. After the Module, Role, and ALC fields have been completed, click Add. Entries in the Module/Role/ALC
fields will populate in the Current Permissions table. Repeat the process to add Module/Role/ALC
information for all necessary access. When all Module/Role/ALC information appears in the Current
Permissions table, click the OK button.

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11. When the Account Information page reappears, click Next.

12. Click Request Account to submit the request. When the Request Submitted confirmation page opens, the
request ID assigned to the submitted request will appear. To view the status of the request, click the
View My Requests link.

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13. When the View My Requests page opens, the status of the request should initially be shown as “In
Process.” To view the Request Detail, including the name of the supervisor who needs to approve the
request, click the corresponding Account Add link in the Request Type column.

14. The request will remain in a status of “In Process” until it is approved, rejected, or the timeframe for
action ends. It will change to “Success” after the request has been approved by both your supervisor and
the Treasury Support Center. You will receive an email after the request has been approved or rejected.
Note: This process can take up to 14 days: your supervisor has seven days to approve the request, after which the
Treasury Support Center has another seven days to complete its approval. If your supervisor does not approve the
request within the seven-day timeframe designated for supervisor approval, the request will fail, and you will
need to resubmit it.

Contact the Treasury Support Center at (877) 440-9476 or via email at [email protected] if you have questions
concerning the CARS enrollment process.

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Appendix A.

CARS External Modules and Roles

CARS supports the Fical Service strategic goal to produce accurate, accessible, and timely governmentwide
financial information and reports while reducing reconciliation burdens on FPAs.

Account Statement-
Account Statement provides federal agencies with a central location for retrieving information to assist with their
financial reconciliation processes. Account Statement is designed for agencies that perform their Fund Balance
with Treasury (FBWT) reconciliation based on TAS. This module has screens for ALC summary, ALC activity, and
ALC transactions.
Roles:
Agency Reviewer- can view all cars posted transition that relates to the user’s AGroup

Appropriation Warrants-
This component of the Agency Transaction Module provides the capability to electronically create warrant
transactions for each Federal Program Agency (FPA) based on a US Code, Statue, or Public Law. FPAs are able to
view approved warrants based on their profiles.
Roles:
Agency Reviewer – can view all posted Appropriation that relates to the user’s AGroup

ASR-
Agency Standard Reporting (ASR) provides UI for ASR users to access all of the standard “pre-canned” reports
that are available for execution, the capability to schedule reports to be executed and stored in the WebFOCUS
Report Library for later retrieval, transparent access to the BI Dashboard, InfoAssist features of the WebFOCUS
Managed Reporting (MR) client, and designation of ad-hoc reports generated in InfoAssist as new standard
reports
Role:
Agency Reviewer- can view ASR report in CARS that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Account Administrator- can view ASR report and Notify Agencies of Account Exceptions in CARS
that relates to the user’s AGroup

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BORR-
This component of the Agency Transaction Module provides an on-line process for creating, approving and
reviewing Borrowings and Repayments transactions from Treasury.
Roles:
Agency Preparer- can create, save, edit, delete and view both pending and posted Borrowing transactions
that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Certifier- can view pending and posted as well as certify or reject Borrowing transactions that
relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency All- can create, update, delete, view pending, view posted, as well as certify or reject Borrowing
transactions that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Reviewer - can view pending and posted Borrowing transactions that relates to the user’s AGroup

Checks Issued Audit-

The CIA reports compare Agency checks issued data and Source System checks issued data. Agency checks issued
is defined as data reported by Agency users. Source System checks issued is defined as data provided by source
system files. The CIA module should only be utilized by disbursing officers, i.e., agencies with the authority to
disburse payments.
Role:
Agency Viewer- can view CIA reports for the Agency’s ALC(s)

Classification Transaction and Accountability-

This component of the Agency Transaction Module generates the FS 224 Statement of Transactions used to
report monthly accounting activity by FPAs who rely upon Treasury to disburse funds. FS 224 monthly reports
serve as the basis for Treasury’s reporting of federal revenues and expenditures for these FPAs. The FS 224 allows
monthly reconciliation of disbursements and collections for each Agency Location Code (ALC). This in turn,
enables the Funds Balance with Treasury (FBWT) to be reconciled to the General Ledger by Treasury Account
Symbol (TAS). The FS 224 consists of three parts: Section 1 is Fund and Receipt Accounts. This is where
appropriated funds are classified and reclassified into FPA accounts. Section 2 is for reporting Payments, and
Section 3 is for reporting Collections.
Role:
Agency All- can create, update, delete, view pending, view posted, as well as certify or reject CTA
transactions that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Certifier- Agency Certifier- can view pending and posted as well as certify or reject CTA
transactions that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Reviewer- can view pending and posted CTA transactions for users with the same AGroup
Agency Preparer- can create, update, delete and view both pending and posted CTA transactions that
relates to the user’s AGroup

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Non-Expenditure Transfers-
This component of the Agency Transaction Module provides an on-line process for creating, approving and
reviewing the transfer of funds between or within Government Agencies without recording a receipt or an
expenditure (outlay) on the books on the Treasury. Non-expenditure Transfer Authority transactions do not
appear in Treasury reports or in the budget document as receipts or expenditures because these transactions do
not affect the budget surplus or deficit.
Role:
Agency Preparer- can create, update, delete and view both pending and posted Non-Expenditure
Transfers that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Certifier- Agency Certifier- can view pending and posted as well as certify or reject Non-
Expenditure Transfers that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency All- can create, update, delete, view pending, view posted, as well as certify or reject Non-
Expenditure Transfers that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Reviewer- can view pending and posted Non-Expenditure Transfers that relates to the user’s
AGroup

Statement of Difference-
Agencies must ensure that none of their ALCs have out of balance conditions on their Statement of Difference
reports before they can become full reporters. The SOD reports compare the Agency Balance and the Source
System Balance. The Agency Balance is defined as data reported by agency users. The Source System Balance is
defined as data provided by source system. Access to SOD will provide two separate reports for tickets
(Collections Information Repository or CIR) and debit vouchers (Payment Information Repository or PIR)
Role:
Agency Viewer- can view all posted transactions in CARS that relates to the user’s AGroup

TDO Payments-
This component of Account statement provides agencies with Regional financial Center payment information.
Role:
Agency Viewer- can query ALC reports for Treasury Disbursing Office ACH, EFT and check payments

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Transfer and Non-Cash:

This component of the Agency Transaction Module should be used for the following:
• IntraALC Transfer: an accounting cash event of transferring funds that are internal to the agency and within
the same ALC, that is not associated with a payment or collection. IntraALC transfers are indirectly related to
source transactions. These transactions should not be corrections to source system transactions.
• InterALC Transfer: an accounting cash event of transferring funds from one ALC to another ALC, either in the
same agency or a different agency, that are not associated with a payment or collection. InterALC transfers are
indirectly related to source transactions. These transactions should not be corrections to source system
transactions.
• Transfers have 2 parts, (1) transfers to and (2) transfers from.
• Non-Cash: an accounting non-cash event that is not related to cash held in the Treasury General Account
(TGA), but is needed for Treasury reporting, i.e. Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS) reporting. For example,
Federal Debt’s accruals and amortization transactions are reported on the MTS in the current accounting
period, but the related cash payment takes place in a future accounting period.
• Subsidy Transfers: when a direct loan or guaranteed loan is disbursed, executes a positive subsidy
modification, or has an upward re-estimate, the program account pays a subsidy to the financing account.
Examples include: post-1991 direct loans, upward re-estimates and interest on the re-estimates, or
modifications of any direct loans.

Role:
Agency Preparer- can create, update, finish, delete, reverse and view pending and posted TaNC
transactions that relates to the user’s AGroup.
Agency Certifier- can certify, reject and view pending and posted TaNC transactions that relates to the
user’s Agroup; can act as Agency Recipient Certifier to approve InterALC transactions that relates to the
user’s Agroup.
Agency All- can create, update, certify, reject, delete, reverse and view pending and posted TaNC
transactions that relates to the user’s Agroup; can act as Agency Recipient Certifier to approve InterALC
transactions that relates to the user’s Agroup.
Agency Recipient Certifier- can reject and approve InterALC transactions and view pending and posted
TaNC transactions that relates to the user’s Agroup.
Agency Viewer- can view pending and posted TaNC transactions that relates to the user’s Agroup.

**More information is located: https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/cars/cars-transactions-accountability.html

Warrant Journal Vouchers-

This component of the Agency Transaction Module are used to report the estimated amounts of Taxes and
Customs duties determined by the Office of Tax Analysis and to report adjustments, as a result of actual amounts
that are collected by the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Customs Service. The Excise Taxes and Customs duties
are transferred to the Trust Fund Receipts and invested by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service in Government
Securities as legislated.

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Role:
Agency Reviewer- can view posted Warrant Journal Vouchers that relates to the user’s Agroup

Year End Closing-

This component of the Agency Transaction Module facilitates the process of the cancellation of the 5th year
expired accounts and for the Indefinite, Year End Closing Adjustment currently based on FACTSII FMS Form 2108
Role:
Agency Preparer- can create, update, delete, agency certify and view both pending and posted Year End
Closing Adjustment that relates to the user’s AGroup
Agency Reviewer- can view posted Year End Closing Adjustment that relates to the user’s AGroup

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