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Electronic Value Transfer Administrator
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Welcome to the Electronic Value Transfer Administrator Web Site

The Electronic Value Transfer (EVT) program offers an exciting opportunity for State agencies to improve both customer service and operating efficiencies by implementing electronic value transfer programs.  This Web site is dedicated to providing agencies with the information necessary to implement successful electronic value transfer programs, including:

What's New

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Important Announcement – Please read the following areas:

Contract Award Notification Update
TO ALL STATE AGENCIES AND OTHERS AUTHORIZED TO USE STATE CONTRACTS:

The subject contracts have been Extended for a one year period or until a new contract is awarded. Contract CMS1001 (Global Payments Direct, Inc.) is renewed through August 5, 2009, contract CMS1003 (American Express Travel Related Services, Inc.) is renewed through July 31, 2009 and contract number CMS1028 (DFS Services, LLC formerly Discover Financial Services, Inc.) is renewed through August 1, 2009.

Please Take Note: for contract CMS1001, the vendor’s full name is Global Payments Direct, Inc., their correct Federal I.D. number for use on all AC-340s, Purchase Orders and other documentation is 13-2749397 and for contract CMS1028, the vendor’s full name is DFS Services, LLC, their correct Federal I.D. number for use on all AC-340s, Purchase Orders and other documentation is 36-4020792.

State Agencies wishing to extend their use of this contract are instructed to submit an AC340 to the Office of the State Comptroller to extend the expiration date of their purchase in accordance with their needs and the extended expiration date of this contract and to encumber any additional funds estimated as being necessary.

Approval by the EVTA is not required to extend existing programs. New programs and substantive changes in programs continue to require EVTA approval prior to implementation.

State Agencies are reminded to reference the contract numbers on all AC-340s and correspondence concerning these contracts.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

Other Recent Updates include:

EVT program announcements and updates

State agencies implementing EVT programs

Non-state agencies utilizing the EVT Contracts

Online EVT Project Presentation

The following presentation provides an overview of the EVT project and the associated services that it will provide to state and local government.

EVT Project Presentation (PowerPoint Presentation, February 2002)
Text Only Version of Presentation

Contact Information

We encourage you to provide your comments and suggestions by e-mailing the EVTA Coordinator (evta@tax.state.ny.us).

Contact information for the EVTA Unit is:

Mailing Address:

EVTA Unit
NYS Tax Department, Room 700, Bldg. 8
State Campus
Albany, NY 12227

Phone:

(518) 485-0441

Fax:

(518) 485-0243

Contact information for Global, American Express and Discover is available here.

Download EVT Documents

Downloadable versions of EVT documents are located throughout this Web site (for example, Form EVTA-1, Program Plan Application is available in the Approval Process section).  Links to the following downloadable documents have been consolidated here for users who are familiar with the State's EVT initiative and know exactly what document they need:

If you are not familiar with this initiative or these documents, please proceed to the EVTA Overview section.

EVTA Home | EVTA Overview | Approval Process
EVT Contracts | EVT Guidelines | Glossary of Terms | Useful Links

Last Modified July 21, 2008