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1000 Overpayments Audit

1000.01 - Overpayments Audit and Recovery Program Policy - Overpayments Audit and Recovery Program

Inadvertent overpayments occur as a result of pricing errors, neglected rebates and discounts, miscalculated freight charges, unclaimed refunds, erroneously paid excise taxes, and other related errors. North Carolina G.S. 147-86.22 requires the Office of the State Controller (OSC) to negotiate a contract with a third party to perform an audit process of inadvertent overpayments by State agencies.