Introduction

The Administrative Billings and Collections System (ABCO) is an accounts receivable system of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). It provides a method for billing and collecting debts from Federal employees (current, separated, or retired) with outstanding debts owed to the Government.

For all debtor accounts established, ABCO monitors the debt and records all collections on the accounts until the debts are resolved. ABCO also processes voluntary (unbilled) collections for which only accounting records are produced and no bill is required.

Receivables are established in ABCO for:

• Overpayments, erroneous payments, past due health premiums, or duplicate payments that are processed in the NFC Payroll/Personnel System (PPS)
• Other employee-related debts, such as damage to Government property or failure to return Government property
• Voluntary collections received
• Unpaid travel advances
• Unpaid student tuition advances