Retail Instructions

To increase the value of these stamps, stock custodi­ans, retail associates, and contractors must count the number of Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps in their stamp credits and multiply the total number of Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps by 10 cents to com­pute the dollar value of the increase in accountability. The following instructions are being issued to revalue the sup­ply of the Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps.

IRT Offices

Individual Accountabilities. Sales and services associ­ates (SSAs) with Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps in their inventory must increase their accountability using the following instructions:

1. Stamp Credits. SSAs and contractors must multiply the number of Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps on hand by 10 cents and record the compu­tation on PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Re­turn. The total from PS Form 17 must be entered in AIC 844, Stock Increase-Revaluation, on the clerk disk.

2. Closeout Instructions. When all clerk disks are con­solidated, the total revaluation for the unit will be the total amount in AIC 844 on the Unit 1412, Daily Finan­cial Report, for standard field accounting procedures (SFAP) units. In main stock non-SFAP offices, the revaluation amount in AIC 844 will roll to AIC 171, Postage Stock Revaluation-Increase, on the Daily Financial Statement and will increase AIC 805, Post­age Stock Inventory.

Main Stock/Unit Reserve. Offices with Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps in main stock/unit reserve inventory must increase their accountability using the fol­lowing instructions:

1. Issue to retail clerks all 45-cent Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps in main stock/unit re­serve.

2. Clerks receive stock by recording to AIC 841, Stock Received, at 45 cents per stamp.

3. Clerks revalue by following the previously stated revaluation instructions.

4. The item number for Breast Cancer Research semi­postal stamp from stamp stock inventory (at the old price) can be deleted after the next New Day is performed.

5. Add item number for Breast Cancer Research semi­postal stamp to stamp stock inventory at the new price of 55 cents.

6. Clerks prepare PS Form 17 for returning stock and enter value of Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamp to be returned to main stock/unit reserve inventory at the new price of 55 cents.

7. Clerks make entry to AIC 848, Stamps Return.

8. Enter to main stock/unit reserve inventory at new price.

Non-IRT/Non-POS ONE Offices

1. Stamp Credits. SSAs and contractors must multiply the number of Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps on hand by 10 cents and record the compu­tation on PS Form 17, Stamp Requisition/Stamp Return. The total from PS Form 17 must be entered to AIC 844, Stock Increase-Revaluation, on Clerk 1412.

2. Main Stock/Unit Reserve Inventory.

a. Multiply the number of Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps on hand by 10 cents and record the computation on PS Form 17.

b. Enter amount on PS Form 3958, Main Stock Transaction Record, on line 3 (blank) and write in “Revaluation-Stock Increase.”

Main Stock Units. Enter the total from all PS Forms 17 (for SSAs and main stock inventory) for revalued Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps to PS Form 3959, Daily Recap-Stamp Stock Transactions, on line 3 (blank) and write in “Revaluation-Stock Increase.” In the account­book, make a write-in entry to AIC 171, Postage Stock Revaluation-Increase, for the same amount. This is offset by an increase to AIC 805, Postage Stock Inventory, in the analysis section of the accountbook.

Reserve Stock Units. Add the total from PS Form 17 (for reserve stock inventory) for revalued Breast Cancer Research semipostal stamps to Unit 1412, AIC 844, Stock Increase-Revaluation. Add all PS Forms 17 (for SSAs and unit reserve inventory) and verify with Unit 1412, AIC 844. Support entry with PS Forms 17 and copy of PS Form 3958. These increases in accountability must be reported in the accountbook.

POS ONE Offices

A message display will state that the stock unit contains items pending revaluation. The revaluation process must be completed by (1) one of the SSAs assigned to the multi- service role working from the retail floor stock under seg­mented inventory accountability and (2) SSAs with assigned stamp credits.

After physically counting the number of revalued items from the floor stock inventory or stamp stock, the system user must follow these steps to complete the process:

1. Press [Clerk Services\\Back Office].

2. Press <Money and Accounts>.

3. Press <Stock Revaluation>.

4. Press <Select All>.

Note: Red check marks appear on all the items in the notebook area pick list. The user can also select one item at a time by pressing the select item DynaKey.

5. Press <Accept>.

6. Press <Continue>.

Note: The system will print a Stock Revaluation count-sheet for all items that were previously checked. Use this printout to record the physical count.

7. Key in the quantity counted for each item and press [Enter].

8. Press <Continue>. If the wrong quantity was entered, press <Change Quantity> to return to the item list and make corrections.

9. Press <Continue>.

10. Type in the First Name, Last Name, and Employee ID.

11. Press <Continue>. A summary view will be displayed of the change done to the user’s accountability.

12. Press <Accept> to finish.

Unit Reserve Stock Custodians:

1. Log on as Stock Custodian.

2. Press <Non-Retail Roles>.

3. Press <Other Activities>.

4. Press <Unit Stock Revaluation>.

5. Press <Select All>.

Note: Red check marks appear on all the items in the notebook area pick list. The user can also select one item at a time by pressing the select item DynaKey.

6. Press <Accept>.

7. Press <Continue>.

Note: The system will print a Stock Revaluation count-sheet for all items that were previously checked. Use this printout to record the physical count.

8. Key in the quantity counted for each item and press [Enter].

9. Press <Continue>. If the wrong quantity was en­tered, press <Change Quantity> to return to the item list and make corrections.

10. Press <Continue>.

11. Type in the First Name, Last Name, and Employee ID.

12. Press <Continue>. A summary view will be displayed of the change done to the user's accountability.

13. Press <Accept> to finish.