Effective April 12, 2008, through October 31, 2008, the stamp stock limit for Post Offices™ and postal retail units is modified due to the new prices effective May 12, 2008.
Each postal retail unit’s total stamp stock limit is based on five times the unit’s monthly sales reported in account identifier code (AIC) 852 from the same period last year (SPLY), and the same month last year. For example, if a unit’s stamp sales revenue reported in AIC 852 from the month of May last year was $10,000, then the unit’s daily stamp stock total (stock on hand) for the month of May this year (May 1–31) must not exceed $50,000 ($10,000 X 5 = $50,000).
Exempt from this rule are Post Offices and postal retail units at which the daily stamp stock total is less than or equal to $5,000. This exception will allow Post Offices and postal retail units to maintain up to $5,000 in total stamp stock before the calculation for excess stamp stock applies.
Post Office and postal retail unit stamp stock totals are comprised of the total amount of stamp stock credits assigned and the unit reserve stock. Offices under Segmented Inventory Accountability (SIA) must also include the retail floor stock as part of the unit’s stamp stock total.
A list of stamp stock items to be withdrawn from regular sales effective close-of-business June 30, 2008, will be published in a future Postal Bulletin. Post Offices and postal retail units will be directed to do the following:
Effective November 1, 2008, Post Offices and postal retail units must adhere to the existing policy of three times the unit’s monthly sales reported in AIC 852 from the same period last year (SPLY) and the same month last year.
The FAP is available on the Postal Service Intranet:
(The direct Web site is http://blue.usps.gov/accounting/_pdf/draftFAP.pdf.)
— Accounting Policy,
Finance, 4-10-08
