TAOCO Initial COL Training
In most cases, serving which role will disqualify a person for appointment as a certifying officer? - correct
answer ✔✔A disbursing officer
What is true about a certifying officer's pecuniary liability when an improper payment occurs? - correct
answer ✔✔The certifying officer always bears a presumption of negligence.
Which of the following is NOT true about certifying officers? - correct answer ✔✔They provide
information to Departmental Accountable Officials.
What is an AO, Approver, or Approver Delegate's status regarding travel documents in electronic travel
systems? - correct answer ✔✔They are certifying officers when approving travel documents that contain
payments, and Departmental Accountable Officials at all other times.
What is the best way for a certifying official to verify payments - correct answer ✔✔By only certifying
travel documents that legal, proper, and correct
When faced with a questionable payment, may you ask for additional supporting documentation? -
correct answer ✔✔Yes, you may request such documentation from anyone involved in the travel
process.
Which of the following is NOT a means of clearing a certifying officer's pecuniary liability? - correct
answer ✔✔The certifying officer shows that the investigation failed to proved negligence.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Departmental Accountable Officials which regards to
pecuniary liability? - correct answer ✔✔They bear no presumption of negligence and are only liable for
the dollar value of the erroneous payment that is attributable to their actions.
What is meant by saying a proposed payment is "legal" - correct answer ✔✔Simply that the payment is
allowed by Federal law and represented accurately.
In most cases, serving which role will disqualify a person for appointment as a certifying officer? - correct
answer ✔✔A disbursing officer
What is true about a certifying officer's pecuniary liability when an improper payment occurs? - correct
answer ✔✔The certifying officer always bears a presumption of negligence.
Which of the following is NOT true about certifying officers? - correct answer ✔✔They provide
information to Departmental Accountable Officials.
What is an AO, Approver, or Approver Delegate's status regarding travel documents in electronic travel
systems? - correct answer ✔✔They are certifying officers when approving travel documents that contain
payments, and Departmental Accountable Officials at all other times.
What is the best way for a certifying official to verify payments - correct answer ✔✔By only certifying
travel documents that legal, proper, and correct
When faced with a questionable payment, may you ask for additional supporting documentation? -
correct answer ✔✔Yes, you may request such documentation from anyone involved in the travel
process.
Which of the following is NOT a means of clearing a certifying officer's pecuniary liability? - correct
answer ✔✔The certifying officer shows that the investigation failed to proved negligence.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about Departmental Accountable Officials which regards to
pecuniary liability? - correct answer ✔✔They bear no presumption of negligence and are only liable for
the dollar value of the erroneous payment that is attributable to their actions.
What is meant by saying a proposed payment is "legal" - correct answer ✔✔Simply that the payment is
allowed by Federal law and represented accurately.
