Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol (TAFS)

A Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol (TAFS) is used to describe a particular type of Treasury Account Symbol, specifically, one with budget authority. It consists of a three-digit agency identifier, the funding period of availability, and the federal account symbol. The period of availability may be annual, multi-year, or no-year._Annual TAFS have funds that are available for no longer than one Fiscal Year (FY). _Multi-year TAFS have funds that are available for a specified period of time in excess of one FY. _No-year TAFS have funds that are available until expended. Note: TAFS refers only to the appropriation and fund accounts and excludes receipt accounts.