Community Aids Reporting System
(CARS)

What is CARS?
CARS is the system for processing contracts and reimbursing expenses for local agencies. The system calculates about 600 non-county aid checks and grant-in-aid payments for over 280 state/county contracts each month. The system includes Human Services (HS), County Departments of Social Services (DSS) and 51 Board contracts, State Agencies, municipalities, non-municipalities and Income Maintenance (IM) contracts. The system records all expenditures from the county and non-county providers. It calculates amounts due and adjustments back to the State. It also generates reports for providers and counties under contract with the State.

CARS ACH Information  (PDF, 13 KB), Electronic Funds Transfer Enrollment Application (Word-Fillable, 84 KB )

CARS Reports

CARS Staff Contacts

CARS System Messages

How CARS Payments Work (PDF, 12 KB)

How to Read the DES-CARS 603 Report  (PDF, 223 KB)

Schedules of Resplit CARS Contracts

IM-RMS Information
IM-RMS (Income Maintenance - Random Moment Sample) is a DHS system used to compile county information for federal reporting for the Income Maintenance programs.

• 2010 - 2011

• 2009

• 2008

HS/IM CARS Manual

• CARS Consolidated/County HS/IM Programs Manual (2011+)

• 2010 - CARS Consolidated/County HS/IM Programs Manual

  • Updates

• 2009 - CARS Consolidated/County HS/IM Programs Manual

• 2008 - CARS Consolidated/County HS/IM Programs Manual

Tribes CARS Manual

• 2011+ - Tribal CARS Accounting Reports Manual 

• 2008 - Tribal CARS Accounting Reports Manual

CARS Forms

RESOURCES FOR AUDITORS

• 2014 Listing of CARS Program Funding Sources (PDF, 11 KB)
• 2013 Listing of CARS Program Funding Sources (PDF, 11 KB)
• 2012 Listing of CARS Program Funding Sources (PDF, 98 KB)
• 2011 Listing of CARS Program Funding Sources (PDF, 118 KB)
• 2010 Listing of CARS Program Funding Sources (PDF, 132 KB)
• 2009 Listing of CARS Program Funding Sources (PDF, 126 KB)

Audit Confirmation Procedures (PDF, 29 KB)

• Audit Confirmation Request (F-80479) Form & Instructions (PDF, 13 KB)

Please download this form and mail or fax the completed form to the Audit Confirmation Coordinator:

 Audit Confirmation Coordinator
Bureau of Fiscal Services
1 West Wilson Street - Room 756
PO Box 7850
Madison, WI  53707-7850
(608) 264-9874 (fax)

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Last Revised:  May 11, 2012