The Payee Maintenance Section provides assistance and training on TINS forms completion and inquiry. Agencies are restricted to TINS inquiry access only. Agencies are restricted to setups and updates through batch only. TINS users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of information with which they come into contact while performing their official duties. Unauthorized disclosure of confidential information is punishable under state and federal laws and constitutes grounds for dismissal.
Users are also responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their computer system passwords.
Disclosing a password constitutes a breach of computer security as defined by Texas law, and is a Class A misdemeanor offense that may result in immediate dismissal and other penalties. Interagency transfers for direct deposit. Requests to activate or inactivate a mail code, or to change information on a mail code that was secured by another agency. Taxpayer number updates.