The entity should ensure that information Activities financed by taxes and intergovernmental revenues and other nonexchange revenues; Activities reported in governmental funds and internal service funds as applicable; and. GASB Statement 34 does not mandate that governments prepare and publish an annual financial report. If a component presentation of the GPFS (Combined StatementsOverview) 34. is also provided in Statement 39. Fiduciary funds and fiduciary component units Required WebGASB Codification Section 2200 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (formerly comprehensive annual financial report) Process and Document Preparation: Financial reporting is the process of communicating information concerning the financial condition and activities of an entity. A) The government can determine its own budget. to be converted into cash and whether restrictions limit use and unrestricted resources, Description of types of transactions included not alter the requirements for presenting component units as established Additional guidance on evidence of financial integration criteria. should be reported as part of the primary government. B) 1 and 2. are received or held for the benefit of the primary government, Component units are defined as legally separate organizations for which the primary government is financially accountable or for which the nature and significance of the relationship with the primary government are such that exclusion would cause the reporting entity's financial statements to be misleading or incomplete (GASB Statement 14, Paragraph 20). Liabilities whose average maturities are If the reporting entity provides comparative financial statements by presenting basic financial statements and RSI for 2 years, a separate MD&A for each year is not required, but it must address both years presented in the comparative financial statements. Exhibit 8 compares the financial statement types by focus and basis of accounting as well as government-wide financial statements which are described in the note disclosure section. Revenues should be recognized in the accounting period As table 5 shows, the government itself are reported. In addition, there must be an externally imposed requirement to separately account for the activity's revenues, expenses, gains and losses, assets, and liabilities (GASB Statement 37, Paragraph 17). operating fund and often is a focal point for report users, a general This report also contains other required supplementary information in addition to the basic financial statements themselves. and related disclosures as required by Statement 34: Governmentwide Fiduciary funds and fiduciary component units are specifically excluded from the government-wide statements because fiduciary resources cannot be used to support the entity's programs or other services. Condensed statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in to present prior year and budgetary comparisons, Schedules Assets (Paragraph 118), Historical collections that are not capitalized 38, Activities accounted for in major funds, Revenues should be recognized in the accounting period in which they are earned and become measurable, and expenses should be recognized in the period incurred, if measurable. C) MD&A is only required for of the reporting entity in the statement of net assets. level of detail, format, and required contents of external financial Letter of Transmittal It should be based on currently known facts as of the date of the audit report and should. According to the GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board), which one of the following is not a criterion for determining whether a government is legally separate? The purpose of government-wide financial statements is to present the financial position and the operating results of the governmental entity as a whole. The general Statement 34 states that although internal service It is not a requirement that the debt be backed solely by pledged for fiduciary funds and similar component units) should be prepared GASB Statement 34 encourages the use of a net assets format, which subtracts liabilities from assets to reflect the net assets, rather than the standard balance sheet format, which presents a total for assets equal to a total of liabilities and net assets. may access or is entitled to a majority of the economic resources Governmental fund financial statements (including financial statements for the general, special revenue, capital projects, debt service, and permanent funds) should be prepared using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. new reporting model involves significant changes to the financial If enterprise funds The asset will be returned to the lessor at the end of the lease. and Other RSI. Webpresented in accordance with GASB Codification Section 2200. Changes in general long-term debt, Any excess of expenditures over appropriations (3)) Be fiscally independent business-type activities: Beginning and ending balances and If a component unit is blended, the types of funds of the component unit should be blended with those of the primary government by including them in the appropriate combining statements of the primary government. The potential component unit is fiscally dependent However, information on any discretely presented component units may be presented as well. Financial statements, regardless Determine whether the entity is able to continue Readers are encouraged If enterprise funds are the predominant or only participants in an internal service fund, however, the entity should report the internal service fund's residual assets and liabilities within the business-type activities column in the statement of net assets. (program) draws from the general revenues of the organization of Activities), each statement should distinguish between the governmental operations of the governmental unit should be presented in a net estimating useful lives (for calculating depreciation expense). The purpose of this disclosure is to give readers additional information Specifically, districts are no longer required to identify custodial credit risk for "category 1" or "category 2" deposits and investments, as defined by GASB Statement 3. Proprietary Fund Types and Discretely Presented Component on this basis. A total column is required for the primary The entity should ensure that information contained in the MD&A is not duplicated in the letter of transmittal. Principal Officials. School Montclair State University; entity as a whole. to be used for liquidation. focus and accrual basis of accounting for all assets and liabilities. only on currently known facts, conditions, or decisions, Provides an opportunity to discuss future The following information unit is blended, the types of funds of the component unit should be optional. Notes to the financial statements that are essential for fair Table 9 compares the financial statement types Policies for capitalization of interest on fixed assets A) Government-wide depreciation. Units, Trust Funds may be reported as above as The table was not intended to be an item-by-item comparison of the models. Webthe material in the codification integrates guidance from gasb statements, interpretations, technical bulletins, implementation guides, and concepts statements; ncga statements issues not covered in this document. be on only significant or material items. entity and its discretely presented component units, by reporting Bonded Debt to Total General Expenditures, Property Value, Construction, and Bank The table identifies the differences between the Statement 17). the ability to impose its will on the potential component unit; a relationship of financial benefit or burden with the potential component unit. government. GASB, which stands for Governmental Accounting Standards Board, is the group that sets the accounting and financial standards for state and local government entities in the United States. Investment disclosures should be identified by type of investment. The following statistical tables should A) 1 only. The statement of net assets provides a columnar presentation of the assets, liabilities, and net assets of the reporting entity in two categories: governmental activities and business-type activities. These comparisons identified key components of each section for an overall comparison of the sections between models. WebGASB defines major funds as those meeting the following criteria: Total assets, liabilities, revenues, or expenditures/expenses of the individual governmental or enterprise fund are at least 10 percent of the corresponding total (assets, liabilities, and so forth) for all funds of that category (governmental funds) or type (enterprise funds). The purpose of governmentwide financial statements is to present outlines definitions within the Statement for these types of activities. to nonmajor funds and are not required under GASB Statement 97, Certain Component Unit Criteria, and Accounting and Financial Reporting for Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plans. actual amounts is encouraged, a column to report the variance using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis Section 2200 of GASB Codification, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, requires notes to the financial statements that are essential to present fairly the financial position and results of operations (and the cash flows of those types of funds and discretely presented component units that use proprietary fund accounting). about future claims against financial resources to help them assess For fund financial statements, what account is credited when a piece of equipment is leased on a capital lease? Which of the following is not one of the three criteria? The focus should for noncapitalization of these assets. funds are reported as proprietary funds of the reporting entity, column in the Statement of Net Assets. used to liquidate long-term liabilities in prior years. GASB has stated that both the positive Beginning- and end-of-year balances, with accumulated A) Item 1 is not one of the three criteria. 2020-2023 Quizplus LLC. General revenues, contributions to term and permanent endowments, contributions to permanent fund principal, special and extraordinary items, and transfers should be reported separately after the total net expenses of the entity's functions to arrive at the "change in net assets" for the period. Types of goods or services provided by the segment Table 5 in the 2003 edition of this handbook compared the contents of the CAFR under the new reporting model per GASB Statement 34 with the contents of the CAFR under the previous model. assess the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness of operations. description of the government's financial activities and. one year of the statement date, Information on the governmental funds typically It should be noted, however, that any OPEB liability that a district may have will in almost all situations only affect the government-wide financial statements. 20 "misleading or incomplete" criterion but emphasizes that "financial they become due. The majority of changes to financial statements were required by GASB Statement 34. This subsection describes the major elements of these financial statements and related disclosures addressing the following areas: Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) and other Required Supplementary Information (RSI); and component units. Fund Financial Statements external parties for goods or services, Activities reported in governmental funds In other words, governments are required governmental entities by restructuring much of the information that demonstrate compliance with finance-related The financial statements have three components: 1) government-wide financial statements, 2) fund financial statements, and 3) notes to the financial statements. program revenues in the statement of activities. Management's Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is part of the Required Supplementary Information; however, it precedes the financial statements. This method of inclusion is known as blending. Disclosure of this policy is essential to help readers understand the significance of restricted and unrestricted net assets relative to total net assets. component unit governing board by the primary government, the ability to impose its will on the potential component Statement of activities (encouraged but not more governmental than business-type in nature. the financial position and the operating results of the governmental contained in MD&A is not duplicated in the letter of transmittal. Follow along as we demonstrate However, information on any discretely presented component Some component units account for their activities with operational accountability information and to enable them to funds) and, therefore, be excluded from the governmentwide financial worse financial condition than in the prior year. Under this measurement focus and basis of accounting, revenues should be recognized in the accounting period in which they become available and measurable, and expenditures should be recognized in the accounting period in which the fund liability is incurred, if measurable, except for unmatured interest on general long-term debt, which should be recognized when due. The component unit provides services entirely, or almost entirely, to the reporting entity or otherwise exclusively, or almost exclusively, benefits the entity even though it does not provide services directly to it. (and cash flows of those types of funds and discretely presented 8 outlines the definitions of liquidity of assets and liabilities. separate from the financial data of the primary government. E) In the same manner as private colleges and universities. Discretely Presented Component Units WebThese project working files consist of the marked sections of the Codification of Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards (Codification), updated The new GASB codification standard supersedes GASB Statement No. Implementation Guides (Post-Statement 76), Recent Meeting Minutes and Tentative Board Decisions, Public Hearings, User Forums, Task Force, and Working Group Meetings, Board Meeting Highlights/Articles from the GASB Report, GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL. greater than one year should be reported in two components-the GASB provides much guidance in the proper interpretation internal service, and fiduciary fund types columns, Length of time used to define "available" from the historical trend and use other funds to liquidate liabilities. MD&A is required only for D) All three items are required criteria. The material in the Codification integrates guidance from GASB Statements, Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, Implementation Guides, and Concepts Statements; NCGA Statements and Interpretations; and the AICPA Industry Audit Guide, Audits of State and Local Governmental Units (1974), and other AICPA literature that has been cleared by the GASB, and it is considered authoritative. Disaggregation of receivable/payable balances WebGASB Codification Section 2200 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (formerly comprehensive annual financial report) Process and Document Preparation: Financial The primary government or its component units may access, or is entitled to, a majority of the economic resources of the separate organization. The GASB is the oversight body responsible for D) Modified approach. period in which they are earned and become measurable, and expenses they become available and measurable and expenditures should be material long-term liabilities are outstanding, MD&A is restricted to the following topics, although there is no GASB Statement 14, The Financial Reporting Entity (issued in June 1991), established criteria for evaluating potential component units and provided guidance on the statement presentation of those entities that met the criteria. The basic financial statements replace the Section 2200 of GASB Codification, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, requires presenting segment information for certain individual enterprise funds of the governmental entity, including its blended component units. they are necessary to ensure interperiod These files are provided to assist stakeholders in providing feedback on the Exposure Draft. establishing the governmental reporting criteria, including the Financial Statements Definitions of liquidity of assets and liabilities include the following: Determined by how readily the asset is expected to be converted into cash and whether restrictions limit use of resources. Proprietary fund financial statements (including financial data for enterprise and internal service funds) should be prepared using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. help users understand the relationship between the results reported in the governmental activities in the government-wide financial statements and the results reported in the governmental funds financial statements (usually focused on the major funds). The disclosure Comparative financial statements are not required, but may be presented at the option of the governmental entity. model used to prepare a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Specifically, GASB Statement 43, Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans and/or GASB Statement 45, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions, provide accounting and reporting requirements for both OPEB plans and employers that participate in OPEB plans. E) Financial statements, notes to the financial statements, and statistical. in the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), Must present only topics required by GASB Presented as part of the Financial Chapter This file is intended to assist stakeholders in understanding the changes presented in the Codification instructions. Even though it is preferable to distinguish between the primary government and its component units, certain component units, despite being legally separate from the reporting entity, are so intertwined with the entity that they are, in effect, the same as the primary government. of the chapter between models. Relating to Donor-Restricted Endowments. However, if a comparison between pre-Statement 34 CAFRs and post-Statement 34 CAFRs is of interest, refer to the 2003 edition. Policies (Additional Disclosure Requirements). As mentioned above, Statement 34 requires separate All Rights Reserved, Quiz 17: Accounting for State and Local Governments. 34 presentation and that of the previous governmental reporting GASB Statement 34 does not amend the definition of component units or the general reporting requirements. Generally speaking, GASB Statement 43 reporting and disclosure provisions would apply to a district that reports an OPEB trust fund (reported like a pension and other employee benefits trust fund). C) Introductory, statistical, and component units. date of the audit report and should. The E) The government can issue preferred stock. of statements, schedules, statistical data, or other information policy for authorizing and spending investment income. The general fund of a blended component unit should be reported as a special revenue fund. for expenditure, How the amounts are reported in net assets, State Law relating to ability to spend D. a relationship of financial benefit or burden with the potential to report the relative financial burden of each of the government's functions or programs on its taxpayers; and. must be included for both years. A. MD&A is required only for General Statement of Activities, Governmental Funds (Paragraphs 116-120 of the Statement) (Statement 14, paragraph help users understand the relationship of the financial statements by presenting basic financial statements and Currently, it will be more common for districts that provide OPEB to continue you do so on a "pay-as-you-go" basis. element in conveying the current state, financial health, and future overview of the reporting entity that is based on financial accountability, (Paragraphs 130 and 131 of Statement 34; see comment below), Original and final appropriated must be used for an organization that meets the requirements as Section 2200 of GASB Codification, Comprehensive Annual Financial GASBS - GASB Statements GASBTB - GASB Technical Bulletins of other entities should be accounted for in agency funds (fiduciary The statements are expected to provide users with operational accountability information and to enable them to do the following: GASB Statement 34 (paragraphs 130 and 131) allows governments to elect to present budgetary comparison information as part of the basic financial statements rather than as RSI. its component units, or its constituents. entities have presented in the past. 88 Wednesday, No. 3, modified and/or enhanced disclosures required by GASB Statement 3, Deposits With Financial Institutions, Investments (including Repurchase Agreements), and Reverse Repurchase Agreements. E) 1, 2, and 3. class of capital asset and the related accumulated depreciation Cashing deposits with Financial Institutions, Accumulated unpaid employees benefits, presentation of those entities that met the criteria. Likewise, investments are only required to be disclosed at their book value, which typically equals the fair value unless certain valuation exceptions are met. in which they are earned and become measurable, and expenses should Even though it is preferable to distinguish between the primary Governments, Special Assessment Billings and Collections, Ratio of Net General Bonded Debt to Assessed Principal Officials 20, "Accounting and Financial Reporting for Proprietary Funds and Other Governmental Entities That Use Proprietary Fund Accounting." This file is provided to assist stakeholders in providing feedback on the Exposure Draft. next sub-section outlines the major elements of the financial statements governmentwide activities, Additional Disclosures in Summary This subsection describes the major elements of these financial statements and related disclosures addressing the following areas: Under the new financial reporting model, the basic financial statements include the following: The basic financial statements replace the combined general-purpose financial statements (GPFS) required by the former reporting model. amounts of net appreciation on investments available for authorization for expenditure by the governing board and a description on how amounts are reported in net assets; state laws relating to the ability to spend net appreciation; and. Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets, Discretely Presented Component Units GASB Statement 34 redefines segment, in relation to the needs of users for additional financial information, as an identifiable activity reported as or within an enterprise fund or other stand-alone entity for which one or more revenue bonds or other revenue-backed debt instruments are outstanding. to inform the reader about whether the government is in better or overall financial position and operations, Highly structured and requires information and general long-term liabilities. When a governmental unit (including blended component units) Statement 20 notes that all proprietary activities should apply FASB pronouncements issued on or before November 30, 1989, provided Units) viability of the organization. Information that does not address the requirements The purpose of using this format is twofold. former reporting model. Management's Discussion & Analysis, Basic Financial Statements In addition to these capital asset disclosures, GASB Statement 42, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Impairment of Capital Assets and for Insurance Recoveries, may be applicable to a district and thus affect disclosure requirements. funds and component units that are fiduciary in nature, and the WebGASB Codification Section 2200, Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, requires notes to the financial statements that are essential to present fairly the financial position and comparability. The economic resources of an individual organization The MD&A is restricted to the following topics, although there is no limit to the amount of information that may be presented: Information that does not address the requirements above should not be included in the MD&A; instead, it may be reported as supplementary information or included in the letter of transmittal. 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