General Accounting
- Governmental Reporting Overview
- The Financial Reporting Entity
- Fund Financial Statements
- Modified to Full Accrual Adjustments
- Government-wide Financial Statements
- Fund Balance/Net Position
- Statement of Cash Flows
- Receivables
- Recognition of Accounts Receivable and Revenue
- Disaggregation of Receivable Balances
- Disposition of Uncollectable Accounts
- Accounting for Receivables Deemed Uncollectable
- Write-off of Revenue Receivables
- Write-off of Nonrevenue Receivables
- Write-off of Proprietary Fund Receivables
- Reporting of Medicare Part D Payments from the Federal Government
- Sales and Pledges of Receivables, Future Revenues and Collateralized Borrowings
- Payables/Accrued Expenditures
- Inventories
- Prepaid Items
- Loan Programs
Reporting Requirements for Annual Financial Reports of State Agencies and Universities
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Reporting Requirements for Annual Financial Reports of State Agencies and Universities
General Accounting
Governmental Reporting Overview
Refunds
Refunds may be used during the fiscal year in which they are received. Refunds received in the same year of expenditure may be used to reduce expenditures reported. If a refund occurs in a subsequent year, it is acceptable to record amounts received as other revenues.
Report refunds from state or federal grant programs as a reduction to current year grant program expenditures, unless there are specific exceptions in the agency’s appropriation bill.
References
Resources
- Agency Fiscal Year-End USAS Adjustments and AFR Checklist
- Step 1 – General Cleanup
- Step 2 – Review USAS Balances
- Step 3 – Investments
- Step 4 – Interagency Activity
- Step 5 – Binding Encumbrance and Payables
- Step 6 – General Revenue Reconciliation
- Step 7 – Statement of Cash Flows
- Step 8 – Notes to the Financial Statements
- Step 9 – Supplementary Schedules
- Step 10 – Analyze USAS Reports
- Step 11 – Review USAS Information
- Step 12 – Verify DAFRs and Complete AFR
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- FAQs
- Definitions
- Appendices