Notes to SEFA
Title: A - GENERAL
Accounting Policies: The audit was performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Guidance.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The County used the restricted indirect cost rate for its programs and did not elect to use the 10% de minimis cost rate as covered in 2 CFR Part 200.414.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the “Schedule”) presents the activity of all federal award programs of Cherokee County, Gaffney, South Carolina (the “County”) for the year ended June 30, 2023. All federal awards received directly from the federal agencies, as well as those passed through other government agencies, are included on the Schedule. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, or changes in net positions of the County.
Title: B - BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
Accounting Policies: The audit was performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Guidance.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The County used the restricted indirect cost rate for its programs and did not elect to use the 10% de minimis cost rate as covered in 2 CFR Part 200.414.
The accompanying Schedule is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is described in the notes to the County’s basic financial statements. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. When negative amounts are shown on the Schedule it represents adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years.
Title: C - RELATIONSHIP TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Policies: The audit was performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Guidance.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The County used the restricted indirect cost rate for its programs and did not elect to use the 10% de minimis cost rate as covered in 2 CFR Part 200.414.
Federal award expenditures are reported in the County’s basic financial statements as expenditures in the Special Revenue Fund.
Title: D - RELATIONSHIP TO THE FEDERAL FINANCIAL REPORTS
Accounting Policies: The audit was performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Guidance.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The County used the restricted indirect cost rate for its programs and did not elect to use the 10% de minimis cost rate as covered in 2 CFR Part 200.414.
Amounts reported in the accompanying Schedule agree with the amounts reported in the related federal financial reports except for timing differences relating to expenditures made subsequent to the filing of the federal financial reports.
Title: E - PROGRAM COSTS
Accounting Policies: The audit was performed in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, and Uniform Guidance.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The County used the restricted indirect cost rate for its programs and did not elect to use the 10% de minimis cost rate as covered in 2 CFR Part 200.414.
The County used the restricted indirect cost rate for its programs and did not elect to use the 10% de minimis cost rate as covered in 2 CFR Part 200.414