Title: Relationship to Basic Financial Statements
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting and those recorded in the capital projects fund, which are presented using the modified basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. The information in these schedules are presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200-Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Amounts reported in the accompanying schedules agree with amounts reported in the District’s basic financial statements. The basic financial statements present the general fund and special revenue fund on a GAAP basis. Budgetary comparison statements or schedules (RSI) are presented for the general fund and special revenue fund to demonstrate finance-related legal compliance in which certain revenue is permitted by law or grant agreement to be recognized in the fiscal year, whereas for GAAP reporting, revenue is not recognized until the subsequent year or when expenditures have been made.
The general fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on the modified accrual basis of accounting with the exception of the revenue recognition of the last two state aid payments in the current year, which is mandated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2. For GAAP purposes, those payments are not recognized until the subsequent year due to the state deferral and recording of the last two state aid payments in the subsequent year. The special revenue fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on the grant accounting budgetary basis, which recognizes encumbrances as expenditures and also recognizes the related revenues, whereas the GAAP basis does not. The special revenue fund also recognizes the last state aid payment in the current budget year, consistent with N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2.
As a result, the federal account receivable balance in the special revenue fund on the budgetary basis differs from the GAAP basis as follows:
Accounts Receivable Budgetary Basis Less: Encumbrances Less: Deferred State Aid Payments GAAP Basis
Federal $26,441,916 ($8,801,326) $17,640,590
The net adjustment to reconcile from the budgetary basis to the GAAP basis is ($2,029,199) for the general fund and $13,054,778 for the special revenue fund. See note to required supplementary information for a reconciliation of the budgetary basis to the modified accrual basis of accounting for the general and special revenue funds (C-3). Federal and State award revenues, including those contributed to school-based budgets, are reported in the District’s basic financial statements on a GAAP basis as follows:
Federal State Total
General fund $687,845 $ 365,809,176 $ 366,497,021
Special revenue fund 52,334,451 34,523,048 86,857,499
Capital projects fund 141,053 141,053
Enterprise fund 10,630,500 213,448 10,843,948
Total financial award revenues $63,652,796 $400,686,725 $464,339,521
Title: Relationship to Federal and State Financial Reports
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting and those recorded in the capital projects fund, which are presented using the modified basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. The information in these schedules are presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200-Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Amounts reported in the accompanying schedules agree with the amounts reported in the related federal and state financial reports.
Title: Other
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting and those recorded in the capital projects fund, which are presented using the modified basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. The information in these schedules are presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200-Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Revenues and expenditures reported under the Food Donation Program represent current year value received and current year distributions, respectively. TPAF Social Security Contributions represent the amount reimbursed by the State for the employer’s share of Social Security for TPAF members for the year ended June 30, 2023.
The post retirement pension, medical benefits and long-term disability insurance received on-behalf of the District for the year ended June 30, 2023 amounted to $45,463,845. Since on-behalf post retirement pension and medical benefits are paid by the State directly, these expenditures are not subject to a single audit in accordance with New Jersey OMB’s Circular 15-08, however they are reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance, as directed by the funding agency.
The NJSDA is administering and constructing projects on behalf of the District. These expenditures are not subject to a Single Audit in accordance with New Jersey OMB’s Circular 15-08, however they are reported on the Schedule of Expenditures of State Financial Assistance, as directed by the funding agency. The NJSDA expenditures incurred for the year ended June 30, 2023 amounted to $141,053
Title: Indirect Costs
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting and those recorded in the capital projects fund, which are presented using the modified basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. The information in these schedules are presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200-Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed by the Uniform Guidance.
Title: Adjustments
Accounting Policies: General
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance present the activity of all expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance programs of the District. The District is defined in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. All federal awards and state financial assistance received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards and state financial assistance passed through other government agencies, are included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance.
Basis of Accounting
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the enterprise fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting and those recorded in the capital projects fund, which are presented using the modified basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the District’s basic financial statements. The information in these schedules are presented in accordance with the requirements of 2 CFR 200-Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The adjustment presented on the schedules of federal awards and state financial assistance represents a cancellation of a prior year accounts receivable balances.