Audit 14105

Title: BASIS OF PRESENTATION Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the amounts presented are derived from the School District’s general ledger. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not elect to use the de minimis cost rate. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of the Ellenville Central School District (School District), under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2023. 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 School District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or the respective changes in financial position of the governmental activities, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of the School District.

Title: PASS-THROUGH PROGRAMS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the amounts presented are derived from the School District’s general ledger. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not elect to use the de minimis cost rate. Where the School District receives funds from a government entity other than the federal government (pass-through), the funds are accumulated based upon the Assistance Listings number advised by the pass-through grantor. Identifying numbers, other than the Assistance Listing numbers, which may be assigned by pass-through grantors are not maintained in the School District’s financial management system. The School District has identified certain pass-through identifying numbers and included them in the Schedule, as available.

Title: INDIRECT COSTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the amounts presented are derived from the School District’s general ledger. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not elect to use the de minimis cost rate. Indirect costs are included in the reported expenditures to the extent they are included in the financial reports used as the source for the expenditures presented. The School District did not elect to use the 10 percent de-minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.

Title: MATCHING COSTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the amounts presented are derived from the School District’s general ledger. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not elect to use the de minimis cost rate. Matching costs, i.e. the School District’s share of certain program costs, are not included in the reported expenditures.

Title: SUBRECIPIENTS Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the amounts presented are derived from the School District’s general ledger. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not elect to use the de minimis cost rate. No amounts were provided to subrecipients.

Title: NON-MONETARY FEDERAL PROGRAM Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the amounts presented are derived from the School District’s general ledger. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not elect to use the de minimis cost rate. The School District is the recipient of a federal financial award program that does not result in cash receipts or disbursements termed a “non-monetary” program. During the year ended June 30, 2023, the School District received food commodities, the fair value of which amounted to $38,710 and is presented in the Schedule as National School Lunch Program (Division of Donated Foods, Assistance Listing #10.555).