Audit 28709

Accounting Policies: BASIS OF PRESENTATIONThe accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the SEFA) includes the federal award activity of the Merkel Independent School District (the District) under programs of the federal government for the year ended August 31, 2022. 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 District, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, change in net position, or cash flows of the District ACCOUNTING POLICIES 1. For all Federal programs, the District uses the fund types specified in Texas Education Agency's Financial Accountability System Resource Guide. Special revenue funds are used to account for resources restricted to, or designated for, specific purposes by a grantor. Federal and state financial assistance generally is accounted for in a Special Revenue Fund.2. The accounting and financial reporting treatment applied to a fund is determined by its measurement focus. The Governmental Fund types and Expendable Trust Funds are accounted for using a current financial resources measurement focus. All Federal grant funds were accounted for in a Special Revenue Fund that is a Governmental Fund type. With this measurement focus, only current assets and current liabilities and the fund balance are included on the balance sheet. Operating statements of these funds present increases and decreases in net current assets.3. The modified accrual basis of accounting is used for the Governmental Fund types, the Expendable Trust Funds, and Agency Funds. This basis of accounting recognizes revenues in the accounting period in which they become susceptible to accrual, i.e., both measurable and available, and expenditures in the accounting period in which the fund liability is incurred, if measurable, except for un-matured interest on General Long-Term Debt, which is recognized when due, and certain compensated absences and claims and judgements, which are recognized when the obligations are expected to be liquidated with expendable available financial resources. 4. Federal grant funds are recorded as earned to the extent of expenditures made under the provisions of the grant, and, accordingly, when such funds are received, they are recorded as deferred revenues until earned. 5. The period of performance for federal grant funds for the purpose of liquidation of outstanding obligations made on or before the ending date of the federal project period extended 30 days beyond the federal project period ending date, in accordance with provisions in the Uniform Guidance. 6. Indirect Costs The District did not elect to use a di minimis cost rate of 10% as described at 2CFR ?200.414(f) Indirect (F&A) Costs. 7. Reconciliation of Federal Awards The following is a reconciliation of expenditures of federal awards in the SEFA and federal program Revenues in the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balance of the Governmental funds. Reconcilation of Federal Revenue Reported (C-3) to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA): Total Federal Revenue reported per Exhibit C-3 $2,251,934 Reconciling Items:Less School Health and Related Services (SHARS) reimbursements (142,917) Total Federal Expenditures per SEFA (Exhibit K-1) $2,109,017 8. Amounts Passed Through to Subrecipients No amounts of federal awards were passed through to subrecipients. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.