Title: Note 1: General
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of awards and financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the food service fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the Board's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular Uniform Guidance, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected to use the direct cost rate.
The accompanying schedules of financial assistance present the activity of all federal and state financial assistance programs of the Board of Education, Mainland Regional High School District. The Board of Education is defined in Note 1(A) to the Board's basic financial statements. All federal financial assistance received directly from federal agencies, as well as federal financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedule of federal financial assistance.
Title: Note 2: Basis of Accounting
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of awards and financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the food service fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the Board's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular Uniform Guidance, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected to use the direct cost rate.
The accompanying schedules of expenditures of awards and financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the food service fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the Board's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular Uniform Guidance, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
Title: Note 3: Relationship to Basic Financial Statements
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of awards and financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the food service fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the Board's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular Uniform Guidance, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected to use the direct cost rate.
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 audit 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 with the exception of the revenue recognition of the last state aid payment in the current budget year, which is mandated pursuant to P.L. 2003, c.97.(A3521). For GAAP purposes that payment is not recognized until the subsequent budget year due to the state deferral and recording of the last state aid payment 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 net adjustment to reconcile from the budgetary basis to the GAAP basis is $19,820.00 for the general fund and $0.00 for the special revenue fund. See the Notes to the Required Supplementary Information for a reconciliation of the budgetary basis to the modified accrual basis of accounting for the general and special revenue funds. Awards and financial assistance revenues are reported in the Board's basic financial statements on a GAAP basis as presented in the tables below: SEE THE NOTES TO THE SEFA FOR CHART/TABLE
Title: Note 4: Relationship to Federal and State Financial Reports
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of awards and financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the food service fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the Board's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular Uniform Guidance, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected to use the direct cost rate.
Amounts reported in the accompanying schedules agree with the amounts reported in the related federal and state financial reports.
Title: Note 5: Other
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of awards and financial assistance are presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the food service fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Note 1 to the Board's basic financial statements. The information in this schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of OMB Circular Uniform Guidance, Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. The District has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The District has elected to use the direct cost rate.
Revenues and expenditures reported under the Food Distribution Program represent current year value received and current year distributions, respectively. The amount reported as TPAF Pension Contributions represents the amount paid by the State on behalf of the District for the year ended June 30, 2023. TPAF Social Security Contributions represents the amount reimbursed by the State for the employer’s share of social security contributions for TPAF members for the year ended June 30, 2023.