Title: NOTE 3. RELATIONSHIP TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance include federal and state award activity of the Board of Trustees, of The Village Charter School. The Board of Trustees is defined in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. All federal and state awards received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards andstate financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance. The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal and state 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 basis of accounting are described in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. The information in these schedules is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants, and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis 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 one or more deferred June state aid payments in the current budget year, which is mandated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2. For GAAP purposes payments are not recognized until the subsequent budget year due to the state deferraland recording of the one or more June 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 one or more June state aid payment in the current budget year, consistent with N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2. The net adjustment to reconcile from the budgetary basis to the GAAP basis is none for the general fund and none for the special revenue fund. See Notes to the Required Supplementary Information for a reconciliation of the budgetary basis to the modified accrual basis of accountingfor the general and special revenue funds. Awards and financial assistance revenues are reported in the boards basic financial statements on a GAAP basis as presented below: [SEE PAGE 122]
Title: NOTE 4. RELATIONSHIP TO FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL REPORTS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance include federal and state award activity of the Board of Trustees, of The Village Charter School. The Board of Trustees is defined in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. All federal and state awards received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards andstate financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance. The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal and state 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 basis of accounting are described in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. The information in these schedules is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants, and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
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: NOTE 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance include federal and state award activity of the Board of Trustees, of The Village Charter School. The Board of Trustees is defined in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. All federal and state awards received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards andstate financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance. The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal and state 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 basis of accounting are described in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. The information in these schedules is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants, and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Revenues and expenditures reported under the Food Distribution Program represent current year value received and current year distributions respectively. TPAF Post-Retirement Medical, Pension and Non-Contributory Insurance Premium Contributions represent the amount paid by the state on behalf of the Charter School for the year ended June 30, 2022. These amounts are published by the State Division of Pensions annually, and the NJDOE has advised that these In- Kind programs are not to be subject to the state single audit mandate, and no audit procedures are required to be applied to these amounts. TPAF Social Security Contributions represents the amount reimbursed by the state for the employers share of social security contributions for TPAFmembers for the year ended June 30, 2022, and are subject to the state single audit mandate.
Title: NOTE 6. ON-BEHALF PROGRAMS NOT SUBJECT TO STATE SINGLE AUDIT
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance include federal and state award activity of the Board of Trustees, of The Village Charter School. The Board of Trustees is defined in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. All federal and state awards received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards andstate financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance. The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal and state 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 basis of accounting are described in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. The information in these schedules is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants, and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
On-behalf State Programs for TPAF Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Benefits Contributions payments are not subject to a State single audit and, therefore, are excluded from major program determination. The Schedule of State Financial Assistance provides a reconciliation of State financial assistance reported in the Charter Schools basic financial statements and the amount subject to State single audit and major program determination.
Title: NOTE 7. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAM FUNDS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance include federal and state award activity of the Board of Trustees, of The Village Charter School. The Board of Trustees is defined in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. All federal and state awards received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards andstate financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance. The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal and state 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 basis of accounting are described in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. The information in these schedules is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants, and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Schoolwide programs are not separate federal programs as defined in Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements of Federal Awards; amounts used in schoolwide programs are included in the total expenditures of the program contributing the funds in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The Charter School does not have a schoolwide program.
Title: NOTE 8. MAJOR PROGRAMS
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance include federal and state award activity of the Board of Trustees, of The Village Charter School. The Board of Trustees is defined in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. All federal and state awards received directly from federal and state agencies, as well as federal awards andstate financial assistance passed through other government agencies is included on the schedules of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance. The accompanying schedules of expenditures of federal and state 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 basis of accounting are described in Note 1 to the boards basic financial statements. The information in these schedules is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards and the New Jersey OMB Circular 15-08, Single Audit Policy for Recipients of Federal Grants, State Grants, and State Aid. Therefore, some amounts presented in these schedules may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Major programs are identified in the Summary of Auditors Results section of the Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs.