Audit 31016

Accounting Policies: ALABAMA REGIONAL MEDICAL SERVICESNOTES TO SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDSFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022NOTE 1 -BASIS OF PRESENTATIONThe accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the Schedule) includes the grant activity of the Organization under programs of the federal and state governments for the year ended December 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 Organization, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Organization. For purposes of the Schedule, federal awards include all grants, contracts, and similar agreements entered into directly with the federal government and other pass-through entities. The Organization has obtained Assistance Listing Number (ALN) numbers to ensure that all programs have been identified in the SEFA. ALN numbers have been appropriately listed by applicable programs. Federal programs with different ALN numbers that are closely related because they share common compliance requirements are defined as a cluster by the Uniform Guidance.NOTE 2 -RELATIONS OF THE SCHEDULE TO PROGRAM FINANCIAL REPORTSThe amounts reflected in the financial reports submitted to the awarding federal and/or pass-through agencies and the SEFA for the year end may differ. Some of the factors that may account for any differences include the following:?The Organizations fiscal year end may differ from the programs year end.?Accruals recognized in the SEFA, because of year end procedures, may not be reported in the program financial reports until the next program reporting period.?Fixed asset purchased and the resultant depreciation charges are recognized as fixed assets in the Organizations financial statements and as expenditures in the program financial reports.NOTE 3 -FEDERAL PASS-THROUGH FUNDSThe Organization is also the sub-recipient of federal funds that have been subjected to testing and are reported as expenditures and listed as federal pass-through funds. Federal awards other than those indicated as pass-through are considered direct.NOTE 4 -BASIS OF ACCOUNTINGThis SEFA was prepared on the accrual basis of accounting. NOTE 5 -NONCASH ASSISTANCEThe Organization did not receive any federal noncash assistance for the year ending December 31, 2022.NOTE 6 -INDIRECT COST RATEThe Organization has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.