Notes to SEFA
Title: Risk-Based Audit Approach
Accounting Policies: The County of Adams, Pennsylvania (the "County") as the reporting entity for financial reporting purposes is defined in Note 1 to the County's financial statements. For purposes of preparing the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, the County's reporting entity differs from that used for financial purposes, in that awards received and expended, if any, by the following entities are excluded: Adams County Industrial Development Authority, and Adams County Conservation District. Direct awards pertaining to these entities have been excluded from the accompanying schedules principally because the County is not directly involved in maintaining the accounting records or systems of internal accounting and administrative controls for these entities. Where applicable, these entities have arranged for the issuance of separate Single Audit Reports containing their audited financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal awards and all required audit reports. Except as indicated above, the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards present the activity of all federal award programs of the County. The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the County's financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
The 2023 threshold for determining Type A programs is $750,000. The following low risk Type A programs were audited as major programs: 21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program 21.027 Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The amount expended under programs audited as major federal programs for the year ended December 31, 2023 totaled $12,119,368 or 71.90% of total federal awards.