Notes to SEFA
Title: Basis of Presentation
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the schedule are presented in accordance with the regulatory basis of accounting. This is the basis of the financial reporting provisions of the Kansas Municipal Audit and Accounting Guide, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance cost principles, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards includes the federal grant activity of Barton County, Kansas under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2023. 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), Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations. Because the schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position or cash flows of the County.
Title: Other Expenditures
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the schedule are presented in accordance with the regulatory basis of accounting. This is the basis of the financial reporting provisions of the Kansas Municipal Audit and Accounting Guide, which is a basis of accounting other than accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance cost principles, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The County did not receive any federal awards in the form of noncash assistance, insurance, loans, or loan guarantees, and incurred no expenditures in relation thereof for the year ended December 31, 2023.