Notes to SEFA
Title: NOTE A – BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: 1) Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are
recognized following the cost principles contained the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures
are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
2) Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
3) There were no federal awards passed through to subrecipients.
4) The City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
5) The grant revenue amounts received and expensed (eligible for reimbursement) are subject to audit adjustment.
If any expenses are disallowed by the grantor as a result of such audit any claim for reimbursement to the grantor
would become a liability of the City. In the opinion of management, all grant expenses (eligible for
reimbursement) are in compliance with the terms of the grant agreement and applicable federal and state laws
and regulations.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance (the Schedule) includes
the federal and state grant activity of the City of Bartlett, Tennessee (the City) under programs of the federal and state
governments for the year ended June 30, 2024. 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, Costs
Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance) and the State of Tennessee Audit Manual.
Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of the City, it is not intended to and does not
present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the City.
Title: NOTE B – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: 1) Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are
recognized following the cost principles contained the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures
are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
2) Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
3) There were no federal awards passed through to subrecipients.
4) The City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
5) The grant revenue amounts received and expensed (eligible for reimbursement) are subject to audit adjustment.
If any expenses are disallowed by the grantor as a result of such audit any claim for reimbursement to the grantor
would become a liability of the City. In the opinion of management, all grant expenses (eligible for
reimbursement) are in compliance with the terms of the grant agreement and applicable federal and state laws
and regulations.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
1) Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are
recognized following the cost principles contained the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures
are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
2) Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
3) There were no federal awards passed through to subrecipients.
4) The City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
5) The grant revenue amounts received and expensed (eligible for reimbursement) are subject to audit adjustment.
If any expenses are disallowed by the grantor as a result of such audit any claim for reimbursement to the grantor
would become a liability of the City. In the opinion of management, all grant expenses (eligible for
reimbursement) are in compliance with the terms of the grant agreement and applicable federal and state laws
and regulations.
Title: NOTE C – RECONCILIATION OF THE SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AWARDS AND STATE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Accounting Policies: 1) Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are
recognized following the cost principles contained the Uniform Guidance wherein certain types of expenditures
are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
2) Pass-through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
3) There were no federal awards passed through to subrecipients.
4) The City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
5) The grant revenue amounts received and expensed (eligible for reimbursement) are subject to audit adjustment.
If any expenses are disallowed by the grantor as a result of such audit any claim for reimbursement to the grantor
would become a liability of the City. In the opinion of management, all grant expenses (eligible for
reimbursement) are in compliance with the terms of the grant agreement and applicable federal and state laws
and regulations.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City has elected not to use the de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The following is a reconciliation of expenditures per the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and state financial
assistance to the revenue balances in the City’s financial statements:
Total grant revenue per governmental funds financial statements $ 19,905,855
**Bartlett Board of Education grant revenue (13,803,416)
Less: Non-federal and non-state grants (384,577)
Total federal awards and state financial assistance $ 5 ,717,862
**Bartlett Board of Education federal awards were audited by other auditors who issued a separate report and are not
presented on the City of Bartlett schedule of federal awards and state financial assistance.