Notes to SEFA
Title: Financial Reporting Entity
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such
expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance,
wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Pass through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
The Organization has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed
under the Uniform Guidance.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The Organization has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed
under the Uniform Guidance.
Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC), a quasi-public corporation, is a
component unit of the City of Boston and an instrumentality of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. EDIC’s Office of Workforce Development is a multi-service agency that
receives federal, state and city funds to run a comprehensive system of education, job training,
job placement, counseling, human resources and other support services for Boston residents.
On October 20, 2016, the board approved the renaming of EDIC d/b/a the Boston Planning &
Development Agency. For all legal documents and as a legal entity EDIC shall remain the
same.
Title: Basis of Presentation
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such
expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance,
wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement.
Pass through entity identifying numbers are presented where available.
The Organization has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed
under the Uniform Guidance.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The Organization has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed
under the Uniform Guidance.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the
federal grant activity of EDIC’s Office of Workforce Development under programs of the
Federal government 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, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for
Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Therefore, some amounts presented in the Schedule
may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of the basic financial
statements. Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of EDIC,
it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash
flows of EDIC.