Notes to SEFA
Title: NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the modified 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.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City of Fairbanks has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (SEFA) includes the federal award activity of the City of Fairbanks, Alaska, under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2024. The information in this SEFA 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 SEFA presents only a selected portion of the operations of the City of Fairbanks, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the City of Fairbanks.
Title: NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the modified 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.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City of Fairbanks has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the modified 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.
Title: NOTE 3 - INDIRECT COST RATE
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the modified 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.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City of Fairbanks has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
The City of Fairbanks has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
Title: NOTE 4 - BUILDING IMPROVEMENT DONATION
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the SEFA are reported on the modified 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.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The City of Fairbanks has not elected to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance.
In 2024, entities other than the City of Fairbanks received federal grants that were expended by those entities to enhance City-owned assets. The value of this non-cash assistance was determined in accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR §200, Subpart F, Audit Requirements, Section 502 (g). The North Star Council on Aging was the recipient of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development federal-aid and expended those funds for building improvements on the Fairbanks Senior Center building located at 1424 Moore Street, owned by the City of Fairbanks.