Notes to SEFA
Title: Basis of Presentation
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of acccounting. 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 auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards (the “Schedule”) presents the activity of all federal awards programs administered by the Economic Opportunity Commission of Nassau County, Inc. (“EOC”), a not-for-profit entity as defined in Note 1 to EOC’s financial statements. Federal awards received directly from Federal agencies, as well as federal awards passed-through from other government agencies, are included on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The information in the 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”). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of EOC, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of EOC.
Title: Basis of Accounting
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of acccounting. 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 auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Expenditures reported on the Schedule 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. The basis of accounting varies by federal program consistent with the underlying regulations pertaining to each program. The amounts reported as federal expenditures were obtained from the federal financial reports for the applicable program and periods. The amounts reported in these reports are prepared from records maintained for each program, which are reconciled with EOC’s financial reporting system.
Title: Indirect Costs
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of acccounting. 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 auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Indirect costs may be included in the reported expenditures, to the extent that they are included in the federal financial reports used as the source for the data presented. Certain federal award programs of EOC may have been charged with indirect costs,based upon an established rate applied to overall expenditures. There is no other indirect cost allocation plan in effect.
Title: Other Disclosures
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of acccounting. 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 auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
No insurance is carried specifically to cover equipment purchased with federal funds. Any equipment purchased with federal funds has only a nominal value, and is covered by EOC’s insurance policies. There were no loans or loan guarantees outstanding at year end.
Title: Major Program Determination
Accounting Policies: Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the modified accrual basis of acccounting. 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 auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
EOC was deemed to be a “high-risk auditee”, therefore, major programs were determined based on 40% of total federal award expenditures.