Notes to SEFA
Title: REPORTING ENTITY
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the County's financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
The County of Adams, Pennsylvania (the "County") as the reporting entity for financial reporting purposes is defined in Note 1 to the County's financial statements. For purposes of preparing the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, the County's reporting entity differs from that used for financial purposes, in that awards received and expended, if any, by the following entities are excluded: Adams County Industrial Development Authority, and Adams County Conservation District. Direct awards pertaining to these entities have been excluded from the accompanying schedules principally because the County is not directly involved in maintaining the accounting records or systems of internal accounting and administrative controls for these entities. Where applicable, these entities have arranged for the issuance of separate Single Audit Reports containing their audited financial statements and schedule of expenditures of federal awards and all required audit reports. Except as indicated above, the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards present the activity of all federal award programs of the County.
Title: BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the County's financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the County's financial statements. The County did not use thr 10% de minimis cost rate.
Title: RISK-BASED AUDIT APPROACH
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting, which is described in Note 1 to the County's financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate.
The 2024 threshold for determining Type A programs is $750,000. The following low risk Type A program was audited as a major program: 93.563 Child Support Enforcement. The following high risk Type B program was audited as a major program: 21.023 Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The amount expended under programs audited as major federal programs for the year ended December 31, 2024 totaled $1,886,747 or 42.94% of total federal awards.