Notes to SEFA
This schedule of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance includes the grant activity of the City of Clarksville, Tennessee, related to the Gas, Water and Wastewater Departments and is presented on the accrual basis of accounting. 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). 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 position, or cash flows of the City.
The information in the schedule of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance is presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America which is the same basis of accounting as the basic financials statements. The schedule of expenditures of federal awards and state financial assistance has been provided only to comply with the State of Tennessee reporting requirements. The Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance for Each Major Program and on Internal Controls over Compliance required by the Uniform Guidance will be issued in conjunction with the audit of the City of Clarksville and will encompass federal/state funds received by the Departments as applicable.
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. Negative amounts shown on the Schedule represent adjustments or credits made in the normal course of business to amounts reported as expenditures in prior years. The Departments have elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.