Notes to SEFA
The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission was established as a public body corporate in accordance with Section 3, Chapter 40B of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on July 20, 1959. The Commission was established primarily to assist a city or town to plan jointly with other cities and towns, and to promote with the greatest efficiency and economy the coordinated and orderly development of areas within its jurisdiction and the general welfare and prosperity of its citizens.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the schedule) has been prepared using the accrual basis of accounting and includes federal, state, and local expenditures. The schedule includes the federal award activity of the Commission under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2025. 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 Commission, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets, or cash flows of the Commission.
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. 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 Commission has not elected to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate as allowed under the Uniform Guidance.