Audit 43174

Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedules of expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance are presented on the budgetarybasis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the foodservice fund, which are presented using the accrualbasis of accounting. These bases of accounting are described in Notes 2(C) and 2(D) to the Boards basic financial statements. The information in these schedules are presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of FederalRegulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards(Uniform Guidance) and N.J. OMB Circular 15-08 Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amountspresented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements. The basic financial statements present the generalfund and special revenue fund on a GAAP basis. Budgetary comparison statements or schedules (RSI) are presented for thegeneral fund and special revenue fund to demonstrate finance-related legal compliance in which certain revenue is permittedbylaw or grant agreement to be recognized in the audit year, whereas for GAAP reporting, revenue is not recognized until thesubsequent year or when expenditures have been made. The general fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on themodified accrual basis with the exception of the revenue recognition of the last state aid payment in the current budget year,which is mandated pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2. For GAAP purposes, those payments are not recognized until thesubsequent budget year due to the state deferral and recording of the last state aid payment in the subsequent year. Thespecial revenue fund is presented in the accompanying schedules on the grant accounting budgetary basis which recognizesencumbrances as expenditures and also recognizes the related revenues, whereas the GAAP basis does not. The special revenuefund also recognizes the last state aid payment in the current budget year, consistent with N.J.S.A. 18A:22-44.2. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.