Notes to SEFA
Accounting Policies: The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards includes federal award activity of the Jersey City Public Schools. The Jersey City Public Schools is defined in Note 1 to the Districts basic financial statements. All federal awards received directly from federal agencies, as well as federal awards passed through other government agencies, are included on the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards is presented on the budgetary basis of accounting with the exception of programs recorded in the Food Service Fund, which are presented using the accrual basis of accounting. These basis of accounting are described in Note 1 to the Jersey City Public Schools basic financial statements. 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). Therefore, some amounts presented in this schedule may differ from amounts presented in, or used in the preparation of, the basic financial statements.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.