Notes to SEFA
Title: Basis of Accounting
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of the County of Essex, New York (the County), under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the 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 portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows for the County.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The accompanying schedule of expenditures is presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as described in the County's basic financial statements.
Title: Indirect Costs
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of the County of Essex, New York (the County), under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the 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 portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows for the County.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
The County has elected not to use the 10-percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. Indirect costs are included in the reported expenditures to the extent that such costs are included in the federal financial reports used as the source document for the data presented.
Title: Matching Costs
Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (the Schedule) includes the federal grant activity of the County of Essex, New York (the County), under programs of the federal government for the year ended December 31, 2022. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of the 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 portion of the operations of the County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows for the County.
De Minimis Rate Used: N
Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.
Matching costs, i.e. the County's share of certain program costs, are no included in the reported expenditures.