Audit 50934

Accounting Policies: 1.REPORTING ENTITY The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards presents the activity of all federal financial assistance programs of the County of Amador, California. The County of Amador reporting entity is defined in Note 1 to the County's basic financial statements. All federal awards received directly from federal agencies as well as federal awards passed through other government agencies are included in the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards. The information from the 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 County, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net position or cash flows of the County. 2.BASIS OF ACCOUNTING Basis of accounting refers to when revenues and expenditures or expenses are recognized in the accounts and reported in the financial statements, regardless of the measurement focus applied. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards, is presented using the modified accrual basis of accounting for grants accounted for in the governmental fund types and the accrual basis of accounting for grants accounted for in the proprietary fund types, as described in the notes to the County financial statements. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowed or are limited as to reimbursements. 3.INDIRECT COST RATE The County has elected not to use the 10 percent de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. 4.RELATIONSHIP TO FEDERAL FINANCIAL REPORTS The amounts reported in the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards agree or can be reconciled with amounts reported in the related federal financial assistance reports. 5.RELATIONSHIP TO BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The amounts reported in the accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards agree or can be reconciled with amounts reported in the County's basic financial statements. 6.PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES IDENTIFYING NUMBER When federal awards were received from a pass-through entity, the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards shows, if available, the identifying number assigned by the pass-through entity. When no identifying number is shown, the County determined that no identifying number is assigned for the program or the County was unable to obtain an identifying number from the pass-through entity and the identifying number is shown as unknown. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: The auditee did not use the de minimis cost rate.