Federal Financial Accounting U. S. Department of Labor
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Federal Financial Accounting
U. S. Department of Labor
Employment & Training Administration
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Low Spending Levels
• Identified in 1st year of WIA– Problem continued in PY02 and PY03
• Resulted in large carry-over amounts
• Administration proposed budget reduction– Sufficient balances would not affect client
levels
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ETA investigation results
• Reports understate true spending• Continued reporting on a cash basis
• Obligations for long-term training contracts or ITAs
• Changes in formula allocations– Large allotment increases– Hoarding funds
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Impact
• ETA has changed its focus
• Reauthorization provisions– Recapture and reallotment – Based on expenditures, not obligations
• Failure to report accurately– Increase likelihood of fund loss
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Congressional interest
• Recent budgets caught Congressional attention – States complained reductions not warranted– They have 3 years to expend, – Reduces state flexibility to plan operations
• Congress enacted reductions– Requested GAO review– Required ETA to submit quarterly cost
summaries
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GAO’s report
• ETA data does not accurately reflect obligations
• ETA uses expenditure data to gauge budgetary needs
• Recommendation for ETA to clarify reporting guidance – TEGL 16-99, Change 1
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OIG report
• Obligations were generally overstated– 5 out of 10 States did not require obligations
reporting– Inconsistent reporting of obligations
• Expenditures were under reported– Local boards reported on “cash basis”
• 6 of 10 States reviewed
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Where are we today?
• TEGL No. 16-99, Change 1– Clarifies and better defines obligations and
accrued expenditures
• Grantees/sub grantees continue to under-report– Not in full compliance with requirements
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Where do we go from here?
• Reauthorization changes reallotment and reallocation basis– Excess over 30% UNEXPENDED – Total funds available
• Including carry-in
• Impact of change on operations– Timely and accurate reporting essential– Accrual basis reporting critical
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KEY TERMINOLOGY
• Obligations
• Outlays (Accrued Expenditures)
• Unliquidated Obligations
• Total Federal Funds Authorized
• Unobligated Balance
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Source of “core requirements”
• Federal fiduciary responsibility
• Ensure tax dollars are properly used– Efficient, – Economical, – Effective manner
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Financial Management System
• Expend and account for funds in accordance with procedures– Or specific standards
• Permit preparation of required reports
• Permit tracing of funds – Not used in violation of applicable restrictions
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Financial reporting
• Financial Status Reports– Must be on the “accrual basis”
• Accounting system– May be maintained on either “cash basis” or
“accrual basis”
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What is accrual accounting?
• A method of accounting– An entity’s financial position and operating
results are measured by the flow of economic resources.
• Transactions are recorded in the accounting period in which they occur – Regardless of when the related cash receipts
and disbursements take place– (In accordance with GAAP)
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Why accrual reporting?
• Corporate world experience
• Use of accrual basis resulted in more reliable financial information
• Reliable financial information key– Effective management– Accountability
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Why accrual reporting?
• Federal fiduciary responsibility– To taxpayers– Properly account for funds
• Full facts necessary– Complete and reliable financial information– Investment of scarce resources– Properly manage programs
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Why accrual reporting?
• Reliable financial information required– Lack impairs ability to hold programs
accountable– Required for reporting accurate results
• No requirement to convert accounting basis
• Failure to report on the accrual basis may result in the loss of funds– Reallotment and reallocation requirements
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Required elements• Total Federal Funds authorized
– By funding period and funding source
• Total Federal Obligations
• Federal Unliquidated Obligations – Undelivered orders
• Federal Outlays/Accrued Expenditures
• Unobligated Balance of Federal funds
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Obligations or Accrued Expenditures?
• All accrued expenditures are obligations
BUT
• Not all obligations are expenditures…..
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Obligation or Accrual
• Order placed– Delivery and payment in future
• Obligation, not accrual
– Delivery taken, payment in future• Obligation• Accrued expenditure
• Payment & delivery simultaneous– Obligation– Accrued expenditure– Cash outlay
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Recording obligations
• Federal requirement– Supported by documentation
• Recording– Evidences the transaction – Does not create it.
• Failure to record– No effect on validity or fiscal year chargeable.
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Contract Obligations
• Legally binding – Offer, acceptance, consideration, made by
authorized official
• In writing• A purpose authorized by law• Properly executed
– Before expiration of obligational availability
• Specific goods, real property, work, or services.
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Accrued Expenditures
• Charges incurred in a given period• Goods and property received• Services performed
– Employees, contractors, subgrantees, etc.
• Other amounts becoming owed– Indirect costs– Annuities– Insurance claims
• Whether or not a cash payment is made
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Accrued Expenditures
• All accrued costs must be reported
• All reports must trace to source documentation
• Cash basis accounting– Linking records must be maintained– Maintained in accordance with GAAP
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Salaries of Employees• Obligation
– When salaries are earned• Including related items • Retirement fund contributions, etc.
• Accrued expenditure– At the time the salaries are earned, – When the services are rendered
• Simultaneous recording
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Annual Leave (unfunded)• Obligation
– Recorded when leave taken– When payable as “terminal” leave
• Accrued expenditure– Recorded when leave taken– When payable as “terminal” leave
• Simultaneous recording
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Annual Leave (funded)
• Obligation– Recorded at the time leave is earned
• Accrued expenditure– Recorded at the time leave is earned– Escrow accounts
• Simultaneous recording
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Travel Expenses
• Obligation– Travel actually performed– Ticket purchased– Not issuance of travel authorization
• Accrued expenditure– Travel actually performed– Ticket purchased
• Simultaneous recording
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Public Utilities
• Obligation– When utility bill received– No contract required if
• Rates fixed by regulatory bodies
• Accrued expenditure– When utility bill received, or– Billing period ends/services received
• Recorded appropriately
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Advance payments
• Generally, prohibited by law
• Exceptions– Tuition– Subscriptions– Insurance
• Obligation and accrued expenditure recorded simultaneously
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Individual Training Account (ITA)
• Obligation– At time of participant enrollment in training– At time payment is due and payable
• Accrued Expenditure– At time payment is due and payable
• Depending on institution’s payment policy
• Issuance of an ITA– Authorization for training only
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Training institution payment policy
• Payment in advance (registration/enrollment)– Obligation & accrued
• Payment in advance (class begins)– Obligation & accrued
• Payment upon invoicing– Obligation at time of enrollment– Accrued as class is attended (service received)
• Drop-out and refund policy
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Training Contracts
• Single Semester– Contract to obligate funds and pay on an “as
training received” basis
• School Year– Contract to obligate funds for school/program
year and pay each semester/quarter cost as training received
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Training Contracts
• Multiple Year Program of Instruction– Contract to obligate this year’s funds for
multiple years– Contract to obligate this year’s funds with an
option for renewal when next year’s funds become available
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Five Month Class[September-January]
• Register/enroll in August
• Payment timing– Prepayment at registration– During first month [September]– During third month [November]– During fifth month [January]– Three or more months after completion
• Add/drop refund provisions
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Leases
• Obligations– Lease agreement signed– Amount = maximum payment for termination
• Not entire lease amount
• Accrued Expenditure– As service is provided
• Space is occupied
– Maybe paid in advance
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Chart
• Indicates obligation or accrual status
• Cover wide number of examples– PO issued– Training contracts– Services received, not billed
• Use as reference tool
Microsoft Excel Worksheet
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Cash To Accrual Reporting
• WHY?– In accordance with GAAP– Better information to decision makers
• WHEN?– At least quarterly, but should be continuous
• HOW?– Let’s talk!
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Cash to Accrual Reporting
• “Suspense file folder” approach
• “Linking spreadsheet” approach
• “Simplified” approach
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Suspense File Folder Approach
• For each separate award
• The grantee or subgrantee sets up three suspense file folders
• Illustrated on the next slide
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Accrued Expenditures,Paid (Disbursements)Delivered Orders –Obligations, Paid
Accrued Expenditures,Paid (Disbursements)Delivered Orders –Obligations, Paid
Accrued Expenditures, Unpaid (Accruals)Delivered Orders –Obligations, Unpaid
Accrued Expenditures, Unpaid (Accruals)Delivered Orders –Obligations, Unpaid
Unliquidated Obligations
Undelivered Orders –Obligations
Unliquidated Obligations
Undelivered Orders –Obligations
Purchase Orders
Contracts
Shipping Doc.
Receiving Report
Invoice
Payment Voucher
Copy of Check
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Spreadsheet Approach
• Exactly as the “suspense file folder” approach except:– Grantee maintains a computer spreadsheet – Records each transaction as it moves through
the transaction cycle.
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Spreadsheet Approach Advantages
• Provides a detailed cumulative history (an audit trail) – Flow of all transactions through the entire
process
• Eliminates the need for manual calculation – End of a reporting period– Computer spreadsheet computes the totals
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PERFORMANCE BASEDPERFORMANCE BASED
PAYROLLPAYROLL
TRAINING CONTRACTTRAINING CONTRACT
SHARED COSTSSHARED COSTS
EQUIPMENT PURCHASEEQUIPMENT PURCHASE
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A “simplified” approach
• Rather than record transactions in a “linking spreadsheet” as they occur, all required data is compiled at end of reporting period by PY and funding stream– Cumulative disbursements from G/L– Compile list of outstanding accounts payable
transactions and other costs becoming owed– Compile list of accruals for goods/services
rec’d but not yet documented– Compile list of all undelivered orders
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Have an accrual basis accounting system?
• If record all accounts payable and accrual transactions in a traditional double-entry accounting system:– OUTLAYS may be captured through use of the chart
of accounts• 4-level coding system shown in WIA TAG (Attach. II-5-1), or
a similar comprehensive coding system• TAG coding system must be expanded to include PY
– Will still need supplemental system to capture UNLIQUIDATED OBLIGATIONS/UNDELIVERED ORDERS (e.g., “suspense file folder)
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Key Reporting Requirement
• Regardless of what methodology is used
• Costs reported in the FSRs must be traceable
• Both the accounting system and the original source documentation!
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QUESTIONS????