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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION ONE - INTRODUCTION Page No.
TOPIC  
Foreword  1-1-1
GAAP Overview    1-2-1
Transactions Between State Reporting Entity Organizations  1-3-1
Budgetary Basis of Accounting  1-4-1
Laws and Regulations  1-5-1
Accounting for Grants and Other Financial Assistance  1-6-1
Pension Fund Accounting  1-7-1
Year End Closing Procedures  1-8-1
Year End Financial Statements  1-9-1
Schedule  
"1A" - State Reporting Entity and GAAP Funds 1A-1-1
SECTION TWO - STATE CHART OF ACCOUNTS AND OTHER ACCOUNTING IDENTIFIERS Back to Top
TOPIC  
State Chart of Accounts Structure  2-1-1
Expenditure Functions  2-2-1
Expense Consolidation - Accrual Basis Funds  2-3-1
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance  2-4-1
Fund Number/Identifiers  2-5-1
Fund Source (Program) Identifiers 2-6-1
Schedules  
"2A" - State of Chart of Accounts
Object Classes (Subclass)  2A-1-1
Assets and Other Debits  2A-2-1
Liabilities, Fund Balance, Net Assets and Other Credits  2A-3-1
Revenues and Other Financing Uses  2A-4-1
Expenditures/Expense and Other Financing Uses  2A-5-1
Subaccounts  2A-6-1
"2B" - Listing of State Organizations and Expenditure Functions  2B-1-1
SECTION THREE - ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES Back to Top
TOPIC  
Assets  
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments  3-1-1
Receivables, Due Froms, And Advances to Other Funds  3-1-7
Inventories  3-1-13
Prepaid Items and Deferred Charges  3-1-17
Restricted Assets  3-1-21
Capital Assets  3-1-23
Liabilities Back to Top

Accounts Payable, Intergovernmental Payables, Contracts Payable, Payroll/Withholdings Payable and Benefits Payable

 3-2-1
Compensated Absences Payable  3-2-5
Claims and Judgments Payable  3-2-7
Due to Other Funds and Advances From Other Funds  3-2-11
Interest Payable (Matured and Accrued)  3-2-13
Deferred Revenue  3-2-15
Capital Leases/Installment Purchases Payable  3-2-17
Notes and Bonds Payable, Unamortized Bond Premiums and Discounts  3-2-21
Customer Deposits, Overpayments, Funds Held for Others, Unclaimed Property Liability, Reverse Repurchase Agreement Obligations and Liabilities Under Security Lending Transactions  3-2-25
Estimated Liability for Landfill Closure and Postclosure Care Costs  3-2-27
Fund Balance/Net Assets Back to Top
Net Assets 3-3-1
Reserved Fund Balance 3-3-3
Unreserved Fund Balance 3-3-7
Other Accounts
Clearing Accounts 3-4-1
Unallotted State Appropriations, Federal, Local Government and Other Grants and Contracts Approved 3-4-3
Revenues
Tax Revenue 3-5-1
Grants and Other Financial Assistance 3-5-3
Interest Earned, Realized and Unrealized Investment Gains and Losses, Unclaimed Property and Cash Basis Revenues (GASB Definition) 3-5-7
Nonoperating Revenues 3-5-11
Other Financing Sources and Transfers
Other Financing Sources 3-6-1
Interfund Transfers (Accrual Basis Funds) 3-6-3
Appropriations, Governor's Emergency Funds and Carryover Back to Top
State Appropriations, Governor's Emergency Funds and Other State Funds 3-7-1
Carryover 3-7-3
Expenditures/Expense
Expenditure and Operating Expenses 3-8-1
Nonoperations Expenses 3-8-5
Other Financing Uses
Other Financing Uses 3-9-1
SECTION FOUR - OTHER PROCEDURAL ISSUES Back to Top
TOPIC
Foreword 4-1-1
Employee Travel, Incurred on Behalf of Another Agency 4-2-1
Payments to Board Members 4-3-1
GSFIC - Funded Construction Projects 4-4-1
Accounting for Per Diem and Fees and Contracts 4-5-1
Outstanding Checks 4-6-1
Capital Asset Guide Procedures 4-7-1
Capital Asset Guide Addendum
SECTION FIVE - INTERNAL CONTROLS Back to Top
TOPIC
Overview 5-1-1
Control Environment 5-2-1
Risk Assessment 5-3-1
Control Activities 5-4-1
Information and Communication 5-5-1
Monitoring 5-6-1
Conclusion 5-7-1
Management's Responsibilities for Maintaining Internal Controls to Prevent and Deter Fraud 5-8-1
SECTION SIX - MANUAL UPDATES AND INQUIRIES Back To Top
TOPIC
Manual Updates 6-1-1
Procedures for Requesting Manual Updates, Other Comments/Inquiries 6-2-1

Additional/Updated Policies and Procedures

Journal Entry Documentation Policy (effective 7/1/08)

Prior Year Carry-Over (Accounting)(effective 7/1/08)