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FINANCIAL SECTION - School District U-46

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INVESTMENTS. Investments are securities or other properties in which money<br />

is held, either temporarily or permanently, in expectation of obtaining revenues.<br />

Legal investments for <strong>District</strong> funds are governed by state statute, which allows<br />

for funds belonging to or in the custody of the <strong>District</strong> to be invested. Bonds,<br />

treasury bills, certificates of deposit, and short-term discount obligations issued<br />

by the Federal National Mortgage Association of the types of investments which<br />

are permitted by law.<br />

LIABILITY. Obligations incurred by the <strong>District</strong> when deed passes that must be<br />

liquidated, renewed, or refunded at a future date.<br />

MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. The modified accrual basis<br />

of accounting is any accounting system that records revenue when susceptible to<br />

accrual, this is, it is both measurable and available. Available means collectible<br />

within the current period or soon enough thereafter to be used to pay the<br />

liabilities of the current period. Expenditures other than interest on long-term<br />

debt generally are recognized when the related fund liability is incurred.<br />

NET CURRENT ASSETS. Net current assets is the difference between current<br />

assets and current liabilities. This is also known as working capital.<br />

NET EXPENDITURE. A net expenditure is the actual cost incurred by the<br />

<strong>District</strong> for some service or object after the deduction of any discounts, rebates,<br />

reimbursements, or revenue produced by the service or activity.<br />

NET REVENUE. Net revenue is defined as the balance remaining after<br />

deducting from the gross revenue for a given period all expenditures during that<br />

same period.<br />

OBJECT. The term object applies to expenditure classifications and designates<br />

materials or services purchased. Expenditures are grouped by major objects,<br />

such as salaries, purchased services, or materials and supplies, and are further<br />

divided as needed for cost accounting and control purposes.<br />

CAPITAL OUTLAY. Capital outlay includes expenditures for the<br />

acquisition of fixed assets or additions to fixed assets. These are<br />

expenditures for land or existing buildings, improvements of grounds,<br />

construction of buildings, additions to buildings, remodeling of buildings,<br />

initial equipment, additional equipment, and replacement of equipment.<br />

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