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Reporting and <strong>Audit</strong>ing Requirements – Special Purpose Governments - Section D<br />
Public Charter Schools<br />
Background<br />
Public charter schools are authorized to be created by TCA 49-13-101. They can be created for<br />
several reasons, as spelled out in TCA 49-14-1<strong>06</strong>. All public charter school systems have a<br />
fiscal year end of June <strong>30</strong>, and must be audited annually.<br />
The Board of Education of public charter schools is required to maintain <strong>the</strong>ir accounts and<br />
records in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and in conformance with<br />
<strong>the</strong> uniform chart of accounts and accounting requirements prescribed by <strong>the</strong> Comptroller of<br />
<strong>the</strong> Treasury. The internal school funds (activity, centralized or noncentralized cafeteria funds,<br />
and o<strong>the</strong>r internal school funds) of public charter schools should be accounted for and reported<br />
on in <strong>the</strong> same manner as <strong>the</strong> internal school funds of municipal school systems, as provided<br />
for in Section F of this manual.<br />
Financial Reporting<br />
General<br />
The basic financial statements of all public charter schools should comply with <strong>the</strong> provisions<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Governmental Accounting Standards Board, as detailed in <strong>the</strong> Codification of<br />
Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards.<br />
Additional Requirements of <strong>the</strong> Comptroller’s Office<br />
1. An opinion on whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>the</strong> accompanying information is fairly stated in all<br />
material respects in relation to <strong>the</strong> basic financial statements taken as a whole is<br />
preferred for ALL supplementary information. However, at a minimum <strong>the</strong><br />
Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance<br />
must be opined on in relation to <strong>the</strong> basic financial statements.<br />
2. A Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance.<br />
(This schedule is required if <strong>the</strong> organization has expended any direct federal<br />
assistance or subrecipient funds, regardless of <strong>the</strong> amount expended. Assistance<br />
in <strong>the</strong> form of loans must separately identify both <strong>the</strong> federal and state portions.<br />
In addition, <strong>the</strong> composition of <strong>the</strong> schedule should conform to <strong>the</strong> example in<br />
Appendix A, which exceeds OMB requirements.)<br />
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