Annual Comprehensive Financial Report 2021
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CITY OF RED OAK, TEXAS<br />
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />
FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, <strong>2021</strong><br />
I. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES<br />
A. <strong>Report</strong>ing Entity<br />
The City of Red Oak, Texas (the "City") was incorporated in 1949, and operates under a Council-<br />
Manager form of government. The accompanying financial statements present the government and<br />
its component units, entities for which the government is considered to be financially accountable.<br />
Blended Component Units<br />
The City of Red Oak Economic Development Corporation, Inc. (Economic Development Corporation)<br />
is responsible for collecting and disbursing the one-half percent sales tax to be used for economic<br />
development within and for the benefit of the City. The City Council is the governing board for the<br />
Corporation. The members of the Corporation's boardPageP are appointed by the City. The City<br />
holds operational responsibility for the Corporation. The Corporation is presented as a governmental<br />
fund type and has a September 30 year-end.<br />
The City of Red Oak Industrial Development Corporation, Inc. (Industrial Development Corporation)<br />
is responsible for collecting and disbursing the one-half percent sales tax to be used for economic<br />
development within and for the benefit of the City. The City Council is the governing board for the<br />
Corporation. The members of the Corporation's board are appointed by the City. The City holds<br />
operational responsibility for the Corporation. The Corporation is presented as a governmental fund<br />
type and has a September 30 year-end.<br />
Separate financial statements for the component units are not issued.<br />
B. Government-wide and Fund <strong>Financial</strong> Statements<br />
The government-wide financial statements (i.e., the statement of Net Position and the statement of<br />
changes in Net Position) report information on all of the primary government and its blended<br />
component units. Governmental activities, which normally are supported by taxes and<br />
intergovernmental revenues, are reported separately from business-type activities, which rely to a<br />
significant extent on fees and charges for support.<br />
The statement of activities demonstrates the degree to which the direct expenses of a given function<br />
or segment is offset by program revenues. Direct expenses are those that are clearly identifiable<br />
with a specific function or segment. Program revenues include 1) charges to customers or applicants<br />
who purchase, use, or directly benefit from goods, services, or privileges provided by a given<br />
function or segment and 2) grants and contributions that are restricted to meeting the operational<br />
or capital requirements of a particular function or segment. Taxes and other items not properly<br />
included among program revenues are reported instead as general revenues.<br />
Separate financial statements are provided for governmental funds and proprietary funds. Major<br />
individual governmental funds and major individual enterprise funds are reported as separate<br />
columns in the fund financial statement.<br />
C. Measurement Focus, Basis of Accounting, and <strong>Financial</strong> Statement Presentation<br />
The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement<br />
focus and the accrual basis of accounting, as are the proprietary fund financial statements. Revenues<br />
are recorded when earned and expenses are recorded when a liability is incurred, regardless of the<br />
timing of related cash flows. Property taxes are recognized as revenues in the year for which they<br />
are levied. Grants and similar items are recognized as revenue as soon as all eligibility requirements<br />
imposed by the provider have been met.<br />
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