January 7, 2000

M-00-05

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND

ESTABLISHMENTS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS, AND INSPECTORS GENERAL

FROM:	Deidre Lee  /S/

		Acting Deputy Director for Management

SUBJECT:  	Technical Amendments to OMB Bulletin No. 97-01,

		Form and Content of Agency Financial Statements

1.  Purpose.  This transmittal memorandum contains technical amendments to and clarification of OMB Bulletin No. 97-01, Form and Content of Agency Financial Statements, dated October 16, 1996, as amended by OMB Memorandum 99-03, Technical Amendments to OMB Bulletin No. 97-01, Form and Content of Agency Financial Statements, dated November 20, 1998.  The technical amendments address revised financial statement reporting requirements for fiscal years (FY) 1999 and 2000, except for amendments which may result from new Federal accounting standards (e.g., amendments to multi-use heritage assets).  These amendments include the

following:

	(a) Pursuant to SFFAS No. 14, Amendments to Deferred Maintenance Reporting, deferred maintenance is to be presented as required supplementary information rather than as a note

disclosure and line item on the statement of net cost with a reference to the note disclosure.

	(b) Intra-governmental amounts and the related federal trading partners for assets, liabilities,

earned revenue from trade (buy/sell) transactions, and non-exchange revenue are to be presented

as required supplementary information.  The gross cost to generate earned revenue from trade

transactions are to be presented by budget functional classifications as required supplementary

information.

	(c) The instructions for the statement of net cost require a separate disclosure of intra-

governmental gross cost and earned revenue by budget functional classification.  This reporting

requirement is in addition to the current requirement to disclose total entity gross cost and earned

revenue by budget functional classification.

	(d) The instructions for the balance sheet clarify form and content guidance previously issued

by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and require Benefits Due and Payable to be

separately reported from Other Liabilities.

	(e) The balance sheet presentation may be simplified by:

	i.	combining “Entity” and “Non-Entity” assets on the face of the balance sheet, and reporting “Non-Entity” assets in a note disclosure rather than on the statement; and

	ii.	combining “Liabilities Covered by Budgetary Resources” and “Liabilities Not Covered by Budgetary Resources” on the face of the balance sheet, and reporting “Liabilities Not Covered by Budgetary Resources” in a note disclosure rather than on the statement.

	(f)  In accordance with OMB Memorandum 99-03, Technical Amendments to OMB Bulletin No. 97-01, Form and Content of Agency Financial Statements, dated November 20, 1998, the authority to prepare a combining statement of budgetary resources and a combined statement of financing is extended through FY 2000.

2.  Policy.  Financial statements shall be prepared in accordance with the formats and instructions presented in OMB Bulletin No. 97-01, as amended by OMB Memorandum 99-03 and this

Attachment.  The FY 1999 and FY 2000 financial statements shall be submitted to the Director

of OMB no later than the statutory due dates of March 1, 2000, and 2001, respectively.  Also, no later than March 6 following the end of the fiscal year, Chief Financial Officers shall submit a copy of their agency’s management representation letter to the: (1) Controller, Office of Federal

Financial Management, OMB; (2) Commissioner, Financial Management Service (FMS),

Department of the Treasury; and (3) Acting Assistant Comptroller General, Accounting and

Information Management Division, General Accounting Office (GAO) (See OMB Bulletin No.

98-08, “Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements,” paragraph 6, and subsequent

issuances).  The OMB, GAO, and FMS will use these letters in conjunction with the preparation

and audit of the financial statements of the U.S. Government.  

3.  Applicability.  The amendments to OMB Bulletin No. 97-01 apply to those entities listed in  Appendix A and B of OMB Bulletin No. 98-08, Audit Requirements for Federal Financial Statements, and subsequent issuances.

4.  Effective Date.  The technical amendments described in paragraph 1 (a), (b), (c) and (d) are effective for financial statements prepared for fiscal years ended after September 30, 1998 (FY

1999).  The technical amendments described in paragraph 1 (e) and (f) are optional for fiscal

years 1999 and 2000.

5.  Recent Developments.  Recent noteworthy developments in, and changes to, federal accounting and reporting standards for federal governmental entities include the following: 

	(a) On October 19, 1999, the AICPA Council passed a resolution recognizing that standards

promulgated by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board constitute generally accepted

accounting principles (GAAP) under Rule 203, “Accounting Principles,” of the AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct.  Upon their adoption by OMB, FASAB standards become binding on Federal agencies.  Members may now express an opinion that the financial statements of a

federal governmental entity are in conformity with GAAP if they are prepared in conformity with

accounting principles promulgated by the FASAB.  Pursuant to the resolution, the Statements of

Federal Financial Accounting Standards issued since March 1993 are recognized as GAAP for

the applicable federal governmental entities.

	(b) OMB issued SFFAS No. 15, Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A),  requiring MD&A to be included in each general purpose federal financial report as required supplementary information and identifying subjects that should be addressed in the MD&A.  The standards are effective for reporting periods that begin after September 30, 1999.  See SFFAS No. 15 for reporting requirements. 

	(c) OMB issued SFFAS No. 17, Accounting for Social Insurance, requiring benefits due and payable to be reported separately and requiring the reporting of supplementary stewardship

information that facilitates assessing the program’s long-term sustainability and the ability of the

program to raise resources from future program participants to pay for benefits proposed to

present participants.  The standards are effective for reporting periods that begin after September

30, 1999.  See SFFAS No. 17 for reporting requirements.

6.  Inquiries.  Further information concerning this memorandum may be obtained by contacting the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Financial Management, Washington,

DC 20503, telephone (202) 395-3993.

7.  Copies.  Individual copies of this memorandum may be obtained from the OMB home page on the Internet at http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/.

Attachment

	TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

TO

OMB BULLETIN NO. 97-01,  

		FORM AND CONTENT OF 

	AGENCY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

	TABLE OF CONTENTS

REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION			3

	Deferred Maintenance			3

	Intra-governmental Amounts			3

		Intra-governmental Assets		5

		Intra-governmental Liabilities		6

		Intra-governmental Earned Revenues and Related Costs			7

		Intra-governmental Non-exchange Revenues		7

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BALANCE SHEET		8

	Other Assets			8

	Environmental and Disposal Costs		8

	Benefits Due and Payable		8

	Other Liabilities		8

	Commitments and Contingencies		9

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPTIONAL BALANCE SHEET		10

	Entity and Non-entity Assets		10

	Negative Subsidies and Downward Re-Estimates of Subsidy		10

	Liabilities Covered and Not Covered by Budgetary Resources		10

	Federal Employee and Veterans’ Benefits			10

OPTIONAL BALANCE SHEET FORMAT		11

NOTES TO OPTIONAL BALANCE SHEET			13

	Non-entity Assets		13

	Fund Balance with Treasury		14

	Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Monetary Assets		15

	Accounts Receivable		16

	Other Assets			16

	Liabilities Not Covered by Budgetary Resources		17

	Other Liabilities		18

	Federal Employee and Veterans’ Benefits		19

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE STATEMENT OF NET COST

	Footnote Disclosure Related to the Statement of Net Cost			20

	Gross Cost and Earned Revenue by Budget Functional Classification		20

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE STATEMENTS OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES

	AND FINANCING		21

	REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Deferred Maintenance.  Deferred maintenance is maintenance that was not performed when it should have been or was scheduled to be performed and that is delayed until a future period. 

SFFAS No. 14, Amendments to Deferred Maintenance Reporting, modifies the presentation of deferred maintenance information in the Annual Financial Statement.  Before amendment, this information would have been presented in association with the statement of net cost.  As

amended, the standards require that deferred maintenance information be included as required

supplementary information rather than as a note disclosure.  Also, the line item for “deferred

maintenance” would no longer be required on the statement of net cost with a reference to the

note disclosure.

For general property, plant, and equipment (PP&E), national defense PP&E, heritage assets, and

stewardship land, the following information related to deferred maintenance shall be reported as

required supplementary information:

∙	Identification of each major class of asset for which maintenance was deferred, and

∙	The method of measuring deferred maintenance for each major class of asset.  See SFFAS Nos. 6 and 14 for detailed guidance on the extent of the disclosures for the condition

assessment survey or the total life-cycle cost method.  Either method may be used for

measuring deferred maintenance.

Management may elect to present stratification of critical and noncritical amounts of

maintenance needed to return each major class of asset to its acceptable operating condition.  If

management elects to make this disclosure, the disclosure should include management's

definition of critical and noncritical maintenance.  See SFFASs No. 6 and 14.  

Intra-governmental Amounts.  Intra-governmental amounts represent transactions between federal entities included in the Financial Report of the United States Government (formerly the Consolidated Financial Statements of the United States Government).  These transactions include activity (consolidated/net of intra-entity transactions) with federal CFO Act and non-CFO Act entities as identified in the Treasury Financial Manual. 

Report, as required supplementary information, intra-governmental amounts for: (1)  assets; (2) 

liabilities; (3)  non-exchange revenue; and, (4)  for certain reporting entities, earned revenue from

trade (buy/sell) transactions along with the gross cost to generate such revenue.  Report intra- governmental assets, liabilities, earned revenue from trade transactions and non-exchange

revenue by trading partner (reciprocal federal entity).  Report intra-governmental gross cost to generate earned revenue from trade transactions by budget functional classification.  Intra- governmental asset and liability categories reported as required supplementary information

should agree with the intra-governmental asset and liability line items reported on the balance

sheet.

The intra-governmental supplementary information may be limited to the consolidated agency- wide financial statements.  That is, only the 24 executive departments and agencies covered by

this bulletin (see Appendix A of OMB Bulletin No. 98-08, and subsequent issuances) are

required to report intra-governmental supplementary information in their general purpose federal

financial report.  The intra-governmental supplementary information reporting requirement does not extend to Federal components (see Appendix B of OMB Bulletin No. 98-08, and subsequent

issuances) required to prepare financial statements.  All amounts should be net of intra-entity transactions (consolidated).

Transactions with components of federal departments or agencies should not be reported

separately but should be included in the activity reported for the federal department or agency. 

For example, Food and Nutrition Service, Forest Service, and Rural Development Mission Area

are not separate federal departments or agencies but are components of the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA), which is a federal department. Transactions with Food and Nutrition

Service, Forest Service, and Rural Development Mission Area would be included in the supplementary information reported for USDA.

For fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1998 (FY 1999), reporting entities shall reconcile with their trading partners the four fiduciary transactions identified in Treasury’s Intra- governmental Fiduciary Transactions Accounting Guide.  The fiduciary transactions include investments in federal securities issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Bureau of the

Public Debt; borrowings from Treasury and the Federal Financing Bank; transactions with the

Department of Labor relating to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act; and transactions

with the Office of Personnel Management relating to employee benefit programs.  Furthermore,

reporting entities are encouraged to reconcile with their trading partners other intra-governmental asset, liability, and revenue amounts reported in the required supplementary information.  Balances reported for “other” asset or liability categories and individual transactions that collectively comprise less than 20 percent of the total asset and liability categories may be

excluded from reconciliation. 

For fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1999 (FY 2000 and beyond), reporting entities shall reconcile intra-governmental asset, liability, and revenue amounts reported in the required supplementary information with their trading partners at least annually as of the fiscal year end (September 30).  Quarterly reconciliations are encouraged.  Balances reported for “other” asset or liability categories and individual transactions that collectively comprise less than 20 percent of

the total asset and liability categories may be excluded from reconciliation.

	Intra-governmental Assets:  Intra-governmental assets reported as required supplementary information should agree with the intra-governmental asset line items and totals on the reporting

entity’s consolidated agency-wide balance sheet.  For each intra-governmental asset line item on

the consolidated agency-wide balance sheet, a corresponding column heading should be reported

in the intra-governmental assets supplementary information which identifies the trading partner

balances that make up the line item.  Reporting entities may aggregate trading partners whose

individual totals for a particular asset category collectively comprise less than 20 percent of the

total asset line item category.  If intra-governmental transactions with a trading partner are

material in one asset line item category but immaterial in another asset line item category, report

transactions with the trading partner for each asset line item category.

For example, assume a reporting agency has the following intra-governmental assets:  Fund Balance with the U.S. Treasury-$200; Accounts Receivable-$100 (Agency A-$82, Agency B-$9,

Agency C-$4, Agency D - $5); Loans receivable-$100 (Agency A - $5, Agency B-$90, Agency

C-$5); Investments-$100 (Agency A-$32, Agency B-$50, Agency C-$18); and  Other-$15

(Agency A-$2, Agency B-$15, Agency C-$2, Agency D - $1).  In this case, the reporting entity’s

intra-governmental assets may be presented in the supplementary information as follows (this

example is for illustrative purposes only):

Intra-governmental assets:

Trading	Fund balance	Accounts	Loans

Partner	with Treasury	receivables	receivable	Investments	Other

U.S. Treasury	  $200 		     - 		     -		       -		      -

Agency A	      -		$  82		      5		   $ 32		 $   2

Agency B	      - 	    	      9		$  90		      50		    15

Other 		      -      	      9 		      5		      18	                  3 

Total		   $200    	$100		$100		  $100		 $  20

	Intra-governmental Liabilities:  Intra-governmental liabilities reported as required supplementary information should agree with the intra-governmental liability line items and

totals on the reporting entity’s consolidated agency-wide balance sheet.  For each intra-

governmental liability line item on the consolidated agency-wide balance sheet, a corresponding

column heading should be reported in the intra-governmental liabilities supplementary

information which identifies the trading partner balances that make up the line item.  If intra-

governmental transactions with a trading partner are material in one liability line item category

but immaterial in another liability line item category, report transactions with the trading partner

for each liability line item category. 

Trading		Accounts		Debt/borrowings

Partner		payable		from other agencies		Other

Agency A		    xxx			    xxx				  xxx

Agency B		    xxx			    xxx				  xxx

Agency C		    xxx			    xxx				  xxx		

Other			    xxx			    xxx				  xxx

Total			    xxx			    xxx				  xxx

	Intra-governmental Earned Revenues and Related Costs:  For FY 1999, agencies with total intra-governmental earned revenues from trade transactions (net of intra-entity activity)

greater than $2 billion shall report such intra-governmental revenues by trading partner.  For FY

2000,  agencies with total intra-governmental earned revenues from trade transactions (net of

intra-entity activity) greater than $500 million shall report such revenues by trading partner.  Agencies reporting intra-governmental earned revenues should also report, by budget functional classification, the gross cost of goods, services, and other transactions which generated the intra- governmental earned revenues.  For example, a providing/selling agency should report the gross cost of providing products or services to an acquiring agency.

Trading Partner						Earned revenue			

Agency A				  			   	 xxx		 	 		

Agency B							   	 xxx			 		

Agency C							   	 xxx			 		

Agency D					 		  	 xxx			 		

Total 						   			 xxx			 				

								    Gross Cost to 

Budget Functional Classification				Generate Revenue		

Classification A						   	 xxx		 	 		

Classification B						   	 xxx			 		

Classification C						  	 xxx			 		

Classification D				  			 xxx			 		

Total		 						  	 xxx			 				

	Intra-governmental Non-exchange Revenue: Agencies shall report, by trading partner, intra-governmental non-exchange revenues transferred in and fvain  out.    

Trading							Non-exchange Revenue

Partner							Transfers-In     Transfers-Out 

Agency A							     xxx		     xxx

Agency B							     xxx		     xxx

Agency C							     xxx		     xxx	

Total								     xxx		     xxx

	INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BALANCE SHEET 

The following amendments to the balance sheet clarify form and content guidance previously

issued by OMB.  Also, Benefits Due and Payable is required to be separately reported from

Other Liabilities.

Other Assets.  The “Other” assets category shall include assets that are not reported in a separate category on the face of the balance sheet.  An asset category that does not warrant separate recognition on the face of the balance sheet because management has determined that the balance

for the category is not significant, shall be included in the “Other” assets line item and disclosed

in the notes to the financial statement.

Environmental and Disposal Costs.  SFFAS No. 5 provides criteria for recognizing a contingent liability and shall be applied to determine if cleanup costs should be recognized as

liabilities and/or disclosed in the notes.   SFFAS No. 6 supplements the liability standard by

providing guidance for recording cleanup costs related to general PP&E and stewardship assets

used in Federal operations.  The guidance applies to cleanup costs from Federal operations

known to result in hazardous waste which the Federal Government is required by Federal, State

and/or local statutes and/or regulations to cleanup.  Depending on the materiality of the amount,

the liability for cleanup costs may be displayed separately or included with other liabilities.  The

footnote disclosures required for liabilities associated with cleanup costs are also described in

SFFAS No. 6.

Benefits Due and Payable.  These are amounts owed to program recipients or medical service providers as of the balance sheet date that have not yet been paid.  These amounts include payables by the Federal entity for benefits, goods or services provided under the terms of a

benefits program (other than Federal employee and veterans’ benefits programs), whether or not

such amounts have been reported to the Federal entity (e.g., estimated payments due to health

providers for services that have been rendered and that will be financed by the Federal entity but

have not yet been reported to the Federal entity).  Benefit programs reported on this line item

include, but are not limited to, Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Federal Hospital

Insurance (Medicare Part A), Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance (Medicare Part B), Grants

to States for Medicaid, Federal Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad

Retirement, Unemployment Insurance, and Black Lung.

Other Liabilities.  This line item covers liabilities that are not recognized in specific categories.  It includes (but is not limited to): capital leases, insurance, advances and prepayments, deposit

fund amounts held in escrow, and accrued liabilities related to ongoing continuous expenses such

as Federal employee salaries and accrued employee annual leave.  This item also covers

estimated losses for claims or other contingencies if (1) a past event or exchange transaction has

occurred (e.g., a Federal entity has breached a contract with a non-Federal entity) as of the date

of the statements, (2) a future outflow or other sacrifice of resources is probable, and (3) the

future outflow or sacrifice of resources is measurable (i.e., the amount can be reasonably

estimated).  Do not include cleanup costs which shall be reported as environmental and disposal

costs.  Examples of claims or other contingencies include: (1)  indemnity agreements -- reimbursements due to licensees or contractors for losses incurred in support of Federal activities; (2) adjudicated claims -- claims against the Federal Government that are in the process

of judicial proceedings; and (3) commitments to international institutions -- payments due to

international financial institutions.  Separate reporting of items within other liabilities is

appropriate if the amounts are material.

Commitments and Contingencies.  A loss contingency is an existing condition, situation, or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss to an entity.  The uncertainty should

ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.  The likelihood that

the future event or events will confirm the loss or the incurrence of a liability can range from

probable to remote.  SFFAS No. 5, as amended by SFFAS No. 12, contains the criteria for

recognition and disclosure of contingent liabilities. In addition to the contingent liabilities

required by SFFAS No. 5, the following shall also be disclosed:  (1) an estimate of obligations

related to canceled appropriations for which the reporting entity has a contractual commitment

for payment, and (2) amounts for contractual arrangements which may require future financial

obligations (commitments), e.g., undelivered orders.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPTIONAL BALANCE SHEET

For FYs 1999 and 2000, the balance sheet may be simplified.  That is, entity and non-entity assets may be combined on the face of the balance sheet and non-entity assets shall be disclosed

in the footnotes.  Also, liabilities covered by budgetary resources and liabilities not covered by

budgetary resources may be combined on the face of the balance sheet and liabilities not covered

by budgetary resources shall be disclosed in the footnotes.

This technical amendment is optional for FYs 1999 and 2000.  If elected, the current balance

sheet instructions and the related note disclosures would be superseded by the following

guidance.  The amendments will be required for fiscal years ending after September 30, 2000 (FY 2001).  Early implementation is encouraged.

Entity and Non-entity Assets.  Combine entity and non-entity assets on the face of the balance sheet, e.g., entity intra-governmental accounts receivable and non-entity intra-governmental

accounts receivable shall be combined and reported as a single intra-governmental accounts

receivable line item on the face of the balance sheet.  Disclose non-entity assets in a note to the

financial statements (see the illustrative format on page 13).

Negative Subsidies and Downward Re-Estimates of Subsidy.  Special receipt accounts for negative subsidies and downward subsidy re-estimates are to be included in the credit reporting

entity’s financial statements.  Any assets in the accounts are non-entity assets and are offset by

intra-governmental liabilities covered by budgetary resources.

Liabilities Covered and Not Covered by Budgetary Resources.  Combine liabilities covered by budgetary resources with liabilities not covered by budgetary resources on the face of the

balance sheet, e.g., intra-governmental accounts payable covered by budgetary resources and

intra-governmental accounts payable not covered by budgetary resources shall be combined and

reported as a single intra-governmental accounts payable line item on the face of the balance

sheet.  Disclose liabilities not covered by budgetary resources in a note to the financial

statements (see the illustrative format on page 17).

Federal Employee and Veterans’ Benefits.  Entities that are responsible for accounting for pensions, other retirement benefits, and other post-employment benefits should calculate and

report these liabilities and related expenses in accordance with SFFAS No. 5.  Liabilities for

federal employee and veterans’ benefits include the actuarial portion of these benefits.  They do not include liabilities related to ongoing continuous expenses such as employees’ accrued salary, accrued annual leave, and the unpaid portion of employee benefits and other benefits that are

currently due, which are reported in the “Other” liabilities line item.  Disclose in the notes to the financial statements the actuarial liabilities, assumptions used to compute the actuarial liabilities,

and the components of expense for the period for pensions, other retirement benefits, and other

post-employment benefits.

OPTIONAL BALANCE SHEET FORMAT

Department/Agency/Reporting entity 

Consolidated Balance Sheet

As of September 30, XXXX

(in dollars/thousands/millions)

Assets (Note 17):

	Intra-governmental:

		Fund balance with Treasury (Note 2)				$  xxx

		Accounts receivable (Note 5)					xxx

		Loans receivable 						xxx

		Investments  (Note 4)						xxx

		Other (Note 6)						xxx

	Total intra-governmental						xxx

	Cash and other monetary assets (Note 3)				xxx

	Investments (Note 4)							xxx

	Accounts receivable (Note 5)						xxx

	Taxes receivable (Note 5a)						xxx

	Loans receivable and related foreclosed property (Note 7)		xxx

	Inventory and related property (Note 8)   				xxx

	General property plant and equipment (Note 9)			xxx

	Other (Note 6)	 						xxx

Total assets									$  x,xxx

	______________________________________________________________________________

	The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

Liabilities (Note 18):

	Intra-governmental:

		Accounts payable 						$  xxx

		Debt (Note 10)						xxx

		Other (Notes 11, 12 and 14)					xxx

	Total intra-governmental						xxx

	Accounts payable 							xxx

	Loan guarantee liability (Note 7)					xxx

	Debt held by the public (Note 10)					xxx

	Federal employee and veterans’ benefits (Note 13)			xxx

	Environmental and disposal costs (Note 17)				xxx

	Benefits due and payable 						xxx

	Other (Notes 11, 12 and 14)						xxx

	Total liabilities							x,xxx

	Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)

Net position

	Unexpended appropriations (Note 15)				xxx

	Cumulative results of operations					xxx

	Total net position							xxx

Total liabilities and net position						$  x,xxx

	______________________________________________________________________________

	The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

NOTES TO OPTIONAL BALANCE SHEET

Required note disclosure when entity and non-entity assets are combined on the face of the

balance sheet:  

Note 17.  Non-entity Assets

	Intra-governmental:

		Fund balance with Treasury					$  xxx

		Accounts receivable						xxx

		Loans receivable						xxx

		Investments							xxx

		Other								xxx

	Total intra-governmental						xxx

	Cash and other monetary assets					xxx

	Accounts receivable							xxx

	Taxes receivable							xxx

	Loans receivable and related foreclosed property			xxx

	Inventory and related property					xxx

	Other									xxx

	Total non-entity assets	    					x,xxx

	Total entity assets							 x,xxx

	Total assets								$  xx,xxx

Other information: ______________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Disclose intra-governmental non-entity assets separately from other non-entity assets.  Also provide other information needed to understand the nature of non-entity assets.

Required note disclosure when entity and non-entity assets are combined on the face of the

balance sheet:  

Note 2.  Fund Balance with Treasury:

A.  Fund Balances:

	(1) Trust Funds				$  xxx

	(2) Revolving Funds				xxx

	(3) Appropriated Funds			xxx

	(4) Other Fund Types				xxx

		Total					$  xxx

B.  Other information: ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Instructions.

A.	Fund Balances.  The total of all undisbursed account balances with the U.S. Treasury, as reflected in the entity’s records and summarized by fund type.  Line (4), other fund types,

should include balances in deposit accounts, such as for collections pending litigation,

awaiting determination of the proper accounting disposition, or being held by the entity in the

capacity of a banker or agent for others.  If any of the balances under other fund types are

material, list them separately.

B.	Other Information.  Disclose any other information necessary for understanding the nature of the fund balances.

Required note disclosure when entity and non-entity assets are combined on the face of the balance sheet:

Note 3.  Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Monetary Assets:

A.  Cash									$  xxx

B.  Foreign Currency								xxx

C.  Other Monetary Assets

	(1) Gold									xxx

	(2) Special Drawing Rights						xxx

	(3) U.S. Reserves in the International Monetary Fund			xxx

	(4) Other									xxx

	(5) Total Other Monetary Assets						xxx

D.  Total Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Monetary Assets		$  xxx

E.  Other information: ___________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________

Instructions.  Report the amount of Cash, Foreign Currency and Other Monetary Assets.

A.  Cash.  The total of cash under the control of the reporting entity, which includes coin, paper currency, purchased foreign currency, negotiable instruments, and amounts on deposit in banks

and other financial institutions.  Cash available for agency use should include petty cash and cash

held in revolving funds which will not be transferred to the general fund.

B.  Foreign Currency.  The total U.S. dollar equivalent of non-purchased foreign currencies held in foreign currency fund accounts.

C.  Other Monetary Assets.  This amount represents other items, including gold, special drawing rights, and U.S. Reserves in the International Monetary Fund.

D.  Total Cash, Foreign Currency, and Other Monetary Assets.  The sum of lines A, B, and C(5).

E.  Other Information.  Disclose as other information any restrictions on cash.  Restricted cash includes holdings which are unavailable for agency use (non-entity cash) and have not been

transferred to the general fund.  Restricted cash also includes cash held in escrow to pay property

taxes and insurance related to property associated with defaulted loans.  Disclose any restrictions

on the use or conversion of cash denominated in foreign currencies , and the significant effects, if

any, of changes in the exchange rate on the entity’s financial position that occur after the end of

the reporting period but before the issuance of financial statements.  Provide other information,

as appropriate, such as the valuation rate of gold.

Required note disclosure when entity and non-entity assets are combined on the face of the

balance sheet:

Note 5. Accounts Receivable: Present the gross receivables, the method used to estimate the allowance for uncollectible accounts, and the net amount due.  Do not include receivables related

to direct or guaranteed loans which are reported in Note 7.

Note 6: Other Assets:

A. 1. Intra-governmental 

	(1)_________________________________________________ 	$  xxx

	(2)_________________________________________________ 	xxx

	(3)_________________________________________________ 	xxx

	Total Intra-governmental							xxx

	2.__________________________________________________	xxx

	3.__________________________________________________	xxx

	4.__________________________________________________	xxx

	Total Other Assets								$  xxx

B.  Other information:________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Instructions.

A.  List and describe the major homogenous components of other assets.

B.  Provide other information needed to understand the nature of other assets.

Required note disclosure when liabilities covered and liabilities not covered by budgetary resources are combined on the face of the balance sheet:

Note 18.  Liabilities Not Covered by Budgetary Resources

	Intra-governmental:

		Accounts payable							$  xxx

		Debt									xxx

		Other									xxx

	Total intra-governmental							xxx

	Accounts payable								xxx

	Loan guarantee liability							xxx

	Debt held by the public							xxx

	Federal employee and veterans’ benefits					xxx

	Environmental and disposal liabilities					xxx

	Benefits due and payable							xxx

	Other									xxx

	Total liabilities not covered by budgetary resources				x,xxx

	Total liabilities covered by budgetary resources				x,xxx

	Total liabilities								$  xx,xxx

Other information: ______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

Disclose intra-governmental liabilities not covered by budgetary resources separately from other liabilities not covered by budgetary resources.  Also provide other information needed to understand the nature of liabilities not covered by budgetary resources.

Required note disclosure when liabilities covered and liabilities not covered by budgetary

resources are combined on the face of the balance sheet:

Note 11. Other Liabilities:

					Non-

					Current	Current	Total

A. 1.  Intra-governmental

	(1)________________	$  xxx		$  xxx		$  xxx	

	(2)________________	    xxx		    xxx		    xxx

	(3)________________	    xxx		    xxx		    xxx

	Total Intra-governmental	    xxx		    xxx		    xxx

      2. ________________	    xxx		    xxx		    xxx

      3. ________________	    xxx		    xxx		    xxx

      4. ________________	    xxx		    xxx		    xxx

	Total Other Liabilities	$  xxx		$  xxx		$  xxx

B.  Other Information:_______________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Instructions.

A.  Other Liabilities.  Include all liabilities not reported elsewhere.  Separately report disclose the current portion of other liabilities.

B.  Other Information.  Provide other information necessary for understanding other liabilities.

Required note disclosure when liabilities covered and liabilities not covered by budgetary resources are combined on the face of the balance sheet:

Note 13.  Federal Employee and Veterans’ Benefits

Entities that are responsible for administering pensions, other retirement benefits, and other post-

employment benefits should calculate and report these liabilities and related expenses in

accordance with SFFAS No. 5.

The following are the minimum disclosures required for pensions and other retirement benefits:

•	The assumptions used to calculate the liability.  (In the case of a pension plan that uses assumptions that differ from those used by the primary plans, the Civil Service Retirement

System (CSRS), the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), and the Military

Retirement System (MRS), the pension plan using the different assumptions should disclose

how and why the assumptions used differ from those of the primary plans.)

•	Separate disclosure of the individual components of expense for the period. (i.e., the normal cost, interest on the liability for the period, prior and past service cost from plan amendments

during the period, if any, any gains/losses due to a change in the medical inflation rate

assumption, and other actuarial gains or losses during the period, if any)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE STATEMENT OF NET COST

For FY 1999 and beyond, intra-governmental gross cost and earned revenue shall be disclosed in

the notes by budget functional classification.  This reporting requirement is in addition to the

current requirement to disclose total entity gross cost and earned revenue by budget functional

classification.  

Footnote Disclosure Related to the Statement of Net Cost

Gross Cost and Earned Revenue by Budget Functional Classification.  Disclose gross cost and earned revenue, by budget functional classification, for (1) the reporting entity and (2)

transactions with intra-governmental entities.  Gross cost and earned revenue should be net of

intra-entity transactions (consolidated).  Disclosure of gross cost and earned revenue by budget

functional classification may be limited to the consolidated agency-wide financial statements.  That is, only the 24 executive departments and agencies covered by this bulletin (see Appendix A

of OMB Bulletin No. 98-08, and subsequent issuances) are required to disclose gross cost and

earned revenue by budget functional classification in a note.  See the Treasury Financial Manual

for budget functional classifications. 

Gross Cost and Earned Revenue by Budget Functional Classification:

Functional 

Classification		Gross Cost	Earned Revenue	Net Cost

Classification A		xxx		xxx		       xxx

Classification B		xxx		xxx		       xxx

Classification C		xxx		xxx		       xxx

Total				xxx		xxx		       xxx

Instructions: Balances disclosed in the footnote disclosure should agree with the balances reported on the face of the statement.

Intra-governmental Gross Cost and Earned Revenue by Budget Functional Classification:

Functional 

Classification		Gross Cost	Earned Revenue	Net Cost

Classification A		xxx		xxx		       xxx

Classification B		xxx		xxx		       xxx

Classification C		xxx		xxx		       xxx

Total				xxx		xxx		       xxx

Instructions: Intra-governmental amounts include activity that arise from transactions with Federal entities.  These amounts are transactions of a Federal entity with other Federal entities.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE STATEMENTS OF

BUDGETARY RESOURCES AND FINANCING

In accordance with OMB Memorandum 99-03, Technical Amendments to OMB Bulletin No. 97- 01, Form and Content of Agency Financial Statements, dated November 20, 1998, the authority to prepare a combining statement of budgetary resources and a combined statement of financing is extended through FY 2000.