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
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TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

TO

OMB BULLETIN NO. 97-01, 

FORM AND CONTENT OF 

AGENCY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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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
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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:

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

C 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.
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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 intragovernmental supplementary information in their general purpose federal financial report. The intragovernmental 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.
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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
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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
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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 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
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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 OldAge 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) 
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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.
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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 intragovernmental 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 intragovernmental 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:

NonCurrent 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.
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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 postemployment 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)
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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.
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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.