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Social Security: Financial Statements | Supplemental Security Income | Social Security (United States)
Fiscal year (FY) 2004 has been another successful year for the Social Security Administration in the area of financial management culminating with the Agency receiving an unqualified (clean) opinion on its consolidated financial statements for the eleventh consecutive year. I am also proud of our record in implementing the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) Improved Financial Performance initiative and remaining “green” for both status and progress in that category. In addition, I believe the unprecedented recognition SSA received as awardees in the Association of Government Accountants’ Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting for the sixth consecutive year and the Presidential Award for Management Excellence competitions are evidence of the Agency’s commitment to sound financial management practices. The unqualified opinion on our FY 2004 financial statements attests to the fact that SSA’s financial statements are fairly presented and demonstrates discipline and accountability in the execution of our fiscal responsibilities as stewards of the Social Security programs. The auditor stated, however, that SSA has a reportable condition that requires the Agency to further strengthen controls to protect its information. They also indicated that SSA has made significant progress in addressing these information protection issues. SSA’s “Systems and Controls” section provides information on SSA’s plan to eliminate the reportable condition. On October 1, 2003, SSA replaced its core accounting system with a commercial off-the-shelf Joint Financial Management Improvement Program certified financial accounting system. The new system is in compliance with all Office of Management and Budget requirements, incorporates commercial best practices and includes the Agency’s core accounting functions. Within the next few months we will begin interfacing the new accounting system with additional administrative systems to further improve the Agency’s ability to soundly manage assets and we will continue to invest in infrastructure needed to sustain superior performance into the future. The Agency continues to meet all the standards for obtaining a “green” score in both status and progress for the PMA Improved Financial Performance. The Agency has new initiatives to “Get Beyond Green” that will improve the quality, consistency and access to information used by managers and analysts to manage work and account for resources. The lynchpin to these initiatives is a modernized cost accounting system which will consolidate workload count and human resource use consistently throughout the Agency, regardless of where the work is performed, and provide unit cost and productivity management information for the Agency’s programs down to the office level to support strategic decisionmaking. In the coming year, we will continue to focus on the initiatives related to the PMA, continue enhancements to our new accounting system and continue to develop a modernized cost accounting system. Our goal remains to provide timely, reliable and useful financial management information to Congress and to the American public.
Dale W. Sopper Chief Financial Officer November 10, 2004
The Agency’s financial statements and additional information for fiscal years (FY) 2004 and 2003 consist of the following: • The Consolidated Balance Sheets present as of September 30, 2004 and 2003, amounts of economic benefits owned or managed by the Social Security Administration (SSA) (assets) exclusive of items subject to stewardship reporting, amounts owed by SSA (liabilities), and residual amounts retained by SSA, comprising the difference (net position). A Balance Sheet by Major Program is provided as additional information. The Consolidated Statements of Net Cost present the net cost of operations for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. SSA’s net cost of operations includes the gross costs incurred less any exchange revenue earned from activities presented by SSA’s major programs. By disclosing the gross cost and net cost of the entity’s programs, the Consolidated Statements of Net Cost provide information that can be related to the outputs and outcomes of programs and activities. A Schedule of Net Cost is provided to show the components of net cost activity as additional information. The Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Position present the change in net position for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. Net position is affected by changes to its two components: Cumulative Results of Operations and Unexpended Appropriations. The statement format is designed to display both components of net position separately to enable the user to better understand the nature of changes to net position as a whole. A Schedule of Changes in Net Position is provided to present the change in net position by major programs as additional information. The Combined Statements of Budgetary Resources present the budgetary resources available to SSA, the status of these resources, and the outlay of budgetary resources for the periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. An additional Schedule of Budgetary Resources is provided as Required Supplementary Information to present budgetary resources by major programs. The Consolidated Statements of Financing reconcile the net cost of operations with the obligation of budgetary resources for the periods ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. A Schedule of Financing is provided to present the reconciliation by SSA’s major programs as additional information. The required Supplementary Stewardship Information: Statement of Social Insurance discloses the 75-year projection of the Actuarial present value of the Old-Age Survivors and Disability Insurance gross and net future benefit obligations expected to arise from the formulas specified in current law for current and future program participants. This projection is considered to be important information regarding potential future cost of the program. These projected potential future obligations under current law are not included in the Consolidated Statements or their accompanying footnotes.
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003
Assets Intragovernmental: Fund Balance with Treasury (Note 4) Investments (Note 5) Interest Receivable, Net (Note 6) Accounts Receivable, Net (Note 6) Total Intragovernmental Accounts Receivable, Net (Notes 3 and 6) Property, Plant and Equipment, Net (Note 7) Other Total Assets Liabilities (Note 8) Intragovernmental: Accrued Railroad Retirement Interchange Accounts Payable Other Total Intragovernmental Benefits Due and Payable Accounts Payable Other Total Net Position Unexpended Appropriations Cumulative Results of Operations Total Net Position Total Liabilities and Net Position $ 1,489 1,605,203 1,606,692 1,668,907 $ 705 1,453,080 1,453,785 1,515,079 $ 3,712 4,993 247 8,952 51,569 489 1,205 62,215 $ 3,767 6,261 259 10,287 49,487 387 1,133 61,294 $ $ 3,148 1,635,398 22,315 624 1,661,485 6,182 1,231 9 1,668,907 $ $ $ 2,310 1,484,219 20,933 872 1,508,334 5,830 909 6 1,515,079 (Dollars in Millions) 2004 2003
Consolidated Statements of Net Cost for the Years Ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003
OASI Program Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of OASI Program Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of OASI Program DI Program Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of DI Program Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of DI Program SSI Program Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of SSI Program Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of SSI Program Other Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of Other Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of Other Total Net Cost Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Total Net Cost $ 522,872 8,909 531,781 339 531,442 $ 501,100 8,607 509,707 288 509,419 13 1,279 1,292 15 1,277 429 1,292 1,721 9 1,712 75,169 2,221 77,390 15 77,375 35,216 2,872 38,088 293 37,795 69,800 2,045 71,845 7 71,838 33,217 2,789 36,006 265 35,741 $ (Dollars in Millions) 2004 2003
412,474 2,537 415,011 16 414,995
397,654 2,481 400,135 7 400,128
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Position for the Years Ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003
(Dollars in Millions) 2004 Cumulative Results of Unexpended Operations Appropriations Net Position, Beginning Balance Budgetary Financing Sources (other than Exchange Revenues) Appropriations Received Other Adjustments Appropriations Used Tax Revenues (Note 12) Interest Revenues Transfers-In/Out (Note 13) Trust Fund Draws and Other - In Trust Fund Draws and Other - Out Railroad Retirement Interchange Net Transfers-In/Out Other Budgetary Financing Sources Other Financing Sources Transfers In-Out Imputed Financing Sources (Note 14) Total Financing Sources Net Cost of Operations Ending Balances $ 5 452 683,565 531,442 1,605,203 $ 1,489 $ 784 9 397 664,932 509,419 1,453,080 $ 705 (89) 1,740 (13,958) (3,788) (16,006) 85 1,244 (12,814) (3,802) (15,372) 87 0 51,752 559,661 87,616 52,536 0 (51,752) 0 48,783 546,808 84,220 48,822 (128) (48,783) $ 1,453,080 $ 705 $ 2003 Cumulative Unexpended Results of Operations Appropriations 1,297,567 $ 794
Combined Statements of Budgetary Resources for the Years Ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003
(Dollars in Millions) 2003 2004 Budgetary Resources Made Available (Note 15) Budget Authority Appropriations Received Net transfers (+/-) Unobligated Balances Beginning of Period Net transfers (+/-) Spending Authority from Offsetting Collections Earned Collected Change in Receivable Change in Unfilled Customer Orders Advance Received Without Advance Transfers from Trust Funds Collected Anticipated Subtotal Recoveries of Prior Year Obligations Temporarily Not Available Pursuant to Public Law Permanently Not Available Total Budgetary Resources Status of Budgetary Resources: (Note 15) Obligations Incurred: Direct Reimbursable Subtotal Unobligated Balances Apportioned Unobligated Balances - Not Available Total Status of Budgetary Resources Relationship of Obligations to Outlays: Obligated Balances - Beginning of the Period Obligated Balance - End of the Period Accounts Receivable Unfilled Customer Orders Undelivered Orders Accounts Payable Outlays: Disbursements Collections Subtotal Less: Offsetting Receipts Net Outlays The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. $ $
699,908 $ (4) 930 (2)
679,191 0 1,021 0
4,319 (77) 1 (1) 8,410 449 13,101 222 (151,236) (7) 562,912 $
3,902 85 0 1 7,907 28 11,923 360 (153,686) (180) 538,629
556,563 4,231 560,794 1,509 609 562,912 58,068 (2,191) 0 1,350 59,105
533,748 3,951 537,699 709
221 538,629 56,299 (1,820) (1) 1,150 58,739 535,456 (11,809) 523,647 15,626 508,021
560,013 (12,730) 547,283 16,999 530,284 $
Consolidated Statements of Financing for the Years Ended September 30, 2004 and September 30, 2003
(Dollars in Millions) 2003 2004
Resources Used to Finance Activities: Budgetary Resources Obligated Obligations Incurred Less: Offsetting Collections Obligations Net of Offsetting Collections Less: Offsetting Receipts Net Obligations Other Resources Transfers In/Out Without Reimbursement (+/-) Imputed Financing Other Net Other Resources Used to Finance Activities Total Resources Used to Finance Activities Resources Not Part of the Net Cost of Operations: Change in Budgetary Resources Obligated, Not Yet Provided Resources that Fund Expenses Recognized in Prior Periods Budgetary Offsetting Collections and Receipts that Do Not affect Net Cost of Operations Resources that Fund Capitalized Costs Other Resources or Adjustments to Net Obligated Resources that Do Not Affect Net Cost of Operations Total Resources Not Part of the Net Cost of Operations Total Resources Used to Finance the Net Cost of Operations Components of the Net Cost of Operations That Will Not Require or Generate Resources in the Current Period: Components Requiring or Generating Resources in Future Periods (Note 16) Increase in Annual Leave Other Total Components of Net Cost of Operations That Will Require or Generate Resources in Future Periods Components Not Requiring or Generating Resources Depreciation and Amortization Other Total Components of Net Cost of Operations That Will Not Require or Generate Resources Total Components of Net Cost of Operations That Will Not Require or Generate Resources in the Current Period Net Cost of Operations (201) 1,277 16,999 (498) (17,118) 459 531,078 (117) (337) 15,627 (387) (15,631) (845) 509,095
560,794 $ (13,323) 547,471 (16,999) 530,472 0 452 (305) 147 530,619
537,699 (12,283) 525,416 (15,626) 509,790 9 397 (256) 150 509,940
15 164 179 181 4 185 364 531,442
13 162 175 158 (9) 149 324 509,419
For the Years Ended September 30, 2004 and 2003
(Presented in Millions)
The Social Security Administration (SSA), as an independent agency in the executive branch of the United States Government, is responsible for administering the nation's Old-Age and Survivors and Disability Insurance programs (OASDI) and the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. SSA is considered a separate reporting entity for financial reporting purposes, and its financial statements have been prepared to report the financial position, net cost, changes in net position, budgetary resources, and reconciliation of net cost to budgetary resources as required by the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990. The financial statements have been prepared from the accounting records of SSA on an accrual basis, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) of the United States of America and the form and content for entity financial statements specified by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in OMB Bulletin 01-09. GAAP for Federal entities are the standards prescribed by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. These statements are different from the financial reports, also prepared by SSA, pursuant to OMB directives that are used to monitor and control SSA's use of budgetary resources. The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The consolidated and combined financial statements include the accounts of all funds under SSA control, consisting of three trust funds, three deposit funds, and four general fund appropriations. The trust funds are the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund, the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund and the Limitations on Administrative Expenses (LAE). The three deposit funds are the SSI Unnegotiated Checks, SSI Payments, and Payments for Information Furnished by SSA. The four general funds are the Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Payments to Social Security Trust Funds (PTF), SSI Program and Payments for Credits Against Social Security Contributions. SSA's financial statements also include OASI and DI investment activities performed by Treasury. SSA's financial activity has been classified and reported by the following program areas: OASI, DI, SSI, LAE and Other. Other consists primarily of PTF appropriations but also contains non-material activities. The fund balance with the Department of the Treasury, shown on the Balance Sheet, represents the total of all SSA’s account balances with the Department of the Treasury.
Medicare Reform Prescription Drug Program
On December 8, 2003, the President signed the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-173). SSA will play a significant role in implementing this law which provides a $500 million appropriation for startup costs in FY 2004 and 2005. SSA will make low income subsidy determinations, calculate Part B premiums for high income beneficiaries and withhold premiums appropriate to beneficiaries’ selected plans.
Title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act authorizes monthly benefits to coal miners disabled from coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (black lung) and to their widows and certain other dependents. Between December 30, 1969 (when the program originated) and June 30, 1973, Part B of the Act assigned processing and paying of claims to SSA. Effective July 1, 1973, Part C of the Act required the Department of Labor (DOL) to process and pay new claims. Effective October 1, 2003, Public Law 107-275 transferred the processing and payment operations of Part B claims from SSA to DOL, which now consolidates the entire Black Lung (BL) program within DOL. SSA’s financial statements only include residual BL activity.
Trust fund balances not required to meet current expenditures are invested on a daily basis in interest-bearing obligations of the U.S. Government. Trust fund balances may be invested only in interest-bearing obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest by the United States as provided by Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act. These investments consist of U.S. Treasury special issues and bonds. Special issues are special public debt obligations for purchase exclusively by the trust funds; therefore, they are nonmarketable securities. Interest is computed semi-annually (June and December). They are purchased and redeemed at face value, which is the same as their carrying value on the Balance Sheet. U.S. Treasury bonds are carried at amortized cost.
SSA's property, plant and equipment (PP&E) are recorded in the LAE program, but are considered assets of the OASI and DI Trust Funds. User charges are allocated to all programs based on each program's use of capital assets during the period. All general fund activities reimburse the trust funds for their use of trust fund assets through the calculation of user charge credits. Statement of Federal Financial Accounting Standard (SFFAS) No. 10, Accounting for Internal Use Software requires the capitalization of internally-developed, contractor-developed and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software. SSA capitalizes new PP&E costing over $100,000. The change in PP&E from one reporting period to the next is presented on the Statement of Financing’s Resources that Fund Capitalized Costs. This line item presents the effect on budgetary obligations for capital assets purchased by the OASI, DI and Health Insurance/Supplemental Medical Insurance (HI/SMI) Trust Funds. However, HI/SMI’s share of capital assets is presented on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) financial statements.
Liabilities are accrued for OASI and DI benefits due for the month of September which, by statute, are not paid until October. Also, liabilities are accrued on benefits for past periods that have not completed processing by the close of the fiscal year, such as benefit payments due but not paid pending receipt of a correct address, adjudicated and unadjudicated hearings and appeals and civil litigation cases (See Note 8, Liabilities).
Administrative Expenses and Obligations
SSA initially charges administrative expenses to the LAE appropriation. Section 201 (g) of the Social Security Act requires the Commissioner of Social Security to determine the proper share of costs incurred during the fiscal year to be charged to the appropriate trust or general fund. Accordingly, administrative expenses are subsequently distributed during each month to the appropriate trust fund and general fund accounts. All such distributions are initially made on an estimated basis and adjusted to actual each year, as provided for in Section 1534 of Title 31, United States Code. Obligations are incurred in the LAE accounts as activity is processed. As transfers are made from the appropriate trust or general funds into LAE, similar obligations are recorded in each of these financing sources. Since LAE is reported with its funding sources (other than the HI/SMI Trust Funds) on the Statement of Budgetary Resources
(SBR) and the SBR is a combined statement that does not allow eliminations, LAE’s obligations are recorded twice on the SBR. This is in compliance with OMB’s directive to have the SBR in agreement with the required Budget Execution Reports (SF-133’s).
Financing sources consist of funds transferred from the U.S. Treasury to the OASI and DI Trust Funds for employment taxes (Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and Self Employment Contributions Act (SECA)), drawdown of funds for benefit entitlement payments and administrative expenses, appropriations, gifts and other miscellaneous receipts. On an as-needed basis, funds are drawn from the OASI and DI Trust Funds to cover benefit payments. As governed by limitations determined annually by the U.S. Congress, funds are also drawn from the OASI and DI Trust Funds for SSA's operating expenses. To cover SSA's costs to administer a portion of the Medicare program, funds are drawn from the HI/SMI Trust Funds. Appropriations used includes payments and accruals for the SSI program and for the OIG and PTF appropriations, which are funded from Treasury's General Fund. Employment tax revenues are made available daily based on a quarterly estimate of the amount of FICA taxes payable by employers and SECA taxes payable from the self-employed. Adjustments are made to the estimates for actual FICA taxes payable, actual SECA taxes paid and refunds made. Employment tax credits (the difference between the combined employee and employer rate and the self-employed rate), income taxation of Social Security benefits and interest on trust fund unnegotiated benefit payment checks are also included in tax revenues (See Note 12, Tax Revenues). Exchange revenue from sales of goods and services primarily include payments of fees SSA receives from those States choosing to have SSA administer their State supplementation of Federal SSI benefits (See Note 10, Exchange Revenues). Reimbursements are recognized as the services are performed. These financing sources may be used to pay for current operating expenses as well as for capital expenditures such as PP&E as specified by law. Capitalized expenditures are recognized in the Statement of Net Cost as they are consumed. In contrast, budget reporting recognizes these same financing sources in the year the obligation was established to purchase the asset.
Certain FY 2003 balances have been reclassified to conform to FY 2004 financial statement presentations, the effect of which is immaterial.
SSA's financial activities interact with and are dependent on the financial activities of the centralized management functions of the Federal Government that are undertaken for the benefit of the whole Federal Government. These activities include public debt, employee retirement, life insurance and health benefit programs. Accordingly, SSA's financial statements do not contain the results of centralized financial decisions and activities performed for the benefit of the entire Government. Financing for general fund appropriations reported on the Consolidated Statement of Changes in Net Position may be from tax revenue, public borrowing or both. The source of this funding, whether tax revenue or public borrowing, has not been allocated to SSA. The General Services Administration (GSA), using monies provided from the OASI and DI Trust Funds, administers the construction or purchase of buildings on SSA's behalf. The acquisition costs of these buildings have been charged to the OASI and DI Trust Funds, capitalized and included in these statements. SSA also occupies
buildings that have been leased by GSA or have been constructed using Public Building Funds. These statements reflect SSA's payments to GSA for lease, operations maintenance and depreciation expenses associated with these buildings. SSA's employees participate in the contributory Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), to which SSA makes matching contributions. Pursuant to Public Law 99-335, FERS went into effect on January 1, 1987. Employees hired after December 31, 1983 are automatically covered by FERS while employees hired prior to that date could elect to either join FERS or remain in CSRS. One of the primary differences between FERS and CSRS is that FERS offers a savings plan to which SSA is required to contribute 1 percent of pay and match employee contributions up to an additional 4 percent of basic pay. SSA contributions to CSRS were $125 and $130 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. SSA contributions to the basic FERS plan were $193 and $171 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. In addition, SSA contributions to the FERS savings plan were $72 and $65 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. These statements do not reflect CSRS or FERS assets or accumulated plan benefits applicable to SSA employees since this data is only reported in total by the Office of Personnel Management.
Non-entity assets are those assets that are held by an entity, but are not available to the entity. SSA’s Non-Entity Assets are $2,767 and $1,686 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. The Non-Entity Assets are composed of (1) SSI Federal and State benefit overpayments classified as SSI accounts receivable and (2) fees collected to administer SSI State Supplementation that are returned to the General Fund. The SSI receivable amounts included as a part of Accounts Receivable, Net on the Consolidated Balance Sheets are $2,611 and $1,537 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. The SSI accounts receivable, net has been reduced by $2,609 and $4,936 million for FY 2004 and 2003 respectively as intra-agency elimination. FY 1991 Appropriations Act, Public Law 101-157, requires that collections from repayment of SSI Federal benefit overpayments be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury. These funds, upon deposit, are assets of the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be used by SSA as a SSI budgetary resource to pay SSI benefits or administrative costs. Accordingly, SSI accounts receivable is recognized as a non-entity asset. The amounts of fees collected to administer SSI State Supplementation are $273 and $256 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. The fee collection is classified as exchange revenue and is used to decrease the net cost of administration of the SSI program. A portion of the fees collected, $156 and $149 million are deposited directly to a Treasury General Fund and reported as a part of Fund Balance with Treasury on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. A corresponding accounts payable to the General Fund is presented so that net position is not affected by this activity. Refer to Note 10, Exchange Revenues, for a description of the SSI State Supplementation fees.
The Fund Balance with Treasury, shown on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, represents the total of all of SSA's undisbursed account balances with the Department of the Treasury. Chart 4a, Fund Balances, summarizes the fund balances by fund type and by SSA major program. Other Appropriated Funds includes PTF, deposit funds, and receipt accounts.
Chart 4b, Status of Fund Balances, presents SSA’s Fund Balance with Treasury through the status of budgetary resources. Trust fund budgetary accounts are not used in chart 4b since trust fund cash balances are held in investments until needed and will not match the Fund Balance with Treasury. This means that amounts in chart 4b will not match corresponding activity on the Combined SBR.
Chart 4a - Fund Balances as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 Trust Funds OASI DI LAE Appropriated Funds SSI Other Total $ 46 (14) 102 $ 2003 Unobligated Balance (24) Available 359 Unavailable (132) Obligated Balance not yet Disbursed 1,999 Trust Funds 108 Deposit & Receipt Accounts 2,310 Total $ Chart 4b - Status of Fund Balances as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 1,212 $ 132 2003 486 102
2,940 74 $ 3,148
1,115 134 555 3,148 $
988 203 531 2,310
In FY 2004 and 2003, the negative fund balances reported for the trust funds are the result of the policy to protect the trust fund investments by not liquidating the investments until the cash is needed. Transfers between the trust funds and Treasury are managed to favor the financial position of the trust funds. Therefore, investments held by the trust funds are liquidated only as needed by Treasury to cover benefit and administrative payments. To maintain consistency with Treasury year-end reporting requirements, the negative balances were not reclassified as liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Chart 5 displays SSA’s investments in U.S. par-value Treasury special securities and U.S. Treasury bonds at amortized cost. Treasury specials are Treasury securities that are issued directly by the Treasury Secretary to a government investment account that are non-negotiable and non-transferable in the secondary market. Par-value Treasury specials are issued with a stated rate of interest applied to its par amount and are purchased and redeemed at par plus accrued interest at or before maturity. The interest rates on these investments range from 3 1/2 percent to 8 3/4 percent and are payable on September 30, December 31, and at maturity or redemption. Investments held for the trust funds mature at various dates ranging from the present to the year 2019.
Chart 5 - Investments as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 Special Issue U.S. Treasury Securities U.S. Treasury Bonds - Carrying value Total Investments 2003 $ 1,635,368 $ 1,484,189 30 30 $ 1,635,398 $ 1,484,219
Intragovernmental Interest Receivable, Net reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets consists of accrued interest receivable on trust fund investments with the U.S. Treasury. Interest amounts are $22,315 and $20,933 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.
Intragovernmental Accounts Receivable, Net reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is shown by SSA major program in Chart 6a. FY 2003 OASI and DI amounts consist of military service wage credits that were collected in June 2004. The LAE net receivable amount represents amounts to be paid from the HI/SMI Trust Funds.
Chart 6a - Intragovernmental Accounts Receivable by Major Program as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 Gross/Net Receivable OASI DI LAE Sub-Total Less: Elimination* Total $ 0 0 2,183 2,183 $ 2003 Gross/Net Receivable 531 90 1,735 2,356 (1,484) 872
(1,559) 624 $
* Intra-agency Eliminations
An allowance for doubtful accounts was not applied to determine the net value of Intragovernmental Accounts Receivable. According to SFFAS No. 1, an allowance for estimated uncollectible amounts should be recognized to reduce the gross amount of receivables to its net realizable value; however, no potential losses have been assessed on intragovernmental receivables based on individual account and group analysis. Chart 6a also shows that in FY 2004 and 2003, gross accounts receivable was reduced by $1,559 and $1,484 million as an intra-agency elimination. This elimination is to offset SSA’s LAE receivable to be paid from the appropriate trust or general fund with corresponding trust or general fund payables set up for anticipated LAE disbursements.
Accounts Receivable, Net reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is shown by SSA major program in Chart 6b. Amounts in the OASI and DI programs consist mainly of monies due to SSA from individuals who received benefits in excess of their entitlement. The amount of SSI Accounts Receivable represents overpaid Federal and State SSI payments to be recovered from SSI recipients who are no longer eligible to receive supplemental income or receive benefits in excess of their eligibility. Refer to Note 3, Non-Entity Assets, for a discussion of the SSI Federal and State overpayments.
Chart 6b - Accounts Receivable with the Public by Major Program as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 2003 Allowance for Allowance for Gross Doubtful Net Gross Doubtful Net Receivable Accounts Receivable Receivable Accounts Receivable OASI $ 1,948 $ (98) $ 1,850 $ 2,088 $ (96) $ 1,992 DI 3,199 (1,094) 2,105 3,011 (1,027) 1,984 SSI* 7,113 (1,823) 5,290 8,315 (1,702) 6,613 Other 0 0 0 7 0 7 LAE 228 0 228 170 0 170 Sub-Total 12,488 (3,015) 9,473 13,591 (2,825) 10,766 Less: Eliminations** (3,291) 0 (3,291) (4,936) 0 (4,936) Total $ 9,197 $ (3,015) $ 6,182 $ 8,655 $ (2,825) $ 5,830 *See Discussion in Note 3, Non-Entity Assets ** Intra-Agency Eliminations
In FY 2001, SSA detected an error which affected about 228,000 SSI recipients who were eligible to receive DI benefits, but were paid either SSI or OASI benefits. At that time, OASI and SSI receivables were established for $56 and $3,770 million. In FY 2004, these Special Disability Workload (SDW) cases decreased by the amount of the discharged liabilities for cases that have been adjudicated. In addition, estimates have decreased as a result of enhancements to the models and sample data used in the estimates. Current estimates indicate that there are about 133,000 SDW cases remaining. For FY 2004, SDW receivables are included in Chart 6b. OASI SDW receivables are $682 and $851 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. DI SDW receivables are less than $1 and $11 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. SSI SDW net receivables are $2,437 and $3,902 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. Chart 6b shows that in FY 2004 and 2003, gross accounts receivable was reduced by $3,291 and $4,936 million as an intra-agency elimination. This intra-agency activity results primarily from SDW cases. Since payment of the retroactive OASI and DI benefits results in an overpayment of SSI benefits, the overpaid SSI amounts are offset from the OASI and DI retroactive payments. Therefore, these offsets are presented as intra-agency elimination. A ratio of the estimated allowance for doubtful accounts is recalculated annually using a moving 5-year average of write-offs divided by clearances comprised of write-offs, waivers and collections. The ratio is then applied to outstanding receivables to compute the amount of allowance for doubtful accounts.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net as reported on the Consolidated Balance Sheets is reflected by major class in chart 7.
Chart 7 - Property, Plant and Equipment as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 Accumulated Net Book Major Classes: Cost Depreciation Value Land $ 5 $ 0 $ 5 Buildings 386 (190) 196 Equipment (incl. ADP Hardware) 340 (268) 72 Internal Use Software 1,202 (262) 940 Leasehold Improvements 188 (170) 18 Total $ 2,121 $ (890) $ 1,231 Major Classes: Land Buildings Equipment (incl. ADP Hardware) Internal Use Software Leasehold Improvements Estimated Useful Life N/A 50 years 7-10 years 10 years 6 years
2003 Accumulated Net Book Cost Depreciation Value 5 $ 0 $ 5 383 (180) 203 327 740 185 1,640 $ (241) (158) (152) (731) $ 86 582 33 909
Method of Depreciation N/A Straight Line Straight Line Straight Line Straight Line
Liabilities of Federal agencies are classified as liabilities covered or not covered by budgetary resources and are recognized when they are incurred. Chart 8a discloses SSA’s liabilities covered by budgetary resources and not covered by budgetary resources.
Chart 8a - Liabilities as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 Not Covered 0 $ 4,990 209 5,199 1,251 307 978 7,735 $ 2003 Not Covered 0 $ 6,261 200 6,461 1,096 267 957 8,781 $
Covered Intragovernmental: Accrued RRI Accounts Payable Other Total Intragovernmental Benefits Due and Payable Accounts Payable Other Total $ $ 3,712 $ 3 38 3,753 50,318 182 227 54,480 $
Total 3,712 4,993 247 8,952 51,569 489 1,205 62,215 $ $
Covered 3,767 $ 0 59 3,826 48,391 120 176 52,513 $
Total 3,767 6,261 259 10,287 49,487 387 1,133 61,294
Intragovernmental Accounts Payable
Intragovernmental Other Liabilities
Intragovernmental Other Liabilities covered by budgetary resources includes amounts for employer contributions and payroll taxes and amounts advanced by Federal agencies for goods and services to be furnished. Intragovernmental Other Liabilities not covered by budgetary resources includes $156 and $149 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003 for SSI State Fees payable to the General Fund. It also includes amounts for the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), administered by DOL. FECA provides income and medical cost protection to covered Federal civilian employees injured on the job, employees who have incurred a work-related injury or occupational disease and beneficiaries of employees whose death is attributable to a job-related injury or occupational disease. For payment purposes, claims incurred for benefits for SSA employees under FECA are divided into current and non-current portions. Current fiscal year claim amounts to be paid by SSA within two years are the current portion. The funding for the liability will be made from a future appropriation. SSA's current portion of FECA liability was $53 and $51 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003.
Benefits Due and Payable are amounts owed to program recipients that have not yet been paid as of the balance sheet date. Chart 8b shows the amounts for SSA's major programs as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. These amounts include an estimate for unadjudicated cases that will be payable in the future. Except for the SSI program, the unadjudicated cases are covered by budgetary resources.
Chart 8b - Benefits Due and Payable as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 2003 OASI DI SSI Other Sub-Total Less: Intra-agency eliminations Total $ 37,055 16,048 1,757 0 54,860 (3,291) 51,569 $ 35,878 16,967 1,541 37 54,423 (4,936) 49,487
The amounts of Benefits Due and Payable for OASI and DI presented in Chart 8b include estimated payables related to SDW (See Note 6, Interest and Accounts Receivable). OASI payables are $327 and $773 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. DI payables are $4,516 and $6,652 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003. In FY 2004, the DI payables have decreased due to SDW cases decreasing by the amount of the discharged liabilities for cases that have been adjudicated. In addition, estimates have decreased as a result of enhancements to the models and sample data used in the estimates.
Chart 8b also shows that as of FY 2004 and 2003, gross Benefits Due and Payable was reduced by $3,291 and $4,936 million as an intra-agency elimination. This intra-agency activity results primarily from SDW cases (See Note 6, Interest and Accounts Receivable). Since retroactive payment of the OASI and DI benefits results in an overpayment of SSI benefits, the OASI and DI payables are offset by the SSI overpayment related to SDW. Therefore, these offsets are presented as intra-agency elimination. Chart 8c shows the estimated net SDW liability due to the public as of September 30, 2004 and 2003.
Chart 8c - Net SDW Liability as of September 30: ($ in millions) Net DI Liability Net OASI Receivable Net SSI Receivable Net Liability Due to the Public $ 2004 4,516 (355) (2,437) 1,724 $ 2003 6,641 (78) (3,902) 2,661
Accounts Payable not covered by budgetary resources consists of payments due to the states for their portion of SSI benefit payments made by SSA, underpayments due to SSI recipients, and the state portion of SSI windfall amounts. Since SSA receives payments from the states for their portion of SSI benefits, any excess payments are returned to the states and recognized as accounts payable.
SSA's Other Liabilities covered by budgetary resources is comprised of accrued payroll, lease liability for purchase contract buildings and unapplied deposit funds. Other Liabilities not covered by budgetary resources includes the non-current portion of FECA actuarial liability. The non-current portion of $288 and $305 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003 is comprised of claims that will be paid more than one year in the future. This actuarial liability was calculated using historical payment data to project future costs. The remaining portion of Other Liabilities not covered by budgetary resources is leave earned but not taken.
SSA is a party to various class action lawsuits related to benefits paid or payable. These suits may be lost, in whole or in part, in lower courts and/or on appeal and may require a future implementation plan. Any final unfavorable court decisions will be funded from the appropriate trust fund or from the general funds for the SSI program. In the opinion of management and legal counsel, the resolution of the class actions and other claims and lawsuits will not materially affect the financial position or operations of SSA.
Classification of Operating Expenses by Major Program
Chart 9a displays SSA’s operating expenses for each major program. The HI/SMI Trust Funds shares of SSA’s operating expenses are recorded in Other. In addition to LAE operating expenses, SSA programs incur other operating expenses that are reported on the Statement of Net Cost. Trust Fund Operations include expenses of the Department of Treasury to assist in managing the OASI and DI Trust Funds. Vocational Rehabilitation includes expenditures of State agencies for vocational rehabilitation of DI and SSI beneficiaries.
Chart 9a - SSA's Operating Expenses by Major Program as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 LAE Trust Fund Vocational SSA OIG Operations Rehabilitation OASI $ 2,209 $ 29 $ 299 $ 0 $ DI 2,089 28 51 53 SSI 2,798 0 0 74 Other 1,257 22 0 0 79 $ 350 $ 127 $ $ 8,353 $
Chart 9a - SSA's Operating Expenses by Major Program as of September 30: LAE SSA 2,162 1,917 2,747 1,265 8,091 2003 Trust Fund Vocational Operations Rehabilitation $ 289 $ 0 $ 54 48 0 42 0 0 $ 343 $ 90 $
Other 0 $ 0 0 0 0 $
Total 2,537 2,221 2,872 1,279 8,909
OIG $ 30 26 0 19 75
Other 0 $ 0 0 8 8 $
OASI DI SSI Other
Total 2,481 2,045 2,789 1,292 8,607
In FY 2003, SSA developed a new Agency Strategic Plan (ASP), a FY 2004 Annual Performance Plan (APP) and its budget submission at the same time by completing a full review of strategic goals, objectives, and performance indicators. Changes, additions and deletions were made in order to help improve performance and improve the way progress is measured. The strategic goals have remained broad and cover the full scope of SSA’s work. The four new goals are: • Service -- To deliver high quality citizen-centered service; • Stewardship -- To ensure superior stewardship of Social Security programs and resources; • Solvency -- To achieve sustainable solvency and ensure Social Security programs meet the needs of current and future generations; and • Staff -- To strategically manage and align staff to support SSA’s mission.
Chart 9b and 9c exhibit distribution of FY 2004 and 2003 LAE operating expenses to APP Strategic goals.
Chart 9b
Chart 9c
FY 2004 Operating Expenses by Strategic Goal
$1,464 $120
FY 2003 Operating Expenses by Strategic Goal
$1,430 $144
$372 $6,294
Revenue from exchange transactions is recognized when goods and services are provided. The goods and services provided are priced so that charges do not exceed the Agency’s cost. Total exchange revenues are $339 and $288 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. SSA exchange revenue primarily consists of fees collected to administer SSI State Supplementation. SSA has agreements with 23 States and the District of Columbia to administer some or all of the States' supplement to Federal SSI benefits. SSA earned administration fee revenue in the amount of $273 and $256 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. A portion of the fees, $156 and $149 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, is transferred to the Department of Treasury General Fund while the remainder is maintained in the SSA trust funds. In addition, SSA earned $66 and $32 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 in other exchange revenue.
Chart 11a displays gross cost and earned revenue by budget functional classification. Income Security for Veterans includes the costs and revenues to administer the Title VIII, Special Benefits for Certain World War II Veterans program. Other Income Security includes primarily the costs and revenues associated with the SSI program. The Other program reports the costs and revenues that SSA incurs in administering a portion of the Medicare program.
Chart 11a - Gross Cost and Earned Revenue by Budget Functional Classification as of September 30:
Gross Cost General Retirement and Disability Insurance Income Security for Veterans Other Income Security Social Security OASI DI Other LAE Subtotal Total $ $
2004 Less Earned Revenue (1) $ 14 0 $ (6) (273) 0 0 0 (60) (60) (339) $
Net Cost (1) 8 35,017 412,773 75,273 0 8,372 496,418 531,442 $ $
2003 Less Earned Revenue 421 $ 9 0 $ 0 (256) 0 0 (5) (27) (32) (288) $
Net Cost 421 9 33,003 397,943 69,902 2 8,139 475,986 509,419
35,290 412,773 75,273 0 8,432 496,478 531,781 $
33,259 397,943 69,902 7 8,166 476,018 509,707 $
Chart 11b displays Intragovernmental gross cost and earned revenue by budget functional classification.
Chart 11b - Intragovernmental Gross Cost and Earned Revenue by Budget Functional Classification as of September 30:
Gross Cost Other Income Security Social Security OASI DI Other LAE Subtotal Total $ $
2004 Less Earned Revenue 6 $ 0 $ 0 0 0 (56) (56) (56) $
Net Cost 6 291 53 0 2,017 2,361 2,367 $ $
2003 Less Earned Revenue 7 $ 0 $ 0 0 0 (14) (14) (14) $
Net Cost 7 286 54 0 2,083 2,423 2,430
291 53 0 2,073 2,417 2,423 $
286 54 0 2,097 2,437 2,444 $
Employment tax revenues are estimated monthly by the Department of the Treasury based on SSA's quarterly estimate of taxable earnings. These estimates are used by the Department of the Treasury to credit the Social Security trust funds with tax receipts received during the month. Treasury makes adjustments to the amounts previously credited to the trust funds based on actual wage data certified quarterly by SSA. As required by current law, the Social Security trust funds are due the total amount of employment taxes payable regardless of whether they have been collected. These estimated amounts are subject to adjustments for wages that were previously unreported, employers misunderstanding the wage reporting instructions, businesses terminating operations during the year, or errors made and corrected with either the Internal Revenue Service or SSA. Revenues to the trust funds are reduced for excess employment taxes, which are refunded by offset against income taxes. Other tax revenues include Taxation of Social Security Benefits and FICA/SECA tax credits. Chart 12 reflects the amounts for estimated employment taxes, adjustments for actual taxes payable and refunds, as well as other tax revenues.
Chart 12 - Tax Revenues as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 Estimated Employment Taxes Credited to SSA Adjustments Refunds Employment Tax Revenues Other Tax Revenues Total Tax Revenues $ 553,647 (8,302) 0 545,345 14,316 $ 559,661 2003 $ 541,183 (5,952) (1,787) 533,444 13,364 $ 546,808
SSA receives other intra-governmental financing sources that increase net results of operations during the reporting period. The most significant financing source received from another Federal entity is the drawdown of funds from the HI/SMI Trust Funds for the Medicare program, in the amounts of $1,368 and $1,214 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. They reimburse SSA's operating expenses to administer a portion of the Medicare program. These amounts represent the majority of the Trust Fund Draws and Other-In line item as presented on the Statement of Changes in Net Position. Financing outflows may result from transfers of the reporting entity's assets to other government entities. SSA financing outflows mainly consist of PTF transfers for taxation on benefits of $15,076 and $13,276 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. It also includes a RRB transfer for the annual interchange required to place the OASI and DI Trust Funds in the same position they would have been if railroad employment had been covered by SSA. The law requires the transfer, including interest accrued from the end of the preceding fiscal year, to be made in June. The accrued liability of $3,712 and $3,767 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003, on the Balance Sheet represents amounts due the RRB. Also, amounts for railroad workers, who have qualified for and are receiving OASI and DI benefit payments, are included in the benefit payment expenses on the Statement of Net Cost. However, the RRB makes the payments to the qualifying railroad workers on behalf of SSA. SSA compensated RRB in the amount of $1,165 and $1,163 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003.
In addition, a portion of the administrative fees charged to the States to administer the SSI benefits program is returned to the U.S. Treasury and amounted to $156 and $149 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. The Supplemental SSI benefits paid by SSA on behalf of the States were $4,168 and $3,925 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. These transfers, which negate each other, are received from the States and issued to SSI recipients.
The Statement of Net Cost recognizes post-employment benefit expenses of $782 and $706 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 as a portion of operating expenses. The expense represents SSA's share of the current and estimated future outlays for employee pensions, life and health insurance. The Statement of Changes in Net Position (SCNP) recognizes an imputed financing source of $452 and $397 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003 that represents annual service cost not paid by SSA.
15. Budgetary Resources
The SBR discloses Appropriations Received of $699,908 and $679,191 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. Appropriations Received on the SCNP is $52,536 and $48,822 million for the same years. The differences of $647,372 and $630,369 million represent appropriated trust fund receipts in OASI and DI. The SCNP reflects new appropriations received during the year; however, those amounts do not include dedicated and earmarked receipts in the OASI and DI Trust Funds. Appropriations Received for PTF are recorded based on warrants received from the general fund and presented as Other in the financial statements. These amounts are transferred to the Bureau of Public Debt where they are also recorded as Appropriations Received in the OASI and DI Trust Funds. Since OASI and DI Trust Fund activity is combined with Other on SSA’s Combined SBR, Appropriations Received for PTF are duplicated on the SBR. This is in compliance with OMB’s directive to have the SBR in agreement with the required Budget Execution Reports (SF-133’s). These amounts are also included on the SCNP for Other in Appropriations Received and for OASI and DI Trust Funds in Tax Revenues.
OMB usually distributes budgetary resources in an account or fund. Apportionments by fiscal quarters are classified as category A. Other apportionments such as activities, projects, objects or a combination of these categories are classified as category B. For FY 2004, SSA has not received any category A apportionments. Chart 15a reflects the amounts of direct and reimbursable obligations incurred against amounts apportioned under Category B and Exempt from Apportionment.
Chart 15a - Apportionment Categories of Obligations Incurred as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 2003 Reclassified Direct Reimbursable Total Direct Reimbursable Total 4,231 $ 547,647 $ 525,561 3,951 $ 529,512 Category B $ 543,416 $ Exempt 13,147 0 13,147 8,187 0 8,187 Total $ 556,563 $ 4,231 $ 560,794 $ 533,748 $ 3,951 $ 537,699
All trust fund receipts collected in the FY are reported as new budget authority in the SBR. As beneficiaries pass the various entitlement tests prescribed by the Social Security Act, benefit payments and other outlays are obligated in the trust funds. The portion of trust fund receipts collected in the FY that exceeds the amount needed to pay benefits and other valid obligations in that FY, is precluded by law from being available for obligation. At the end of the FY, this excess of receipts over obligations is reported as Temporarily Not Available Pursuant to Public Law in the SBR; therefore, it is not classified as budgetary resources in the FY collected. However, all such excess receipts are assets of the trust funds and currently become available for obligation as needed; therefore, they are not considered non-entity assets. Chart 15b displays trust fund activities and balances. The entire trust fund balances, ending are included in Investments on the Balance Sheet.
Chart 15b - Trust Fund Activities as of September 30: ($ in millions) 2004 Trust Fund Balance, Beginning $ 1,426,913 Receipts 647,363 Less Obligations 496,127 Excess of Receipts Over Obligations 151,236 Trust Fund Balance, Ending $ 1,578,149 $ 2003 1,273,227 630,322 476,636 153,686 1,426,913
There are no material differences between the Statement of Budgetary Resources and the Budget of the United States Government.
Liabilities Not Covered by Budgetary Resources of $7,735 and $8,781 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003, represent SSI Receivables Owed to Treasury, non-current portion of FECA liability to DOL and employees, benefits due and payable for SSI adjudicated and unadjudicated cases, and leave earned but not taken (See Note 8, Liabilities). Only a portion of these liabilities will require or generate resources in future periods. The amounts reported on the Statement of Financing, as Total Components of Net Cost of Operations, that will require or Generate Resources in Future Periods of $179 and $175 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003, represent the change in SSA expenses for adjudicated and unadjudicated SSI benefits due and payable, leave earned but not taken and FECA.
SSA’s custodial collections primarily consist of recoveries for SSI Federal benefit overpayments. The FY 1991 Appropriations Act, Public Law 101-157, requires that collections from repayment of SSI benefit overpayments be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury. In addition, other negligible custodial collections occur for interest, fines and penalties. While these collections are considered custodial, they are not primary to the mission of SSA or material to the overall financial statements. In accordance with SFFAS Number 7, non-exchange custodial collections should be measured by the collecting entities, but should be recognized by the entities legally entitled to the revenue; therefore, SSA’s custodial collections are not recognized as revenue or presented in the financial statements. SSA’s total custodial collections are $2,341 and $1,985 million for the years ended September 30, 2004 and 2003. As noted on Footnote 8, SSA records the amount of SSI Federal benefit overpayments identified but not yet collected as a custodial liability payable to the General Fund for the Treasury. The custodial liability recorded by SSA for SSI Federal benefit overpayments is $4,990 and $6,261 million as of September 30, 2004 and 2003.
18. Recovery of Medicare Premiums
SSA identified a systemic and recurring error in the process for recovering certain transfers to CMS of Medicare Part B premiums. Beneficiaries of OASDI may elect to have SSA withhold their monthly Medicare premium. In these cases, SSA acts as an intermediary by collecting Medicare premiums through withholdings from social security payments. The premiums are then transferred to CMS. If notification of a beneficiary’s death is not received timely, payments may be disbursed after a beneficiary’s death and Medicare premium transfers made to CMS. SSA has procedures in place to recover overpayments made to beneficiaries, but prior to December 2002, has not generally had procedures to recover Medicare premiums transferred to CMS. SSA estimates that approximately $800 million of premiums were transferred to CMS since the inception of the Medicare program through November 2002, for periods after the death of a beneficiary. SSA intends to pursue the repayment from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). SSA and HHS are currently negotiating the resolution of this matter. Due to the uncertainty of the recovery, SSA has not recorded this in its financial statements as of September 30, 2004.
Other Accompanying Information: Balance Sheet by Major Program as of September 30, 2004
Dollars in Millions Assets Intragovernmental: Fund Balance with Treasury Investments Interest Receivable, Net Accounts Receivable, Net Total Intragovernmental Accounts Receivable, Net Property, Plant and Equip., Net Other Total Assets Liabilities Intragovernmental: Accrued RRI Accounts Payable Other Total Intragovernmental Benefits Due and Payable Accounts Payable Other Total Net Position Unexpended Appropriations Cumulative Results of Operations Total Net Position Total Liabilities and Net Position 0 1,433,278 1,433,278 0 170,598 170,598 1,414 (1,325) 89 59 0 59 16 2,652 2,668 0 0 0 1,489 1,605,203 1,606,692 $ OASI 46 1,452,599 19,822 0 1,472,467 1,850 0 0 $ 1,474,317 $ $ DI (14) $ 182,799 2,493 0 185,278 2,105 0 0 187,383 $ SSI 2,940 0 0 0 2,940 5,290 0 0 8,230 $ $ Other 74 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 74 $ $ Intra-Agency LAE Eliminations Consolidated 102 0 0 2,183 2,285 228 1,231 9 3,753 $ $ 0 $ 3,148 0 1,635,398 0 22,315 (1,559) 624 (1,559) (3,291) 0 0 1,661,485 6,182 1,231 9
(4,850) $ 1,668,907
3,466 517 0 3,983 37,055 1 0 41,039
246 486 0 732 16,048 5 0 16,785
0 5,549 156 5,705 1,757 301 378 8,141
0 0 3 3 0 0 12 15
0 0 88 88 0 182 815 1,085
0 $ (1,559) 0 (1,559) (3,291) 0 0 (4,850)
3,712 4,993 247 8,952 51,569 489 1,205 62,215
$ 1,474,317
Other Accompanying Information: Schedule of Net Cost for the Year Ended September 30, 2004
Program OASI Program Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of OASI Program Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of OASI Program $ 412,474 299 412,773 0 412,773 $ 0 2,238 2,238 16 2,222 $ 412,474 2,537 415,011 16 414,995 LAE Total
DI Program Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of DI Program Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of DI Program 75,169 104 75,273 0 75,273 0 2,117 2,117 15 2,102 75,169 2,221 77,390 15 77,375
SSI Program Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of SSI Program Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of SSI Program 35,216 74 35,290 273 35,017 0 2,798 2,798 20 2,778 35,216 2,872 38,088 293 37,795
Other Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost of Other Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Net Cost of Other 13 0 13 6 7 0 1,279 1,279 9 1,270 13 1,279 1,292 15 1,277
Total Net Cost Benefit Payments Operating Expenses (Note 9) Total Cost Less: Exchange Revenues (Notes 10 and 11) Total Net Cost $ 522,872 477 523,349 279 523,070 $ 0 8,432 8,432 60 8,372 $ 522,872 8,909 531,781 339 531,442
Other Accompanying Information: Schedule of Financing for the Year Ended September 30, 2004
(Dollars in Millions) OASI Resources Used to Finance Activities: Budgetary Resources Obligated Obligations Incurred Less: Offsetting Collections Obligations Net of Offsetting Collections Less: Offsetting Receipts Net Obligations Other Resources Imputed Financing Other Net Other Resources Used to Finance Activities Total Resources Used to Finance Activities Resources Not Part of the Net Cost of Operations: Change in Budgetary Resources Obligated, Not Yet Provided Resources That Fund Expenses Recognized In Prior Periods Budgetary Offsetting Collections And Receipts That Do Not Affect Net Cost of Operations Resources That Fund Capitalized Costs Other Resources or Adjustments to Net Obligated Resources That Do Not Affect Net Cost of Operations Total Resources Not Part of the Net Cost of Operations Total Resources Used to Finance the Net Cost of Operations Components of the Net Cost of Operations That Will Not Require of Generate Resources in the Current Period Components Requiring or Generating Resources in Future Periods Increase in Annual Leave Other Total Components of Net Cost of Operations That Will Require or Generate Resources in Future Periods Components Not Requiring or Generating Resources Depreciation and Amortization Other Total Components of Net Cost of Operations That Will Not Require or Generate Resources Total Components of Net Cost of Operations That Will Not Require or Generate Resources in Current Period Net Cost of Operations $
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 412,773 $ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75,273 $ 0 161 161 0 (3) (3) 158 35,017 $ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 $ 15 3 18 181 7 188 206 8,372 $ 15 164 179 181 4 185 364 531,442 $ 418,394 0 418,394 (13,300) 405,094 0 0 0 405,094 0 143 13,300 0 (5,764) 7,679 412,773 $ 77,733 0 77,733 (1,085) 76,648 0 0 0 76,648 (1) (121) 1,085 0 (2,338) (1,375) 75,273 $ 40,952 (4,273) 36,679 (273) 36,406 0 (273) (273) 36,133 (18) 1,270 273 0 (2,799) (1,274) 34,859 $ 15,090 (10) 15,080 (2,341) 12,739 0 0 0 12,739 0 3 2,341 0 (15,076) (12,732) 7 $ 8,625 (9,040) (415) 0 (415) 452 (32) 420 5 (182) (18) 0 (498) 8,859 8,161 8,166 $ 560,794 (13,323) 547,471 (16,999) 530,472 452 (305) 147 530,619 (201) 1,277 16,999 (498) (17,118) 459 531,078
LAE Consolidated
Required Supplementary Information: Schedule of Budgetary Resources as of September 30, 2004
(Dollars in Millions) OASI Budgetary Resources Made Available Budget Authority Appropriations Received Net transfers (+/-) Unobligated Balances Beginning of Period Net transfers (+/-) Spending Authority from Offsetting Collections Earned Collected Change in Receivable Change in Unfilled Customer Orders Advance Received Without Advance Transfers from Trust Funds Collected Anticipated Subtotal Recoveries of Prior Year Obligations Temporarily Not Available Pursuant to Public Law Permanently Not Available Total Budgetary Resources Status of Budgetary Resources: Obligations Incurred: Direct Reimbursable Subtotal Unobligated Balances Apportioned Unobligated Balances - Not Available Total Status of Budgetary Resources Relationship of Obligations to Outlays: Obligated Balances - Beginning of the Period Obligated Balance - End of the Period Accounts Receivable Undelivered Orders Accounts Payable Outlays: Disbursements Collections Subtotal Less: Offsetting Receipts Net Outlays DI SSI Other LAE Combined
$ 556,561 0 0 0
90,802 0 0 0
37,429 0 532 0
15,091 $ (4) 55 (2)
25 0 343 0
699,908 (4) 930 (2)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (138,167) 0 $ 418,394 $
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (13,069) 0 77,733 $
4,255 (78) 0 0 0 0 4,177 96 0 0 42,234 $
5 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 (7) 15,143 $
59 1 1 (1) 8,410 449 8,919 121 0 0 9,408 $
4,319 (77) 1 (1) 8,410 449 13,101 222 (151,236) (7) 562,912
$ 418,394 0 418,394 0 0 $ 418,394 $ 39,949 0 0 41,038 417,306 0 417,306 13,300 $ 404,006
77,733 0 77,733 0 0 77,733 17,606 0 5 16,784 78,550 0 78,550 1,085
36,784 4,168 40,952 1,188 94 42,234 954 (8) 60 1,065 40,772 (4,255) 36,517 273
15,090 0 15,090 21 32 15,143 35 0 0 1 15,124 (5) 15,119 2,341
8,562 63 8,625 300 483 9,408
556,563 4,231 560,794 1,509 609 562,912 58,068 (2,191) 1,350 59,105 560,013 (12,730) 547,283 16,999 530,284
(476) $ (2,183) 1,285 217 8,261 (8,470) (209) 0
(209) $
Required Supplementary Information: Intragovernmental Amounts as of September 30, 2004
(Dollars in Millions) Fund Balance with Treasury Intragovernmental Assets Department of Health and Human Services Department of the Treasury Other Total Intragovernmental Assets $ 3,148 $ 1,635,398 $ 22,315 1 $ 3,148 $ 1,635,398 $ 22,315 $ 624 $ 623 Interest Receivable, Net Accounts Receivable, Net
Accrued Railroad Retirement Interchange Intragovernmental Liabilities Department of the Treasury, General Fund Railroad Retirement Board Other Total Intragovernmental Liabilities $ $ 3,712
4,993 $ 247 247
Non-Exchange Revenue Transfers-In Transfers-Out Intragovernmental Revenues: Department of the Treasury, General Fund Railroad Retirement Board Department of Health and Human Services Total Intragovernmental Revenues: $ $ $ 1,740 1,740 $ 17,746 13,958 3,788
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