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THE AUDIT PROGRAM
TABLE OF CONTENTS

All Files are in PDF format Adobe Acrobat

Legislative Change (210 kb PDF) i

Other Changes/Updates for 2003-2004 (210 kb PDF)
i

Introduction (210 kb PDF)
iv

Outline for Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) (210 kb PDF)
vii

Section I: General Compliance (538 kb PDF)
      Chapter 1 – Appointment, Scope and Declaration I-1.1
      Chapter 2 – Meetings and Minutes I-2.1
      Chapter 3 – ASSA & DRTRS I-3.1
      Chapter 4 – Budget & Transfers I-4.1
      Chapter 5 – Bids & Contracts/Purchasing I-5.1
      Chapter 6 – Chart of Accounts / Expenditure Classification I-6.1
      Chapter 7 – Reserved I-7.1
      Chapter 8 – Year End Procedures – Closing Out for GAAP I-8.1

Section II: Specific Compliance (901 kb PDF)
II-i
      Governmental Funds
            Fund 10 (General Fund):
                  Board Secretary and Treasurer Reports II-10.1
                  Cash Reconciliation II-10.1
                  Petty Cash Funds II-10.1
                  SAS #70 Reports II-10.1
                  Third Party Disbursements II-10.2
                  Investments II-10.2
                  Revenues and Receipts II-10.3
                  Extraordinary Aid II-10.4
                  District Taxes II-10.4
                  Tuition (N.J.A.C. 6A:23-3) II-10.5
                  Reporting On-Behalf Payments II-10.5
                  Refunds II-10.6
                  Telecommunications Act of 1996 (E-rate) II-10.6
                  Cancellations II-10.6
                  Abbott Parity Remedy Aid II-10.6
                  Health Insurance Policies II-10.6
                  Sale and Lease-back Contracts II-10.8
                  Required Maintenance II-10.8
                  Schedule of Required Maintenance Expenditures II-10.9
                  Restricted Appropriations/Balances II-10.11
                  Capital Reserve Account – General Fund II-10.12
                  Excess Surplus II-10.15
                  Fund Balance Classifications II-10.19
            Fund 20 (Special Revenue Fund):
                  TPAF Reimbursement II-20.1
                  Demonstrably Effective Program Aid (DEPA) II-20.2
                  Preparing the DEPA Restricted Aid Schedule II-20.4
                  Early Childhood Program Aid II-20.12
                  Capital Reserve Account Procedures (ECPA) II-20.12
                  Preparing the ECPA Restricted Aid Schedule II-20.12
                  Distance Learning Network Aid and Instructional Supplement Aid II-20.15
                  Preparing the Distance Learning Network Aid Schedule II-20.15
                  Preparing the Instructional Supplement Aid Schedule II-20.18

Section II: Specific Compliance - Continued (338 kb PDF)
            Fund 30 (Capital Projects Fund):
                  Bond and Note Authorizations II-30.1
                  General Borrowing Authority II-30.1
                  Bond Sales and Capital Projects Fund Activities II-30.3
                  Capital Project Approval under EFCFA II-30.3
                  Unexpended Bond Proceeds II-30.4
                  Unexpended Project Funds – Other Funding Sources II-30.5
                  Economic Development Authority (EDA) Grants under EFCFA II-30.5
                  Overexpenditures II-30.6
                  Rebatable Arbitrage II-30.6
                  Secondary Market Disclosure II-30.7
                  Lease Purchase Agreements II-30.7
            Fund 40 (Debt Service Fund):
                  District Taxes II-40.1
                  Debt Service Aid II-40.1
                  Rebatable Arbitrage II-40.1
                  Budget Transfers II-40.1
            Permanent Fund
                  GASB 34 Model for Permanent Funds. II-GF-Perm.1
      Proprietary Funds
            Fund 50 (Proprietary Fund):
                  Proprietary Funds II-50.1
                  Food Service – Enterprise Fund II-50.1
                  SAS #70 Reports II-50.3
                  Sample Food Service Invoices and Allocations II-50.4
                  Child Nutrition Program Requirements II-50.9
                  National School Lunch Rate Schedule II-50.13
                  Internal Service Funds II-50.14
      Fiduciary Funds
            Fund 60 (Fiduciary Fund):
                  Trust Fund Reporting II-60.1
                  Unemployment Trust Fund II-60.1
                  Agency Funds II-60.2
                  Student Activity II-60.2
                  Organizations Under the Auspices of the School II-60.2
                  Fund Raising in Schools by Outside Organizations II-60.3
                  Funds of Teacher Organizations and Parent/Teacher Organizations II-60.4
                  Funds Collected by Teachers from
                  Pupils for Immediate Purchase of Items
II-60.4
      Capital Assets
            Overview II-CA.1
            Reporting Capital Assets II-CA.1
            Capital Leases II-CA.1
            Construction in Progress II-CA.2
            Reporting Capital Assets Acquired Through Non-cash Grants II-CA.2
            Sample Format – Capital Asset Subsidiary Ledger II-CA.2
            Depreciation Expense II-CA.2
      Long-Term Liabilities
            Overview II-LT.1
            Compensated Absences II-LT.1
            Early Retirement Incentive Program II-LT.2
            Arbitrage Requirements II-LT.3
      Single Audit (307 kb PDF):
            Federal and State Audit Requirements II-SA.1
            Notes Regarding the Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance II-SA.2
            Preparing the Schedules of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Financial Assistance II-SA.4
            Federal (CFDA) Numbers II-SA.8
            State Grant Account Numbers II-SA.10
            Sample Schedule A (Federal Award) II-SA.12
            Sample Schedule B (State Financial Assistance) II-SA.13
            Sample Schedules of Findings and Questioned Costs II-SA.14
            Sample Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings II-SA.19
            Federal OMB Circular No. A-133 -
            Refer to Circular on web site http://www.omb.gov
            State Circular Letter No. 04-04-OMB –
           Refer to Circular which can be access at the NJOMB web site
            http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/omb/

Section III: Reporting (360 kb PDF)
      Chapter 1 -- Audit Criterion and Submission III-1.1
      Chapter 2 – Sample Opinion Reports
            Directives for Auditor’s Reports III-2.1
            Component Units III-2.1
            Independent Auditor’s Report III-2.2
            Report on Compliance and on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Based on an Audit of
            Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards
III-2.5
            Report on Compliance with Requirements Applicable to Each Major Program and on Internal
            Control over Compliance in Accordance With OMB Circular A-133 and
            New Jersey OMB OMB Circular 04-04
III-2.7
      Chapter 3 – Note Disclosures
            Sample Notes for Schedules of Expenditures of Awards and Financial Assistance III-3.2
            Financial Statement Disclosures – Overview and Sample Notes III-3.4
            GASB 34 Model Illustration of Reconciliation - Notes to Required Supplementary Information III-3.6
      Chapter 4 – Auditor’s Management Report (AMR) III-4.1
      Chapter 5 – Audit Summary Worksheet Diskette III-5.1
      Chapter 6 – Audit Checklist & Questionnaire III-6.1
      Chapter 7 – Synopsis and Corrective Action Plan - Revised November 2004 III-7.1
      Chapter 8 – Quality Assessment Review Checklist III-8.1
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