CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ACCOUNTING MANUAL
CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ACCOUNTING MANUAL
2019 EDITION
Officially approved by the California State Board of Education Published by the California Department of Education Sacramento, 2019
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CALIFORNIA SCHOOL ACCOUNTING MANUAL
2019 EDITION
Officially approved by the California State Board of Education in accordance with Education Code Section 41010 for required use by California public schools
Prepared under the direction of the School Fiscal Services Division California Department of Education
Publishing Information
The California School Accounting Manual (2019 Edition) was approved by the California State Board of Education on January 9, 2019. The members of the State Board were the following: Dr. Michael Kirst, State Board President; Dr. Ilene Straus, State Board Vice President; Ms. Sue Burr, Mr. Bruce Holaday, Dr. Feliza I. Ortiz-Licon, Ms. Patricia Ann Rucker, Dr. Nicolasa Sandoval, Dr. Ting L. Sun, Dr. Karen Valdes, Ms. Trish Boyd Williams, Gema Cardenas, Student Member.
This publication was developed by the School Fiscal Services Division, California Department of Education. It was designed and prepared for printing by the staff of CDE Press. It was published by the Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Sacramento, CA 95814-5901. It was distributed under the provisions of the Library Distribution Act and Government Code Section 11096.
? 2019 by the California Department of Education
All rights reserved
ISBN 978-0-8011-1800-5
Ordering Information
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California School Accounting Manual
Contents
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A Message from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction .................................................xiii
Introduction.................................................................................................................................. xv
SECTION 100 GENERAL ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
Procedure 101
Governmental Accounting
Revised March 2016............................................................................................................... 101-1
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ......................................... 101-1 Governmental Accounting Principles .................................................. 101-1 Measurement Focus ............................................................................. 101-2 Basis of Accounting ............................................................................. 101-2 Revenue Recognition ........................................................................... 101-3 Financial Reporting.............................................................................. 101-4
Procedure 105
Fund Accounting
Revised October 2011 ............................................................................................................ 105-1 Definition and Purpose of Funds ......................................................... 105-1 Categories and Types of Funds............................................................ 105-1 Restricted Programs and Activities Within the General Fund............. 105-4
SECTION 200 ACCOUNTING PROCESSES
Procedure 201
Books of Accounts
Revised March 2016............................................................................................................... 201-1
Chart of Accounts ................................................................................ 201-1 Double-Entry Accounting .................................................................... 201-1 Journals ................................................................................................ 201-2 General Ledger..................................................................................... 201-2 Subsidiary Ledgers............................................................................... 201-3 Control Accounts in the Chart of Accounts ......................................... 201-3 Computerized Systems......................................................................... 201-4
Procedure 205
The Accounting Cycle
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 205-1
Sequence of the Accounting Cycle ...................................................... 205-1 Source Documents ............................................................................... 205-2 Analyzing Transactions ....................................................................... 205-2 Recording Transactions in Journals ..................................................... 205-4 Posting to the Ledger ........................................................................... 205-4 Trial Balance and Adjustments ............................................................ 205-5 Financial Statements ............................................................................ 205-6 Closing the General Ledger ................................................................. 205-7
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Reversing Entries ................................................................................. 205-8
Procedure 210
Budgetary Accounting
Revised March 2016............................................................................................................... 210-1
Budgetary Accounts and Integration ................................................... 210-1 Recording Budgeted Revenues ............................................................ 210-3 Recording Budgeted Expenditures ...................................................... 210-5 Recording Budgeted Components of Fund Balance ............................ 210-9 Checking the Trial Balance................................................................ 210-11 Recording Encumbrances .................................................................. 210-12 Recording Adjustments to the Budget ............................................... 210-20
Procedure 215
Audit Adjustments
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 215-1
Reaching Agreement on Audit Adjustments ....................................... 215-1 Suggested Steps for Booking Audit Adjustments................................ 215-2 Audit Adjustments and Other Restatements of Fund Balance............. 215-4 Common Audit Adjustments ............................................................... 215-4 Schedule of Audit Adjustments ......................................................... 215-11
SECTION 300 CHART OF ACCOUNTS
Procedure 301
Overview of the Standardized Account Code Structure
Revised March 2016............................................................................................................... 301-1
Standardized Account Code Structure Fields ...................................... 301-2 Standardized Account Code Structure Layout..................................... 301-5 Use of the Standardized Account Code Structure................................ 301-6
Procedure 305
Fund Classification
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 305-1
How the Fund Field Is Used ................................................................ 305-1 Flexibility of the Fund Field ................................................................ 305-1 List of Fund Codes............................................................................... 305-2 Fund Code Definitions ......................................................................... 305-4
Procedure 310
Resource (Project/Reporting) Classification
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 310-1
How the Resource Field Is Used.......................................................... 310-1 Flexibility of the Resource Field.......................................................... 310-4 Table of Resource Codes ..................................................................... 310-5
Procedure 315
Project Year Classification
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 315-1 How the Project Year Field Is Used .................................................... 315-1
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Examples of Project Year Codes ......................................................... 315-2 Flexibility of the Project Year Field .................................................... 315-2
Procedure 320
Goal Classification
Revised March 2016............................................................................................................... 320-1
How the Goal Field Is Used................................................................. 320-1 Flexibility of the Goal Field................................................................. 320-2 Importance of the Goal Field in Program Cost Accounting ................ 320-2 List of Goal Codes ............................................................................... 320-3 Goal Code Definitions ......................................................................... 320-5
Procedure 325
Function (Activity) Classification
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 325-1
How the Function Field Is Used .......................................................... 325-1 Flexibility of the Function Field .......................................................... 325-1 Importance of the Function Field in the Indirect Cost Rate
Calculation ..................................................................................... 325-2 List of Function Codes......................................................................... 325-3 Function Code Definitions ................................................................... 325-6
Procedure 330
Object Classification
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 330-1
How the Object Field Is Used .............................................................. 330-1 Flexibility of the Object Field.............................................................. 330-1 List of Object Codes ............................................................................ 330-2 Object Code Definitions .................................................................... 330-13
Procedure 335
School Classification
Revised July 2005 ................................................................................................................... 335-1 How the School Field Is Used ............................................................. 335-1
Procedure 340
Valid Account Code Combinations
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 340-1
Function by Object Combinations ....................................................... 340-1 Fund by Function Combinations.......................................................... 340-2 Fund by Goal Combinations ................................................................ 340-2 Fund by Object Combinations ............................................................. 340-3 Fund by Resource Combinations ......................................................... 340-4 Goal by Function Combinations .......................................................... 340-5 Resource by Object Combinations....................................................... 340-6
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Procedure 345
Illustrations Using the Account Code Structure
Revised March 2016............................................................................................................... 345-1
Revenue Transactions .......................................................................... 345-1 Expenditure Transactions..................................................................... 345-3 Balance Sheet Transactions ................................................................. 345-4
SECTION 400 TOPICS RELATING TO ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Procedure 405
Accounting for Inventories
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 405-1
Fund Type ............................................................................................ 405-1 Typical Entries ..................................................................................... 405-2 Determining the Cost of Inventory ...................................................... 405-2 Overhead .............................................................................................. 405-3 Physical Inventory ............................................................................... 405-5
Procedure 410
Conducting a Physical Inventory
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 410-1
Precount Procedures............................................................................. 410-1 Counting Procedures ............................................................................ 410-2 Recount Procedures ............................................................................. 410-3
Procedure 415
Adopting a Stores System
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 415-1
Methods of Financing, Controlling, and Accounting for Stores.......... 415-1 Types of Supplies in a Stores System .................................................. 415-1 Essentials of a Stores System............................................................... 415-2
Procedure 420
Prepaid Expenditures
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 420-1
Procedure 425
Fair Value: Accounting and Reporting for Certain Investments
Revised January 2019 ............................................................................................................ 425-1
Determining Fair Value ....................................................................... 425-1 Recognition and Reporting of Investment Income .............................. 425-2 Fund Balance Classification for Unrealized Gains .............................. 425-6 Materiality of Adjustments to Fair Value ............................................ 425-6
Procedure 430
Capital Assets
Revised March 2016............................................................................................................... 430-1
Recordkeeping Requirements for Capital Assets ................................ 430-1 Accounting for Acquisition of Capital Assets ..................................... 430-2 Valuation of Property and Equipment ................................................. 430-2
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