Comprehensive Annual Financial Report Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2003 BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Notes To Financial Statements - Note 2 Budgetary Basis vs. GAAP

State of Connecticut

Note 2 Budgetary Basis vs. GAAP

The following is a reconciliation of the net change in fund balances as reported in the budgetary and GAAP basis of accounting statements of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances (amounts in thousands):

General Transportation
Fund Fund
Net change in fund balances (budgetary basis) $ (96,615) $ (56,734)
Adjustments:
Increases (decreases) in revenue accruals:
Receivables and Other Assets (78,949) (4,429)
(Increases) decreases in expenditure accruals:
Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities 59,619 7,381
Salaries and Fringe Benefits Payable 8,706 492
Proceeds of Recovery Notes 222,388 -
Increases (decreases) in continuing appropriations (81,977) (8,326)
Net change in fund balances (GAAP basis) $ 33,172 $ (61,616)

The major differences between the budgetary (legal) and the GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis of accounting as reconciled above are as follows:

  1. Revenues are recorded when received in cash except for certain year-end accruals (budgetary basis) as opposed to revenues being recorded when they are susceptible to accrual (GAAP basis).
  2. Expenditures are recorded when paid in cash (budgetary basis) as opposed to expenditures being recorded when the related fund liability is incurred (GAAP basis).
  3. For budgetary reporting purposes, continuing appropriations are reported with other financing sources and uses in the determination of the budgetary surplus or deficit to more fully demonstrate compliance with authorized spending for the year. For GAAP purposes, continuing appropriations are excluded from operations and reported as reserved fund balance.

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