18.4 Procedures For Year End Encumbrances
(Last Modified on January 10, 2011)
At the end of the fiscal year, adjustments are necessary for encumbered expenses related to GSFIC-funded projects to ensure accurate Budgetary and GAAP ledgers. Note that the entries below are not required for MRR encumbrances that are funded by State appropriation. In the Actuals ledger, a manual journal entry must be made to record the gift revenue related to the encumbered expense:
Year-End Manual Journal:
DR 12xxxx A/R-GSFIC Actuals ledger
CR 4853xx State Gifts (Noncapitalized)
Or 4854xx State Gifts-CapitalizedBecause the encumbered expense is not recognized for GAAP purposes, neither is the related gift revenue. The adjustment made above in the Actuals ledger must be reversed in the GAAP ledger:
Year-End Manual Journal:
DR 4853xx State Gifts (Noncapitalized) GAAP ledger
Or 4854xx State Gifts-Capitalized
CR 12xxxx A/R-GSFICIn the subsequent fiscal year(s), payments made for prior year encumbrances will follow the same journal steps as Items 6 through 8 in Section 18.3.2, with the exception of the GSFIC Receivable and related Gift Revenue entry in the Actuals ledger (Section 18.3.2, Item 6). This entry was accomplished in #1 above.
An adjusting entry does need to be made in the GAAP ledger, as payments are made for prior year encumbrances as follows:
Manual Journal in Subsequent Year(s):
DR 12xxxx A/R-GSFIC GAAP ledger
CR 4853xx State Gifts (Noncapitalized)
Or 4854xx State Gifts-CapitalizedWhen all such encumbrances are processed, the A/R balance in the GAAP ledger will zero out and State Gift Revenue will be recorded accurately for GAAP purposes in the correct fiscal year.