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Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Reporting, Revenues/Cash Management

June 1998 –

Federal and State Welfare Reform legislation has brought about program and funding changes which necessitate revisions to the revenue and expenditure accounts listed below. These changes are based on recent revisions to Chapter 2, Volume I, of the Fiscal Reference Manual published by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Budgeting, Revenues/Cash Management

June 1998 –

Issued to: County, City, Town and Village Chief Fiscal Officers, School District and BOCES Business Officials.

Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Capital Projects

May 1998 –

Multi-Modal Projects will be accounted for in a Capital Projects Fund or in an Enterprise Fund. Capital Projects fund revenues will be recorded in subsidiary revenue account code 3505 - Multi-Modal Program and expenditures will be classified by functional unit based on the type of project being undertaken. Enterprise funds should capitalize assets and recognize revenue using account 3505.

Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Reporting

March 1998 –

Since your county’s billing lag factor is included in the MARS 039 Reports sent to your county Social Services Commissioner, we are no longer sending an annual bulletin. As counties closed their books and filed their 1997 annual reports, a few questions arose about the MMIS accrual. The purpose of this bulletin is to restate the procedure for making this accrual.

Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Reporting, Revenues/Cash Management

August 1997 –

An agreement for the purpose of protecting New York City’s drinking water supply and the economic vitality of the upstate Watershed communities. The agreement provides for expenditures by New York City and the State of New York on various long-range watershed protection and water quality enhancement programs.

Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Reporting, Revenues/Cash Management

June 1996 –

The purpose of this release is to provide accounting and reporting guidance for gifts and donations restricted to use for D.A.R.E. Programs.

Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Budgeting, Reporting

February 1996 –

Issued to: County, City, Town and Village Chief Fiscal Officers

Accounting Notices and Bulletins > Reporting

February 1996 –

Chapter 83 of the Laws of 1995 adds Social Services Law section 153-i, Block Grants for family and children’s services. The law requires the New York State Department of Social Services to apportion the state funds appropriated among the social services districts by a formula contained in section 153-i, subdivision 1, paragraph b.