Bureau of Local Government

Division of Accounting and Auditing Chief:

Burton S. Marshall, CPA (413-5588)

burton.marshall@fldfs.com

Supervisor :

Justin Young (413-5712)

justin.young@fldfs.com

Responsibilities of Local Government Section

• Annual Financial Reporting (AFR) Uniform Accounting System Manual (UASM) (Section 218.33, F.S.)

Updated per statute and GAAP rules

Annual Financial Reports (Section 218.32, F.S.) Used to compile all local government financial data Submitted to the Legislature

Annual Financial Audit Reports (Section 218.39, F.S) Used to reconcile data reported in the AFR

Helpful Links found at the Local Government Website: www.fldfs.com/localgov

PDF Reports, Financial Information Database Downloads and Uniform Accounting System Manuals:

•Florida Department of Financial Services’ Local Government PDF Reports and Database Downloads Page •2000 Uniform Accounting System Manual (UASM) •2000 UASM Download •2005 UASM Final Version •Crosswalk of Changes Between UASM 2000 Version and UASM 2005 Final Version

•Special instructions for entering more than one unit of local government electronically •Annual Financial Report Forms and Instructions Page

•Annual Financial Report Electronic Filing System Download for FYE 2006 (save to download folder)

AFR Certification Page

AFR Revenue Worksheet

AFR Expenditure Worksheet

For CRAs reporting as Component Units

Used by counties or cities to report its component unit

For CRAs reporting as Component Units

Used by counties or cities to report its component unit

New AFR Electronic Submission Project

• No change to the present reporting requirements

• Web-based platform with Excel reporting capability

• Extensive Ad-Hoc reporting on your own CRA’s financial data and history

Electronic AFR Project Timeline • Survey of Local Government entities

(September 2006 – December 2006) • JAD/Design Phase of new system

(March 2007 – May 2007)

• Testing Phase (June 2007 – August 2007)

• Implementation (October 1, 2007)

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