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Building a Better Budget. FY 2011 Workshop An ICASS Service Center Presentation. TOPICS. Highlights of FY 2011 Scorecard Elements VAT (sub-object 4161 and 4163) Comparison of Financial Plan to Actuals Carryover and Recoveries Funds Depreciation/Additional Capitalization Costs.
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Building a Better Budget FY 2011 Workshop An ICASS Service Center Presentation
TOPICS • Highlights of FY 2011 Scorecard Elements • VAT (sub-object 4161 and 4163) • Comparison of Financial Plan to Actuals • Carryover and Recoveries Funds • Depreciation/Additional Capitalization Costs
Comparison of Scorecard A’s 2008 Final 2010 Final AF - 40 EAP - 19 EUR - IO - 39 NEA - 12 SCA - 11 WHA – 22 Totals - 143 • AF - 29 • EAP - 14 • EUR - IO 39 • NEA - 10 • SCA - 5 • WHA - 26 • Totals - 123
Highlights of FY 2011 Scorecard Elements NEW: Budgeting by Cost Center Top Three Unfunded Priorities “Accounts & Records” in FM Services (Lite) REVISED: Detailed Comments in BSW Costs under Selected Sub-Objects Financial Summary and Key Issues Cost Savings Initiatives
Budgeting by Cost Center: It Makes Cost (Time) Allocation Easier
New Scorecard Element Top Three Unfunded Priorities • Provide a justification for the item • Provide an impact statement if post does not receive funds • Identify each item with the U.S dollar cost Note: Unfunded items must be included in post requirements and identified by sub-object code(s). If no unfunded priorities, state so.
New Scorecard Element Accounts & Records Factor Group Note: Non-Serviced agencies should not have Accounts & Records counts in 6225 or 6221.
How to Handle Comments Format Sub-Objects: 2552, 2589, 2699, 3141
Financial Summary and Key Issues In this section, post must address LE Staff wages and the impact of growth on post’s operations.
Cost Savings Initiatives • Comment on at least one prior year cost savings initiative and its impact on post operations. • Identify cost savings measures with anticipated (estimated or actual) U.S. dollar savings. • If post has no cost savings initiatives, state: "This post has no cost savings initiatives for FY 2011".
Value Added Tax (VAT) • Two sub-objects for VAT 4161: Value Added Taxes – Refundable 4163: Value Added Taxes – Non-refundable • Starting FY 2011, post must separate receivable VAT from non-receivable VAT • No changes to the existing accounting instructions for recording VAT Ref: State 088236 (Aug. 23, 2010) and State 102459 (Oct. 1, 2010)
Refundable VAT in the BSW SCENARIO #1 SCENARIO #2
Compare Prior Year Fin Plan to Actuals 9/30/10 Actuals $175,000 $27,800 $69,950
Carryover and Recoveries • ICASS Overseas Hierarchy Restructure (FY 2010) Unique overseas ICASS allotments: 5XXX: Traditional Bureau 1XXX : DS 2XXX: OBO • Continue tracking FY 2009 (and prior year) funds based on funding categories
Depreciation of Capital Assets • Why budget for depreciation? • Required by Working Capital Fund. • Reviewed by Regional bureaus to monitor and justify post funding needs. • Update the Depreciation Schedule information in the Initial and Final Requirements stages for this to be applied to the OBI.
Budgeting for Depreciation and Additional Capitalization Costs