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Systemwide Accounting

Systemwide Accounting. Kelly Cox Year-End Legal Training May 2010. Topics Covered. Systemwide Investment Fund – Trust (SWIFT) Year-End Reserve Entry General Fund Spend Down Centralized Payroll Adjustments (CPA) General Fund Appropriation Payroll SWAP

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Systemwide Accounting

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  1. Systemwide Accounting Kelly Cox Year-End Legal Training May 2010

  2. Topics Covered • Systemwide Investment Fund – Trust (SWIFT) • Year-End Reserve Entry • General Fund Spend Down • Centralized Payroll Adjustments (CPA) • General Fund Appropriation Payroll SWAP • General Fund and Trust Fund Tie Points • ARRA • CSURMA Accounting Year-End Legal Training

  3. Systemwide Investment Fund – Trust (SWIFT) • CSU Banking 101 • Bank of CSU Statement Reconciliation • SWIFT Investments and Earnings • Appropriate SWIFT Balances • SWIFT Negative Balances • Cash Posting Orders (CPO) Year-End Legal Training

  4. CSU Banking 101 • The California State University Systemwide Investment Fund‐Trust (SWIFT)was established on July 2, 2007 for the purpose of pooling university cash and investments, providing centralized cash and investment management services. • The campus’ cash management is centralized by using one bank, Wells Fargo Bank (WFB) • The surplus cash at the bank is invested with US Bank, aka Systemwide Investment Fund – Trust (SWIFT). Year-End Legal Training

  5. CSU Banking 101 • Cash Management Office (CMO) analyzes the cash activity across the system to determine the CSU daily cash requirements. • If there is a shortage, a redemption (wire transfer) from US Bank to WFB is needed. • If there is a surplus, CMO transfers funds to US Bank from WFB. • These transactions do not affect a campus’ over-all cash/investment balance. Year-End Legal Training

  6. CSU Banking 101 • Monthly Statements for SWIFT are produced from the Bank of CSU database and distributed to each SWIFT participants. • ZBA Monthly Statements for WFB are produced by WFB distributed to each account holder. • FIRMS Object Code 101100 cash – Short Term Investments is used to record transactions that flow through the WFB and SWIFT. Year-End Legal Training

  7. Bank of CSU Statement Reconciliation • Deadline: • Bank of CSU Statements will be distributed by July 7Th • Bank of CSU statement is used for CPO transaction and WFB balance verification. • Campuses also receive statements from WFB to reconcile detail transactions. Year-End Legal Training

  8. Bank of CSU Statement Reconciliation Tips….. • Discrepancies in monthly balances between the campus G/L and Bank of CSU statements are usually caused by bank adjustments • ACH disbursements adjustments such as ACH rejects • Paper/controlled disbursements adjustments due to fraud investigations or checks posted by Wells Fargo Bank as cash paid item Year-End Legal Training

  9. SWIFT Investments and Earnings • Campuses will receive a pass-down entry no later than the July 26th for their June net earnings and Changes in Unrealized Gain/Loss. • There is no legal entry required for the Changes in Unrealized Gain/Loss. • http://www.calstate.edu/sfsr/gaap/ Year-End Legal Training

  10. SWIFT Investments and Earnings Con’t • Record investment earnings in the Pooled Investment Fund (CSU Fund 541). • SWIFT net investment earnings should be then allocated internally within campus funds according to that campus’ allocation policy. • Net Income in the Pooled Investment Fund is zero (“no fund balance”) at end of fiscal year. • See Chapter 2.2.4 for accounting entries Year-End Legal Training

  11. Appropriate SWIFT Balances • The State University Trust Fund (SCO 0948) is the only fund for which cash can be held locally within SWIFT. • Governmental funds (e.g.Capital Outlay) or other Enterprise SCO funds (0576, 0578, etc) must be held at the State and cannot be within SWIFT. • Reconcile to ensure that no SWIFT cash is recorded in non-0948 funds. Year-End Legal Training

  12. Appropriate SWIFT Balances • By 6/30/2009, campuses should no longer have activity in 108090: Investments - Other. • The new SWIFT object code, 101100:Cash-Short Term Investment  "SWIFT”, must be implemented. Campus balances as of 3/31/2010 in 108090. Year-End Legal Training

  13. SWIFT Negative Balances • At Year end, the Cash – Short Term Investments “SWIFT” accounts within each CSU fund should not be negative. • For non swap campuses, a year-end entry to exchange 305022 Fund balance clearing (FBC) with101100 Cash – Short Term Investments “SWIFT” to correct negative balances is required. • See Chapter 2.2.6 for suggested process Year-End Legal Training

  14. Cash Posting Orders (CPO) • Preferred method to collect and disburse funds between campuses and the CO • To avoid year-end scramble request a CPO rather than issuing invoices. • Contact Lilian Audet at laudet@calstate.edu to request a CPO to be executed. • See chapter 2.2.7 for more information. Year-End Legal Training

  15. Cash Posting Orders (CPO) • Two Contacts: • CPO Contact: Address questions regarding the purpose of the CPO to the Cash Posting Order contact listed at the bottom of the CPO memo page.   • Accounting Contact: Address accounting related questions (FIRMS object codes or the journal entries) to the Accounting Entries contact listed at the bottom of the CPO memo page. Year-End Legal Training

  16. Year-End Reserve Entry • The entire fund balance in the CSU Operating Fund (485) and CERF (441) must be reserved via a “pre-closing” year-end memo entry in the ACTUALS ledger. • The Systemwide budget office uses the campus entries to know how you plan to use the “excess” funds. Year-End Legal Training

  17. Year-End Reserve Entry At a minimum campus should use: • Fund Balance Undesignated (304015): used for support operations within the next fiscal year. • Fund Balance Designated (304016): used for campus or departmental commitments which are not encumbrances. • Reserve for Encumbrance (304018): used to record outstanding Encumbrances. • Offset for Reserves/Fund Balance (304099): used to record the offset to the previously recorded 304XXX activity. • 304099 should equal Fund Equity. • The sum of all the 304XXX codes must net to zero. Year-End Legal Training

  18. Year-End Reserve Entry Other Object Codes that can be used: • 304010 – Reserve for Capital Improvement • 304011 – Reserve for Equipment Acquisition • 304012 – Reserve for Program Development • 304013 – Reserve for Future Debt Service • 304014 – Reserve for Facilities, Maintenance and Repairs • 304017 – Reserve for Catastrophic Events • 304021 – Fund Balance Designated for Financial Aid Year-End Legal Training

  19. General Fund Spend Down • The primary objective of RMP was to define the State University Trust Fund (SCO 0948) as their primary operating fund. • All payroll was then directed to State Fund 0948. Plan of Financial Action (PFA) is submitted to move payroll expenditures from Trust to General Fund in order to “spend down” the general fund. • This process is called the Centralized Payroll Adjustments (CPA). Year-End Legal Training

  20. Centralized Payroll Adjustments (CPA) • CMO determines campus draw down of state support to fund payroll. • Campus are to record this PFA as: • Credit to 690003 in the CSU Operating Fund, CSU Fund 485 and a debit to 305022 • Debit the same account, 690003, in the General Fund SCO Fund 0001 and a credit to 305022 Year-End Legal Training

  21. Centralized Payroll Adjustments (CPA)Con’t • CMO then determines campus draw down of remaining non-state funded payroll • Campus are to record this CPO as: • Credit to 101100 Cash – Short Term Investments “SWIFT” • debit to 305022 Fund Balance Clearing • By the 3rd quarter, the remaining months will totally be funded by the campuses SWIFT funds Year-End Legal Training

  22. General Fund Appropriation Payroll SWAP • To accomplish the goal of “spending down” the General Fund, some campuses need to exchange General Fund appropriation with SWIFT dollars. • During the 3rd quarter of each fiscal year the SWAP will occur. Year-End Legal Training

  23. General Fund Appropriation Payroll SWAP • Record the CPO in the CSU Operating Fund • 690003 RMP Expenditure Offset • 101100 Cash – Short term Investments “SWIFT” • Record the AO in General Fund • 690003 RMP Expenditure Offset Year-End Legal Training

  24. General Fund and Trust Fund Tie Point • RMP Expenditure Offset from GF (690003) • 690003 in the CSU Fund 485, will equal your original based budget allocation from Systemwide Budget Office (aka Rodney’s Letter) MINUS AO 09-060 & AO 09-106. • However, 690003 in the General Fund will NOT be equal to 485. The difference between General Fund and 485 will be the SWAP transaction ANDAO 09-060 & AO 09-106. Year-End Legal Training

  25. General Fund and Trust Fund Tie Point • ARRA grants expenditure offset • Federal Stimulus grant under the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 • At year-end transactions between CSU funds 001 and 485 in FIRMS Object Code 690006 must net to zero. Year-End Legal Training

  26. General Fund and Trust Fund Tie Point • GF Appropriation Refund to the State • At year end transactions between CSU funds 001 and 485 in FIRMS Object Code 690007 must net to zero. • SAM99 issue: • Due to the year-end adjustment by state, the balance appearing in account 6807 on the “SCO Prior Year Accrual Adjustment” line is not an error. • No action is needed on the part of the campuses Year-End Legal Training

  27. ARRA Funding • The CSU was awarded a Federal Stimulus grant under the Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. • Based on the Scope of Work related to the award, the CSU is to fund salary cost associated with the instruction and education support service of students. Year-End Legal Training

  28. ARRA Highlights • Campus must: • Create a new restricted fund. (FNAT Key # 128955, GAAP Override to 836) • Record the AO transactions in GF 0001 that provided the ARRA funding using 690006 • Transfer salary and benefit expenditures into the restricted fund • Record the PFA transactions that moved payroll expenditures from 0948-485 to 0001 using 690006 within both funds Year-End Legal Training

  29. ARRA Highlights • What it should look like at 6/30: • The restricted fund should net zero. • Debt expenditures to salary and benefits • Credit entry to 690006 • 690006 Actuals should match within both 0948 and 0001 • Documentation for KPMG • Journal Entry with people and their amounts by department. Year-End Legal Training

  30. “ARRA” Allocations / De-allocations • At 6/30/2009, the CSU anticipated $371.5M in 09/10 funding. • Campuses booked a reserve entry to 304020 for their piece. • However, we received $448M. • AO 09-06 AND AO 09-106 de-allocated amounts from the campus to MATCH the anticipated ARRA reserve amount at 6/30/09. • Use 690003! Not 690006…hu? Year-End Legal Training

  31. CSU Risk Management Accounting • Organization • Accounting Tips • Dividend Change • Accruals • Outstanding Invoices • IDL/NDI/UI • Deductible Recovery Year-End Legal Training

  32. CSU Risk Management Accounting –Organization • A joint power authority (JPA) composed of CSU campuses and its Auxiliary Organizations to protect member resources through broad insurance coverage programs and quality risk management services. Year-End Legal Training

  33. CSU Risk Management Accounting-Accounting Tips • CSURMA expenditures need to be consistently recorded across the CSU • First , The Industrial Disability Leave (IDL), Non-Industrial Disability Leave (NDI) and Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program is designed for CSU campuses to cover their CSU employee’s disability leave and unemployment. Year-End Legal Training

  34. CSU Risk Management Accounting – Accounting Tips – NDI/IDL • NDI payments should be recorded to FIRMS Object Code 603009:Non-Industrial Disability • IDL payments should be recorded to FIRMS Object Code 603008:Industrial Disability • However, the reimbursement & year end accrual from CSURMA should be credited to FIRMS Object Code 660011:Insurance Claim NDI/IDL. • Tip: At year-end, the sum of 603009, 603008 and 660011 should net zero. Year-End Legal Training

  35. CSU Risk Management Accounting - Accounting Tips - UI • Unemployment Insurance (UI) payments to EDD should be coded to 603010: Unemployment Compensation AND the reimbursement & year end accrual from CSURMA should be a credited to 603010. • Tip: At year-end, 603010 should net zero Year-End Legal Training

  36. CSU Risk Management Accounting - Accounting Tips – Deductible Recovery • Second, Deductible Recovery. • Throughout the policy year CSURMA makes payment on claims on behalf of the campus. Quarterly campuses are to reimburse CSURMA up to their deductible limit. • This function is referred to as the Deductible Recoveryprocess. • Payments for deductible amounts should be recorded to 660012: Insurance Claim Deductible. • Tip: Account should tie back to all 4 quarter deductible amounts plus any property deductible entries made. Year-End Legal Training

  37. CSU Risk Management Accounting –Dividend • Record the annual dividend to FIRMS Object Code 580092:CSURMA Dividend • The Chancellor’s office is to record to FIRMS Object Code 660013 • For GAAP reporting, both the campus and the CO object codes map to GASB35 Natural Class code 723006 for systemwide elimination. • See Chapter 2.3.4 for more information Year-End Legal Training

  38. CSU Risk Management Accounting – Accrual • CSURMA and the campuses accounting transaction must be in sync to avoid FIRMS errors. • The timing of the payments and receipts should be monitored extensively so that the CSU consolidated reports are accurately presented. •  Always communicate to CSURMA the campus CSU Fund in which the transaction is recorded. • When recording in 0948, the campus entry would be 131547, Due from CSU 547 - TF CSU Risk Mgmt. Year-End Legal Training

  39. CSU Risk Management Accounting –Outstanding Invoices • Please process a wire transfer rather than issuing a check • Checks are hard to track down and a slow! • If a check must be cut, please mail checks out by Monday, 6/21. • Please email Mandy Wong at mwong@calstate.edu to verify that we have received the payment. • The CO will follow this same practice when paying campus outstanding invoices. Year-End Legal Training

  40. CSU Risk Management Accounting – IDL/NDL/UI Accrual • In order to report all four quarters of IDL/NDL/UI within the appropriate fiscal year, a legal accrual is needed. • This is an ugly process since this accrual can not be communicated until the first week of July. • Email actual scanned invoices or estimated accruals to Mandy (mwong@calstate.edu) by 7/1 • Include amounts by program IDL, NDI or UI & campus CSU Fund. • When recording in 0948, the campus entry would be 131547, Due from CSU 547 - TF CSU Risk Mgmt Year-End Legal Training

  41. CSU Risk Management Accounting – Accruals • Tips for a clean ITT FIRMS Edit • Wire Transfer instead of Checks • Contact Mandy (mwong@calstate.edu) • include campus CSU Fund. • When recording in 0948, the campus entry would be 131547, Due from CSU 547 - TF CSU Risk Mgmt • All Accruals will be included on the CO Interagency Transaction Report published on or before July 7th Year-End Legal Training

  42. CSU Risk Management Accounting – Deductible Recovery • The CSURMA Deductible Recovery is getting easier!!! • This year we will process a CPO instead of an ADNOAT • However, it will still be late. We will be posted no later than the end of business on Tuesday, July 6th • The campus entry will be Cash not Due to 547. • NO FIRMS EDIT ISSUES!!! Year-End Legal Training

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