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K'+ <br /> E " <br /> k <br /> v <br /> TOWN OF MASHPEE, MASSACHUSETTS <br /> NOTE'S TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS <br /> JUNE 30, 1989 <br /> 5. Departures From Generally Accepted Accounti»�q Principles <br /> The Town prepares its financial statemen+s on the basis of accounting <br /> practices prescribed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. These <br /> practices differ in many significant respects from G.A. A.P. <br /> During 1981, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts issued a revised <br /> Iuniform municipal accounting system entitled "U. M. A. S. " The depar- <br /> tures from G. A. A. P. under this revised system have been significantly <br /> F narrowed. The Town plans to adapt the revised U. M.A. S, <br /> for its finan- <br /> cial statement presentation in the near, future. <br /> We h-ve prepared the Town' s financial statement for this year ended in <br /> conft.rImity with generally accepted accounting principles. <br /> The <br /> significant departures from G. A.A. P. included in the Town of <br /> Mashpee' s financial statements are: <br /> I ' <br /> a. Retirement benefits are provided for on a "pay-as-you-go <br /> basis rather than an acceptable actuarial cost method <br /> (See Nate B) . <br /> b. General fund fixed asset acquisitions are recorded as ex- <br /> penditures at the time purchases are made rather than <br /> being capitalized in a general fixed asset group of <br /> accounts. <br /> c. Purchases for materials and supplies <br /> inventories are <br /> SL <br /> recorded as expenditures rather than assets at the time <br /> of. purchase. <br /> =h <br /> a4 d. The Town has not determined or recorded the accumulated <br /> `T cost of the vested vacation or sick leave benefits for <br /> Town employees. (See Note A) . <br /> G- Budgets and Budgetary Accounting <br /> An annual operating budget is adopted for the Town' s General Fund and <br /> certain Special Revenue Funds. Although legislative authority is <br /> !s' <br /> required for acceptance of certain grants, capital projects, and bor- <br /> rowing authorizations, annual budgets are not prepared for any other <br /> funds and therefore, comparison of budget to actual is only presented <br /> for the General Fund and budgeted Special Revenue Funds. <br /> The Town prepares its financial statements on the basis of ac- <br /> Counting practices prescribed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. <br /> 17 <br />