PURPOSE
The purpose of this closing package is to gather information regarding subsequent events. This information will be used to prepare the State's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES
The State prepares its financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). GAAP requirements for reporting subsequent events are found in the following authoritative pronouncements:
- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 56, ¶8-15
- NCGA Interpretation No. 6
- Chapter 14, ¶14.31-14.39 of State and Local Governments Audit and Accounting Guide (AICPA, 2016 edition)
DEFINITION
Subsequent Events - Those events or transactions that occur subsequent to the statements of net position date but before the financial statements are issued.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
To the best of our knowledge and belief, no events subsequent to June 30, 2017, have occurred that would require note disclosure in the CAFR. Reportable subsequent events are those with significant effects, including, but not limited to, the issuance of debt instruments, the filing or settlement of a lawsuit, notice of potential disallowed costs of a grant, and capital asset impairments due to natural disaster. Subsequent events with significant effects: |