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Objectives of General Purpose 1. State the general principles in the presentation of financial statements.
Financial Statements
2. Prepare a complete set of general purpose financial statements of a government
entiy incl Balance
Trial including a partial notes to the financial statements
Adjusting Journal Entries 3. Describe the accounting and disclosure requirements for events after the reporting
Date, changes in accounting policies and estimates and correction of errors.
Pre-Closing Trial Balance/Closing
Entries and Post-Closing Trial
Balance
RESOURCES NEEDED
types of
Purpose of Financial Statements For this lesson, you would need the following resources:
Government Accounting by Angelito R. Punzalan
Financial Reporting System for the
National Government
Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2016: Interpretation and Application of
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Before you start, try answering the following questions. 24 Test Yourself
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Provisions of Philippine Public Sector Accounting Standards (PPSAS) 1, Presentation of Financial Statements
and the applicable Philippine Application Guidance (PAG) shall be applied in the presentation and preparation
of the General Purpose Financial Statements (GPFS). The application for the following PPSAS topics shall be
discussed:
6. Accounting Process
The objective of General Purpose Financial Statements are to provide information about the financial position,
financial performance, and cash flows of an entity that is useful to a wide range of users in making and
evaluating decisions about the allocation of resources. Specifically, the objectives of general purpose financial
reporting in the public sector are to provide information useful for decision-making, and to demonstrate the
accountability of the entity for the resources entrusted to it. Financial reporting includes the preparation and
submission of trial balances, financial statements and other reports needed by fiscal and regulatory agencies.
A trial balance (TB) is a listing of general ledger accounts with their corresponding debit and credit balances.
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The accounts are listed in the order in which they appear in the Revised Chart of Accounts (RCA), with the
debit balances in the left column and the credit balances in the right column.
The TB shows the equality of debit and credit balances of all GL accounts as at a given period. It is prepared
and submitted monthly, quarterly and annually. At the end of the fiscal year, the pre-closing and the post-
1. To prove the mathematical equality of the debits and credits after posting
Adjusting journal entries (AJE) are made at the end of an accounting period to allocate revenue and expenses
to the period in which they actually occurred. AJEs are required every time a financial statement is prepared to
make the statement truly reflective of the financial condition of the entity at a given period. Adjustment are of
a. Accrued items
b. Deferred items
1. Accrued items are adjusting entries for economic activities already undertaken but not yet recorded s asset
and revenue accounts or a liability and expense accounts. These required two types of adjusting entries
such as:
a. Asset/Revenue Adjustments – These involve assets and income, which exist at the end of the accounting
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b. Liability/Expense Adjusts – these involve liabilities and expenses, which already exist at the end of the
2. Deferred Items are adjusting entries transferring data previously recorded in asset account to expense
account or data previously recorded in liability account to revenue account. These also requires two types
of adjustments:
a. Asset/Expense Adjustments – these involve prepaid expenses, portion of which shall be recorded as
expense of the agency at the end of the accounting period. These also include bad debts and
depreciation.
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b. Liability/Revenue Adjustments – These involve unearned revenue where the agency receives the
Other Adjustments
The following adjustment shall also be made for fair presentation of the results of operation of the entity in the
financial statements:
a. Unused NCA
e. Depreciation expenses
f. Other adjustments
Let’s take for example the Reversion of Unused Notice of Cash Allocation
For NGAs receiving subsidies from the national government in the form of NCA, adjusting journal entry shall
be made for the reversion of the unused or unutilized NCA at the end of the accounting period. The entry for
lapsed regular NCA and those issued for the payment of accounts payable/retirement gratuity/terminal leave,
shall be:
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Subsidy from National Government 40301010 xxx
Cash-Modified Disbursement
System (MDS) Regular 10104040 xxx
Note: Any remaining amount of Subsidy from National Government account
after the above adjusting entry shall be closed to Revenue and Expense
Summary account together with other revenue and expense accounts
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For unused NCA issued for the release of performance/bidders/bail bonds, which were deposited with the
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Cash-Treasury/Agency Deposit,
Trust 10104030 xxx
Cash-MDS, Trust 10104060 xxx
At the end of the year, all unreplenished Petty Cash Fund expenses shall be reported and supporting papers
submitted to the Accounting Division/Unit, to recognize the expenses incurred to the period to which they
relate. In case no replenishment could be made for lack of fund, a JEV shall be prepared to recognize all the
expenses paid under the Petty Cash with a credit to the account “Petty Cash”. If replenishment is made, the
A Schedule of Unreleased Commercial Checks shall be prepared by the Cashier for submission to the
Accounting Division/Unit. All unreleased checks at the end of the year shall be reverted back to the cash
accounts. A JEV shall be prepared to recognize the restoration of the cash equivalent to the unreleased checks
and the recognition of the appropriate liability/payable account. The accounting entry for the restoration of
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Cash in Bank, Local Currency,
Current 10102020 xxx
Accounts Payable 20101010 xxx
Note: There shall be no physical cancellation of the checks
According to Government Accounting Manual (GAM), Section 9, Impairment Losses and Allowance for
Impairment Losses, when an uncertainty arises about the collectability of an amount included in revenue, the
uncollectible amount or the amount in respect of which recovery has ceased to be probable is recognized as an
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Expense (Impairment Losses), rather than as an adjustment of the amount of revenue originally recognized. In
other words, when accounts receivable are considered uncollectible, they are deemed to be impaired. Entities
shall evaluate the collectability of accounts receivable on an on-going basis based on historical bad debts,
Illustration:
Per aging of the accounts, the required allowance is P20,000; while the beginning
balance of the allowance for impairment loss is P15,000. No other transactions
happened. The adjustment entry to take up the bad debts expense is as follows:
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Impairment Loss-Loans &
Receivable 50503020 5,000
Allowance for Impairment -AR 10301011 5,000
Depreciation Expenses
Depreciation is the systematic allocation of depreciable amount of the property, plant, and equipment over its
useful life. The useful life of an asset is defined as the asset’s expected utility to the entity. According to
PPSAS No. 17, depreciation is recognized even if the fair value of the asset exceeds its carrying amount, as
long as its residual value does not exceed its carrying amount. The residual value and the useful life of an asset
Illustration:
The account records of Agen ABC show the following depreciable assets, with 10%
salvage value using the straight line method
Useful
Asssets Cost Life Depreciation
Buildings 50,000,000 20 2,250,000
Machinery 150,000 5 27,000
Office Equipment 100,000 5 18,000
Furniture & Fixtures 75,000 10 6,750
Motor Vehicles 10,000,000 10 900,000
Book 10,000 5 1,800
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Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Depreciation Expense - Machinery
& Equipment 50501050 27,000
Accumulated Depreciation -
Machinery 10605011 27,000
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Depreciation Expense - Machinery
& Equipment 50501050 18,000
Accumulated Depreciation -
Machinery 10605011 18,000
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Depreciation Expense - Furniture &
Fixtures and Books 50501070 6,750
Accumulated Depreciation -
Furnitures & Fixtures and Books 1060701 6,750
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Depreciation Expense -
Transportation Equipment 50501060 900,000
Accumulated Depreciation -
Transportation Equipment 10606011 900,000
Account
Account Title Code Debit Credit
Depreciation Expense - Furniture &
Fixtures and Books 50501070 1,800
Accumulated Depreciation -
Furnitures & Fixtures and Books 1060701 1,800
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The Pre-Closing Trial Balance shall be prepared after posting the Adjusting Journal Entries in
the General Ledger. It shows the adjusted balances of all accounts as at a given period. This
is also termed as the Adjusted Trial Balance. The TB shall be supported with the schedule of
Closing journal entries are entries which close out the balances of all nominal/temporary
accounts at the end of the year. The closure will reduce the balance of those accounts to
zero. The nominal accounts that shall be closed at the end of year are as follows:
a. Balance of all revenue accounts to the “Revenue and Expense Summary” account
b. Balance of all expense accounts to the “Revenue and Expense Summary” account
(Deficit)” account
Surplus/(Deficit)” account
The Post-Closing Trial Balance shall be prepared at the end of the year after preparing and
posting the closing journal entries in the General Journal and posting to the General Ledger.
Financial statements are a structured representation of the financial positon and financial
provide information about the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of an
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entity that is useful to a wide range of users in making and evaluating decisions about the
the public sector should be to provide information useful for decision making and to
demonstrate the accountability of the entity for the resources entrusted to it by:
1. providing information about the sources, allocation and uses of financial resources
2. providing information about how the entity financed its activities and met its cash
requirements.
3. providing information that is useful in evaluating the entity’s ability to finance its
4. providing information about the financial condition of the entity and changes in it
General purpose financial statements can also have a predictive role, providing information
useful in predicting the level of resources required for continued operations, the resources
that may be generated by continued operations and the associated risks and uncertainties.
The responsibility for the preparation of the FSs rests with the following:
a. for individual entity/department FSs – the head of the entity/department central office
(COf) or regional office (RO) or operating unit (OU) or his/her authorized representative
b. for department/entity FSs a a single entity – the head of the entity/department COf
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The Statement of Management Responsibility for Financial Statements shall serve as the
Audit, Department of Budget and Management, other oversight agencies and other parties.
It acknowledges the agency’s responsibility for the preparation and presentation of the
financial statements. This statement shall be signed by the Director of Finance and
Management Office or Comptrollership Office who has direct supervision and control over
the agency’s accounting and financial transactions and the Head of Agency or his/her
authorized representative.
The financial statements shall be identified clearly and distinguished from other information
in the same published document. The following information shall be displayed prominently:
b. Whether the financial statements cover the individual entity or a group of entity
c. The reporting date or the period covered by the financial statements, whichever is
The complete set of financial statements (condensed and by fund cluster) to be submitted
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The Statement of Financial Position, which is also referred to as Balance Sheet or Statement of
Assets and Liabilities, is a formal statement which shows the financial condition of the entity as at a
certain date.
It presents only the major sub-classification of Statement of Financial Positon accounts in the
year-end to the concerned Auditor. Its breakdown and other relevant information shall be
It presents all Statement Financial Position accounts in the Revised Chart of Accounts
as a line item in the financial report. Detailed Statement of Financial Position shall be
Statement of Revenues and Expenses shows the results of operation/performance of the entity at
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All items of revenue and expense recognized in a period are included in surplus or deficit. This
The Statement of Changes in Net Assets/Equity shows the changes in equity between two
accounting period reflecting the increase or decrease in the entity’s net assets during the year. The
overall change in net assets/equity during a period represent the total amount of surplus or deficit
for the period and other revenues and expenses recognized directly as changes in net assets/equity.
PPSAS No. 1, Presentation of Financial Statement requires a comparison of budget amounts and the
actual amounts arising from execution of the budget to be included in the financial statements of
entities that are required to or elect to make publicly available their approved budgets.
a. The original (approved appropriations, prior year’s not yet due and demandable obligations) and
c. By way of note disclosure, an explanation of the material difference between the budget and
The Statement of Cash Flows summarizes the cash flows from operating, investing and financing
activities of an entity during a given period. It identifies the sources of cash inflows, the items on
which cash was expended during the reporting period and the cash balance as at the reporting date.
a. Operating Activities
Cash flows from operating activities are primarily derived from the principal cash-generating
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activities of the entity. Generally, these include the cash effect on transactions that enter in
the Income and Expense Summary account. It is a key indicator to which extent the operations
are funded by way of direct or indirect taxes or from the recipient of goods and services
b. Investing Activities
It involves the acquisition and disposal of non-current assets and other investments not
included in cash equivalent. Information about cash flows arising from investing activities give
a view on the extent to which outflows have been made for resources that are intended to
c. Financing Activities
These are activities concerning build-up of equity capital or borrowings of the entity. The cash
flows from financing activities are indicators of claim on future cash flows by providers of
These are integral parts of the financial statements. Notes provide additional information and help
clarify the items presented in the financial statements. It provides narrative description or
disaggregation of items in the financial statements and information about them that do not qualify
a. present information about the basis of preparation of the financial statements and the specific
b. disclose the information required by IPSASs that is not presented on the face of the Statement
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c. provide additional information that is not presented on the face of the Statement of Financial
Events after the reporting date are those events, both favorable and unfavorable, that occur
between the reporting date and the date when the financial statements are authorized for issue.
a. Adjusting events after the reporting date – those that provide evidence of conditions that
b. Non-adjusting events after the reporting date – those that are indicative of conditions that
According to PPSAS 14, the reporting date is set every end of the calendar year while the date on
which the financial statements are authorized for issue is the date when the Statement of
a. Required by PPSAS
b. Results in the financial statements that providing reliable and more relevant
information about the effects of transactions, other events and conditions on the
When an entity changes an accounting policy upon initial application of a PPSAS that
does not include specific transitional provisions applying to that change, it shall apply the
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policy retrospectively, the entity shall apply a new policy prospectively from the start of
new developments and accordingly are not correction of errors. When is it difficult to
deficit in
a. The period of the change, if the change affects the period only
b. The period of the change and future period, if the change affects both.
Errors
fraud. Errors may be classified as current period errors and prior period errors:
a. Current period errors – errors committed and discovered within the same period. It
shall be corrected by an adjusting entry, within the same year before the financial
b. Prior period errors – omissions from and misstatements in the entities’ financial
statements for one or more prior periods arising from failure to use or misuse
reliable information
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An entity shall correct material prior period errors retrospectively in the first set of
a. Restating the comparative amounts for prior period(s) presented in which the error
occurred
b. If the error occurred before the earliest prior period presented, restating the
opening balances of assets, liabilities and net assets/equity for the earliest prior
period presented.
These are financial statements that are required to be prepared at any given period or at a
financial reporting period without closing the books of accounts. The following interim
Interim financial statements shall be prepared using the same accounting principles used
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b. Post closing
c. Other schedules:
All NGAs shall prepare and submit the following financial statements and schedules with
Quarterly Trial Balance, F/S and Supporting 10 days after the end Auditor, Regional
schedules of the quarter Accountant
Year-end Trial Balance, F/S and Supporting On or before Jan. 20 of Auditor, Regional
schedules the following year Accountant
Regional/Branches
Offices
Monthly Trial Balance and Supporting 10 days after end of Regional Auditor, Central
schedules month Office Accountant
Quarterly Trial Balance, F/S and Supporting 10 days after the end Regional Auditor, Central
schedules of the quarter Office Accountant
Year-end Trial Balance, F/S and Supporting On or before Jan. 31 of Regional Auditor, Central
schedules (combined RO and OU) the following year Office Accountant
Central/Head/Main
Offices
Monthly Trial Balance and Supporting 10 days after end of Auditor, DBM,
schedules month Management
Quarterly Trial Balance, F/S and Supporting 10 days after the end Auditor, DBM,
schedules of the quarter Management
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Year-end Trial Balance, F/S and Supporting Feb. 14 of the following COA Auditor, DBM, COA
schedules (combined CO, RO and year GAS
OU)
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Reference
Reck , Jacqueline & Wilson, Earl. (2015). Accounting for Governmental & Nonprofit
Entities (Irwin Accounting)
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