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Fund Utilization
Concept of Funds
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Fund
A sum of money or other resources set aside for the purpose of
carrying out specific activities or attaining certain objectives in
accordance with special regulations, restrictions or limitations, and
constitutes an independent fiscal and accounting entity.
[Sec. 3(1), PD1445; Sec. 2(1), Title I(B), Bk V, 1987 Adm. Code; Sec. 306(h), RA 7160 ]
Government Funds
Government funds include public money of every sort and other
resources pertaining to any agency of the government.
[Sec. 3(2), PD 1445; Sec. 2(2), Title I(B), Bk V, 1987 Adm. Code ]
Concept of Funds
Section 305 LGC (Sec. 138 GAAM vol. 1; Sec. 4 PD 1445)
SECTION 305. Fundamental Principles. - The financial affairs, transactions, and
operations of local government units shall be governed by the following
fundamental principles:
a) No money shall be paid out of the local treasury except in pursuance of
an appropriations ordinance or law;
b) Local government funds and monies shall be spent solely for public
purposes;
c) Local revenue is generated only from sources expressly authorized by
law or ordinance, and collection thereof shall at all times be
acknowledged properly;
d) All monies officially received by a local government officer in any
capacity or on any occasion shall be accounted for as local funds, unless
otherwise provided by law;
e) Trust funds in the local treasury shall not be paid out except in fulfillment
of the purpose for which the trust was created or the funds received;
f) Every officer of the local government unit whose duties permit or require
the possession or custody of local funds shall be properly bonded, and
such officer shall be accountable and responsible for said funds and for
the safekeeping thereof in conformity with the provisions of law;
Concept of Funds
2. Special Funds
Profits or income derived from the operation of public utilities and other
economic enterprises, after deductions for the cost of improvement, repair
and other related expenses of the public utility or economic enterprise
concerned, shall first be applied for the return of the advances or loans
made therefor. Any excess shall form part of the general fund of the local
government unit concerned (Sec. 313, RA 7160)
Fundamental Principles Governing Utilization of Local Funds
• Depository Accounts
Prohibitions on Disbursements:
• Advance Payments - No money shall be paid on account of any
contract under which no services have been rendered or goods
delivered. (Sec. 338, LGC)
• Expenditures for Religious or Private Purposes - No public
money or property shall be appropriated or applied for religious or
private purposes.(Sec. 335, LGC)
• Expenses for Reception and Entertainment - No money
shall be appropriated, used, or paid for entertainment or reception
except to the extent of the representation allowances authorized by law
or for the reception of visiting dignitaries of foreign governments or
foreign missions, or when expressly authorized by the President in
specific cases. (Sec. 343, LGC)
DISBURSEMENT OF LOCAL FUNDS
Basic Requirements for Disbursements from the General Fund and
Special Funds.
Certification in the Disbursement Voucher by the Local Accountant
The Local Treasurer shall release the check only to the payee or his
duly authorized representative. For purposes of releasing checks, the
Local Treasurer shall maintain a Check Register where all checks
issued shall be recorded chronologically and where the claimants shall
be required to acknowledge receipt hereof. (NGAs for LGUs, Sec. 41)
Lost Checks
A check is considered lost under the following circumstances:
When any check is lost, stolen or destroyed, the issuing officer may
issue a replacement check which shall be paid under the regulations of
the Commission on Audit in regard to issuance and payment and upon
execution of a bond to indemnify the issuing agency in such amount
and with such security as the Commission may require.
3. Only payments in small amounts may be made through the petty cash
fund. Replenishment of the petty cash fund shall be equal to the total
amount of expenditures made therefrom.
• Only permanently appointed officials and employees shall be granted cash advances.
• Only duly appointed or designated disbursing officers may perform disbursing functions.
Officers and employees who are given cash advances for foreign travel need not be
designated as Disbursing Officers.
• Only one disbursing officer shall be assigned/designated for a specific legal purpose.
Additional disbursing officers may be assigned/designated for the same purpose only when
fully justified by the Agency Head.
• Transfer of cash advance from one AO to another shall not be allowed.
• The cash advance shall be used solely for the specific legal purpose for which it was granted.
Under no circumstance shall it be used for encashment of checks or for liquidation of a
previous cash advance.
• The Accountant shall obligate all cash advances granted. He shall see that cash advances for
a particular year are not used to pay expenses of other years.
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ON THE GRANT AND UTILIZATION OF CASH ADVANCES
• The cash advance shall be equal to the net amount of the payroll for a pay
period.
• The cash advance shall not be used for payments of regular expenses, such as rentals,
subscriptions, light and water and the like. Payments out of the cash advance shall be allowed
only for amounts not exceeding P5,000.00 for each transaction, except when a higher amount
is allowed by law and/or specific authority by the Commission on Audit. Splitting the
transactions to avoid exceeding the ceiling shall not be allowed.
• The amount of the cash advance shall be limited to the requirements for two months. Within 5
days after the end of each month, the AO shall submit a Report of Disbursements. Additional
cash advances shall be granted on the basis of the activity budget or the requirements for two
months, whichever is lower.
o Budget for COE of the Agency field office or agency activity in the field.
SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ON THE GRANT AND UTILIZATION OF CASH ADVANCES
Official Travel
2. The AO shall prepare the Report of Disbursements (using LTO Form No.
49) in three (3) copies and submit the same with the vouchers/payrolls
and supporting documents to the Accountant. For payments based on
receipts and invoices only, he shall also prepare a liquidation voucher
which shall be submitted with the report and the supporting documents
to the Accountant. He shall ensure that receipt of the report is properly
acknowledged by the Accountant.
3. Within 10 days after receipt of the report and supporting documents for
the AO, the Accountant shall verify the report, record it in the books
and submit the same with all the vouchers/payrolls and supporting
documents to the Auditor.
RULES & REGULATIONS ON THE GRANTING, UTILIZATION & LIQUIDATION
OF CASH ADVANCES
• Salaries, Wages, etc. - Report of disbursements with all duly signed payrolls
and/or vouchers and all pertinent supporting documents, such as daily
time records, approved leaves of absence, etc.
• Petty Operating Expenses
• Foreign Travel
Itinerary of travel
Certificate of travel completed
Report on trip undertaken
Plane, boat or bus ticket (if included in the cash advance)
Receipts for hotel bills and incidental expenses
RULES & REGULATIONS ON THE GRANTING, UTILIZATION & LIQUIDATION
OF CASH ADVANCES
• The AO shall reconcile the book balance with the cash on hand daily. He
shall foot and close the books at the end of each month. The AO and the
Accountant shall reconcile their books of accounts at least quarterly.
• The cashbooks shall be kept at the Office of the AO and placed inside the
safe or cabinet when not in use. It may be taken from his custody only
by the Auditor or an official duly authorized by the Agency Head, who
shall issue the necessary receipt.
The foregoing documents shall be submitted, together with the application for bond, to
the auditor who shall fix and approve the amount of the bond and shall transmit the
same to the Fidelity Bond Division of the Bureau of the Treasury.
RULES & REGULATIONS ON THE GRANTING, UTILIZATION & LIQUIDATION
OF CASH ADVANCES
Disbursements from the Petty Cash Fund shall be through the Petty
Cash Voucher which shall be signed by the payee to acknowledge
the amount received.
Government Expenditures
Personal Services
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses
Financial Expenses
• Capital Outlays
UNNECESS UNCONSCI
ARY ONABLE
IRREGULAR
LEGAL BASIS
COA
CIRCULAR
NO. 2012-
003
EXTRAVAG
ANT
COA CIRCULAR NO. 2012-003
October 29, 2012
Loyalty service award granted to employees that have not rendered the
minimum service of ten years in government (BCDA vs COA, GR No.
142760), 8/6/02)
Grant of food allowance, rice subsidy and health care allowance, there is no
law authorizing such allowance
(BFAR Employees Union, RO VII vs COA, GR No. 169815, 8/13/08; Benguet State
University vs. COA, GR No. 169637, 6/8/07)
ILLEGAL EXPENDITURES
• Transactions in violation of laws
EXAMPLES:
For widening, repairing & improving sidewalks of a privately owned
subdivision where the land it is situated has not been transferred to
the government by way of donation or acquired by the government
through expropriation (Albon vs Bayani Fernando et al., GR No.
148357, 6/30/06)
EXAMPLES
Continuous repair of vehicles & equipment already considered beyond
economic repair as evidenced by frequent breakdown and non-use after
repair
Hiring of consultants whose functions are redundant to the respective
functions of concerned officials – hiring of procurement consultant,
financial consultant, media consultant
EXCESSIVE EXPENDITURES
EXAMPLES
Grant of exorbitant & unreasonable bonuses, allowances
& fringe benefits to public officials and employees
Live-in seminars in five-star hotels within an
unreasonable period of time
LOCAL FUND MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION
• Current Assets – cash and other assets that are not earmarked
for specific purposes other than the payment of a current liability
or a readily marketable investment. (p. 391, Glossary of Terms
for State Auditors)
LOCAL FUND MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION
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