2007-2008 Chart of Accounts:
The following revenue and expenditure chart of
accounts should be used when producing and submitting
the FY 2008 Annual Financial Report.
2008-2009 Chart of Accounts:
The following 2008-2009 chart of accounts will
be used for the present year's operations (FY 2009)
and the eventual production and submission of the
2008-2009 Annual Financial Report. Also
available is the crosswalk of changes between the
2007-2008 chart and revised 2008-2009 chart.
Manuals:
The Bureau of Local Government
has completed the 2008 and 2009 revisions of the
Uniform Accounting System Manual (UASM). There
are 3 versions of the manual, depending on the government's
type.
Fiscal Year 2008 Manual
Fiscal Year 2009 Manual
AFR Deadline:
The deadline for the Fiscal Year 2007 Annual
Financial Report (AFR) was September 30, 2008. If
your government has not submitted the 2007 AFR,
please do so as soon as possible.
The deadlines for the Fiscal Year 2008 Annual
Financial Report (AFR) is April 30, 2009, if your
government is not having an audited financial statement
produced. For local governments that will
be submitting an audited financial statement with
the AFR, the due date is 45 days after the government
receives the completed audit from the independent
firm, but no later than September 30, 2009.
The Bureau also needs a copy of the CAFR/financial
statements for certification of the AFR submission.
You can submit the CAFR/financial statements by
providing a link to them if you have exported them
to your website, electronically as a PDF attachment
to localgov@myfloridacfo.com
or mail to:
Bureau of Local Government
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0354
The Bureau of Local Government has scheduled
a public workshop to discuss the update to the Florida
Administrative Code rule that directs how local
governments are to submit their Annual Financial
Report.
The workshop will be held on March
31, 2009 at 10:00 am in
The Fletcher Building, Room 430
200 East Gaines Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Please direct any questions to the Bureau at
850-413-5712 or
localgov@myfloridacfo.com
LOGER System:
The Bureau of Local Government 's web-based,
AFR system called
Local
Government Electronic Reporting or LOGER
should be used for submitting any AFRs. (User ID
and Password required.) Email the Bureau of Local
Government at
localgov@myfloridacfo.com
for ID and password.
Further Instructions:
2008 filing instructions with the new LOGER system
include information concerning certification and
roles for third party accounting firms that complete
the AFR on behalf of local governments.
Manual/Hard Copy Filing:
Download hard copy 2008 AFR forms for manual
submission
NetAtlantic ListServ Service:
The Local Government Section has established
a mass E-mail service between all local governments
and the Bureau of Local Government. By subscribing
to the Bureau’s customer list, your government will
receive up to date information, and updates via
an E-mail, concerning all financial reporting news
as it affects local governments. Such bulletins
will include new or changes to the present Chart
of Accounts, legislative updates and how they will
affect your financial reporting and any updates
to the Bureau’s Uniform Accounting Systems Manual
(UASM). To subscribe, click
HERE.
Article V:
The Department of Financial Services is contracted
with the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation
to administer the certification of proposed court-related
budgets for each county. The Article
V Section is responsible for performing on-site
budget reviews of the Clerk's offices to ensure
that State funds are managed according to Section
28.36 and 28.37, Florida Statutes.
Please Email your questions and comments about information on this page to Justin Young, Financial Administrator, at justin.young@myfloridacfo.com.