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funds from the department. This term governs the community
agency's annual reporting requirements for agreement receipts
expenditures and it is measured on an entitywide basis based on the
community agency fiscal year.

 
10. Entitywide financial reporting. "Entitywide financial
reporting" means financial statements and agreement supplemental
schedules of a community agency prepared based on its fiscal
year. At a minimum, the supplemental schedules of the agreements
must identify opening and ending balances and receipts and
disbursements revenues and expenditures for each agreement.

 
11. Federal audit. "Federal audit" means an audit made
pursuant to the federal Office of Management and Budget Circulars
A-128 or Circular A-133 or any subsequent revisions to these
circulars. The federal audit must be conducted by qualified
independent public accountants.

 
14. Government auditing standards. "Government auditing
standards" means auditing standards promulgated by the
Comptroller General of the United States that are applicable to
financial audits.

 
Sec. SS-2. 5 MRSA §1660-F, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 402, Pt.
C, §2, is amended to read:

 
1. Accounting systems and reporting. Community agencies
shall maintain an accounting system in accordance with rules
adopted by the commissioner. The rules must require annual
entitywide financial reporting to the department. The annual
reporting requirements and the related dollar thresholds of
accountability are as follows.

 
A. If the community agency receives at least $25,000 and
expends less than $300,000 of agreement funding from the
department $500,000, the agency must have an entitywide
compilation of financial statements and agreement
supplemental schedules prepared by a qualified independent
public accountant shall comply with the terms of financial
reporting contained in the individual social service
agreements with the department.

 
B. If the community agency receives $300,000 expends $500,000 or
more of agreement funding from the department, the agency must
have an entitywide financial and compliance report, audit or
review of the agency's financial statements and agreement
supplemental schedules prepared by a qualified independent public
accountant in accordance with the reporting requirements for the
department and comply with


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