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Budget Transfer: Boiler House Controls and Burners: Purchase - GAAP Accounting

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A decision made 6 December 2013:

Decision Reference:      MD-HSS-2013-0049

 

Decision Summary Title :

H&SS Budget Transfer from Revenue to Minor Capital to comply with GAAP for the purchase of new boiler house controls and burners.

 

Date of Decision Summary:

27 April 2024

Decision Summary Author:

 

Capital & Control Account Manager

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

 

Written Report

Title :

H&SS Budget Transfer from Revenue to Capital to comply with GAAP for the purchase of new boiler house controls and burners.

 

Date of Written Report:

 

Written Report Author:

Capital & Control Account Manager

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

(State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)

Public

Subject:

 

Non-recurring budget transfer in 2013 of £89,400 from the H&SS Revenue head of expenditure to the H&SS Minor Capital head of expenditure. This budget transfer is required in order to comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Decision(s):

 

The Minister approved a non-recurring budget transfer in 2013 of £89,400 from the H&SS Revenue to the H&SS Minor Capital head of expenditure for the Boiler House project in order to comply with GAAP.

 

 

Reason(s) for Decision:

 

Under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) expenditure that meets the definition of capital expenditure must be capitalised. This budget transfer is the movement in budget between capital and revenue required to align the budgeting treatment of expenditure with the accounting treatment, in order to comply with GAAP.

 

Article 18(1)(a) of the Public Finances (Jersey) Law 2005 states that all or any part of the amount appropriated by a head of expenditure may, with the approval of the Minister for Treasury & Resources, be transferred from a revenue head of expenditure to a capital head of expenditure, or vice versa, in order to comply with generally accepted accounting principles or an Order made under Article 32.  Delegation 1.2 delegates authority for non-contentious transfers between heads of expenditure with no financial limit where the transfer is solely to ensure that financial transactions are accurately reflected in the States’ Accounts in accordance with GAAP or an Order made under Article 32 of the Law.

 

Resource Implications:

 

The H&SS revenue head of expenditure to decrease by £89,400 in 2013 and the H&SS Minor capital head of expenditure to increase by £89,400. This decision does not change the total amount of expenditure approved by the States.

Action required:

 

For officers of the Department to request the approval of the Treasurer of the States to the transfer.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

Minister For Health and Social Services

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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