17-27 – End of Year Financial Reporting 2016-17
| Category: Circular to Councils | Status: Active |
| Circular Details: 17-27 / 25 September 2017 / A559732 | Contact: Performance Team / 02 4428 4100 |
| Previous Circular: 16-31 | Attachments: Nil |
| Who should read this: General Managers / Finance & Rating Staff | Action required: Councils to apply the 2016-17 end of year financial reporting arrangements and complete the Financial Data Return |
| PDF Version: | Council Circular 17-27 – PDF |
What’s new or changing
- End of year financial reporting information has been updated for 2016-17.
- The Financial Data Return (FDR) 2016-17 has also been updated to reflect the changes within the Local Government Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (Update No. 25).
- Additional worksheets have been included to capture the assets, liabilities and rating information of new entities.
What this will mean for your council
- Councils need to review the attached end of year financial reporting information and apply it when completing their Financial Statements and the FDR.
Key points
- Annexure 1 provides information to assist councils prepare their 2016-17 Financial Statements.
- The Financial Statements and FDR are to be sent electronically to OLG by 31 October 2017. Detailed instructions on how and where to email these are included in the Annexure.
- GST certificates should be emailed to finance@olg.nsw.gov.au (see Circular 11-23).
- Domestic waste reasonable cost audits will not be undertaken this year; however Councils are still required to calculate these costs. Councils will need to retain a copy of these calculations.
Where to go for further information
- The Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting (Update No. 25) is available on OLG’s website at www.olg.nsw.gov.au.
- Code of Accounting Practice and Financial Reporting Circular 17-10, issued 7 June 2017.
- Special Schedule 8 Permissible Income Workpapers 2017-18, Circular 17-21 issued 24 July 2017.
Tim Hurst
Acting Chief Executive