Why does the department total show a total amount for expenditures that is significantly greater than the amount budgeted by the Legislature?
The TOP system reports all expenditures on the state”s accounting system. Some expenditures for generally accepted accounting principles are not budgeted by the legislature; examples include Federal expenditures that are estimated but not appropriated by the Legislature, Higher Education activities that are not appropriated by the Legislature, and transfers between funds that are implied but not specifically listed in the budget documents.
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- Should the total expenditures in line 2C(2) on the PCR form represent only payments actually made for project goods and services or should it also include unliquidated encumbrances?
- Why does the department total show a total amount for expenditures that is significantly greater than the amount budgeted by the Legislature?
- How is the Total Budgeted value that is displayed on a groups budget list calculated?
