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Indian River County, Florida Notes to Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Projects For the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2011 NOTE 1— SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The accounting policies and presentation of the Single Audit Report of Indian River County, Florida, (the "County") have been designed to conform to generally accepted accounting principles as applicable to governmental units, including the reporting and compliance requirements of the Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non -Profit Organizations and Office of Management and Budget Circular A- 133. A. Reporting Entity The reporting entity consists of Indian River County, the primary government, and each of its component units. The County includes a Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Projects in the Compliance Section. B. Basis of Accounting Basis of accounting refers to when revenues and expenditures or expenses are recognized in the accounts and reported in the financial statements. Basis of accounting relates to the timing of the measurements made, regardless of the measurement focus. The Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and State Projects is maintained on a modified accrual basis of accounting for governmental funds and a full accrual basis for proprietary funds, which is explained further in the notes to the financial statements. C. Program Clusters OMB Circular A-133 defines a cluster of programs as a grouping of closely related programs that share common compliance requirements. According to this definition, similar programs deemed to be a cluster of programs are tested accordingly. D. Contingencies Grant revenue amounts received by the County are subject to audit and adjustment by the grantor agencies. Such audits may result in requests for reimbursement by the grantor agency. Any adjustments to grant funding are recorded in the year the adjustment occurs. 218