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Indian River County, Florida Property Appraiser Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2017 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES The Property Appraiser is a County agency and a local governmental entity pursuant to Article VIII, Section 1(d) of the Constitution of the State of Florida. For financial statement and reporting purposes, the Property Appraiser does not meet the definition of a legally separate organization and is not considered to be a component unit. The Property Appraiser is considered to be a part of the primary government of Indian River County. The financial statements contained herein represent the financial transactions of the Property Appraiser only. The format of the Property Appraiser's statements has been prepared in accordance with the presentation requirements of GASB 34 for fund financial statements. The following is a summary of the significant accounting principles and policies used in the preparation of the accompanying financial statements. A. Description of Funds For reporting purposes, the accounting records are organized on the basis of governmental funds. Governmental Fund General Fund — The General Fund, which is a governmental fund, is used to account for all revenues and expenditures applicable to the general operations of the Property Appraiser. All financial resources, which are not accounted for and reported in another fund, are recorded in the General Fund. The governmental fund measurement focus is based upon determination of financial position and changes in financial position (sources, uses and balances of financial resources) rather than upon net income determination. B. Basis of Accounting, Measurement Focus and Presentation The accounts of the governmental funds are maintained on the modified accrual basis. Under the modified accrual basis, expenditures are recorded at the time liabilities are incurred. Revenues are recorded when received or when they are considered both measurable and available. Revenues collected in excess of expenditures are not considered earned and are reflected as liabilities. C. Budgetary Requirements State statutes require the Property Appraiser to prepare an annual budget, which clearly reflects the revenues available to his office and the functions for which money is to be expended. The budgeted revenues and expenditures are subject to the review and approval of the Department of Revenue. Management is authorized to transfer budgeted amounts between objects and departments as long as management does not exceed the total appropriations of a fund. Department of Revenue approval is only required when unanticipated revenues are received that management wishes to have appropriated, thereby increasing the total appropriations. The budget is prepared on a basis consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. fC A •