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Indian River County, Florida Notes To Financial Statements Year Ended September 30, 2019 55 NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES – Continued D. Assets, Liabilities, Deferred Outflows/Inflows of Resources and Net Position or Fund Balances - Continued 2. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The County provides an allowance for water and sewer and ambulance services accounts receivables that may become uncollectible. At September 30, 2019, the allowance for water and sewer services was $424,493 and the allowance for ambulance services was $176,678. No other allowances for doubtful accounts are maintained since other accounts receivable are considered collectible as reported at September 30, 2019. 3. Receivables and Payables Activities between funds that are representative of lending/borrowing arrangements outstanding at the end of the fiscal year are referred to as “due to/from other funds.” Any residual balances outstanding between the governmental activities and business-type activities are reported in the government-wide financial statements as “internal balances.” All receivables are shown net of allowance for doubtful accounts. Water and sewer receivables in excess of 120 days and ambulance services receivables in excess of 180 days for self-pay accounts and 365 days for commercial insurance accounts comprise the trade accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts. 4. Inventories Inventories are valued at cost, which approximates market, using the “first-in, first-out” method of accounting, with the exception of the Golf Course and Fleet Internal Service Fund’s inventories which are valued using the average cost method of accounting. Inventories of all funds are recorded as expenditures (expenses) when consumed rather than when purchased. 5. Prepaids and Other Assets Prepaid items in the governmental funds represent prepayments for services that will be used in future periods. The County’s policy is to record the expenditure for the services when they are used rather than when the cash is disbursed. 6. Restricted Net Position Certain resources of the County are classified as restricted net position on the statement of net position because their use is limited either by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation; or by restrictions imposed externally by creditors, grantors, contributors, or laws or regulations of other governments. In a fund with both restricted and unrestricted net position, qualified expenses are considered to be paid first from restricted net position and then from unrestricted net position. Further information on the restrictions can be found in Note 17.