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Oracle Vocab

Subjects : oracle, it-skills
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1. A grant - subsidy - revenue agreement - revenue contract - or specific funding which is allocated to an organization for a specific purpose(s) and can be used to fund one or more projects - An award is usually billed or invoiced to a Customer ( i.e.






2. Assets - which are intended to be held or used for an extended periof of time - such as land - buildings - structures - machinery - furniture - and other equipment. Any piece of equipment costing $5 -000 or more must be purchased as a fixed asset.






3. Is derived from taxes - licenses - fees - and investment earnings.






4. Financial resources recieved from taxes - fees - and other charges - federal or State government - excluding interfund transfers fund balance - or debt issuance proceeds.






5. Funds estalished to account for the accumulaton of resources for - and for the payment of - principal and interest on general long-term debt.






6. Locally generated revenues derived from property taxes - sales taxes - vehicle license fees - court fines and fund balances. Affected by local economic conditions.






7. Accounts for the accumulation for and the payment of general long-term principal and interest.






8. An accounting method is used to allocate the costs associated with an activity to the individuals - groups - or organizations benefiting from that activity. Costs are based on activites rather than accounting data.






9. The major fund in most government unit - the General Fund accounts for all activities not accounted for in other funds. Most functions such as Public Safety or Health Services and Human Resources are accounted for in the General Fund.






10. Elements of cost necessary in the production of an article of the performance of a services - but an integral part of the finished product or service - such a rent - heat light - supplies - management - second-level supervision. Can refer to Departme






11. Annual principal and interest payments that local government owes on borrowed money.






12. Accounts for the proceeds of specific revenue sources ( except pension trust and major capital projects) that are legally restricted to expenditures for specific purposes.






13. The amount of revenue expected to accrue or to be collected during a fiscal year.






14. Funds that account for resources that government hold in trust for individuals or other governments. Examples include the Community Services Trust Fund for Developer deposit and School District Funds tha are included in the County Investment Pool.






15. A self-balancing set of accounts.






16. Additional revenue received beyond that which was budgeted and which may be made available for the financing requirements of the County.






17. A budget format prescribed by the State Controller. Shows activities grouped by functional organization units - such as departments. The term line-items refers to account and sub-account detail typically provided for revenue by source ( e.g property






18. Those expenses which can be charged directly as a part of the cost of a product or service - or of a department or operating unit - as distiquished from overhead and other indirect costs which most be prorated among several products or services - dep






19. Is a written record for goods or services provided or request for payment. A summarized list of charges and other information that is recorded in Account Receivalbe - can be printed - and can be sent to a customer to request payment or reimbursement.






20. Use of an appropriation to purchse goods and services necessary to carry out the responsibilities of a department or organization. Expenditures are decreases in net financial resources.






21. The electronic process of mainaining an itemized list of current inventory.






22. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles( GAAP) promulgated by te Governmental Accountng Standards Board - which guide the recording and reporting of financial information by state and local governments.






23. A fund used to account for the financing of good or services provided by one department to other departments of the County - or to other governmental units - on a cost-reimbursement basis.






24. A non-asset inventory that has already been expensed to a final use account and is thus carried and tracked as a on hand balance only - with an accounting value of zero.






25. Expiration in the service life of capital assets - other than wasting assets - attributable to wear and tear - deterioration - action of the physical elements - idadequacy - and obsolescence.






26. The spread of an assets cost over the time period it is used.






27. An initial building of the budget using a base year usually the second of the prior year's Operational Plan) for non salary related accounts and recalculated salary and benefits costs based on current positions loaded into BRASS from PeopleSoft.






28. A five-year list of planned capital projects - developed by the Department of General Services.






29. A fund used to account for assets held by a government in a trustee capacity for individuals - private organizations - other governments and/or other funds.






30. Determines whether a purchasing document line is for goods - services - freight - Amend A&C - etc.






31. A legal authorization to make expenditures or to enter into obligations for specific purposes. An appropriation is usually limited in amount for each department or fund of the County and as to the time when it may be expended - normally only during t






32. When one department or fund desires services from another department or fund and the department or fund providing the service sgree to a scope of work and an estimated budget and schedule.






33. A classification of cost that is assigned to each expenditure items. Expenditure types are grouped into cost groups ( expenditure categories) and revenue groups ( revenue categories).






34. The amount computed by dividing an aggregate balance by the number of calendar days in the related range.






35. A standard procurement document issued for delivery of specified goods or services on specified dates at specified locations. A PO is normally a one-time transaction.






36. Expenditures related to the acquisition - expansion - or rehabilitatin of major fixed assets - such as land - buildings - structures - and certain types of equipment; remodeling/upgrades which improve or enhance the use of an existing facility or spa






37. The additional to cash or other current assets of governmental funds( receipts) which do not increase any liability or reserve and do not represent the recovery of an expenditure from services to others ( reimbursements).






38. With separate revenue - expenditures - and fund balances. A legal independet fiscal and accounting entity - to record its cash and other resources and equties - assets - liabilities - reserves and surplus ( fund balance) as well as its income and exp






39. A separate fund established to account for services that are supported primarly by service charges. They are similar to private business enterprise - where the costs of providing goods or services to the general public or to customer departments on a






40. A budget Format prescribed by the State Controller. Refers to account and sub-account detail typically provided by revenue source - and objects of expenditures based on the types of goods or services(salaries & benefits - services & supplies - other






41. The budget amounts for a project at the first successful Baselining of the project.






42. The compilation of proposed amendments to the CAO Proposed Operational Plan. Change Letters must be filed by the close of Public Hearing.






43. A method of accounting in which revenues are recorded only when cash is received and expenditures are recorded only when payment is made.






44. A document received from a supplier that lists amounts owed to the supplier for purchased good or services.






45. An accounting device established to control receipts and disbursements set aside to support specific activities.






46. Are established by the Board of Supervisors and include Airports - Wastewater Management and Transit Enterprise Funds - County Sanitation Districts and various Internal Service Funds ( General Services Fleet Maintenance - Facilities Management and Do






47. Items stocked in an inventory and controlled by tracking the quantity and value of each item. Typically - each item is considered an 'asset' until it is issued or adjusted ( expensed) out of the inventory. The value of the item is equal to the curren






48. As a political subdivision of the State of California - the County is governed by a five- member Board of Supervisor - which has legislative and executed authority. Each member of the Board of Supervisors is elected by geographic district.






49. Accounts for the financingof goods and services provided by one department or agency to other departments or agency on a cost-reimbursement basis.






50. Accounts for the County's financial resources except those required to be accounted for in another fund.