Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/27/2023

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ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING UPDATES The following is a summary of Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) standards expected to be implemented in the next few years. GASB STATEMENT NO. 96, SUBSCRIPTION -BASED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ARRANGEMENTS This statement provides guidance on the accounting and financial reporting for subscription -based information technology arrangements (SBITAs) for government end users (governments). This statement (1) defines an SBITA; (2) establishes that an SBITA results in a right -to -use subscription asset an intangible asset —and a corresponding subscription liability; (3) provides the capitalization criteria for outlays other than subscription payments, including implementation costs of an SBITA; and (4) requires note disclosures regarding an SBITA. To the extent relevant, the standards for SBITAs are based on the standards established in Statement No. 87, Leases, as amended. An SBITA is defined as a contract that conveys control of the right to use another party's (an SBITA vendor's) information technology (IT) software, alone or in combination with tangible capital assets (the underlying IT assets), as specified in the contract for a period of time in an exchange or exchange -like transaction. Under this statement, a government generally should recognize a right -to -use subscription asset —an intangible asset —and a corresponding subscription liability. This statement provides an exception for short-term SBITAs with a maximum possible term under the SBITA contract of 12 months, including any options to extend, regardless of their probability of being exercised. Subscription payments for short-term SBITAs should be recognized as outflows of resources. This statement requires a government to disclose descriptive information about its SBITAs other than short-term SBITAs, such as the amount of the subscription asset, accumulated amortization, other payments not included in the measurement of a subscription liability, principal and interest requirements for the subscription liability, and other essential information. The requirements of this statement are effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2022, and all reporting periods thereafter. GASB STATEMENT NO. 99, OMNIBUS 2022 The objectives of this statement are to enhance comparability in accounting and financial reporting and to improve the consistency of authoritative literature by addressing (1) practice issues that have been identified during implementation and application of certain GASB statements and (2) accounting and financial reporting for financial guarantees. The practice issues addressed by this statement are as follows: • Classification and reporting of derivative instruments within the scope of Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments, that do not meet the definition of either an investment derivative instrument or a hedging derivative instrument. • Clarification of provisions in Statement No. 87, Leases, as amended, related to the determination of the lease term, classification of a lease as a short-term lease, recognition and measurement of a lease liability and a lease asset, and identification of lease incentives. • Clarification of provisions in Statement No. 94, Public -Private and Public -Public Partnerships and Availability Payment Arrangements, related to (a) the determination of the public -private and public -public partnership (PPP) term and (b) recognition and measurement of installment payments and the transfer of the underlying PPP asset. -18-