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Glossary
Abatement: A reduction or elimination of a real or personal property tax, motor vehicle excise, a fee, charge, or special
assessment imposed by a governmental unit. Granted only on application of the person seeking the abatement and only by
the committing governmental unit.

Accounting System: The total structure of records and procedures that identify record, classify, and report information on the
nancial position and operations of a governmental unit or any of its funds, account groups, and organizational components.

Accrued Interest: The amount of interest that has accumulated on the debt since the date of the last interest payment, and on
the sale of a bond, the amount accrued up to but not including the date of delivery (settlement date). (See Interest)

Amor tization: The gradual repayment of an obligation over time and in accordance with a predetermined payment schedule.

Appropriation: A legal authorization from the community's legislative body to expend money and incur obligations for speci c
public purposes. An appropriation is usually limited in amount and as to the time period within which it may be expended.

Arbitrage: As applied to municipal debt, the investment of tax-exempt bonds or note proceeds in higher yielding, taxable
securities. Section 103 of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code restricts this practice and requires (beyond certain limits) that
earnings be rebated (paid) to the IRS.

Assessed Valuation: A value assigned to real estate or other property by a government as the basis for levying taxes.

Audit: An examination of a community's nancial systems, procedures, and data by a certi ed public accountant (independent
auditor), and a report on the fairness of nancial statements and on local compliance with statutes and regulations. The audit
serves as a valuable management tool in evaluating the scal performance of a community.

Audit Repor t: Prepared by an independent auditor, an audit report includes: (a) a statement of the scope of the audit; (b)
explanatory comments as to application of auditing procedures; (c) ndings and opinions. It is almost always accompanied by a
management letter which contains supplementary comments and recommendations.

Available Funds: Balances in the various fund types that represent non-recurring revenue sources. As a matter of sound
practice, they are frequently appropriated to meet unforeseen expenses, for capital expenditures or other one-time costs.

Balance Sheet: A statement that discloses the assets, liabilities, reserves and equities of a fund or governmental unit at a
speci ed date.

Betterments (Special Assessments): Whenever a speci c area of a community receives bene t from a public improvement
(e.g., water, sewer, sidewalk, etc.), special property taxes may be assessed to reimburse the governmental entity for all or part of
the costs it incurred. Each parcel receiving bene t from the improvement is assessed for its proportionate share of the cost of
such improvements. The proportionate share may be paid in full or the property owner may request that the assessors
apportion the betterment over 20 years. Over the life of the betterment, one year’s apportionment along with one year’s
committed interest computed from October 1 to October 1 is added to the tax bill until the betterment has been paid.

Bond: A means to raise money through the issuance of debt. A bond issuer/borrower promises in writing to repay a speci ed
sum of money, alternately referred to as face value, par value or bond principal, to the buyer of the bond on a speci ed future
date (maturity date), together with periodic interest at a speci ed rate. The term of a bond is always greater than one year. (See
Note)

Bond and Interest Record: (Bond Register) – The permanent and complete record maintained by a treasurer for each bond
issue. It shows the amount of interest and principal coming due each date and all other pertinent information concerning the
bond issue.

Bonds Authorized and Unissued: Balance of a bond authorization not yet sold. Upon completion or abandonment of a
project, any remaining balance of authorized and unissued bonds may not be used for other purposes, but must be rescinded
by the community's legislative body to be removed from community's books.

Bond Issue: Generally, the sale of a certain number of bonds at one time by a governmental unit.

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