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Module 2. Government Chart of Accounts, Accounting and Reporting
Module 2. Government Chart of Accounts, Accounting and Reporting
Module 2. Government Chart of Accounts, Accounting and Reporting
City of Olongapo
GORDON COLLEGE
Olongapo City Sports Complex, East Tapinac, Olongapo City
Tel. No. (047) 224-2089 loc. 314
I. Introduction
This module will introduce discussions on Government Chart of Accounts under the responsibility
accounting and on the basic features of the new system. New Government Accounting System is
based on the concept of Obligation Accounting which is modified to eliminate the complicated
procedures in the incurrence of obligations and the recording of the budgetary accounts.
The standard government chart of accounts is a list of ledger accounts consisting of real and
nominal accounts.
It is prepared for use by all sectors of the national government. It provides the framework within
which the accounting records are based.
Income and Expense accounts consists of two major classifications of income and three major
classifications of expenses.
Specific Income Accounts – encompasses all taxes imposed on taxable income, properties,
and use or sale of goods and services, taxes on international trade and transactions and other
taxes including fines and penalties.
Expense Accounts
Personal Services (PS) – one of the current operating expenses which include the pay proper,
all authorized allowances, bonus, cash gifts, incentives and benefits and other personnel
benefits paid to officials and employees of the government.
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses (MOOE) – other current operating expenses
which include traveling expenses, training and seminar expenses, water,
Financial Expenses – includes bank charges, interest expense, commitment fees and other
financial charges. It also includes losses incurred relative to foreign exchange transactions
and subsidies to GOCCs for the repayment of their foreign loans.
Coding System
Codes are assigned to account groups to facilitate location of accounts in the general and
subsidiary ledgers, to provide systematic arrangement and classification of accounts and
facilitate preparation of the consolidated financial reports as follows:
The account code structure consists of eight (8) mandatory digits as follows:
Account Group represents the accounts classification as to assets, liabilities, equity, revenue /
income, and expenses.
Major account group classifies the account within an account group, e.g., for assets major
accounts: cash and cash equivalents, investments, receivables, inventories, investment
property, etc.
Sub-major account group further classifies the account within the major account group, e.g.,
for cash and cash equivalents: Cash on Hand, Cash in Bank-Local Currency, Cash in Bank-
Foreign Currency, etc.
General ledger (GL) account represents the account to be presented in the detailed financial
statements, e.g., Cash-Collecting Officer, Petty Cash, etc. This is composed of two (2)
segments. The first two digits from left is the GL code and the last digit is reserved to indicate
whether it is a contra account like, Allowance for Impairment, Accumulated Depreciation, etc.
Appropriation is the authorization made by a legislative body to allocate funds for purposes
specified by the legislative or similar authority.
Allotment is an authorization issued by the DBM to NGAs to incur obligations for specified
amounts contained in a legislative appropriation in the form of budget release documents.
Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) is authority issued by the DBM to central, regional and
provincial offices and operating units to cover the cash requirements of the agencies.
Classification of Expenditures
Expenditures of NGAs shall be classified into categories as may be determined by the DBM
including, but not limited to the following:
f. Obligational authority and cash transactions arising from fund releases; and
Under the New Government Accounting System, the agency does not journalize the
appropriations and allotments.
The agency records the allotment receives in the Registry of Allotments and Obligations (RAO)
by means of a memo entry.
Upon receipt of the NCA, the accountant of the agency shall journalize it by the following
entry:
The NCA received by the agency may be net of the amount of the taxes withheld by the agency.
The agency shall issue the Tax Remittance Advice (TRA) to take up the remittance of the tax
withheld.
Due to BIR 10
Subsidy Income from National Government 10
If the NCA includes the taxes to be withheld by the agency, the entry to record the remittance
of the taxes withheld by the agency is:
Due to BIR 10
Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System 10
These are amounts to be paid by a government agency arising from act of a duly authorized
administrative officer binding the government to the immediate or eventual payment of a sum
of money.
These are peso amounts of orders placed, services received and other transactions requiring
future payments of money.
Under the new system, the incurrence of obligations is not journalized by the agency. Instead,
the agency records the obligations incurred in the Registry of Allotments and Obligations
classified according to type of obligation by means of a memo entry.
These are payments of obligations incurred by the Agency. The NCA is used for the payment
of the following types of transactions:
1. Personal services
2. Maintenance and other operating expenses
3. Financial expenses
4. Purchase and/or construction of fixed assets such as building and structures, land, land
improvements, equipment, etc., charged against the capital outlay.
5. Miscellaneous transactions, such as cash transfer to another agency to implement a
project to the Agency.
The accountant shall credit Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System each
time a payment is made and debit the specific account being paid for, either asset or expense
account.
Personal Services
Payment for salaries, wages, and other remuneration to the personnel of the Agency may be
made through the following:
Illustration:
Assume the following payroll fund:
The Agency enters the obligation for the gross payroll of P520 in the Registry of Allotments
and Obligations – Personal Services (RAOPS).
The net payroll of P420 is advanced to a Disbursing Officer and is recorded by the
following entry:
The payment of Salaries and Wages and other allowances is recorded by the Agency as
follows:
The obligation of the government representing his share in the life and retirement
insurance, Pag-Ibig and Philhealth contributions are also recorded by the Agency in the
RAOPS by a memo entry and in its regular books by the following entry:
The remittance of salary deductions and government share is recorded by the Agency as
follows:
Due to GSIS 60
Due to Pag-Ibig 60
Due to Philhealth 40
Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System 160
Under the NGAS, the Asset Method will be used in recording disbursements when
expenditures apply to more than one accounting period.
Illustration:
Rent. The government signed a contract for the rental of office space with 3 months
advance payment of P90 starting November.
The agency enters the obligation of P90 in the Registry of Alloments and Obligations-
Maintenance and Other Operating Expenses, and records the payment in its book by the
following entry:
Prepaid Rent 90
Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System 90
Supplies and Materials. Assume the following transactions about office supplies:
1. The agency enters the obligation for office supplies in the RAOMO, P60.
2. The payment of the PO is recorded by the following entry:
Due to BIR 5
Subsidy Income from National Government 5
1. The agency enters the obligation for the petty cash fund (PCF) in the RAOMO, P120.
2. The release of the cash advance is recorded by the agency as follows:
3. The request for the replenishment of the PCF is recorded in the RAOMO, P95.
4. The entry to record the replenishment of the PCF is:
6. The RAOMO is adjusted for the unused PCF of P20. The agency records the return of
the unused PCF by the following entry:
Financial Expenses
These are expenses which are not used in the actual operation of the agency. Examples of
these are interest expenses and bank charges.
To illustrate the accounting procedures involving these expenses, assume the following:
1. The agency enters the obligation for bank charges in Registry of Allotments and
Obligations – Financial Expenses, P5. The entry to record the bank charges in the
regular books of the agency is:
Bank Charges 5
Cash in Bank – Local Currency – Current Account 5
2. The receipt of the bill for interest is entered in the RAOFE and recorded in books of the
agency by the following entry:
Interest Expenses 5
Accounts Payable 5
Accounts Payable 5
Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System 5
Fixed asset accounts are recognized upon purchase; all incidental expenses are to be
capitalized.
The historical cost of acquiring an asset should include all costs necessarily incurred to bring
it to the condition and location necessary for its intended use.
Assets for use of the general public such as roads, bridges, railways, etc., shall be classified
as Public Infrastructures.
Illustration:
Enter the obligation of P150 in the Registry of Allotments and Obligations – Capital
Outlay, P150.
1. Signed the construction contract for the construction of the building, P200.
The obligation for the contract price is entered in the RAOCO, P200.
Advances to Contractor 60
Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System 60
Accounts Payable 40
Due to BIR 8
Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System 32
5. Received the second billing for the balance of the contract price, 100% completed.
7. To recognize the Building account and to close the Construction in Progress account.
Buildings 200
Construction in Progress – Agency Assets 200
8. To close Withholding Tax Payable account to Subsidy Income from the National
Government
Due to BIR 28
Subsidy Income from National Government 28
This account is credited for all materials issued and labor paid for the construction or
repairs with a corresponding debit to Construction in Progress – Agency Assets account.
Upon completion of the project, the appropriate fixed asset account is recognized and the
Construction in Progress – Agency Assets account is closed.
When land and building are purchased together, the cost of each asset is segregated to
establish separate accounts so that appropriate depreciation on the building can be
recorded.
The obligation to pay P300 for the land and building is entered in the RAOCO, P300.
Land 180
Building 120
Accounts Payable 300
4. Remitted the withholding tax, which was included in the NCA for the land and building.
Due to BIR 30
Cash – National Treasury – Modified Disbursement System 30
Miscellaneous Transactions
Inter-agency transfer of funds to implement an agency project. The agency making the
transfer is the Source Agency (SA) and the receiving agency is the Implementing Agency (IA).
Illustration:
1. Agency ABC is to transfer cash of P400 to Agency XYZ for a land beautification
project.
1. Taxes
2. Operating and Service Income
3. Grants and Donations
4. Borrowings
5. Miscellaneous Receipts and Collections
The accounting procedures to record the collections will depend on the agency’s authority to
use the income collected.
All revenues collected by the agency, regardless of the amount and frequency of collections
are to be remitted to the National Treasury.
Such income shall be recorded by the collecting agency in a separate book of accounts it shall
maintain, the National Government Books.
The collection shall be credited to the income account of the collecting agency, and which
shall be debited upon remittance to the National Treasury.
Illustration:
Income Taxes
1. Collection of income taxes from individuals by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, P100.
For agencies which are authorized to use income collected for their operations, the
collection shall be recorded as income in the Regular Agency Books.
Illustration:
Rent
Accounts Receivable 20
Rent Income 20
Service Fees
Trial Balance
Under the New Government Accounting System, the two-money column or the trial balance
of balances is required.
Adjusting Entries
Under the NGAS, before the preparation of financial statements, adjusting entries are to be
prepared for proper matching of revenues and expenses.
As in commercial accounting, there are two principal types of adjustments: accrued items and
deferred items.
Closing Entries
Under the NGAS, the following shall be closed at the end of the year:
At the end of the year, the unused NCA is to be reverted to the Bureau of Treasury (BTR)
because of the policy of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that the NCA
will only be used for the year it was issued.
Illustration:
As in commercial accounting, under the NGAS, all income and expense accounts shall be
close to the Income and Expense Summary account.
Read the following questions carefully and choose the letter that corresponds to the best answer.
1. Agency XY collected cash of P40,000 for the rent of its office space. The collection was
deposited to Philippine National Bank (PNB). Agency XY records the deposits in its regular
books as:
2. Agency BB’s allotment and Notice of Cash Allocation for the year were P10,000,000 and
P8,000,000 respectively. Checks issued during the year amounted to P7,000,000. What
closing entry is made for the unused NCA as of the end of the year?
3. The approved appropriation of Department JJ for 2020 was P10,000,000. Ninety percent of
this appropriation was released by the Department of Budget and Management accompanied
by Notice of Cash Allocation. During the year, the amount of obligations incurred was
equivalent to 80% of the NCA. 75% of these obligations was paid by checks. Department of
JJ records the receipt of the NCA as follows:
4. Using the same data above, the closing entry at the end of the year to close the unused NCA
is
5. Collection of P50,000 representing motor vehicles registration fees was recorded by LTO as
P55,000. The correcting entry under the NGAS is: