Chapter 3

BUDGET EXECUTION, MONITORING AND REPORTING

Sec. 1. Scope. This Chapter prescribes the guidelines in monitoring, accounting and
reporting of the budget in the financial statements. This also prescribes the records to be
maintained by the national government agencies, forms to be used and reports to be prepared to
effectively monitor the budget as well as the required information disclosure and presentation of
budget information in the financial statements in accordance with PPSAS 24.

Sec. 2. Definition of Terms. For the purpose of this Manual, the terms stated below
shall be construed to mean as follows:

a. 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. It is also referred to as Obligational Authority.

b. Appropriation – is the authorization made by a legislative body to allocate funds for

purposes specified by the legislative or similar authority.

c. Approved Budget – is the expenditure authority derived from appropriation laws,

government ordinances, and other decisions related to the anticipated revenue or
receipts for the budgetary period. The approved budget consists of the following:

UACS Code
New General Appropriations 01
Continuing Appropriations 02
Supplemental Appropriations 03
Automatic Appropriations 04
Unprogrammed Funds 05
Retained Income/Funds 06
Revolving Funds 07
Trust Receipts 08

d. Automatic Appropriations – are the authorizations programmed annually or for some

other period prescribed by law, by virtue of outstanding legislation which does not
require periodic action by Congress.

e. Budget Information – the budgetary information consists of, among others, data on
appropriations or the approved budget, allotments, obligations, revenues and other
receipts, and disbursements.

f. Continuing Appropriations – are the authorizations to support obligations for a

specific purpose or project, such as multi-year construction projects which require the
incurrence of obligations even beyond the budget year.

g. Disbursements – are the actual amounts spent or paid out of the budgeted amounts.

h. Final Budget – is the original budget adjusted for all reserves, carry-over amounts,
transfers, allocations and other authorized legislative or similar authority changes
applicable to the budget period.

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 i. New General Appropriations – are annual authorizations for incurring obligations
during a specified budget year, as listed in the GAA.

j. Obligation – is an act of a duly authorized official which binds the government to the
immediate or eventual payment of a sum of money. Obligation maybe referred to as
a commitment that encompasses possible future liabilities based on current
contractual agreement.

k. Original Budget – is the initial approved budget for the budget period usually the
General Appropriations Act (GAA). The original budget may include residual
appropriated amounts automatically carried over from prior years by law such as
prior year commitments or possible future liabilities based on a current contractual
agreement.

l. Revenues – are increases in economic benefits or service potential during the

accounting period in the form of inflows or increases of assets or decreases of
liabilities that result in increases in net assets/equity, other than those relating to
contributions from owners.

m. Supplemental Appropriations – are additional appropriations authorized by law to

augment the original appropriations which proved to be insufficient for their intended
purpose due to economic, political or social conditions supported by a Certification of
Availability of Funds (CAF) from the BTr.

Sec. 3. Fund Release Documents. With the adoption of the UACS and the
Performance-Informed Budgeting (PIB), the following are the fund release documents:

a. Obligational Authority or Allotment – the following are the documents which

authorize the entity to incur obligations:

1. General Appropriations Act Release Document (GAARD) – serves as the

obligational authority for the comprehensive release of budgetary items
appropriated in the GAA, categorized as For Comprehensive Release (FCR).

2. Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) – covers budgetary items under For
Later Release (FLR) (negative list) in the entity submitted Budget Execution
Documents (BEDs), subject to compliance of required documents/clearances.
Releases of allotments for Special Purpose Funds (SPFs) (e.g., Calamity Fund,
Contingent Fund, E-Government Fund, Feasibility Studies Fund, International
Commitments Fund, Miscellaneous Personnel Benefits Fund and Pension and
Gratuity Fund) are also covered by SAROs.

3. General Allotment Release Order (GARO) – is a comprehensive authority issued

to all national government agencies, in general, to incur obligations not exceeding
an authorized amount during a specified period for the purpose indicated therein.
It covers automatically appropriated expenditures common to most, if not all,
agencies without need of special clearance or approval from competent authority,
i.e. Retirement and Life Insurance Premium.

b. Disbursement Authority – the following documents authorize the entity to pay

obligations and payables:

1. Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) – authority issued by the DBM to central,

regional and provincial offices and operating units to cover the cash requirements
of the agencies;

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 2. Non-Cash Availment Authority (NCAA) – authority issued by the DBM to
agencies to cover the liquidation of their actual obligations incurred against
available allotments for availment of proceeds from loans/grants through
supplier’s credit/constructive cash;

3. Cash Disbursement Ceiling (CDC) – authority issued by DBM to the Department

of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to
utilize their income collected/retained by their Foreign Service Posts (FSPs) to
cover their operating requirements, but not to exceed the released allotment to the
said post; and

4. Notice of Transfer of Allocation – authority issued by the Central Office to its

regional and operating units to cover the latter’s cash requirements.

Sec. 4. 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:

a. Entity incurring the obligation;

b. Program, Activity and Project (PAP);

c. Object of expenditures, including personnel services (PS), maintenance and other

operating expenditures (MOOE), financial expenses (FE), and capital outlays (CO);

d. Region or locality of use;

e. Economic or functional classification of the expenditures;

f. Obligational authority and cash transactions arising from fund releases; and

g. Such other classifications as may be necessary for the budget process.

Sec. 5. Monitoring of the Budget. The budget shall be monitored by the Budget
Division/Units of NGAs through the maintenance of registries for that purpose.

Sec. 6. Registries of Revenue and Other Receipts. The Registries of Revenue and
Other Receipts (Appendices 7, 7A, 7B, 7C and 7D) shall be maintained by the Budget
Division/Unit of NGAs to monitor the revenue and other receipts estimated/budgeted, collected
and remitted/deposited.

Sec. 7. Procedures in Monitoring and Recognizing Revenue and Other Receipts

a. Recognizing Estimated Revenue/Other Receipts

Area of Seq.
Activity
Responsibility No.
Budget Division/Unit
Staff Concerned 1 Receives copy of the Estimated Revenue per
Approved Budget of the Agency (ERABA).
Records the same in the logbook and forwards
the ERABA and the supporting documents
(SDs) to the Budget Staff.

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Activity
Responsibility No.
Budget Staff 2 Records the estimated revenue/other receipts
in the appropriate column of the RROR.
Files the RROR and the copy of ERABA for
reference.

b. Recognizing Revenue/Other Receipts Collected and Deposited

Area of Seq.
Activity
Responsibility No.
Budget Division/Unit
Staff Concerned 1 Receives from the Cash/Treasury Unit or
other unit concerned of the entity the copy of
the Report of Collections and Deposits
(RCD), TRA (Note 1), Cash Receipts Register
(CRReg) (Note 2) and Credit Memo/Abstract
of Deposits (Note 3). Records the same in the
logbook and forwards the documents to the
Budget Staff.

Note 1 – The TRA is used by the Bureau

of Internal Revenue (BIR) to
recognize the income from
taxes withheld by various
NGAs.
Note 2 – The CRReg is used by
operating units of NGAs
without complete set of books
of accounts such as foreign-
based government agencies,
etc.
Note 3 – The Credit Memo/Abstract of
Deposits from the bank is used
to recognize revenue deposited
with the National Treasury
through the AGDBs or
Authorized Agent Banks
(AABs).

Budget Staff 2 Records the collections of revenue/other

receipts/constructive receipts of revenue
under the appropriate column of the RROR.
Files the RROR and the copy of RCD and
supporting documents for reference.

Sec. 8. Registry of Appropriations and Allotments. The Registry of Appropriations

and Allotments (RAPAL) (Appendix 8) shall be maintained by NGAs to monitor appropriations
and allotments charged thereto. It shall show the original, supplemental and final budget for the
year and all allotments received charged against the corresponding appropriation. The balance is
extracted every time an entry is made to prevent incurrence of overdraft in appropriations.
Separate RAPAL shall be maintained by fund cluster and by Major Final Output
(MFO)/PAP/Appropriation Acts.

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 Sec. 9. Procedures in Recording Appropriations and Allotments. The procedures for
recording appropriations and allotments are as follows:

Area of Seq.
Activity
Responsibility No.
Staff Concerned 1 Receives the GAA and the allotment release documents from
the DBM. Records the same in the logbook and forwards
these documents to the Budget Staff for recording in the
RAPAL and RAOD.

Budget Staff 2 Records the appropriations and allotments in the

appropriate columns of the RAPAL and the RAOD.
Forwards a copy of the allotment release documents to the
Accounting Division/Unit for reference.

Note – The amount of allotment should not exceed the

authorized appropriations in the GAA. If the
allotment exceeds the appropriation, appropriate
actions should be taken.

Sec. 10. Registries of Allotments, Obligations and Disbursements. The Registries of

Allotments, Obligations and Disbursements (RAOD) shall be maintained by the Budget
Division/Unit of agencies to record allotments, obligations and disbursements. It shall show the
allotments received for the year, obligations incurred against the corresponding allotment and the
actual disbursements made. The balance is extracted every time an entry is made to prevent
incurrence of obligations in excess of allotment and overdraft in disbursements against obligations
incurred. The RAODs shall be maintained by appropriation act, fund cluster, MFO/PAP, and
allotment class.

a. Registry of Allotments, Obligations and Disbursements-Personnel Services

(RAOD-PS) (Appendix 9A) shall be used to record the allotments received,
obligations incurred and disbursements classified under PS.

b. Registry of Allotments, Obligations and Disbursements-Maintenance and Other

Operating Expenses (RAOD-MOOE) (Appendix 9B) shall be used to record the
allotments received, obligations incurred and disbursements classified under MOOE.

c. Registry of Allotments, Obligations and Disbursements-Financial Expenses

(RAOD-FE) (Appendix 9C) shall be used to record the allotments received,
obligations incurred and disbursements classified under FE.

d. Registry of Allotments, Obligations and Disbursements-Capital Outlays (RAOD-CO)

(Appendix 9D) shall be used to record the allotments received, obligations incurred
and disbursements classified under CO.

Sec. 11. Obligation Request and Status. The incurrence of obligations shall be made
through the issuance of Obligation Request and Status (ORS) (Appendix 11). The ORS shall be
prepared by the Requesting/Originating Office supported by valid claim documents like DVs,
payrolls, purchase/job orders, itinerary of travel, etc. The Head of the Requesting/Originating
Office or his/her authorized representative shall certify in the Section A of the ORS as to the
necessity and legality of charges to the budget under his/her supervision, and validity, propriety
and legality of SDs. The Head of the Budget Division/Unit shall certify to the availability of
allotment and such is duly obligated by signing in Section B of the ORS.

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 Sec. 12. Subsidiary Record for Obligation. A subsidiary record to monitor a particular
obligation shall be maintained by the Budget Division/Unit in Section C of the ORS. It shall
contain the original amount of obligation, payable (goods delivered and services rendered) and the
actual amount paid.

Sec. 13. Adjustment of Obligation. Adjustment of obligation incurred after the

processing of the claim by the Accounting Division/Unit shall be made through the use of Notice
of Obligation Request and Status Adjustment (NORSA) (Appendix 12). The adjustment shall be
effected through a positive entry (if additional obligation is necessary) or a negative entry (if
reduction is necessary) in the ‘Obligation’ column of the ORS and RAOD.

Sec. 14. Notice of Obligation Request and Status Adjustment. The NORSA shall be
prepared by the Accounting Division/Unit after the processing of the claim which shall be used in
adjusting the original amount obligated to the actual obligations incurred in the RAOD. It shall
be forwarded by the Accounting Division/Unit to the Budget Division/Unit to take up the
adjustments of obligation in the RAOD. The following transactions shall also need adjustments
of obligations:

Transactions Supporting Documents

a. Refund of cash advance granted during Certified copies of official receipts and
the year other SDs
b. Over/Underpayment of expenditures Certified copies of official receipts and
during the year bills and other SDs
c. Disallowances pertaining to expenses Certified copies of official receipts and
incurred during the validity period of bills, notice that the disallowances are
the budget that became final and final and executory, and other SDs
executory during the same period

Sec. 15. Procedures in Recording Obligation. Obligation shall be recorded in the

appropriate RAOD through ORS with the following procedures:

Area of Seq.
Activity
Responsibility No.
Budget Division/Unit
Staff Concerned 1 Receives the ORS, duly signed by the Head of the
Requesting Office, including copies of DV/Payroll,
Contract/Purchase Order (PO) and other SDs from
office/personnel concerned. Verifies completeness of
the documents. If complete, records the same in the
logbook maintained for the purpose and forwards the
documents to the Budget Staff for processing. If
incomplete, returns the documents to the Requesting
Office for completion.

Budget Staff 2 Receives the ORS and its SDs from the Staff concerned.
Verifies availability of allotment based on the
appropriate RAOD. If allotment is not available, returns
the documents to the office/personnel concerned.

3 If allotment is available, assigns number on the ORS

based on the Control Logbook maintained for the
purpose. Records the amount obligated based on the
ORS in the ‘Obligation’ column of the RAOD. Initials

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Activity
Responsibility No.
in Section B of the ORS and forward all copies of the
documents to the Head of the Budget Division/Unit for
signature.

Head of Budget 4 Reviews the ORS and SDs. If in order, signs the
Division/Unit certification in Section B of the ORS. Forwards the ORS
and SDs to the Budget Staff.

Budget Staff 5 Forwards the ORS and SDs to the Accounting

Division/Unit for processing of the claim. Retains
original copy of the ORS for maintenance/monitoring of
obligation status.

Note – For the succeeding activities, refer to Chapter 6-

Disbursements.

Sec. 16. Recording of Disbursement in the RAOD. The disbursements shall be posted
under the ‘Payment’ column of Section C of the ORS based on the Reports of Checks Issued
(RCI)/Report of ADA Issued (RADAI) (Appendix 13)/TRA and JEV and recorded in the
appropriate RAOD by the Budget Division/Unit.

Sec. 17. Procedures for the Recording of Disbursements and Adjustment of

Obligation. The procedures for the recording of disbursements and adjustment of obligation are
as follows:

Area of Seq.
Activity
Responsibility No.
Budget Division/Unit
Staff Concerned 1 Receives copies of RCI, RADAI, TRA, JEV and
NORSA from the Accounting Division/Unit as basis for
posting in Section C of the ORS and recording to RAOD.
Records in the Logbook and forwards the RCI, RADAI,
TRA, JEV and NORSA to Budget Staff concerned for
recording in the RAOD and updating Section C of the
ORS.

Recording of Disbursements
Budget Staff 2 Posts the RCI/RADAI/TRA/JEV and pertinent
Check/ADA/TRA numbers in Section C, ‘Payment’
column of the ORS and ‘Disbursements’ column of the
RAOD.

3 In Section C of the ORS, determines the balance of

unpaid obligations by subtracting the amount of
disbursements from obligations. Files the RCI, RADAI,
TRA, JEV and other documents for reference.

Adjustment of Obligation
4 Posts the NORSA in the ‘Obligation’ column of Section
C of the ORS. If the original amount is lesser than the
actual obligation after the processing of the claim, a

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Activity
Responsibility No.
positive entry corresponding to additional obligation
shall be recorded in the RAOD based on the NORSA. If
the original obligation is greater, a negative entry
representing the excess shall be recorded in the RAOD.

Sec. 18. Registries of Budget, Utilization and Disbursements. The Registries of

Budget, Utilization and Disbursements (RBUD) shall be used to record the approved special
budget and the corresponding utilizations and disbursements charged to retained income
authorized under R.A. 8292 for SUCs and other retained income collection of a national
government agency with similar authority, Revolving Funds and Trust Receipts/Custodial Funds.
It shall be maintained by legal/authority, fund cluster, MFO/PAP and budget classification.

a. Registry of Budget, Utilization and Disbursements-Personnel Services (RBUD-PS)

(Appendix 10A) shall be used to record the budget utilizations and disbursements
classified under PS.

b. Registry of Budget, Utilization and Disbursements-Maintenance and Other Operating

Expenses (RBUD-MOOE) (Appendix 10B) shall be used to record the budget
utilizations and disbursements classified under MOOE.

c. Registry of Budget, Utilization and Disbursements-Financial Expenses (RBUD-FE)

(Appendix 10C) shall be used to record the budget utilizations and disbursements
classified under FE.

d. Registry of Budget, Utilization and Disbursements-Capital Outlays (RBUD-CO)

(Appendix 10D) shall be used to record the budget utilizations and disbursements
classified under CO.

Sec. 19. Budget Utilization Request and Status. The incurrence of budget utilization
shall be made through the issuance of Budget Utilization Request and Status (BURS) (Appendix
14). The BURS shall be prepared by the Requesting/Originating Office supported by valid claim
documents like DV, payroll, purchase/job order, itinerary of travel, etc. The Head of
Requesting/Originating Office or his/her authorized representative shall certify in Section A of the
BURS as to the necessity and legality of charges to the budget under his/her supervision, and
validity and propriety of SDs. The Head of Budget Division/Unit shall certify to the availability
of budget and its utilization in accordance with its purpose by signing in Section B of the BURS.

Sec. 20. Subsidiary Record for Budget Utilization. The Section C of the BURS shall
serve as the subsidiary record to monitor budget utilization to be maintained by the Budget
Division/Unit. It shall contain the original amount of utilization, payable (goods delivered and
services rendered) and the actual amount paid after the processing of the claim.

Sec. 21. Adjustment of Budget Utilization. Adjustment of budget utilization after the
processing of the claim by the Accounting Division/Unit shall be made through the use of Notice
of Budget Utilization Request and Status Adjustment (NBURSA) (Appendix 15). The adjustment
shall be effected thru a positive entry (if additional utilization is necessary) or a negative entry (if
reduction is necessary) in the ‘Utilization’ column of the BURS and RBUD.

Sec. 22. Notice of Budget Utilization Request and Status Adjustment. The
NBURSA shall be prepared by the Accounting Division/Unit after the processing of the claim
which shall be used in adjusting the original amount utilized to the actual utilizations in the
RBUD. It shall be forwarded by the Accounting Division/Unit to Budget Division/Unit to take up

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the adjustments of utilization in the RBUD. The following transactions shall also need
adjustments of budget utilizations:

Transactions Supporting Documents

a. Refund of cash advance granted during Certified copies of official receipts and
the year other SDs
b. Over/Underpayment of expenditures Certified copies of official receipts and
during the year bills and other SDs
c. Disallowances pertaining to expenses Certified copies of official receipts and
incurred during the validity period of bills, notice that the disallowances are
the budget that became final and final and executory, and other SDs
executory during the same period

Sec. 23. Recording of Disbursement in the RBUD. The disbursement shall be posted
in Section C of the BURS and recorded in the appropriate RBUD based on the RCI, RADAI,
TRA and JEV furnished by the Cashier/Accounting Units to Budget Division/Unit.

Sec. 24. Procedures in Monitoring Budget, Utilizations and Disbursements charged

to Retained Income, Revolving Funds and Trust Receipts/Custodial Funds. The procedures
are as follows:

Area of Seq.
Activity
Responsibility No.
Posting of Approved Budget
Budget Division/Unit
Receiving/Releasing 1 Receives the approved budget (AB) from the concerned
Staff entity official. Records the same in the logbook and
forwards the AB to the Staff Concerned for recording in
the appropriate RBUD.

Staff Concerned 2 Records the AB in the ‘Budgeted Amount’ column of the

RBUD and forwards copies of the budget documents to
the Accounting Division/Unit for reference.

Posting of Utilization
Receiving/Releasing 3 Receives the BURS, duly signed by the head of the
Staff Requesting Office including copies of DV/Payroll,
Contract/PO and other SDs from concerned
office/personnel. Verifies completeness of the documents.
If complete, records the same in the logbook maintained
for the purpose and forwards the documents to Staff
Concerned for recording of utilizations in the appropriate
RBUD. If incomplete, returns the documents to
Requesting Office for completion.

Staff Concerned 4 Receives the BURS and its SDs from Receiving/Releasing
Staff. Verifies availability of budget based on the
appropriate RBUD.

5 If budget is available, assigns number on the BURS based

on the Control Logbook maintained for the purpose.
Records the amount utilized based on the BURS in the
‘Utilization’ column of the RBUD. Initials in Section B of
the BURS and forward all copies of the documents to the
Head of the Budget Division/Unit for signature. If budget
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Activity
Responsibility No.
is not available, returns the documents to the
office/personnel concerned.

Head of Budget 6 Reviews the BURS and SDs. Signs the certification in
Division/Unit Section B of the BURS. Forwards to the Staff Concerned
the BURS and SDs.

Staff Concerned 7 Records in the logbook the release of the BURS and SDs
to the Accounting Division/Unit for processing of the
claim. Retains original copy of the BURS for
maintenance/monitoring of utilization status.

Note – For the succeeding activities, refer to Chapter 6-

Disbursements.

Posting of Disbursement
Receiving/Releasing 8 Records in the logbook the receipt of the RCI and RADAI
Staff from the Cash Unit, and TRA, JEV and NBURSA from
the Accounting Division/Unit. Forwards the same to Staff
Concerned.

Staff Concerned 9 Posts the RCI/RADAI/TRA/JEV in Section C, Payment

column of the BURS and to the Disbursement column of
the RBUD.

10 In Section C of the BURS, determines the balance of

unpaid utilizations. Files the RCI, RADAI, TRA, JEV and
other documents for reference.

Adjustment of Utilization
Staff Concerned 11 Posts the NBURSA in the ‘Utilization’ column of Section
C of the BURS. For any excess of the actual budget
utilization over the original amount, a positive entry
corresponding to additional utilization shall be recorded in
the RBUD based on the NBURSA. If the original
utilization is greater, a negative entry representing the
excess shall be recorded in the RBUD.

Sec. 25. Presentation of Budget Information in the Financial Statements on a

Comparable Basis. An entity shall prepare a comparison of the budget and actual amounts spent
as a separate statement since the budget and the financial statements are not prepared on a
comparable basis in accordance with PPSAS (Par. 23, PPSAS 24).

Sec. 26. Statement of Comparison of Budget and Actual Amounts. This shall be
prepared based on the various registries maintained by the Budget Division/Unit such as the
RRORs, RAPAL, RAOD/RBUD and other SDs. The data on Actual Amounts shall be verified
by the Accounting Division/Unit in the Statement of Cash Flows (SCF). The statement shall
present the following:

a. The original (approved appropriations, prior year’s not yet due and demandable
obligations) and final budget (continuing appropriations, transfers, realignments and
withdrawals) amounts;
b. The actual amounts on a comparable basis; and
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 c. By way of note disclosure, an explanation of the material differences between the
budget and actual amounts, which are not included in the financial statements.

(NAME OF THE ENTITY)

STATEMENT OF COMPARISON OF BUDGET AND ACTUAL AMOUNT
(ALL FUNDS OR NAME OF FUND)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015
(in thousand pesos)
Actual Difference
Budgeted Amounts
Amounts on Final
Particulars
Comparable Budget
Original Final Basis and Actual
Notes
RECEIPTS
Tax Revenue 3.13 & 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Services and Business
Income 3.14 & 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Assistance and Subsidy 3.13 & 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Shares, Grants and
Donations 3.13 & 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Gains 3.14 & 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Others 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Total Receipts xxx xxx xxx xxx

PAYMENTS
Personnel Services 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Maintenance and Other
Operating Expenses 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Capital Outlay 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Financial Expenses 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Others 3.15 xxx xxx xxx xxx
Total Payments xxx xxx xxx xxx
NET RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS xxx xxx xxx xxx

The above statement should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes.

Sec. 27. Changes from Original to Final Budget. An entity shall present an
explanation of whether the changes between the original and final budget are a consequence of
reallocations within the budget by way of note disclosure in the FSs.

Sec. 28. Reconciliation of Actual Amounts on a Comparable Basis (Budget) and

Actual Amounts in the Financial Statements. The actual amounts presented on a comparable
basis to the budget shall be reconciled with the actual amounts presented in the FSs identifying
separately the differences classified as follows:

a. Basis Differences, which occur when the approved budget is prepared on a basis
other than the accounting basis;

b. Timing Differences, which occur when the budget period differs from the reporting
period reflected in the FSs; and

c. Entity Differences, which occur when the budget omits program or entities that are
part of the entity for which the FSs are prepared.

The reconciliation shall be disclosed as part of the Notes to the FSs.

Sec. 29. Disclosures of Budgetary Basis, Period and Scope. An entity shall explain in
the notes to the FSs the budgetary basis (cash or accrual, or some modification thereof) used in
the preparation and presentation of the budget and the accounting basis used in the financial

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statements. The period and the entities included in the approved budget shall also be identified in
the notes to financial statements.

Sec. 30. Procedures for the Preparation of the Statement of Comparison of Budget
and Actual Amounts

Area of Seq.
Activity
Responsibility No.
Budget Division/Unit
Staff Concerned 1 Based on the RRORs, RAPAL, RAODs/RBUDs and SDs,
obtain the data on budgeted and actual revenue,
appropriations, allotments, obligations/utilizations and
disbursements and post these in the appropriate column of the
SCBAA.

Note 1 – The number in the ‘Notes’ column shall

correspond to those shown in the Notes to FS
prepared by the agency.
Note 2 – The Receipts portion of the statement shall
contain the various revenue and other receipts
of the agency showing the following:
a. Budgeted Amount:
Original – the approved estimated
revenue of the entity per major
account based on the RROR
maintained by the agency
Final – the approved estimated revenue
of the entity after effecting the
adjustments as reflected in the
RROR.
In cases where the estimated revenue
was not reflected on the approved
budget, the actual collections shall be
considered as the estimated revenue
(final). The same shall be disclosed in
the notes to the FSs.
b. Actual Amounts on Comparable Basis –
refer to collections received from
revenue transaction based on the RCD,
CRReg (for OU without complete set of
books) and CM/Abstract of Deposit as
posted in the RROR
The NCA received for funding
requirements of the agency shall not be
considered as receipts for the purpose of
this statement.
Note 3 – The Payments portion of the SCBAA shall
contain the expenditures of the agency
classified into PS, MOOE, CO, FE and Other
Disbursements showing the following:
a. Budgeted Amount:
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Activity
Responsibility No.
Original – the approved appropriations
of the agency as reflected in the
GAA and other appropriations law.
Final – the approved appropriations of
the agency after effecting the
adjustments (transfers, realignments
and withdrawals) as reflected in the
RAPAL.
b. Actual Amounts on Comparable Basis –
refer to actual payments/disbursements
posted in the RAOD based on the RCI,
RADAI, TRA and JEV for disbursements
not recorded in the RCI and RADAI. For
Operating Units without complete set of
books, the source documents are the
CBReg, CDReg and the JEV.

Note 4 – This statement shall be prepared by fund

cluster based on the UACS.

Note 5 – In addition to Note 4, a consolidated/combined

statement of all fund clusters shall be prepared.

Budget Staff 2 Prepares the SCBAA in two (2) copies and forwards to the
Accounting Division/Unit for verification of the actual
amounts with the accounting records and the SCF.

Note 6 – The difference between the Final Budget and the

Actual Amounts in the SCBAA shall be
reconciled with the balances of unreleased
appropriations/budget, unobligated allotments/
unutilized budget, and unpaid obligations/
utilizations reflected in the SAAODB/SABUDB.

Head of Budget 3 Signs the “Certified Correct” portion of the SCBAA.

Division/Unit/
Budget Officer

Accounting
Division/Unit
Accounting Staff 4 Receives the 2 copies of the SCBAA from the Budget
Concerned Division/Unit and retrieves the copy of the SCF. Verifies the
receipts and payments on the Actual Amount columns of the
SCBAA with the inflows and outflows in the SCF.
Coordinate with the Budget Division/Unit discrepancy
discovered, if any. Once verified, forwards the 2 copies of the
SCBBA and SCF to the Head of Accounting Unit/Chief
Accountant.

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Activity
Responsibility No.
Head of 5 Signs the Certified Correct portion of the SCBAA.
Accounting
Division/Unit/Chief
Accountant

Concerned 6 Submits the signed SCBAA to the Audit Team Leader,

Accounting Staff together with other FSs. Furnish one signed copy of the
SCBAA to Budget Division/Unit for file.

Sec. 31. Preparation of the Budget Reports. The following budget reports/documents
as required by DBM and COA shall be submitted:

a. Quarterly Physical Report of Operation (QPRO) – Budget Accountability Report

(BAR) No. 1 (Appendix 16). This report shall reflect the Department’s/Agency’s
actual physical accomplishments as at a given quarter, in terms of the performance
measures indicated in its Physical Plan.

b. Statement of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances –

Financial Accountability Report (FAR) No. 1 (SAAODB) (Appendix 17). This report
shall reflect the authorized appropriations and adjustments, total allotments received
including transfers, total obligations, total disbursements and the balances of
unreleased appropriations, unobligated allotments, and unpaid obligations of a
department/office/entity by source and by allotment class. It shall be presented by:

1. Fund Authorization;
2. Major Final Output;
3. Program/Activity/Project; and
4. Major Programs/Projects - identified by Key Result area (KRA)

c. Summary of Appropriations, Allotments, Obligations, Disbursements and Balances

by Object of Expenditures – FAR No. 1.A (SAAODBOE) (Appendix 18). This report
shall be prepared by Funding Source Code (FSC) as clustered and shall reflect the
summary of appropriations, allotments, obligations, disbursements and balances
detailed by object of expenditures consistent with the COA Revised Chart of
Accounts per COA Circular No. 2013-002 dated January 30, 2013 and the Adoption
of the PPSAS per COA Resolution No. 2014-003 dated January 24, 2014.

d. List of Allotments and Sub-Allotments – FAR No. 1.B (Appendix 19). This report
shall reflect the allotments released by the DBM and the sub-allotments issued by the
Entity Central Office/RO, their corresponding numbers, date of issuance, and
amounts by allotment class and FSC. The total allotments per this report should be
equal to the total allotments appearing in the SAAODB (FAR No. 1).

e. Statement of Approved Budget, Utilizations, Disbursements and Balances –

FAR No. 2 (Appendix 20). This report shall reflect the approved budget, the
utilizations, disbursements and balance of the entity’s income authorized by law to
use, such as OWWA/SUCs, duly approved by their Board of Trustee/Regents and
shall be prepared by FSC as clustered.

f. Summary of Approved Budget, Utilizations, Disbursements and Balances by Object

of Expenditures – FAR No. 2.A (Appendix 21). This report shall reflect the details of
the approved budget, utilizations, disbursements and balance of the entity’s income
authorized by law to use presented by object of expenditures consistent with the COA
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 Revised Chart of Accounts and shall be prepared by Funding Source Code as
clustered.

g. Aging of Due and Demandable Obligations – FAR No. 3 (Appendix 22). This report
shall be prepared by FSC as clustered and shall reflect the balance of unpaid
obligations as indicated in the Obligation Request (ObR) and the ADDOs as at year-
end.

h. Monthly Report of Disbursements – FAR No. 4 (Appendix 23). The report shall
reflect the total disbursements made by department, office or entity and operating unit
from the following disbursement authorities:

1. Notice of Cash Allocation;

2. NCA for Working Fund issued to BTr as an advance funding from loan/grant
proceeds in favor of an entity;
3. Tax Remittance Advice issued;
4. CDC issued by departments with foreign-based agencies or units;
5. Non-Cash Availment Authority; and
6. Others, e.g. Customs, Duties and Taxes (CDT), BTr Documentary Stamps.

The report shall track the actual disbursement of the departments/agencies against
their Disbursement Program. The reasons for over or under spending shall be
indicated.

i. Quarterly Report of Revenue and Other Receipts – FAR No. 5 (Appendix 24). This
report shall reflect the actual revenue and other receipts/collections from all sources
remitted with the BTr and deposited in other AGDB for the current year presented by
quarter, and by specific sources consistent with the COA Revised Chart of Accounts.

Sec. 32. Submission of Budget and Financial Accountability Reports. All

departments/agencies shall observe the following timelines in submitting the required FARs to
COA-GAS and DBM:

a. Within thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter –

1. SAAODB – FAR No. 1

2. SAAODBOE – FAR No. 1.A
3. List of Allotments/Sub-Allotments - FAR No. 1.B
4. SABUDB – FAR No. 2
5. SABUDBOE – FAR No. 2.A
6. QRROR – FAR No. 5

b. On or before 30th day following the end of the year – ADDO – FAR No. 3

c. On or before 30th day of the following month covered – MRD – FAR No. 4

d. On or before February 14 of the following calendar year – Consolidated Statement of

Allotments, Obligations, and Balances per Summary of Appropriations under FCR
under GAA, GARO, and SARO.

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 Chapter 4

RESPONSIBILITY ACCOUNTING

Sec. 1. Scope. This Chapter covers the definition of terms, objectives, concepts,
presentation of costs and revenue in the financial statements, and the responsibility center code
structure.

Sec. 2. Definition of Terms. For the purpose of this Manual, the terms used in this
chapter shall be construed to mean as follows:

a. Responsibility Accounting – provides access to cost and revenue information under

the supervision of a manager having a direct responsibility for its performance. It is a
system that measures the plans (by budgets) and actions (by actual results) of each
responsibility center.

b. Responsibility Center – is a part, segment, unit or function of a government agency,

headed by a manager, who is accountable for a specified set of activities. Except for
some, which derive most of their income from collection of taxes and fees, NGAs are
basically cost centers which primary purpose is to render service to the public at the
lowest possible cost. Cost centers are established to provide each government
agency’s accessibility to cost information and to facilitate cost monitoring at any
given period.

Sec. 3. Objectives of Responsibility Accounting. Responsibility accounting aims to: a)

ensure that all costs and revenues are properly charged/credited to the correct responsibility center
so that deviations from the budget can be readily attributed to managers accountable therefor; b)
provide a basis for making decisions for future operations; and c) facilitate review activities,
monitoring the performance of each responsibility center and evaluation of the effectiveness of
agency’s operations.

Sec. 4. Concepts of Responsibility Accounting. The following are the concepts of

responsibility accounting:

a. Responsibility accounting involves accumulating and reporting data on revenues and

costs on the basis of the manager’s action who has authority to make the day-to-day
decisions about the items;

b. Evaluation of a manager’s performance is based on the matters directly under his

control;

c. Responsibility accounting can be used at every level of management in which the

following conditions exist:

1. Cost and revenues can be directly associated with the specific level of
management responsibility;

2. Costs and revenues are controllable at the level of responsibility with which they
are associated; and

3. Budget data can be developed for evaluating the manager’s effectiveness in

controlling the costs and revenues.

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 d. The reporting of costs and revenues under responsibility accounting differs from
budgeting in two respects:

1. A distinction is made between controllable and non-controllable costs.

i. A cost is considered controllable at a given level of managerial responsibility

if the manager has the power to incur it within a given period of time. It
follows that (1) all costs are controllable by top management because of the
broad range of its activity; and (2) fewer costs are controllable as one move
down to lower level of managerial responsibility because of the manager’s
decreasing authority.

ii. Non-controllable costs are costs incurred indirectly and allocated to a

responsibility level.

2. Performance reports either emphasize or include only items controllable by

individual manager.

e. A responsibility reporting system involves the preparation of a report for each level of
responsibility. Responsibility reports usually compare actual costs with flexible
budget data. The reports show only controllable costs and no distinction is made
between variable and fixed costs.

f. Evaluation of a manager’s performance for cost centers is based on his ability to meet
budgeted goals for controllable costs.

Sec. 5. Presentation of Revenue in the Financial Statements. An agency shall

present, in the notes of the SFPer the total revenue, classified by MFO/PAP and by major
classification of the nature of revenue attributed to the major offices/organizational unit of the
agency.

Sec. 6. Presentation of Costs in the Financial Statements. An agency shall present, in

the notes of the SFPer, an analysis of expenses using a classification based on the MFO/PAP and
by major classification of the nature of revenue attributed to the major offices/organizational unit
of the agency. The analysis of expense by MFO/PAP classifies expenses according to the
program or purpose for which they were made. This method can provide more relevant
information to users although allocating costs to functions may require arbitrary allocations and
involves considerable judgment.

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 Sec. 7. Responsibility Center Code Structure. Each NGA shall be assigned a
responsibility center code defined as organization code in the UACS Manual. For monitoring
revenue and expenses, additional three digit codes for the agency’s major offices/departments
shall be appended to the organization code. The organization code and the agency’s major
offices/departments’ code shall consist of 15 digits as follows:

00 000 0000000 000

Organization
Department

Agency

Lower Level
Operating Unit

Additional code for major office/department

Major Office/
Department

Example: National Government of the Commission on Audit

31 000 0100000 000

Commission on Audit

Agency (none)

Central Office

Additional code for major office/department

National Government
Sector

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