Psa V
Psa V
Psa V
INTRODUCTION
This module will dwelled on the Federal Treasury Department and the preparation of the treasury
final accounts. You will also learn about the components or units of the Federal Treasury
Department. Furthermore, the functions of the Final Accounts Unit of the Treasury Department
and the various financial statements they prepare will be discussed.
Out of these departments, the Treasury Department of the Federal Ministry of Finance is charged
with the responsibility of preparing the final accounts. To execute this function effectively, the
Department of Treasury is sub-divided into five units:
1. Treasury
2 Final accounts
3 Sub-Treasury
4. Revenue Monitoring
5. Cash Supply
FINAL ACCOUTNS UNIT
It is the ultimate responsibility of the Final Accounts unit within the Treasury Department of the
Accountant-General’s office that is responsible for the production of the final accounts of
government. To do this, the unit obtains information from various sources such as:
2. Statement of responsibility for the financial statements: Here the Accountant-General of the
Federation (or the State) states, among others, that the financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the provision of the Finance (Control and Management) Act, Cap 144 LFN
1990 (as amended) and in compliance with the generally accepted accounting practice.
3. Statement of opinion of the Auditor-General. This is in the form of a Certificate given by the
Auditor –General indicating whether or not the financial statements present a true and fair view
of the financial position of Government as at 31st December of the relevant Year and its
operations for the year ended on that date.
8. Notes to the Financial Statements The formats of the statements are stated below:
FORMAT OF STATEMENT NO 1
CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DEC., 20XX
NOTES CURRENT YR PREVIOUS YR
N N
Cash flow from Operating Activities
Receipts
Statutory Revenue Allocation 3 X X
VAT 4 x x
Internally Generated Revenue 5 x x
Grants / Subventions 6 x x
Miscellaneous 7 x_ x_
Total Receipts. x x
Payments
Personnel Emoluments 8 (x) (x)
Pensions and Gratuities (x) (x)
Consolidated Revenue Fund Charges (x) (x)
Overhead Costs (x) (x)
Public Debt Charges (x) (x)
Recurrent Grants and Subventions (x) (x)
Subsidies (x) (x)
Miscellaneous Expenses 9 (x) (x)
Total Payments. X X