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City of Lake Ehno February 17, 2006 Page Eighteen • Governments that were phase 2 governments for the purpose of implementation of Statement No. 34 - those with total annual revenues of $10 million or more but less than $100 million - are required to implement this Statement in financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 2007. • Governments that were phase 3 governments for the purpose of implementation of Statement No. 34 - those with total annual revenues of less than $10 million - are required to implement this Statement in financial statements for periods beginning after December 15, 2008. Statement No. 45 gives the following summary, "In addition to pensions, many state and local governmental employers provide other post employment benefits (OPEB) as part of the total compensation offered to attract and retain the services of qualified employees. OPEB includes post employment healthcare, as well as other forms of post employment benefits (for example, life insurance) when provided separately from a pension plan. This Statement establishes standards for the measurement, recognition, and display of OPEB expense/expenditures and related liabilities (assets), note disclosures, and, if applicable, required supplementary information (RSI) in the financial reports of state and local governmental employers." GASB Statement No. 46 - Net Assets Restricted by Legislation an amendment of GASB Statement No. 34 This statement is effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Statement No. 46 gives the following summary "GASB Statement No. 34, Basic Financial Statements - and Management's Discussion and Analysis - for State and Local Governments, requires that limitations on the use of net assets imposed by enabling legislation be reported as restricted net assets. In the process of applying this provision, some governments have had difficulty interpreting the requirement that those restrictions be "legally enforceable." The confusion over this phrase has resulted in a diversity of practice that has diminished comparability. This statement clarifies that a legally enforceable enabling legislation restriction is one that a party external to a government - such as citizens, public interest groups, or the judiciary - can compel a government to honor. The statement states that the legal enforceability of an enabling legislation restriction should be reevaluated if any of the resources raised by the enabling legislation are used for a purpose not specified by the enabling legislation or if a government has other cause for reconsideration. Although the determination that a particular restriction is not legally enforceable may cause a government to review the enforceability of other restrictions, it should not necessarily lead a government to the same conclusion for all enabling legislation restrictions. This statement also specifies the accounting and financial reporting requirements if new enabling legislation replaces existing enabling legislation or if legal enforceability is reevaluated. Finally, this Statement requires governments to disclose the portion of total net assets that is restricted by enabling legislation." GASB Statement No. 47 - Accounting for Termination Benefits In general, Statement No. 47 is effective for financial statements for periods beginning after June 15, 2005. However, for termination benefits that affect defined benefit post employment benefits other than pensions, governments should implement Statement No. 47 simultaneously with Statement No. 45, Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for Post employment Benefits Other Than Pensions. The statement provides accounting and reporting guidance for state and local governments that offer benefits such as early retirement incentives or severance to employees that are involuntarily terminated. The statement requires that similar forms of termination benefits be accounted for in the same manner and is intended to enhance both the consistency of reporting for termination benefits and the comparability of financial statements. 952.835.9090 • Fax 952.835.3261 w .aemopasxom