State of Andhra Pradesh - Act
The Andhra Pradesh Municipalities (Preparation of Accounts) Rules, 2017
ANDHRA PRADESH
India
India
The Andhra Pradesh Municipalities (Preparation of Accounts) Rules, 2017
Rule THE-ANDHRA-PRADESH-MUNICIPALITIES-PREPARATION-OF-ACCOUNTS-RULES-2017 of 2017
- Published on 24 April 2017
- Commenced on 24 April 2017
- [This is the version of this document from 24 April 2017.]
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1. Title and Application.
2. Definitions.
3. Accounting system.
4. Funds to be maintained.
5. Chart of Accounts.
- Accounting entries shall be identified with a standard chart of accounts consisting of6. Account Code.
7. Rounding off.
- All amounts shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee; an amount of fifty paise and above shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee, while an amount below fifty paise shall be rounded off to the immediately lower rupee.8. Responsibility of Councils.
- Every Council shall follow the accounting system and chart of accounts, and maintain such books of account as prescribed in these rules to accurately record all incomes, expenditures, liabilities and assets in respect of each fund as specified in Rule 4.Chapter - III Books of Accounts and Accounting Documents9. Books of Accounts.
10. Maintenance of books of accounts and records.
11. Cash Book.
12. Journal Book.
13. Ledger.
14. Accounting Documents.
15. Cash/Bank Receipt Voucher.
16. Cash/Bank Payment Voucher.
17. Contra Voucher.
18. Journal Voucher.
19. Voucher Numbering.
- Vouchers shall be numbered for each Form series (Form No.4, 5, 6 or 7 as the case may be) separately. Separate serial numbers shall be maintained for cash transactions and for each bank transaction. Separate serial numbers shall also be maintained for each fund.Chapter - IV General Procedure for Accounting of Income20. Accounting of income on accrual basis.
21. Income accounted on cash basis.
- Incomes which do not fulfill the criteria of accrual as mentioned in Rule 20, shall be accounted as and when they are actually collected or received by the municipality.Chapter - V General Procedure for Accounting of Receipts22. All moneys to be brought to account.
23. Cash and Accounts sections to be kept distinct.
- The Cash and Accounts sections of the municipal office shall be kept distinct from each other and under distinct officials who shall be termed as 'Cashier/Shroff and 'Accountant' respectively. The same person shall not receive the collection and compile the accounts on behalf of the Council.24. Issue of receipt for moneys received.
25. Deposit of amount received in the designated bank.
26. Collections at designated banks directly.
- In respect of direct collections by designated banks, the payer shall submit the amount to the bank along with challan in triplicate. The bank shall accept the remittance and return one copy of acknowledged challan to the party. The bank shall retain one copy with it and send the third copy of the challan to the municipality along with daily bank statement.27. Collection Register.
28. Summary of Daily Collections.
29. Accounting of collections.
- Based on the summary of daily collections, the amount collected during the day shall be accounted through a Bank Receipt Voucher as follows30. Updation of details regarding cheques /drafts.
31. Updation of Subsidiary Ledgers.
32. Charge of expenditure.
- No expenditure shall be charged against the Municipal Fund, unless there is provision in the Budget Estimate and sanction from the appropriate authority.33. Accrual of expenditure.
34. Claims against Municipal Funds.
35. Payment of bills.
36. Settlement of claims.
37. Payments from municipal funds.
38. Cash payment out of Permanent Advance.
39. Cheque payment.
40. Payment through Bank Transfer.
41. Payments to be covered by receipts.
42. Accounting of payments.
43. Updation of Subsidiary Ledgers.
44. Responsibility of the Council.
- It shall be the responsibility of the Council to identify and list out all persons liable for payment of tax, fees, charges or any sum due to it; and maintain their record in a manner that the amounts due, collections made and balances due are available in respect of all such persons.45. Demand Registers.
46. Accounting of property and other taxes.
47. Provision for doubtful realization.
48. Accounting of water supply transactions.
49. Provision for doubtful recovery of water charges.
50. Accounting for license fees.
51. Provision for doubtful recovery of license fees.
52. Accounting of rental income from municipal properties.
53. Revenue by way of fees from markets, slaughter houses etc.
54. Revenue from other incomes through miscellaneous sales.
55. Accounting of other incomes such as fees etc.
- Where the fees cannot be ascertained in advance as accruable, the income there from shall be accounted as and when they are actually collected or received by the municipality in accordance with rule 21.56. Accounting of assigned revenues.
57. Provision for doubtful recovery of rentals and other incomes.
58. Government grants.
59. Accounting of grants.
60. Payment of work bills.
61. Accounting of contractor bills.
62. Capitalisation of fixed assets.
- When as asset is ready and put to use, the amount spent on the asset which was recorded under 'capital work-in-progress' account, shall be capitalized by debit to the appropriate 'fixed asset' account and credit to 'capital work-in-progress' account.63. Register of Fixed Assets.
64. Valuation of fixed assets.
65. Depreciation on fixed assets.
66. Asset Replacement Register.
67. Revaluation of fixed assets.
68. Advances.
69. Accounting of advances.
70. Permanent Advance.
71. Investments.
72. Deposits.
73. Refund of deposits.
74. Lapse of deposit.
75. Borrowings.
76. Municipal Bonds/Debentures.
77. Sinking Fund/Escrow Account.
78. Appropriation of loans, endowments and other funds.
79. Bank reconciliation.
80. Period end procedures.
81. Monthly statement of receipts and payments.
82. Monthly Trial balance and DCB statement.
83. Annual financial statements.
84. Financial Statements at the end of each quarter.
85. Submission of Receipt and Payment Statement to Government.
- The Municipality shall prepare the Receipt and Payment Statement every quarterly, half-yearly and annually and submit to Government by establishing linkage through Comprehensive Financial Management System (CFMS)86. Audit of annual accounts comprising various financial statements.
- The Annual Accounts comprising various Financial Statements, on approval by the Council, shall be forwarded to the auditor appointed by Government for the purpose of audit.Chapter - XX Computerized Accounting87. Computerised accounting.
88. Preparation of Opening Balance Sheet.
89. Adoption of the Opening Balance Sheet.
- After preparation of the opening balance sheet, it shall be placed before the Council for approval and adoption.90. Revision of opening balance sheet.
91. Government's orders on discrepancy.
- If there is any discrepancy in interpreting the rules, the matter shall be referred to Government and orders passed thereon shall be final.List of Forms, Registers, Schedules and Tables| SI. No. | Form No. | Details | Reference |
| 1 | Schedule I | Function Codes | Rule 5 |
| 2 | Schedule II | Account Codes -Income | Rule 6 (a) |
| 3 | Schedule III | Account Codes -Expenses | Rule 6 (b) |
| 4 | Schedule IV | Account Codes -Liabilities s | Rule 6 (c) |
| 5 | Schedule V | Account Codes -Assets | Rule 6 (d) |
| 6 | Form 1 | Cash Book | Rule 11 |
| 7 | Form 2 | Journal Book | Rule 12 |
| 8 | Form 3 | Ledger | Rule 13 |
| 9 | Form 4 | Receipt Voucher | Rule 15 |
| 10 | Form 5 | Payment Voucher | Rule 16 |
| 11 | Form 6 | Contra Voucher | Rule 17 |
| 12 | Form 7 | Journal Voucher | Rule 18 |
| 13 | Form 22 | Summary Statement of Bills Raised | Rule 20 (3) & 45 (6) |
| 14 | Form 8 | Receipt | Rule 24 (3) |
| 15 | Form 9 | Receipt Register | Rule 24 (5) |
| 16 | Form 10 | Statement on Status of Cheques Received | Rule 24 (7) |
| 17 | Form 11 | Collection Register | Rule 27 |
| 18 | Form 12 | Summary of Daily Collection | Rule 28 |
| 19 | Form 33 | Function -wise Income Subsidiary Ledger | Rule 31 |
| 20 | Form 13 | Register of Bills for Payment | Rule 34 (4) |
| 21 | Form 14 | Payment Order | Rule 34 (6) & 73 (2) |
| 22 | Form 17 | Register of Permanent Advance | Rule 38 (3) & 70 (4) |
| 23 | Form 15 | Cheque Issue Register | Rule 39 |
| 24 | Form 41 | Bank Advice | Rule 40 (2) |
| 25 | Form 42 | Register of Bank Advices | Rule 40 (5) |
| 26 | Form 34 | Function-wise Expenditure Subsidiary Ledger | Rule 43 |
| 27 | Form 20 | Demand Register | Rule 45 (2), 52 (2), 53 (2) and 54 (2) |
| 28 | G1 | Grant Register | Rule 58 |
| 29 | Form 32 | Register of Land | Rule 63 (1) (a) |
| 30 | Form 30 | Register of Immovable Properties | Rule 63 (1) (b) |
| 31 | Form 31 | Register of Movable Properties | Rule 63 (1) (c) |
| 32 | Form 36 | Register of Public Lighting System | Rule 63 (1) (d) |
| 33 | Form 35 | Asset Replacement Register | Rule 66 |
| 34 | Form 16 | Register of Advances | Rule 68 |
| 35 | IN1 | Investment Ledger/Register | Rule 71 |
| 36 | Form 18 | Register of Deposits | Rule 72 |
| 37 | Form 19 | Summary Statement of Deposits Adjusted | Rule 73 (4) |
| 38 | BR 1 | Register of Loans | Rule 75 |
| 39 | BR 2 | Register of Debentures | Rule 76 |
| 40 | BR 3 | Register of Sinking Funds | Rule 77 |
| 41 | EM 1 | Register of Earmarked Funds | Rule 78 |
| 42 | Table 9.19 | Receipt and Payment Account | Rule 81 (2) & 83 (7) |
| 43 | Table 9.14 | Trial Balance | Rule 82 |
| 44 | Table 9.17 | Balance Sheet | Rule 83 (4) |
| 45 | Table 9.16 | Income and Expenditure Statement | Rule 83 (5) |
| 46 | Table 9.18 | Statement of Cash Flow | Rule 83 (6) |