COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT 
REQUIRED BY PUBLIC LAW 100-679 
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
PART VII -
CENTRAL SYSTEM OR GROUP EXPENSES
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
Revision #3 effective 11/4/04

DISCLOSURE BY CENTRAL SYSTEM OFFICE, OR GROUP (INTERMEDIATE ADMINISTRATION) OFFICE, AS APPLICABLE.

Instructions for Part VII

This part should be completed only by the central system office or a group office of an educational system when that office is responsible for administering two or more segments, where it allocates its costs to such segments and where at least one of the segments is required to file Parts I through VI of the Disclosure Statement.

The reporting unit (central system or group office) should disclose how costs of services provided by the reporting unit are, or will be, accumulated and allocated to applicable segments of the institution. For a group office, disclosure should cover all of the subordinate organizations administered by that group office.

Item
No.                                                                                             Item Description

7.1.0     Organizational Structure

On a continuation sheet, list all segments of the university or university system, including hospitals, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDC's), Government-owned Contractor-operated (GOCO) facilities, and lower-tier group offices serviced by the reporting unit.
 

7.2.0     Cost Accumulation and Allocation

On a continuation sheet, provide a description of:
A. The services provided to segments of the university or university system (including hospitals, FFRDC's, GOCO facilities, etc.), in brief.

B. How the costs of the services are identified and accumulated.

C. The basis used to allocate the accumulated costs to the benefitting segments.

D. Any costs that are transferred from a segment to the central system office or the intermediate administrative office, and which are reallocated to another segment(s). If none, so state.

E. Any fixed management fees that are charged to a segment(s) in lieu of a prorata or allocation basis and the basis of such charges. If none, so state.

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