Clearance of accounts 2017 (Linz)

The accounts of a local authority provide information on its economic management and the annual result. The clearance of accounts shall be drawn up in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Federal Ministry of Finance’s Ordinance, the form and structure of the estimates and financial statements of the Länder, the municipalities and the associations of municipalities (the Estimates and Clearance of Accounts Ordinance — ‘VRV’). On the basis of the provisions in the municipal regulations, municipalities are obliged to draw up accounts after the end of the financial year. Ordinary revenue is the revenue arising from the activities of the various branches of the administration and does not fall within the ordinary revenue. These are generally administrative revenue, including fees, general means of cover, for example tax revenue and withdrawals from reserves that have not been accumulated for extraordinary needs. Ordinary expenditure is expenditure covered by ordinary revenue and therefore included in the ordinary estimate. These include, in particular, staff services, expenditure on administrative and Registrar requirements, i.e. administrative and operational expenditure, and debt servicing. In particular, extraordinary revenue is revenue from borrowings and proceeds from the sale of assets. Other extraordinary revenues are also withdrawals from reserves that have been accumulated for extraordinary needs. Extraordinary expenditure is expenditure which, by its nature, is only isolated in the budget or substantially exceeds the level under the normal framework and is covered by extraordinary revenue. Non-hazardous behaviour: In so far as revenue and expenditure relate not to the budget but only to the treasury economy, these shall be presented in the context of the non-encumbering behaviour. Evidence of a specific nature: The Ordinance on Estimates and Clearance of Accounts (VRV) lays down which evidence of the particular nature of the estimate is to be attached and how it should be presented. Comments: Comments on credit changes and deviations from the estimate.