The annual accounts for the SDFI have been prepared and presented in accordance with detailed guidelines stipulated in the Provisions on Financial Management in Central Government ("the Provisions”). The accounts accord with the requirements in Section 3.4.1 of the Provisions and more detailed provisions in circular R-115 of November 2016 from the Ministry of Finance, with the exceptions that apply for the SDFI.
The presentation of reporting to the appropriation accounts and general ledger accounts is prepared on the basis of Section 3.4.2 of the Provisions, the basic principles for the annual accounts:
a) The accounts shall follow the calendar year
b) The accounts shall include all reported expenses and revenue for the financial year
c) Expenses and revenues shall be recorded in the accounts on a gross basis
d) The accounts shall be prepared in accordance with the cash basis of accounting
The reporting presentations of the appropriation accounts and general ledger accounts are prepared on the basis of the same principles, but are grouped in different charts of accounts. These principles correspond with requirements in Section 3.5 of the Provisions on how enterprises shall report to the government accounts. The item "net reported to appropriation accounts" is identical in both presentations.
Pursuant to the requirements in Section 3.7.1 of the Provisions, the enterprise is affiliated with the government's group account scheme for state-owned companies in Norges Bank.
Reporting of the appropriation accounts
The presentation of reporting to the appropriation accounts comprises an upper section and a lower section, which shows the enterprise’s listed balances in the capital accounts. The appropriation reporting presents accounting figures reported by the enterprise to the government accounts. These are posted in accordance with the chapters and items in the appropriation accounts the enterprise has at its disposal. The column “Total allocation” shows what the enterprise has at its disposal in the letter of assignment for each government account (chapter/item). The presentation also shows all financial assets and liabilities entered against the enterprise in the government's capital accounts.
The SDFI receives estimated appropriations. No authorisations have been received or issued to charge from/to chapters/items in other undertakings.
Reporting to the general ledger accounts
The general ledger accounts report is formatted with an upper part which shows what has been reported to the government accounts in accordance with the standard chart of accounts for state-owned enterprises and a lower part which presents assets and liabilities included in the open account with the state. The general ledger accounts report presents accounting figures reported to the government accounts in accordance with the standard chart of accounts for state-owned enterprises. The report is not formatted in accordance with the method recommended by the Norwegian Government Agency for Financial Management (DFØ), but incorporates adjustments which reflect special conditions for public-sector enterprises.
