Working Advances from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)

Significant Changes to Working Advances from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)

Working Advance from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)

Added Area Agencies on Aging as an applicable government type

3 Accounting

3.6 Revenues

3.6.10 Working Advances from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)

This guidance applies only to counties and Area Agencies on Aging (AAA).

3.6.10.10 The DSHS provides working advances to local governments in conjunction with aging, mental health, developmental disabilities and alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. They are provided in order to alleviate the cash flow problems associated with the time lag between your expenditures and reimbursements from the DSHS.

3.6.10.20 The working advances should be treated as fund debt rather than revenue and reported on the Schedule of Liabilities (Schedule 09).