School Accounts Submission
Overview
A system of online submission of accounts has been approved by the Department of Education and is in operation in the Community & Comprehensive’s, Primary and Voluntary Secondary school sectors. Accountants/auditors will access a secure online cloud-based system to input the board’s trial balance and to upload the PDF copy of the approved accounts.
As part of the submission process, the accountant must complete the school’s Trial Balance in the Accounts Portal. Click the link below for guidance on this process.
The board of management’s annual accounts will be accompanied by a separate confirmation letter completed by the board. The template for this letter can be found below. This will allow the accountant/auditor to submit data to the online portal which is required by the Charities Regulator and the Central Statistics Office. This process will ensure compliance for the board with the Department of Education, the Central Statistics Office and the Charities Regulator.
In order to complete the submission process, the accountant/auditor must hold a current Practicing Certificate, have Professional Indemnity Insurance and be a member of a Prescribed Accountancy Body under the supervision of IAASA.
> Board of Management Authorisation letter
The deadline for the submission of the annual accounts is the 28th February.
Additional Resources
> User manual for accounts portal
> View online annual submission video
> View slides for online submission video
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