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GASB Overview

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The GASB standards are recognized as authoritative by state and local governments, state Boards of Accountancy, and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA). The GASB develops and issues accounting standards through a transparent and inclusive process intended to promote financial reporting that provides useful information to taxpayers, public officials, investors, and others who use financial reports.

The 2022 GASB 67 and GASB 74, and 2022 GASB 68 and GASB 75 Actuary Reports for CERS, KERS, and SPRS are posted below. The GASB 68 and 75 tables include the June 30, 2022, Net Pension Liability, and Net Other Post-employment Benefits (OPEB) Liability so that employers can use the data for the calculation of their pension and OPEB expense. 

KPPA recommends that each employer review the GASB 68 and 75 Excel tables with its external auditor to ensure that it meets all the requirements of the statement, and to ensure that the required calculations have been performed correctly and accurately.

KPPA’s actuary, Gabriel Roeder Smith (GRS), calculated each employer’s proportionate share of the KERS and CERS plans' Net Pension Liability (NPL); Pension Expense (PE); Net OPEB Liability; and, OPEB Expense.

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Draft GASB 68 and GASB 75 Tables

The draft GASB 68 & GASB 75 proportionate share spreadsheets below for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2023, have been audited by the Auditor of Public Accounts (APA). At the February 27, 2024, KPPA Audit Committee meeting, the APA presented the spreadsheets. The APA stated they plan to issue final reports containing unqualified (clean) opinions; however, the APA's audit reports and opinions are NOT YET FINAL. The KPPA Audit Committee members accepted the GASB 68 & GASB 75 draft spreadsheets and the verbal report from the APA. KPPA management is providing the GASB 68 & GASB 75 draft spreadsheets to employers who may need them before the March 21, 2024, KPPA Board meeting, when we anticipate final APA reports and opinions. Please contact Connie Davis at connie.davis@kyret.ky.gov with any questions.

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In order for practitioners to implement the GASB 68 and 75 reporting, they will need the split of employer contributions between the Pension and Insurance components. Those splits are listed below.

Fiscal Year 2023 Pension and Insurance Components for GASB Reporting
SystemPensionInsuranceTotal
KERS*7.82%2.15%9.97%
KERSH*31.82%0.00%31.82%
CERS23.40%3.39%26.79%
CERSH42.81%6.78%49.59%
SPRS*85.32%14.11%99.43%
Fiscal Year 2022 Pension and Insurance Components for GASB Reporting
SystemPensionInsuranceTotal
KERS**7.90%2.20%10.10%
KERSH**33.43%0.00%33.43%
CERS22.78%4.17%26.95%
CERSH35.60%8.73%44.33%
SPRS**127.99%18.07%146.06%

​*For KERS, the total contribution rate includes the normal cost contribution rate reflected in the "Total" column, which was set by the General Assembly in House Bill 1 in 2022, plus a monthly amount as defined by the actuary for the unfunded liability. The same bill also set the contribution rates for KERSH and SPRS.

​**House Bill 192 in 2021 set the normal cost contribution rate for KERS and the contribution rates for KERSH and SPRS.


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