ACC - Where can I upload the document to request an extension of the deadline for the submission of the Accounts?
The document has to be uploaded as a "MS Letter to request an extension of the deadline" in the Documents section of the Accounts.
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FD - Table 2 - I have an error when uploading the Excel file with "ERDF/ESF REACT-EU" funds
It is actually only "ERDF" or "ESF" that should be used under fund (even for REACT-EU priority axis), the priority in the programme then determines if it concerns REACT-EU or not.
Documents - Why can't the EC see the MS documents before they are sent?
The content of a programme can be seen by an EC user even before it is submitted to the Commission. This is to help the Member States during the amendments process.
Documents can only be consulted when they are sent. This is because documents do not have a full workflow as is the case for the structured data and their content is unknown and could contain sensible data which the Member State doesn't want the Commission to know before it is officially submitted.
PA - Cofinancing rate - How do we declare 100% co-financing for the 20-21 accounting period following the COVID19 crisis?
Table 18a covers the entire programming period. Column F should not exceed the maximum co-financing rate and should follow the rules that were in effect before the COVID crisis measures. 100% co-financing is requested only for expenditures declared in accounting year 2020-2021.
The temporary increase in co-financing for expenditures declared during the accounting year 2020-2021 is indicated by checking the box "100% co-financing" in the table.
ACC - Appendix 1 - Total Amount of corresponding payments made to beneficiaries (column C)
Which amount should I enter in the table?
- the amount entered in the last payment application?
- the amount paid to beneficiaries? (because of overpayment A > B)
The same amounts as you would declare in the payment applications. If a final payment application for that accounting year was submitted the system will automatically take its amounts. When no final payment was submitted the most recent amounts for that accounting year as if it was a final payment application declaration has to be entered.
ACC - Expenditure - Should the Accounts be submitted if there's no expenditure in the Accounting year?
Yes, the Accounts should be submitted (with zero expenditure), a disclaimer of opinion can be issued (in section Audit opinion > Opinion).
The updated guidance note "Guidance for Member States on the Annual Control Report and Audit Opinion to be reported by audit authorities and on the treatment of errors detected by audit authorities in view of establishing and reporting reliable total residual error rates (EGESIF_15-0002-04)" is published on Inforegio(*) under Management and Control and clarifies that:
(refer to page 37)
ACC - Should a Final Payment Application be submitted first to be able to send the Accounts?
Yes, unless no expenses are declared in Appendix 1 and Appendix 7 of the Accounts.
When creating the Accounts the system automatically copies the amounts in Appendix 1 and Appendix 7 from the Final Payment Application for the Accounting year.
If the Final Payment Application has not been submitted in SFC2014, the same amounts that would be declared in the Final Payment Application should be entered in Appendix 1 and Appendix 7.