Guidance materials feedback

Model Financial Statements

Local government financial and accounting officers are invited to provide feedback on the model financial statements and guidance materials provided for 2024-25.

If you wish to provide feedback, please respond to the questions below by close of submissions, 6 February 2026. 

Possible changes have already been identified to both models

  • Index of Notes: Order of notes 12 and 13 flipped to match order on Statement of Financial Position.
  • Note 16 Borrowings: Change to accounting policy note to align with standard and practice.
  • Note 30 Rating Information: Change of terminology — 'Interim' to 'Reassessed' to match foreshadowed Financial Management Regulations changes.
  • Note 23(a) Elected Member Remuneration: To correctly reflect requirements of the Financial Management Regulations.

Possible changes identified to class 3 and 4 model only

  • Statement of Cash Flows (page 6): note cross references changed.
  • Index of Notes (page 8): original note 20 to be replaced with notes 20 and 21 and titles amended to improve understanding/better represent situation.
  • Notes 3 and 4 (page 12): note references changed as necessary.
  • Note 8(a) (page 16): disclosure regarding assets received at less than fair value should be removed in line with foreshadowed Financial Management Regulation changes.
  • Note 20 and 21 (page 32): original note 20 should be replaced with notes 20 and 21 and note headings changed as no longer strictly a Note to Statement of Cash Flows (as per above).

Annual report — future reporting requirements

Disclosure items moved from the annual financial report to annual report (for 2023):

  • major trading undertakings
  • major land transactions
  • payments to each elected member
  • remembering, ratios moved last year (2022)
  • new information to be reported in annual report (for 2023)
  • capital grants for the renewal of assets.

If LGIRS was to update its materials based on any of your suggestions, would you agree to be contacted regarding these changes?

Page reviewed 12 December 2025