Regulations last checked for updates: Oct 19, 2024

Title 7 - Agriculture last revised: Oct 11, 2024
§ 5001.9 - Standards for financial information.
Link to an amendment published at 89 FR 79708, Sept. 30, 2024.

(a) All financial information (e.g., financial statements, balance sheets, financial projections, and income statements) must be prepared and submitted in accordance with accounting practices acceptable to the Agency. Such practices can include, but are not limited to, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the industry's standard accounting practice.

(b) For sole proprietorships and other situations where business assets are held personally, financial statements must be prepared using only the assets and liabilities directly attributable to the applicant's project. Assets, plus any improvements, must be valued at the lower of cost or market value.

cite as: 7 CFR 5001.9