Is the information different from what is provided in the New York State Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)?
Yes. The State Agency Spending Search provides spending information about payments at the time they are made. The CAFR provides spending information on an expenditure basis, reflecting the time a liability is incurred rather than the time a payment was made. In addition, the CAFR is prepared based on generally accepted accounting principles and includes various accounting adjustments required by those standards.
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