Part 1 Fiscal Year 2013 Reporting
SUPPLEMENT Section I
T/L S2 13-01 I - June 2013
U.S. Government Standard General Ledger
Chart of Accounts
The Chart of Accounts provides the basic structure for the U.S. Government Standard General
Ledger (USSGL). It incorporates both proprietary and budgetary accounts. The proprietary and
budgetary sets of general ledger accounts are self-balancing (the total debits equal total credits).
It is important to note that central agency reporting requires a lower level of detail than the 4-
digit USSGL account numbers provided. Therefore, the USSGL Board developed attributes
containing various domain values that, when added to a basic 4-digit USSGL account, provide
the appropriate level of detail needed for central agency reporting and, in effect, create new
USSGL accounts. See Section IV for attribute definitions and domain values. It is this lower
level of detail, the basic 4-digit USSGL account plus applicable attribute domain values, that
agencies must capture at the transaction level to (1) comply with USSGL policy contained
herein, and (2) achieve the desired result for proper reporting.
The basic 4-digit USSGL accounts are classified as follows:
1000 Assets
2000 Liabilities
3000 Net Position
4000 Budgetary
5000 Revenue and Other Financing Sources
6000 Expenses
7000 Gains/Losses/Miscellaneous Items
8000 Memorandum
Agencies may expand this numbering system to as many digits as necessary to accommodate
agency-specific requirements. However, subsidiary accounts must summarize or “roll-up” to the
4-digit USSGL accounts plus any related attributes as defined herein. The 9000 series of
accounts are available for agencies to record and maintain agency-specific statistical and/or
memorandum data.
In February 1999, the USSGL Board voted to delete summary accounts. However, agencies may
summarize accounts as they find useful. Section headings replace many of the deleted summary
accounts to maintain the integrity of the account structure.
USSGL accounts appearing in bold are new or indicate a change from the last USSGL TFM
Supplement release (changes to the title, normal balance, and/or definition).