Iowa Department of Education

The Certified Annual Financial Report is a report of financial and pupil data required by Iowa Code to be filed annually with the Department of Education by each school district and area education agency and which is due no later than September 15 following the close of the fiscal year.

The Chart of Account upload and on-line data collection are located at www.edinfo.state.ia.us. Below are the specifications for the software providers, districts, and area education agencies, and certified annual reports by district and area education agency for past years.

Contacts:  Deb Schroeder , Consultant, for help with the uploads and reports

                 Janice Evans , Consultant, for help with account codes and journal entries

User Information

Chart of Account Upload File Specifications

Critical Filing Dates

See Quick Links - DE Calendar Deadlines

CAR by District/AEA - Query Format, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

Beginning with the Fiscal Year 2006 CAR, all school districts and AEAs are required to upload their chart of accounts. The Department has developed standard reports from that information.


Certified Annual Report Chart of Accounts (CAR-COA) Query Tool  

 CAR-COA Query Instructions

CAR by District/AEA - Form Format, Fiscal Years 2001 through 2005

All years available in this format are included below. 

2004-05 CAR (6.97 MB)

2003-04 CAR (7.79 MB)

2002-03 CAR (8.41 MB)

2001-02 CAR (10.54 MB)

2000-01 CAR (12.66 MB)

Links
Click here to link to Uniform Financial Accounting Manual and all appendices including Journal Entries, Chart of Account Descriptions, Minimum Chart of Accounts and Sample Chart of Accounts.

EdInfo Upload

FAQs
Certified Annual Report (CAR) FAQs