GASB 75 OPEB

Notes to Financial Statements

This page offers sample language for use in the Notes to Financial Statements section required in each employer's financial statement for the employer's fiscal year ending June 30 of the current year. These notes are based on ORS data for the MPSERS plan fiscal year ending Sept. 30 of the previous year.

Information that is specific to the employer is shown in bold, italics and brackets. This may be the name of the employer (for example [the employer]), information from a prior year, or data from the data tables. For example, where the sample note says [Table 6, Column C], use the number in Table 6, Column C on your reporting unit's row.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Include the following paragraph in your note disclosure under the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies heading.

Post-employment benefits other than pensions (OPEB)

For purposes of measuring the net OPEB liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB, and OPEB expense, information about the fiduciary net position of the Michigan Public School Employees Retirement System (MPSERS) and additions to/deductions from MPSERS fiduciary net position have been determined on the same basis as they are reported by MPSERS. For this purpose, benefit payments (including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.

Sample Note B – Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions (OPEB)

Last updated: 07/10/2025

Notes to Financial Statements FAQs

Financial statements for employers (reporting units) must include a section titled Required Supplemental Information. In compliance with GASB 75, this section must include the following two schedules and notes. The schedules provided below are examples only.

Both schedules are presented to illustrate the requirement to show information for 10 years. However, until a full 10-year trend is compiled, employers should present information for those years for which data is available.

Maintain these schedules from year to year, completing the current year's column and retaining the previous years' information. After a ten-year history is established, one year will drop off the schedules each year, maintaining the last ten years' historical data.

Sample Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of Net OPEB Liability

The Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of Net OPEB Liability requires the employer to supply specific information from Table 1 (Schedule of OPEB Amounts by Employer). Information that must be supplied is shown in italics and brackets, for example, [Column D].

Guidance for completing Schedule of Employer's Proportionate Share of Net OPEB Liability:

1. Use Table N6 or U6 (Schedule of OPEB Amounts by Employer) to populate rows A and B.
2. Use Table N5 or U5 (Schedule of Covered Payroll by Employer) Column BB to supply data for row C.
3. Calculate row D (row C divided by row B).
4. ORS provides row E of the schedules each year. Use the percentage that corresponds with your employer group (non-university or university).

Sample Schedule of Employer's OPEB Contributions

For this schedule, each employer is responsible for supplying its own data regarding contributions. This schedule reports contributions for the employer fiscal year (July - June), not the MPSERS (plan) fiscal year. ORS cannot supply data for this schedule.

Guidance for completing the Schedule of Employer's OPEB Contributions:

1. Supply information for rows A and B for each schedule. These figures should include OPEB contributions only (not pension contributions). Note that the reporting period is July– June and includes contributions subsequent to the measurement date (Sept. 30 of the previous year).
2. Calculate row C (row A minus row B).
3. Use Table N5 or U5, Column CC to supply information for row D (covered payroll). Calculate row E (B divided by D).

Note Disclosure

Include the following statements in the Notes to Required Supplementary Information section of the financial statement.

Changes of benefit terms: There were no changes of benefit terms in FY 2024.

Changes of benefit assumptions: There were no changes of benefit assumptions in FY 2024.

Last updated: 07/17/2025

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