Lake Ashton Community Development District

ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT

September 30, 2020
Lake Ashton Community Development District ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT
September 30, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page Number

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS	1-2
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS	3-8
BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Government-wide Financial Statements:
Statement of Net Position	9
Statement of Activities	10
Fund Financial Statements:
Balance Sheet – Governmental Funds	11
Reconciliation of Total Governmental Fund Balances
to Net Position of Governmental Activities	12
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balances – Governmental Funds	13
Reconciliation of the Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund Balances of Governmental Funds
to the Statement of Activities	14
Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes in Fund
Balances – Budget and Actual – General Fund	15
Notes to Financial Statements	16-28
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS	29-30
MANAGEMENT LETTER	31-32
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT/COMPLIANCE WITH
SECTION 218.415, FLORIDA STATUTES	33

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

To the Board of Supervisors
Lake Ashton Community Development District Polk County, Florida

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Lake Ashton Community Development District as of and for the year ended September 30, 2020, and the related notes to financial statements, which collectively comprise the District’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.  We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Accounting Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

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To the Board of Supervisors
Lake Ashton Community Development District

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the governmental activities and each major fund of Lake Ashton Community Development District, as of September 30, 2020, and the respective changes in financial position and the budgetary comparison for the General Fund for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Other Matters

Required Supplementary Information

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the Management Discussion and Analysis be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.

Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards

In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued a report dated June 21, 2021 on our consideration of the District’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations and contracts. The purpose  of that report is to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering Lake Ashton Community Development District’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank Certified Public Accountants PL
Fort Pierce, Florida June 21, 2021
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Management’s discussion and analysis of Lake Ashton Community Development District (the “District”) financial performance provides an objective and easily readable analysis of the District’s financial activities. The analysis provides summary financial information for the District and should be read in conjunction with the District’s financial statements.

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The District’s basic financial statements comprise three components; 1) Government-wide financial statements, 2) Fund financial statements, and 3) Notes to financial statements. The Government-wide financial statements present an overall picture of the District’s financial position and results of operations. The Fund financial statements present financial information for the District’s major funds. The Notes to financial statements provide additional information concerning the District’s finances.

The Government-wide financial statements are the statement of net position and the statement of activities. These statements use accounting methods similar to those used by private-sector companies. Emphasis is placed on the net position of governmental activities  and the change in net position. Governmental activities are primarily supported by special assessments.

The statement of net position presents information on all assets and liabilities of the District, with the difference between assets and liabilities reported as net position. Assets, liabilities, and net position are reported for all Governmental activities.

The statement of activities presents information on all revenues and expenses of the District and the change in net position. Expenses are reported by major function and program revenues relating to those functions are reported, providing the net cost of all functions provided by the District. To assist in understanding the District’s operations, expenses have been reported as governmental activities. Governmental activities financed by the District include general government and debt service.

Fund financial statements present financial information for governmental funds. These statements provide financial information for the major funds of the District. Governmental fund financial statements provide information on the current assets and liabilities of the funds, changes in current financial resources (revenues and expenditures), and current available resources.

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Fund financial statements include a balance sheet and a statement of revenues, expenditures and changes in fund balances for all governmental funds. A statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balances – budget and actual is provided for the District’s General Fund. Fund financial statements provide more detailed information about the District’s activities. Individual funds are established by the District to track revenues that are restricted to certain uses or to comply with legal requirements.

The government-wide financial statements and the fund financial statements provide different pictures of the District. The government-wide financial statements provide an overall picture of the District’s financial standing. These statements are comparable to private-sector companies and give a good understanding of the District’s overall financial health and how the District paid for the various activities, or functions, provided by the District. All assets of the District,  including capital assets, are reported in the statement of net position. All liabilities, including principal outstanding on bonds are included. In the statement of activities, transactions between the different functions of the District have been eliminated in order to avoid “doubling up” the revenues and expenses. The fund financial statements provide a picture of the major funds of the District. In the case of governmental activities, outlays for long lived assets are reported as expenditures and long-term liabilities, such as general obligation bonds, are not included in the fund financial statements. To provide a link from the fund financial statements to the government-wide financial statements, reconciliation is provided from the fund financial statements to the government-wide financial statements.

Notes to financial statements provide additional detail concerning the financial activities and financial balances of the District. Additional information about the accounting practices of the District, investments of the District, capital assets and long-term debt are some of the items included in the notes to financial statements.

Financial Highlights

The following are the highlights of financial activity for the year ended September 30, 2020.

The District’s total assets exceeded total liabilities by $9,907,804 (net position).
Restricted net position was $110,846, and unrestricted net position was $604,466.

Governmental activities revenues totaled $2,681,166 while governmental activities expenses totaled $3,014,977.

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Financial Analysis of the District

The following schedule provides a summary of the assets, liabilities and net position of the District and is presented by category for comparison purposes.

	Net Position	

Governmental Activities	
		 	2020		2019	
Current assets		$	928,988	$	830,893	
Restricted assets		431,391	459,856	
Capital assets		 	13,185,522	 	13,792,027 	
Total Assets		 	14,545,901	 	15,082,776 	
Current liabilities		728,253	441,932	
Non-current liabilities		 	3,909,844	 	4,399,229 	
Total Liabilities		 	4,638,097	 	4,841,161 	
Net investment in capital assets		9,192,492	9,152,798	
Net position - restricted		110,846	359,024	
Net position - unrestricted		 	604,466	 	729,793 	
Total Net Position		  $  9,907,804	 $ 10,241,615 	

The increase in current assets is related to the increase investments in the Capital Projects Fund in the current year.

The increase in current liabilities is payables in the Capital Projects Fund related to projects and land purchases in the current year.

The decrease in non-current liabilities is mainly related to the principal payment made in the current year.

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Financial Analysis of the District (Continued)

The following schedule provides a summary of the changes in net position of the District and is presented by category for comparison purposes.

Program Revenues
Change In Net Position

 	Governmental  Activities	

 	2020	 	2019	

General Revenues

The increase in charges for services is related to a budgeted increase in special assessments in the current year.

The increase in general government is related to increased engineering fees related to the flood at the bowling alley and the golf course land acquisition in the current year.

The increase in physical environment is related to certain major repair and maintenance projects in the current year.

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Capital Assets Activity

The following schedule provides a summary of the District’s capital assets as of September 30, 2020 and 2019.
Governmental Activities
 	Description			2020		2019	
Land		$	2,692,929		$	2,462,929	
Infrastructure		22,045,230		22,035,321	
Equipment		707,197		707,197	
Accumulated depreciation		 	(12,259,834)		 	(11,413,420)	
Total Capital Assets		  $	13,185,522 		  $	13,792,027 	

Current year activity consisted of additions to land of $230,000 and infrastructure of $9,909 and depreciation of $846,414.

General Fund Budgetary Highlights

Budgeted expenditures exceeded actual expenditures primarily because legal fees and utilities expenditures were less than anticipated.

The September 30, 2020 budget was amended for increased engineering fees, legal fees and maintenance expenditures that were higher than originally anticipated.

Debt Management

Governmental Activities debt includes the following:

In March 2015, the District issued $5,115,000 Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A-1 and $720,000 Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A-2. The Bonds were issued to refund the Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2001A, Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2003A, and Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2005A. The balance outstanding at September 30, 2020 was $4,065,000.

OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Economic Factors and Next Year’s Budget

Lake Ashton Community Development District does not expect any economic factors to have a significant effect on the financial position or results of operations of the District in fiscal year 2021.

Request for Information

The financial report is designed to provide a general overview of Lake Ashton Community Development District’s finances for all those with an interest. Questions concerning any of the information provided in this report or requests for additional information should be addressed to the Lake Ashton Community Development District, Governmental Management Services, 219 Livingston Street, Orlando, Florida 32801.

ASSETS	
Current Assets	
Cash	
Investments	
Due from other governments	
Prepaid expenses	
Deposits	
Total Current Assets	
Non-Current Assets	
Restricted Assets	
Investments	
Capital Assets, Not Being Depreciated	
Land	
Capital Assets, Being Depreciated	
Infrastructure	
Equipment	
Accumulated depreciation	
Total Non-Current Assets	
Total Assets	

LIABILITIES	
Current Liabilities	
Accounts payable	
Contracts payable	
Retainage payable	
Due to other governments	
Unearned revenues	
Deposits payable	
Accrued interest	
Bonds payable, current	
Total Current Liabilities	
Non-Current Liabilities	
Bonds payable, net	
Total Liabilities	

NET POSITION	
Net investment in capital assets	
Restricted for debt service	
Unrestricted	
Total Net Position	

See accompanying notes to financial statements.
Governmental Activities

$	62,058	
805,076	
2,953	
43,176	
 	15,725 	
 	928,988 	

431,391

2,692,929

22,045,230	
707,197	
 	(12,259,834)	
 	13,616,913 	
 	14,545,901 	

76,610	
101,479	
17,574	
115,352	
18,075	
4,475	
84,688	
 	310,000 	
 	728,253 	

 	3,909,844 	
 	4,638,097 	

9,192,492	
110,846	
 	604,466 	
  $	9,907,804 	

Progra

Functions/Programs	Expenses

Governmental Activities General government Physical environment Culture/recreation
Interest and other charges Total Governmental Activities
Charges for Services

Change in Net Position	(333,811)	
Net Position - October 1, 2019	 	10,241,615 	
Net Position - September 30, 2020	  $	9,907,804 	
Lake Ashton Community Development District BALANCE SHEET –
GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
September 30, 2020

 	General	 Debt Service Capital Projects

43,176	-	-	43,176

-
- 2,744 
2,744 
6,797 
Lake Ashton Community Development District RECONCILIATION OF TOTAL GOVERNMENTAL FUND BALANCES
TO NET POSITION OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES
September 30, 2020

Total Governmental Fund Balances

Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Net Position	
are different because:	

Long-term liabilities, including bonds payable, $(4,065,000), net of bond	
premium, net, $154,844, are not due and payable in the current period	
and therefore, are not reported at the fund level.	

$	1,026,814

13,185,522

(4,219,844)

 	(84,688)

Net Position of Governmental Activities	 $	9,907,804 
Lake Ashton Community Development District STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES
IN FUND BALANCES – GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
For the Period Ended September 30, 2020

 	General	 Debt Service Capital Projects

 	139,574 	(29,906) 	(368,390) 	(258,722)

Net Change in Fund Balances	(272,227)	(29,906)

Fund Balances - October 1, 2019	 	443,950 	452,253 	285,843 	1,182,046 

Fund Balances - September 30, 2020
   $	171,723 
   $	422,347 
   $	432,744 
  $	1,026,814 

RECONCILIATION OF THE STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES OF GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS
TO THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended September 30, 2020

Net Change in Fund Balances - Total Governmental Funds	$

Amounts reported for governmental activities in the Statement of Activities are	
different because:	

Repayment of bond principal is an expenditure in the governmental funds,	
but the repayment reduces long-term liabilities in the Statement of Net Position.	

Bond premium does not current resources and therefore, is amortized over the	
life of the bonds as interest expense at the government-wide level. This is the	
current year amortization.	
(155,232)

410,000

9,385

 	8,541 

Change in Net Position of Governmental Activities	 $	(333,811)
STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES – BUDGET AND ACTUAL – GENERAL FUND
For the Period Ended September 30, 2020

Actual

 	350,466	 	97,906	 	139,574	 	(41,668)

Net Change in Fund Balances	(164,826)	(313,896)	(272,227)	41,669	
Fund Balances - October 1, 2019	 	164,826 	 	313,896 	 	443,950 	 	130,054 	
Fund Balances - September 30, 2020	   $	- 	   $	- 	  $ 171,723 	   $	171,723 	

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements of Lake Ashton Community Development District (the “District”) have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied to governmental units. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is the accepted standard-setting body for establishing governmental accounting and financial reporting principles. The District's more significant accounting policies are described below.

Reporting Entity

The District was established on August 15, 2000, as Lake Myrtle Community Development District pursuant to the Uniform Community Development District Act of 1980, Chapter 190, Florida Statutes, as amended (the "Act"), by Ordinance No. 2000-11 of the City Commissioners of Lake Wales, as a Community Development District. The name was changed to Lake Ashton Community Development District on February 12, 2001. The District was established for the purposes of financing and managing the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of the infrastructure necessary for community development within its jurisdiction. The District is authorized to issue bonds for the purpose, among others, of financing, funding, planning, establishing, acquiring, constructing district roads, landscaping, and other basic infrastructure projects within or outside the boundaries of the Lake Ashton Community Development District. The District is governed by a five member Board of Supervisors. The District operates within the criteria established by Chapter 190.

As required by GAAP, these financial statements present the Lake Ashton Community Development District (the primary government) as a stand-alone government. The reporting entity for the District includes all functions of government in which the District’s Board exercises oversight responsibility including, but not limited to, financial interdependency, selection of governing authority, designation of management, significant ability to influence operations and accountability for fiscal matters.

Based upon the application of the above-mentioned criteria as set forth in Governmental Accounting Standards the District has identified no component units.

Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting

The basic financial statements of the District are composed of the following:

Government-wide financial statements

Fund financial statements

Notes to financial statements

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting (Continued)

Government-wide Financial Statements

The government-wide financial statements are reported using the economic resources measurement focus and the accrual basis of accounting. Government- wide financial statements report all non-fiduciary information about the reporting government as a whole. These statements include all the governmental activities of the primary government. The effect of interfund activity has been removed from these statements.

Governmental activities are supported by developer contributions.  Program revenues are netted with program expenses in the statement of activities to present the net cost of each program.

Amounts paid to acquire capital assets are capitalized as assets, rather than reported as an expenditure. Proceeds of long-term debt are recorded as liabilities in the government-wide financial statements, rather than as an other financing source.

Amounts paid to reduce long-term indebtedness of the reporting government are reported as a reduction of the related liability, rather than as an expenditure.

Fund Financial Statements

The underlying accounting system of the District is organized and operated on the basis of separate funds, each of which is considered to be a separate accounting entity. The operations of each fund are accounted for with a separate set of self- balancing accounts that comprise its assets, liabilities, fund equity, revenues and expenditures or expenses, as appropriate. Governmental resources are allocated to and accounted for in individual funds based upon the purposes for which they are to be spent and the means by which spending activities are controlled.

Fund financial statements for the primary government’s governmental funds are presented after the government-wide financial statements. These statements display information about major funds individually.

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

2. Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting (Continued)

b. Fund Financial Statements (Continued) Governmental Funds
The District reports fund balance according to Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement 54 – Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions. The Statement requires the fund balance for governmental funds to be reported in classifications that comprise a hierarchy based primarily on the extent to which the government is bound to honor constraints on the specific purposes for which amounts in those funds can be spent.

The District has various policies governing the fund balance classifications.

Nonspendable Fund Balance – This classification consists of amounts that cannot be spent because they are either not in spendable form or are legally or contractually required to be maintained intact.

Restricted Fund Balance – This classification includes amounts that can be spent only for specific purposes stipulated by constitution, external resource providers, or through enabling legislation.

Assigned Fund Balance – This classification consists of the Board of Supervisors’ intent to be used for specific purposes, but are neither restricted nor committed. The assigned fund balances can also be assigned by the District’s management company.

Unassigned Fund Balance – This classification is the residual classification for the government’s general fund and includes all spendable amounts not contained in the other classifications. Unassigned fund balance is considered to be utilized first when an expenditure is incurred for purposes for which amounts in any of those unrestricted fund balance classifications could be used.

Fund Balance Spending Hierarchy – For all governmental funds except special revenue funds, when restricted, committed, assigned, and unassigned fund balances are combined in a fund, qualified expenditures are paid first from restricted or committed fund balance, as appropriate, then assigned and finally unassigned fund balances.

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Measurement Focus and Basis of Accounting (Continued)

b. Fund Financial Statements (Continued) Governmental Funds (Continued)
Governmental fund financial statements are reported using the current financial resources measurement focus and the modified accrual basis of accounting. Revenues are considered to be available when they are collected within the current period or soon thereafter to pay liabilities of the current period. For this purpose, the District considers revenues to be available if they are collected within 60 days of the end of the current fiscal period.

Expenditures generally are recorded when a liability is incurred, as under accrual accounting. Interest associated with the current fiscal period is considered to be an accrual item and so has been recognized as revenue of the current fiscal period.

Under the current financial resources measurement focus, only current assets and current liabilities are generally included on the balance sheet. The reported fund balance is considered to be a measure of “available spendable resources”.

Governmental fund operating statements present increases (revenues and other financing sources) and decreases (expenditures and other financing uses) in net current assets. Accordingly, they are said to present a summary of sources  and uses of “available spendable resources” during a period.

Because of their spending measurement focus, expenditure recognition for governmental fund types excludes amounts represented by non-current liabilities. Since they do not affect net current assets, such long-term amounts are not recognized as governmental fund type expenditures or fund liabilities.

Amounts expended to acquire capital assets are recorded as expenditures in the year that resources are expended, rather than as fund assets. The proceeds of long- term debt are recorded as an other financing source rather than as a fund liability.

Debt service expenditures are recorded only when payment is due.

Basis of Presentation

Governmental Major Funds

General Fund – The General Fund is the District’s primary operating fund. It accounts for all financial resources of the general government, except those required to be accounted for in another fund.

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

Basis of Presentation (Continued)

Governmental Major Funds (Continued)

Debt Service Fund – The Debt Service Fund accounts for debt service requirements to retire the Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds.

Capital Projects Fund – The Capital Projects Fund accounts for the acquisition and construction of infrastructure improvements located within the boundaries of the District.

Non-current Governmental Assets/Liabilities

GASB Statement 34 requires that non-current governmental assets, such as construction in progress, and non-current governmental liabilities, such as general obligation bonds be reported in the governmental activities column in the government-wide Statement of Net Position.

Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity

Cash and Investments

Florida Statutes require state and local governmental units to deposit monies with financial institutions classified as "Qualified Public Depositories," a multiple financial institution pool whereby groups of securities pledged by the various financial institutions provide common collateral from their deposits of public funds. This pool  is provided as additional insurance to the federal depository insurance and allows for additional assessments against the member institutions, providing full insurance for public deposits.

The District is authorized to invest in those financial instruments as established by Section 218.415, Florida Statutes. The authorized investments consist of:

Direct obligations of the United States Treasury;

The Local Government Surplus Funds Trust or any intergovernmental investment pool authorized pursuant to the Florida Interlocal Cooperative Act of 1969;

Interest-bearing time deposits or savings accounts in authorized qualified public depositories;

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity (Continued)
Cash and Investments (Continued)
4. Securities and Exchange Commission, registered money market funds with the highest credit quality rating from a nationally recognized rating agency.
Cash and investments include time deposits, certificates of deposit, money market funds, and all highly liquid debt instruments with original maturities of three months or less.
Restricted Assets
Certain net position of the District are classified as restricted assets on the Statement of Net Position because their use is limited either by law through constitutional provisions or enabling legislation; or by restrictions imposed externally by creditors. In a fund with both restricted and unrestricted net position, qualified expenses are considered to be paid first from restricted net position and then from unrestricted net position.
Capital Assets
Capital assets, which include land, infrastructure and equipment, are reported in the governmental activities column.
The District defines capital assets as assets with an initial, individual cost of $5,000 or more and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. The valuation basis for  all assets is historical cost.
The costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend its useful life are not capitalized.

Major outlays for capital assets and improvements are capitalized as projects are constructed.
Depreciation of capital assets is computed and recorded by utilizing the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives of the various classes of depreciable capital assets are as follows:

Equipment	10 years
Buildings and Infrastructure	20-30 years
Bond Discounts

Bond discounts associated with the issuance of bonds are amortized over the life of the bonds using the straight-line method of accounting.

NOTE A – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)
4. Assets, Liabilities, and Net Position or Equity (Continued)
Budgets
Budgets are prepared and adopted after public hearings for the governmental funds, pursuant to Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The District utilizes the same basis of accounting for budgets as it does for revenues and expenditures in its various funds. The legal level of budgetary control is at the fund level. All budgeted appropriations lapse at year end. Formal budgets are adopted for the general and debt service funds. As a result, deficits in the budget columns of the accompanying financial statements may occur.
NOTE	B	–		RECONCILIATION	OF	GOVERNMENT-WIDE	AND	FUND	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.  Explanation of Differences Between the Governmental Fund Balance Sheet and  the Government-wide Statement of Net Position
“Total fund balances” of the District’s governmental funds, $1,026,814, differs from “net position” of governmental activities, $9,907,804, reported in the Statement of Net Position. This difference primarily results from the long-term economic focus of the Statement of Net Position versus the current financial resources focus of the governmental fund balance sheet. The effect of the differences is illustrated below:
Capital related items
When capital assets (land, infrastructure and equipment that are to be used in governmental activities) are purchased or constructed, the cost of those assets is reported as expenditures in governmental funds. However, the Statement of Net  Position included those capital assets among the assets of the District as a whole.

Land	$	2,692,929	
Infrastructure	22,045,230	
Equipment	707,197	
Accumulated depreciation	   (12,259,834)	
Total	$ 13,185,522	
Long-term debt transactions
Long-term liabilities applicable to the District’s governmental activities are not due and payable in the current period and accordingly are not reported as fund liabilities. All liabilities (both current and long-term) are reported in the Statement of Net Position. Balances at September 30, 2020 were:
Bonds payable	$ (4,065,000)
Bond premium, net	 	(154,844)
Bonds payable, net	$ (4,219,844)

NOTE	B	–		RECONCILIATION	OF	GOVERNMENT-WIDE	AND	FUND	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

Explanation of Differences Between the Governmental Fund  Balance  Sheet  and the Government-wide Statement of Net Position (Continued)

Accrued interest

Accrued liabilities in the Statement of Net Position differ from the amount reported in governmental funds due to the accrued interest on bonds.

Accrued interest	$	(84,688)

Explanation of Differences Between the Governmental Fund Operating Statements and the Statement of Activities

The “net change in fund balances” for government funds, $(155,232), differs from the “change in net position” for governmental activities, $(333,811), reported in the Statement of Activities. The differences arise primarily from the long-term economic focus of the Statement of Activities versus the current financial resources focus of the governmental funds. The effect of the differences is illustrated below:

Capital related items

When capital assets that are to be used in governmental activities are purchased or constructed, the resources expended for those assets are reported as expenditures in governmental funds.  However, in the Statement of Activities, the costs of those assets  is allocated over their estimated useful lives and reported as depreciation. As a result, fund balances decrease by the amount of financial resources expended, whereas net position decrease by the amount of depreciation charged for the year.

Capital outlay	$	239,909
Depreciation	 	(846,414)
Total	$	(606,505)

NOTE	B	–		RECONCILIATION	OF	GOVERNMENT-WIDE	AND	FUND	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

2. Explanation of Differences Between the Governmental Fund Operating Statements and the Statement of Activities (Continued)

Long-term debt transactions

When long-term debt is issued for governmental activities, the resources obtained are recognized as an other financing source at the fund level. At the government-wide level, however, the new debt increases non-current liabilities. Also, interest is recognized when due at the fund level, but is accrued at the government-wide level.

Principal payments	$	410,000	
Amortization of bond discount	$	9,385	
Accrued interest	$	8,541	
NOTE C – CASH AND INVESTMENTS		
All deposits are held in qualified public depositories balance sheet as cash and investments.	and are included on the accompanying	
Custodial Credit Risk – Deposits		

Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the District's deposits may not be returned to it. The District does not have a formal deposit policy for custodial credit risk, however, they follow the provisions of Chapter 280, Florida Statutes regarding deposits and investments. As of September 30, 2020, the District's bank balance was $67,795 and the carrying value was $62,058. Exposure to custodial credit risk was as follows. The District maintains all deposits in a qualified public depository in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 280, Florida Statutes, which means that all deposits are fully insured by Federal Depositors Insurance or collateralized under Chapter 280, Florida Statutes.

Investments

As of September 30, 2020, the District had the following investments and maturities:

 	Investment		  Maturity Date 	   Fair Value 	
U S Bank Money Market Fund	N/A	$	431,391	
Local Govt Surplus Prime Fund	48 Days*	 	805,076 	
Total		  $ 1,236,467 	

*Weighted average maturity

NOTE C – CASH AND INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Investments (Continued)
The District categorizes its fair value measurements within the fair value hierarchy recently established by generally accepted accounting principles. The fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset, or paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The hierarchy is based on the valuation inputs used to measure the fair value of the asset. The District uses a market approach in measuring fair value that uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or similar assets, liabilities, or groups of assets and liabilities.
Assets or liabilities are classified into one of three levels. Level 1 is the most reliable and is based on quoted price for identical assets, or liabilities, in an active market. Level 2 uses significant other observable inputs when obtaining quoted prices for identical or similar assets, or liabilities, in markets that are not active. Level 3 is the least reliable and uses significant unobservable inputs that use the best information available under the circumstances, which includes the District’s own data in measuring unobservable inputs.
Based on the criteria in the preceding paragraph, the investments in managed money market mutual funds are Level 1 assets.
Interest Rate Risk
The District does not have a formal investment policy that limits investment maturities as a means of managing its exposure to fair value losses arising from increasing interest rates.
Credit Risk
The District's investments in treasury funds, commercial paper, and government loans are limited by state statutory requirements and bond compliance. The District has no investment policy that would further limit its investment choices. The Local Government Surplus Funds Trust is an authorized investment under Section 218.415, Florida Statutes. The District's investments in the state investment pool and government loans are limited by state statutory requirements and bond compliance. The District had monies invested with the Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund, at September 30, 2020. This fund met the requirements of a "2-7a like pool" as defined in Government Accounting Standards Board, Statement 31. As of September 30, 2020, the District's investment in SBA Local Government Surplus Funds was rated AAAm by Standard & Poor's. The District’s investment in U S Bank Money Market was unrated.

Concentration of Credit Risk

The District places no limit on the amount it may invest in any one fund. The investments in Local Government Surplus Funds, Florida Prime represent 65% of the District’s total investments and U S Bank Money Market represent 35% of the District’s total investments.

The types of deposits and investments and their level of risk exposure as of September 30, 2020 were typical of these items during the fiscal year then ended.

NOTE D – CAPITAL ASSETS

Capital Asset activity for the year ended September 30, 2020 was as follows:

Governmental Activities:
Capital assets, not depreciated:
Balance	Balance
October 1,	September 30,
 	2019	 	Additions	 	Deletions	 	2020	
Land
Capital assets, being depreciated
  $	2,462,929 
  $	230,000 
  $	- 
  $	2,692,929 

Infrastructure	22,035,321	9,909	-	22,045,230	
Equipment	 	707,197 	 	- 	- 	707,197 	
Total Capital Assets Being Depreciated	 	22,742,518 	 	9,909 	- 	22,752,427 	
Less accumulated depreciation			
Infrastructure	(11,093,698)	(779,558)	-	(11,873,256)	
Equipment	 	(319,722)	 	(66,856) 	- 	(386,578)	
Total Accumulated Depreciation	    (11,413,420)	 	(846,414) 	- (12,259,834)	
Total Capital Assets Depreciated, net	 	11,329,098 	 	(836,505) 	- 	10,492,593 	
Governmental Activities Capital Assets	  $ 13,792,027 	  $	(606,505)   $	- $ 13,185,522 	

NOTE E – LONG-TERM DEBT		 	
The following is a summary of activity 2020:	for long-term	debt for the year ended September 30,	
Long-term debt at October 1, 2019		$	4,475,000	
Principal payments		 	(410,000)	
Long-term debt at September 30, 2020		4,065,000	
Plus bond premium, net		 	154,844	

Long-term debt, net at September 30, 2020	$	4,219,844

NOTE E – LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)		
Long-term debt is comprised of the following:		
Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds		
$5,115,000 Series 2015A-1 Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds due in annual principal installments beginning May 1, 2016 and maturing May 1, 2032. Interest is due semi-annually on May 1 and November 1, at an interest rate of 5.0%. Current portion is $290,000.	

$	3,555,000	
$720,000 Series 2015A-2 Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds due in annual principal installments beginning May 1, 2016 and maturing May 1, 2037. Interest is
due semi-annually on May 1 and November 1, at an interest rate of 5.0%. Current portion is $20,000.	

$	510,000	

The annual requirements to amortize the principal and interest of bonded debt outstanding as of September 30, 2020 are as follows:

Year Ending
 	September 30, 	 	Principal		 	Interest		 	Total		
2021	$	310,000	$	201,375	$	511,375	
2022	250,000	187,750	437,750	
2023	260,000	175,250	435,250	
2024	270,000	162,250	432,250	
2025	290,000	148,750	438,750	
2026-2030	1,690,000	510,500	2,200,500	
2031-2035	910,000	104,750	1,014,750	
2036-2037	 	85,000 	 	6,500 	 	91,500 	
Totals	  $	4,065,000 	  $	1,497,125 	  $	5,562,125 	

NOTE E – LONG-TERM DEBT (CONTINUED)

Summary of Significant Bonds Resolution Terms and Covenants

The Series 2015A Bonds are subject to redemption at the option of the District prior to their maturity, in whole or in part, at any time on or after May 1, 2025 at the redemption price of the principal amount being redeemed, together with accrued interest to the date of redemption. The Series 2015A Bonds are subject to extraordinary mandatory redemption prior to maturity in the manner determined by the Bond Registrar if certain events occurred as outlined in the Trust Indenture.

The Trust Indenture established certain amounts be maintained in a reserve account. In addition, the Trust Indenture has certain restrictions and requirements relating to the procedures to be followed by the District on assessments to property owners. The District agrees to levy special assessments in annual amounts adequate to provide payment of debt service and to meet the reserve requirements.

The bond resolution establishes certain funds and determines the order in which revenues are to be deposited into these funds. A description of the significant funds, including their purposes, is as follows:

Reserve Fund – The Series 2015A Reserve Account was funded from the proceeds of the Series 2015A Bonds in an amount equal to 50% of the maximum annual debt service outstanding on the Series 2015A Bonds. Monies held in the reserve account will be used only for the purposes established in the Trust Indenture.

The following is a schedule of required reserve deposits as of September 30, 2020:

Reserve
 	Balance	
Reserve
   Requirement 
Series 2015A Capital Improvement Revenue Refunding Bonds
$	226,813
$	217,438

NOTE F – RISK MANAGEMENT

The District is exposed to various risks of loss related to torts; theft of, damage to and destruction of assets; errors and omissions; and natural disasters for which the government carries commercial insurance. Settled claims from these risks have not exceeded commercial insurance coverage over the past three years.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS

To the Board of Supervisors
Lake Ashton Community Development District Polk County, Florida

We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of Lake Ashton Community Development District, as of and for the year ended September 30, 2020, and the related notes to the financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated June 21, 2021.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

In planning and performing our audit, we considered Lake Ashton Community Development District's internal control over financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Lake Ashton Community Development District’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of Lake Ashton Community Development District's internal control.

A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity's financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.

Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.

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To the Board of Supervisors
Lake Ashton Community Development District

Compliance and Other Matters

As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Lake Ashton Community Development District's financial statements are free of material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

Purpose of this Report

The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an  audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank Certified Public Accountants PL
Fort Pierce, Florida June 21, 2021

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MANAGEMENT LETTER

To the Board of Supervisors
Lake Ashton Community Development District Polk County, Florida

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the financial statements of the Lake Ashton Community Development District as of and for the year ended September 30, 2020, and have issued our report thereon dated June 21, 2021.

Auditor’s Responsibility

We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States and Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Florida Auditor General.

Other Reporting Requirements

We have issued our Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards and our Independent Auditor’s Report on an examination conducted in accordance with AICPA Professionals Standards, AT-C Section 315, regarding compliance requirements in accordance with Chapter 10.550, Rules of the Auditor General. Disclosures in those reports, which are dated June 21, 2021, should be considered in conjunction with this management letter.

Prior Audit Findings

Section 10.554(1)(i)1., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we determine whether or not corrective actions have been taken to address findings and recommendations made in the preceding financial audit report. This is the initial audit.

Financial Condition and Management

Section 10.554(1)(i)5.a. and 10.556(7), Rules of the Auditor General, require us to apply appropriate procedures and communicate the results of our determination as to whether or not Lake Ashton Community Development District has met one or more of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1), Florida Statutes, and to identify the specific conditions met. In  connection with our audit, we determined that Lake Ashton Community Development District did not meet any of the conditions described in Section 218.503(1) Florida Statutes.

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To the Board of Supervisors
Lake Ashton Community Development District

Pursuant to Sections 10.554(1)(i)5.b. and 10.556(8), Rules of the Auditor General, we applied financial condition assessment procedures for Lake Ashton Community Development District. It is management’s responsibility to monitor the Lake Ashton Community Development District’s financial condition; our financial condition assessment was based in part on the representations made by management and the review of the financial information provided by the same as of September 30, 2020.

Section 10.554(1)(i)2., Rules of the Auditor General, requires that we communicate any recommendations to improve financial management. In connection with our audit, we did not have any such recommendations.

Additional Matters

Section 10.554(1)(i)3., Rules of the Auditor General, requires us to communicate noncompliance with provisions of contracts or grant agreements, or abuse, that have occurred, or are likely to have occurred, that have an effect on the financial statements that is less than material but warrants the attention of those charged with governance. In connection with our audit, we did not note any such findings.

Purpose of this Letter

Our management letter is intended solely for the information and use of the Legislative Auditing Committee, members of the Florida Senate and the Florida House of Representatives, the Florida Auditor General, Federal and other granting agencies, the Board of Supervisors, and applicable management, and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank Certified Public Accountants PL
Fort Pierce, Florida June 21, 2021

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INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT’S REPORT/COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 218.415, FLORIDA STATUTES

To the Board of Supervisors
Lake Ashton Community Development District Polk County, Florida

We have examined Lake Ashton Community Development District's compliance with Section 218.415, Florida Statutes during the year ended September 30, 2020. Management is responsible for Lake Ashton Community Development District’s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on Lake Ashton Community Development District’s compliance based on our examination.

Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about Lake Ashton Community Development District’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on Lake Ashton Community Development District’s compliance with the specified requirements.

In our opinion, Lake Ashton Community Development District complied, in all material respects, with the aforementioned requirements during the year ended September 30, 2020.

Berger, Toombs, Elam, Gaines & Frank Certified Public Accountants PL
Fort Pierce, Florida June 21, 2021

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