Accounting Division

Accountant Rhonda Praiswater 785.251.4159

The Accounting Division is responsible for a large number of monthly transactions. Consider the following:

• Invoices from all 24 Shawnee County Departments are received and paid by three staff members in the County Clerk’s office.
• There are approximately 10,000 vendors on the Shawnee County system! We pay about half of these every month.
• We provide sales tax exemption certificates to vendors.
• One staff person maintains the fixed asset list for the entire County. Any purchases over $1,500 have to be on the County's fixed asset list. That person also removes surplus / destroyed items from the fixed asset list.
• A yearly report is provided to the State Treasurer regarding outstanding indebtedness for school districts, cities, townships, fire districts, drainage districts and Shawnee County.
• We prepare financial statements for General Obligation bonds and temporary note financing.
• We compute General Obligation bond figures for street and sewer improvement projects, which determine the special assessments.
• We wire all payroll deductions/withholdings to the appropriate entities.
• We compute and balance the figures for 1099s.
• We complete W-9 forms.