Electronic Submissions

Contact Information

Laura Cavazos (512) 463-8976 or Laura.Cavazos@tea.texas.gov

Paul Moreno (512) 475-2228 or Paul.Moreno@tea.texas.gov

Financial Compliance Division
Phone: (512) 463-9095
Fax: (512) 463-1777
Email: schoolaudits@tea.texas.gov

Charter schools, regional education service centers (ESCs), and school districts must submit their annual financial report (AFR) in electronic format to the Financial Compliance Division. This page provides information about

  • the documents districts and ESCs must submit,
  • the documents charters must submit,
  • instructions for submitting the required documents, and
  • additional information related to submitting the AFR and related documents.

 

FY2026 Annual Financial Report Electronic Submissions

The Audit 2.0 application is expected to open for all users on November 3, 2026, for the FY2026 annual financial report submissions. 

Due to the delay in the release of the final 2026 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Compliance Supplement, there have been changes to the FY2026 annual financial report submission deadline. 

The submission deadline for charter schools and school districts that are required to undergo a Federal Single Audit will be extended to 30 days after the release of the final 2026 Compliance Supplement.

Please refer to the October 1, 2026, To the Administrator Addressed Correspondence titled, FY2026 Annual Financial Report with a Federal Single Audit.

Annual Financial Report Submission Process

The following presentations and videos provide an overview of the charter school, ISD and ESC annual financial report submission to the Texas Education Agency through the Audit 2.0 application in TEAL.   

Videos from Live Training Sessions Held February 10, 2026

Help Manual

Annual Financial Report Submission Manuals

Districts and ESCs

 

FY2025 Updates - J1-10, -12, and -14 Data Schedules 

ISD 

A new column has been added to the ISD J-1 schedule. The new column is titled, Total taxes refunded under Section 26.1115(c), The number designation is 99 and it appears to the right-of column 50 and has one field under row 8000. 

The amounts entered for taxes refunded in the new field on row 8000, column 99 should be the total amount of taxes refunded (both M&O and I&S tax refunds) under Section 26.1115(c), Tax Code. The amount is always a positive number with no decimals. There are currently no edits with this field.

 

TEAL Applications 

Submit the electronic reports through the AUDIT application in TEAL. Refer to the appropriate link below to set up an account.

TEAL Audit 2.0 Application Roles

The AUDIT 2.0 application user roles for submitting the AFR, State Compensatory Education (SCE) files, and depository contract information are listed below. Role assignments in Audit 2.0 will mirror those in the legacy Audit system. 

Users who will be submitting SCE files (that is district and campus improvement plans) 
must apply for a role which includes: “Submits AFR."

Select only one (1) role when requesting access to Audit 2.0, except for some Governmental Charter School users*

When working with both AFR and depository contract submissions, request the appropriate dual function role, or 
select a single function role if working with only one function:

Dual Function Roles

  • Charter AFR and Depository Contract User - Submits AFR and depository contract
  • ISD AFR and Depository Contract User - Submits AFR and depository contract
  • *Governmental charter school personnel will need to request the two roles below if working with both functions:
    • Governmental Charter User - Submits AFR, and
    • Depository Contract User - Submit only depository contract

Single Function Roles 

  • Charter AFR User - Submits AFR
  • CPA Personnel - Submits AFR (CPA firm users only)
  • Depository Contract User - Submit only depository contract
  • ESC User - Submits AFR
  • Governmental Charter User - Submits AFR
  • ISD User - Submits AFR