-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JQyWZ2dnyhjM9JVfOY0Lvvr1a2+McYrw3P2KNGGBMp5iZgbKJmQpg2KqSnPutlZG O0usi85G7MTa+A5SiUUYeg== 0001080084-08-000160.txt : 20080401 0001080084-08-000160.hdr.sgml : 20080401 20080401080712 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001080084-08-000160 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 40-17F2 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080401 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080401 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080401 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Advantage Funds, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914775 IRS NUMBER: 133851784 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07123 FILM NUMBER: 08727332 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE 8TH FLOOR WEST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226754 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FOCUS FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940304 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931116 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Advantage Funds, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914775 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: UNKNOWN SIC - 0000 [0000] IRS NUMBER: 133851784 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 40-17F2 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION STREET 2: 200 PARK AVENUE 8TH FLOOR WEST CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129226754 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 PARK AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR STREET 2: THE DREYFUS CORPORATION CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10166 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19951004 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS FOCUS FUNDS INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940304 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DREYFUS GROWTH & VALUE FUND INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19931116 40-17F2 1 afdiv.txt Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm To the Board of Trustees Advantage Funds Inc - Dreyfus International Value We have examined management's assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 that Dreyfus Institutional Money Market Fund- Money Market Series (the "Company") complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("the Act") as of July 31, 2007. Management is responsible for the Company's compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management's assertion about the Company's compliance based on our examination. Our examination was made in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company's compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of July 31, 2007, and with respect to agreement of security and similar investment purchases and sales, for the period from July 1, 2007 (commencement of affiliation) through July 31, 2007; Count and inspection of all securities and similar investments located in the vault of The Bank of New York in New York, without prior notice to management; Confirmation of all securities and similar investments held by institutions in book entry form (i.e., the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Depository Trust Company and various sub-custodians); Reconciliation of all such securities and investments to the books and records of the Company and The Bank of New York; Confirmation of all securities hypothecated, pledged, placed in escrow, or out for transfer with brokers, pledges, transfer agents or securities lending administrators; Confirmation of all repurchase agreements, if any, with brokers/banks and agreement of underlying collateral with The Bank of New York's records or to documentation of corresponding subsequent cash receipts; Agreement of pending purchase activity as of July 31, 2007 to documentation of subsequent cash payments. Agreement of Dreyfus Family of Funds' trade tickets for 5 security purchases and 5 security sales or maturities for the period from June 30, 2007 through July 31, 2007, to the books and records of the Funds noting that they had been accurately recorded and subsequently settled; Review of The Bank of New York Report on Controls Placed in Operation and Tests of Operating Effectiveness ("SAS 70 Report") for the period from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 and noted no negative findings were reported in the areas of Asset Custody and Control. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company's compliance with specified requirements. In our opinion, management's assertion that Advantage Funds Inc - Dreyfus International Value complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2007 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company is fairly stated, in all material respects. This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Directors of Advantage Funds Inc - Dreyfus International Value and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties. /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP New York, New York November 5, 2007 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM N-17f-2 Certificate of Accounting or Securities and Similar Investments in the Custody of Management Investment Companies Pursuant to Rule 17f-2 [17 CRF 270.17f-2] 1. Investment Company Act File Date examination Number: completed: 811-3025 November 5, 2007 2. State Identification Number: AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MI NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY PUERTO RICO Other Specify: 3. Exact name of investment company as specified in registration statement: 4. Address of principal executive office: (number, street, city, state, zip code) 200 Park Avenue, 55th Floor , New York, NY 10166 INSTRUCTIONS The Form must be completed by investment companies that have custody of securities or similar investments Investment Company 1. All items must be completed by the investment company. 2. Give this Form to the independent public accountant who, in compliance with Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law, examine securities and similar investments in the custody of the investment company. Accountant 3. Submit this Form to the Securities and Exchange Commission and appropriate state securities administrators when filing the certificate of accounting required by Rule 17f-2 under the Act and applicable state law. File the original and one copy with the Securities and Exchange Commissions's principal office in Washington D.C., one copy with the regional office for the region in which the investment company's principal business operations are conducted, and one copy with the appropriate state administrator(s), if applicable. THIS FORM MUST BE GIVEN TO YOUR INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Management Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 We, as members of management of Advantage Funds Inc - Dreyfus International Value (the "Company"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 as of July 31, 2007, and from the July 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007. Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Company was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of July 31, 2007 and from the July 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007 with respect to securities and similar investments reflected in the investment account of the Company. Advantage Funds Inc - Dreyfus International Value By: /s/Jim Windels Jim Windels, Treasurer The Dreyfus Corporation -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----