Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting - Hardcover

Robert J. Freeman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132726750 ISBN 13: 9780132726757

Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div, 1998

Synopsis

Appropriate for undergraduate Accounting courses, such as Governmental Accounting, Public Sector accounting, Government and Nonprofit Accounting, and Fund Accounting. Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting, Sixth Edition provides a better balance between theory and practice than other texts, with the most up-to-date coverage. It provides students with a thorough basis for understanding the logic for and nature of all of the funds and account groups of a government, with a unique approach that enables students to grasp the entire accounting and reporting framework for a government before focusing on specific individual fund types and account groups.

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From the Publisher:

THE most comprehensive text in the field, this introduction to accounting and financial reporting for state and local governments and nonprofit organizations offers an excellent balance between theory and practice.

From the Back Cover:

Key Benefit: This comprehensive book provides a balance between theory and practice, with up-to-date coverage that makes it easy to assure that the current authoritative standards are included. It provides a thorough basis for understanding the logic for and nature of all of the funds and account groups of a government, with a unique approach that enables readers to grasp the entire accounting and reporting framework for a government before focusing on specific individual fund types and account groups. Key Topics: Completely updated content includes: all GASB standards through GASB Statement 32; the latest FASB and AICPA guidance on accounting and reporting for not-for-profit organizations; the latest revisions of the OMB and AICPA single audit guidance; the latest changes in federal government accounting and reporting; the new pension plan accounting standards; the latest revision of OMB Circular A-133 on single audits, including coverage of the risk based approach to identifying major federal assistance programs and changes in auditor reports; and coverage of the GASB's proposed new reporting model. Market: For accounting professionals in public accepting firms with government clients, and professional government accountants.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall College Div
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0132726750
• ISBN 13: 9780132726757
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 858