Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting: Concepts and Practices [With CDROM]

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Author: Michael H. Granof

ISBN-10: 047008734X

ISBN-13: 9780470087343

Category: Governmental & Nonprofit Accounting

Get hands-on, practical experience with Tyler Technologies software and the comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) of Austin, Texas.\ The CD-ROM contains an education version of state-of-the-art General Ledger and GASB 34 fund accounting and reporting software designed by Tyler Technologies, Inc. (www.tylerworks.com) as well as an annual report related to a continuing problem in the text. The professional government accounting software provides:\ * Valuable experience in recording...

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Get hands-on, practical experience with Tyler Technologies software and the comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) of Austin, Texas. The CD-ROM contains an education version of state-of-the-art General Ledger and GASB 34 fund accounting and reporting software designed by Tyler Technologies, Inc. (www.tylerworks.com) as well as an annual report related to a continuing problem in the text. The professional government accounting software provides:Valuable experience in recording transactions and preparing financial statements.Familiarity with the type of software that you are most likely to encounter in modern-day governments.An overview of the entire accounting cycle. Booknews A text/CD-ROM package on key issues of governmental and not-for-profit accounting, with emphasis on critical thinking. A unique feature is an ongoing problem based on an actual comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). Chapters cover topics including fund accounting, budgeting and control, recognizing revenue and expenditures in governmental funds, long-term obligations, reporting and disclosure, and auditing governments and not-for-profits. The CD-ROM contains a CAFR for the City of Orlando, Florida. The author is affiliated with the University of Texas-Austin. This second edition incorporates the latest GASB pronouncements, and recent updates to the Single Audit Act and Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Pronouncements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ch. 1The Government and Not-for-Profit Environment1Ch. 2Fund Accounting33Ch. 3Issues of Budgeting and Control86Ch. 4Recognizing Revenue in Governmental Funds127Ch. 5Recognizing Expenditures in Governmental Funds168Ch. 6Revenues and Expenditures in Other Not-for-Profit Organizations211Ch. 7Accounting for Capital Projects and Debt Service273Ch. 8Long-Lived Assets and Investments in Marketable Securities317Ch. 9Long-Term Obligations357Ch. 10Business-Type Activities398Ch. 11Fiduciary Funds442Ch. 12Issues of Reporting, Disclosure, and Financial Analysis486Ch. 13Using Cost Information to Manage and Control527Ch. 14Managing for Results570Ch. 15Auditing Governments and Not-for-Profit Organizations608Ch. 16Federal Government Accounting641Glossary675Value Tables688Index697

\ BooknewsA text/CD-ROM package on key issues of governmental and not-for-profit accounting, with emphasis on critical thinking. A unique feature is an ongoing problem based on an actual comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). Chapters cover topics including fund accounting, budgeting and control, recognizing revenue and expenditures in governmental funds, long-term obligations, reporting and disclosure, and auditing governments and not-for-profits. The CD-ROM contains a CAFR for the City of Orlando, Florida. The author is affiliated with the University of Texas-Austin. This second edition incorporates the latest GASB pronouncements, and recent updates to the Single Audit Act and Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Pronouncements. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \