The essential reference for governmental GAAP application Wiley GAAP for Governments 2015 provides the latest information on GAAP, with coverage designed specifically for government entities. With a focus on the practical rather than the academic, this book provides insightful, up to date implementation information and explanations of the important developments in governmental GAAP that have occurred in the past year. Exclusive coverage includes school districts, public authorities, and individual pension plans financial statements, with a disclosure checklist that helps preparers ensure compliance. Visual aids help facilitate the reader's understanding of the material, providing a comprehensive guide to financial reporting for governments at the state and local level. This reliable guide is an industry favorite for its accessibility, completeness, and relevance, helping readers achieve and maintain compliance with minimal burden. Governmental accounting standards are continuously being released, growing in complexity with each iteration. Wiley GAAP for Governments is updated annually to provide the most up-to-date information available, with thorough explanations and expert implementation advice. Get up to speed on the newest accounting pronouncements Understand how GAAP applies to government bodies and pension plans Refer to disclosure checklists designed specifically for government entities Study flowcharts, diagrams, and charts to gain a deeper understanding This user-friendly guide is organized for easy navigation, and designed to help preparers quickly find, understand, and apply the information they need. Expert guidance through the increasing complexity of preparation and implementation of relevant changes is what makes Wiley GAAP for Governments 2015 the reference financial professionals keep on their desks rather than on their bookshelves.

The essential reference for governmental GAAP application Wiley GAAP for Governments 2016 provides the latest information on GAAP, with coverage designed specifically for government entities. With a focus on the practical rather than the academic, this book provides insightful, up to date implementation information and explanations of the important developments in governmental GAAP that have occurred in the past year. Exclusive coverage includes school districts, public authorities, and individual pension plans financial statements, with a disclosure checklist that helps preparers ensure compliance. Visual aids help facilitate the reader's understanding of the material, providing a comprehensive guide to financial reporting for governments at the state and local level. This reliable guide is an industry favourite for its accessibility, completeness, and relevance, helping readers achieve and maintain compliance with minimal burden. Governmental accounting standards are continuously being released, growing in complexity with each iteration. Wiley GAAP for Governments is updated annually to provide the most up-to-date information available, with thorough explanations and expert implementation advice. Get up to speed on the newest accounting pronouncements Understand how GAAP applies to government bodies and pension plans Refer to disclosure checklists designed specifically for government entities Study flowcharts, diagrams, and charts to gain a deeper understanding This user-friendly guide is organized for easy navigation, and designed to help preparers quickly find, understand, and apply the information they need. Expert guidance through the increasing complexity of preparation and implementation of relevant changes is what makes Wiley GAAP for Governments 2016 the reference financial professionals keep on their desks rather than on their bookshelves.

The essential reference for governmental GAAP application Wiley GAAP for Governments 2017 provides the latest information on GAAP, with coverage designed specifically for government entities. With a focus on the practical rather than the academic, this book provides insightful, up to date implementation information and explanations of the important developments in governmental GAAP that have occurred in the past year. Exclusive coverage includes school districts, public authorities, and individual pension plans financial statements, with a disclosure checklist that helps preparers ensure compliance. Visual aids help facilitate the reader's understanding of the material, providing a comprehensive guide to financial reporting for governments at the state and local level. This reliable guide is an industry favourite for its accessibility, completeness, and relevance, helping readers achieve and maintain compliance with minimal burden. Governmental accounting standards are continuously being released, growing in complexity with each iteration. Wiley GAAP for Governments is updated annually to provide the most up-to-date information available, with thorough explanations and expert implementation advice. Get up to speed on the newest accounting pronouncements Understand how GAAP applies to government bodies and pension plans Refer to disclosure checklists designed specifically for government entities Study flowcharts, diagrams, and charts to gain a deeper understanding This user-friendly guide is organized for easy navigation, and designed to help preparers quickly find, understand, and apply the information they need. Expert guidance through the increasing complexity of preparation and implementation of relevant changes is what makes Wiley GAAP for Governments 2017 the reference financial professionals keep on their desks rather than on their bookshelves.

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The most practical, authoritativeguide to governmental GAAP Wiley GAAP for Governments 2007 is a comprehensive guide to the accounting and financial reporting principles used by state and local governments as well as other governmental entities. Financial statement preparers, attestors, and readers will find its full coverage of authoritative accounting standards coupled with many examples, illustrations, and helpful practice hints extremely useful and user-friendly. Designed with the needs of the user in mind, a "New Developments" chapter keeps you informed of all the important developments in governmental GAAP during the past year. A look ahead to the status of current and future Governmental Accounting Standards Board standards and projects provides information on the very latest in standard-setting activities and covers: * GASB Statement 43 Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans, which, together with Statement 45, will drastically change the accounting for OPEBs by employers and OPEB plans * GASB Statement 45 Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers for Postemployment Benefits Other Than Pensions, which will require employers that provided OPEB benefits to recognize the costs of providing these benefits much sooner than current practice * GASB Statement 48 Sales and Pledges of Receivables and Future Revenues and Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets and Future Revenues * GASB Technical Bulletin 2006-01 Accounting and Financial Reporting by Employers and OPEB Plans for Payments From the Federal Government Pursuant to the Retiree Drug Subsidy Provisions of Medicare Part D, which provides accounting guidance for employers for receipts under this program * GASB Concepts Statement 3 Communications Methods in General-Purpose External Financial Reports That Contain Basic Financial Statements, which addresses the various types of communication methods inherent in financial statements, such as the basic financial statements, notes, and required supplementary information * Exposure Draft Accounting and Financial Reporting for Pollution Remediation Obligations, which addresses the timing of the recognition of liabilities relating to pollution remediation and the methodology for calculating those liabilities * Exposure Draft Elements of Financial Statements, which provides definitions of assets, liabilities, deferred resource inflows and outflows, net assets, and resource inflows and outflows * Preliminary Views Document - Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivatives, which provides guidance for governments in reflecting the values of derivative financial instruments in their financial statements * Invitation to Comment Fund Balance Reporting and Governmental Fund Type Definitions, which is a broad project to determine whether the manner of reporting fund balances and the definitions of fund types need to be updated Wiley GAAP for Governments 2007 strives to be a thorough, reliable reference that you'll use constantly. It's designed to be kept on your desk rather than on your bookshelf.

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Governmental GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) consists of accounting principles applicable to financial accounting and reporting for state and local governments. To understand the complexity of the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) statements, interpretations, technical bulletins, and certain AICPA statements of position, these pronouncements must be analyzed and explained in straightforward language. This book is a comprehensive, practical research tool relied upon by governments and their auditors to guide them through governmental accounting and financial reporting.