1-2. Identify and describe the five environmental differences between governments and for-profit business enterprises as identified in the Governmental Accounting Standards Board's Why Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Is—and Should Be—Different. The five environmental differences include mission/purpose, source of revenue, potential longevity, relationship with stakeholders, and role of budget. The mission/purpose is defined by the goals of the organization. The purpose of a commercial business is to make money. A non-profit organization’s purpose is to provide a service, without compensation from the people being served.
The source of revenue comes from net income, which comes from a sale of goods or services in
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For state and local governmental units: 1. GASB Statements and Interpretations, plus AICPA and FASB pronouncements if made applicable to state and local governments by a GASB Statement or Interpretation.
2. GASB Technical Bulletins, and the following pronouncements if specifically made applicable to state and local governments by the AICPA; AICPA Industry Audit and Accounting Guides and AICPA Statements of Position. 3. Consensus positions of the GASB Emerging Issues Task Force (not yet in existence) and AICPA Practice Bulletins if specifically made applicable to state and local governments by the AICPA.
4. "Q's and A's" published by the GASB staff, as well as industry practices widely recognized and prevalent.
5. Other accounting literature, including GASB Concepts Statements; pronouncements in categories (a) through (d) of the hierarchy for nongovernmental entities when not specifically made applicable to state and local governments; FASB Concepts Statements; FASAB Statements, Interpretations, and Technical Bulletins, AICPA Issues Papers; International Accounting Standards Committee Statements, pronouncements of other professional associations or regulatory agencies; AICPA Technical Practice Aids; and accounting textbooks, handbooks, or articles.
For the federal government and its agencies:
1. FASAB Statements and
Both the agency's self-evaluation report to the commission and the commission's final report to the legislature must address each of these criteria. The criteria include the agency's efficiency of operation, the extent to which statutory objectives have been achieved, the extent to which existing advisory committees are needed and used, the extent of duplication or overlapping jurisdictions and possibilities for consolidation with other agencies, and an assessment of whether the agency has recommended statutory changes that benefit the general public rather than the regulated entity. Other criteria include the promptness and effectiveness with which the agency handles complaints, the extent to which the agency has encouraged participation by the public, the extent of compliance with federal and state requirements regarding equality of employment opportunity and the rights and privacy of individuals, compliance with the Public Information Act and Open Meetings Act, and the degree to which the agency conforms to its six-year strategic
Before diving directly into the article from the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) titled Governments to Report Liabilities Connected with Their Obligations to Clean Up Pollution (2006), one must first take a step back and take time to read, comprehend, and take to heart exactly what this organization stands for. Taken directly from their main web page under the tab labeled Education, the first thing seen in big, bold, blue letters is, “Due Process: The GASB Is Listening” followed by a definition of what listening means, “to hear with thoughtful attention”. When researching a little more into the GASB, it is easy to see how crucial listening truly is for them in order to fully accomplish their
The FASB works by their Rules of Procedure which describe the operating procedures. The Rules of procedure incorporate the FASB mission, and how the mission is accomplished, how they will hold their meetings and the overall workings of the FASB. The GASB also have their own Rules of Procedure which are set forth procedures in which they use to improve the standards of the financial accounting and reporting. The Rules of Procedure are another way in which the GASB and the FASB are very similar. They both use their mission statements as the basis for their Rules of Procedure. With their Rules of Procedure they implement how the mission statement tasks will be accomplished with the help of chairman and the officers. In both the FASB and the GASB they state in the Rules of Procedure they state the protocol for meetings and the voting requirements. The rules of procedure also state” Rules governing public announcements and the kinds of information made broadly available to the public ” (fasb.org).
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The Standard Disclosure section of GRI guideline specifies the base content that should appear in a sustainability report. There are three different types of disclosures:
The information in this report regarding the accounting standards for private companies is as stated in the proposal stage. The three options discussed are options being considered and the Accounting Standards Board (AcSB) has issued an
Revenue from the provision of goods and all services is only recognized when the amounts to be recognized are fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured (Elliot B., Elliot J., 2007)
blic interest entities. According to the IAASB project summary (IAASB 2013), in developing the proposed other information standard, the Board considered the IAASB's recent proposal, the responsibilities of the auditor relating to the other information in documents accompanying or containing audited financial statements and henceforth the auditor's report.
Revenues are the monies that are brought in as a result of the business’ core functions in their respective industry. Revenues are different from gains in that revenues can be accounted for, while still taking a loss in the overall profitability. If an item were to be sold below cost, it brings revenue (selling price), but was sold at a loss.
Marvin Braun had just been appointed vice president of the Great Basin Region of the Financial Services Corporation (FSC). The company provides check processing services for small banks. The banks send checks presented for deposit or payment to FSC, which then records the data on each check in a computerized database. FSC sends the data electronically to the nearest Federal Reserve Bank check-clearing center where the appropriate transfers of funds are made between banks. The Great Basin Region consists of three check processing centers in Eastern Idaho—Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and Ashton. Prior to his promotion to vice president, Mr. Braun had been manager of a check processing
The proposed document will include the following specific sections. This outline is tentative and may be adjusted in accord with new developments.
Finally, this regulation will help deal with the ozone problem in the nonattainment area which we would support. Also, it was indicated that maybe there would be a proposal from others to expand this statewide. However, I don’t know whether we
Analysis result shows that there are approximately eight environmental issues among the three organisations, such as water, climate change, biodiversity, waste, energy, ecosystem benefits, soil health, and erosion. Each organisation has slightly different of main environmental issues. Meanwhile, each organisation has different priority for each issues.
FASB: General purpose statements that provide inputs to a range of different decisions that have generally similar but not identical information demands such as creditors (liquidity assessment) and management stewardship.