ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
ADVANCED ACCOUNTING
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781618533128
Author: Halsey
Publisher: Cambridge Business Publishers
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Chapter 10, Problem 1Q
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Mention the ways by which additional financial statements help users according to GASB in the preface to GASB 34.

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Government-wide statements put together financial activities in one location and provide information on accrual-based economic resources. Government-wide statements shall coordinate information whether it applies to government activities or business-type operations. Government-wide financial statements are required under GASBS 34.

In the preface to this accounting standard, the GASB identifies a number of ways in which these additional financial statements help users:

  • Assess the finances of the government in its entirety, including the year's operating results;
  • Determine whether the government's overall financial position improved or deteriorated;
  • Evaluate whether the government's current-year revenues were sufficient to pay for current-year services;
  • Overlook the cost of providing services to its citizenry;
  • See how the government finances its programs—through user fees and other program revenues versus general tax revenues; understand the extent to which the government has invested in capital assets, including roads, bridges, and other infrastructure assets; and make better comparisons between governments.

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