Federal Accounting Policies, Standards, Procedures and Practices

US federal accounting practices have been altered by significant changes. Describing what, why, when, and how the federal government performs its financial management, this book is written in non-technical language for all financial and accounting professionals working with the US government.

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For the first time in decades, federal accounting practices have been altered by significant changes imposed by Congress and regulatory agencies, as well as by the establishment in 1990 of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASB). These changes affect the hundreds of thousands of people involved on a daily or repeated basis with planning, budgeting, accounting, processing, and reporting on the activities of federal government programs, including the beneficiaries of federal loans and loan guarantees. Knowledge of how to "keep the books Straight" is vital to anyone conducting such business. Here is the only book to encompass all the recent revisions including the changes by the new FASB and the Chief Financial Officers Act.
Written in nontechnical language for both the professional and nonprofessional, Wiley Federal Accounting Handbook provides all you need to know about the what, why, when, and how of federal financial management, including: The federal budget-process, phases, and concepts Contracts and grants Nonappropriated funds activities Costing of entities, programs, and activities Interagency expenditures, receipts, transfers, reimbursements, and refunds Assets, liabilities, and net entity position And much more Essential Information for: federal program managers and analysts financial managers and budget analysts auditors and accountants legislators and their staffs academics, researchers, and students anyone doing business with the federal government Also available: Wiley GAAP for Governments 2000 Wiley GAAP for Governments 2000 for Windows(r) Wiley GAAP for Governments Field Guide 2000-2001 Other useful references for accounting and auditing professionals: Wiley Practitioner's Guide to GAAS 2000 for Windows(r) CD-ROM Wiley Auditor's SAS Field Guide 2000 (a quick-reference companion to GAAS 2000) Wiley GAAP 2000 Wiley GAAP 2000 for Windows(r) Wiley IAS 2000 Wiley IAS 2000 for Windows(r) Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2000 Wiley Not-for-Profit GAAP 2000 for Windows(r) Wiley Not-for-Profit Accounting Field Guide