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Accounting, auditing, and financial reporting. (From the Library).(The Role of GASB 34 in the Citizen-Government Accountability Relationship)(Brief Article)
"The Role of GASB 34 in the Citizen-Government Accountability Relationship"
Dean Michael Mead
State and Local Government Review, Winter 2002, pp. 51-63.
This article considers whether the Governmental Accounting Standards Board has been successful in its efforts to create better financial statements through its Statement No. 34. According to GASB Concepts Statement No. 1, financial reporting should facilitate accountability through the provision of the following information: (1) current-year revenues versus current-year services; (2) compliance with budgetary and other finance-related legal or contractual requirements; (3) service efforts, cost, and accomplishments; (4) sources and uses of financial resources; (5) financing and cash requirements; (6) change in financial position as a result of operations; (7) financial position and condition; (8) ...
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