GASB Statement No. 34 Should be Revised
GASB Statement No. 34 Should be Revised

Author: Robert Newton Anthony

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement 34 unfortunately requires state and local governments to prepare two different sets of financial statements for the same events: government-wide statements and fund statements. The government-wide statements are based on the interperiod equity concept. Statement 34 recognizes that this is the preferable concept for measuring an organization's performance. It uses accrual accounting. The fund statements report on eleven funds; each is a self-balancing set of accounts. The amounts reported are based on measurement principles currently used by governments; these principles differ from accrual accounting in important ways. They focus on accountability in the short term and are inconsistent with the interperiod equity concept. ... The government-wide system does have one important defect. It doesn't recognize that contributed capital transactions should not enter into the measure of performance based on interperiod equity. This can be corrected by separating operating items from nonoperating items.

Guide to Implementation of GASB Statement 34 on Basic Financial Statements--and Management's Discussion and Analysis--for State and Local Governments
Guide to Implementation of GASB Statement 34 on Basic Financial Statements--and Management's Discussion and Analysis--for State and Local Governments

Author: Governmental Accounting Standards Board Staff

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education

Published: 2002-12-01

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 9780910065849

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This guide will help all financial statement preparers and attestors implement GASB Statement No. 34 requirements. Organized in a question-and-answer format, the guide includes 300 questions and answers, over 50 illustrative financial statement exhibits, and 10 'how-to' exercises. Dozens of questions address capital assets, depreciation, infrastructure, and the modified approach. Alternatives that may be available to governments in meeting certain display or disclosure requirements of GASB Statement No. 34 are also presented. The full text of the Standards section of GASB Statement No. 34, as well as a topical index and the cross-references, help the reader identify and research specific issues.

GASB Statement No. 34, Implementation Recommendations for School Districts
GASB Statement No. 34, Implementation Recommendations for School Districts

Author: Gary Heinfeld

Publisher: R & L Education

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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Gary Heinfeld has updated the definitive guide to help school districts implement the dramatic changes in accounting and reporting required by GASB Statement No. 34. Included are two new chapters: Achieving Excellence with Financial Reporting and GAO New Independence Standard. This book provides school district administrators with comprehensive guidance in implementing the new reporting model, affecting every school organization that issues financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

GASB 34--methods for Condition Assessment and Preservation
GASB 34--methods for Condition Assessment and Preservation

Author: Parsons Brinckerhoff

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 0309099323

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TRB¿s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 608: GASB 34¿Methods for Condition Assessment and Preservation examines methodologies that integrate infrastructure inventory, condition assessments, minimum acceptable condition levels, and funding decisions with Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) Statement No. 34 reporting requirements. The report also examines the operational and financial impacts of reporting under GASB 34. NCHRP Report 608 updates the findings contained in NCHRP Report 522: A Review of DOT Compliance with GASB 34 Requirements.