Guidelines for Public Expenditure Management
Guidelines for Public Expenditure Management

Author: Mr.Jack Diamond

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 1999-07-01

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9781557757876

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Traditionally, economics training in public finances has focused more on tax than public expenditure issues, and within expenditure, more on policy considerations than the more mundane matters of public expenditure management. For many years, the IMF's Public Expenditure Management Division has answered specific questions raised by fiscal economists on such missions. Based on this experience, these guidelines arose from the need to provide a general overview of the principles and practices observed in three key aspects of public expenditure management: budget preparation, budget execution, and cash planning. For each aspect of public expenditure management, the guidelines identify separately the differing practices in four groups of countries - the francophone systems, the Commonwealth systems, Latin America, and those in the transition economies. Edited by Barry H. Potter and Jack Diamond, this publication is intended for a general fiscal, or a general budget, advisor interested in the macroeconomic dimension of public expenditure management.

Audits of State and Local Governments
Audits of State and Local Governments

Author: Jack F. Georger

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 437

ISBN-13: 1119508959

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This title provides accountants with critical "how-to" guidance on planning, performing, and reporting on your audit engagements, including financial reporting and the financial reporting entity, revenue and expense recognition, capital asset accounting, and the elements of net position on audits of state and local governments. It covers newly issued accounting and auditing standards, pension and OPEB standards, going concern, fair value, and Yellow Book updates. It prepares accountants to Identify the latest principles of auditing and accounting for state and local governments. Identify new GASB standards. Review in detail auditing considerations including risk assessment, materiality, group audits, and performing and concluding the audit. Re-examine significant accounting transactions including financial instruments; revenues and receivables; capital assets; expenses/expenditures and liabilities; net position and financial statement reconciliations. Identify guidance for special-purpose governments like hospitals, schools district, transportation systems, colleges and universities and more. Prepare financial statements in accordance with a special purpose framework through review of illustrative auditor's reports.