Public Sector Accounting
Public Sector Accounting

Author: Tjerk Budding

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-08-13

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1317906705

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As change sweeps across the public sector, a huge range of accounting and financial management challenges are created. This textbook analyses the reforms that are being introduced to deal with these challenges and their global impact on the public sector. Readers are provided with an international overview of government accounting, reporting, management control, cost accounting, budgeting and auditing. In explaining how innovative financial management tools are utilized in the public sector, the authors address a number of emerging issues: Harmonization trends in public financial management and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) Financial reporting and consolidated financial statements in the public sector Public sector management accounting and control methods Financial and performance auditing in the public sector This concise and accessible textbook will be core reading for public sector accounting and financial management students and will also be required reading for students of public management and administration more generally. Managers, accountants, consultants and auditors working in the public sector will also find the book a useful reference.

Public Sector
Public Sector

Author: Nhyira PREMIUM

Publisher:

Published: 2017-11-20

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9781973339212

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This book is certainly for all individuals, researchers and students looking for a student text that covers almost all topics in Public Finance Management and Accounting. Even though most of the Acts used in this book relates primarily to the Republic of Ghana, the concept of Public Finance, International Public Sector Accounting Standards and others are relevant irrespective of jurisdiction.

Public Sector Accounting
Public Sector Accounting

Author: Rowan Jones

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781446263105

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Bringing together literature from diverse sources to cover budgeting, financial accounting and reporting, auditing and comparative international studies, this collection covers 40 year of public sector accounting.

Public Sector Accounting
Public Sector Accounting

Author: Tjerk Budding

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-08-13

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 1317906713

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As change sweeps across the public sector, a huge range of accounting and financial management challenges are created. This textbook analyses the reforms that are being introduced to deal with these challenges and their global impact on the public sector. Readers are provided with an international overview of government accounting, reporting, management control, cost accounting, budgeting and auditing. In explaining how innovative financial management tools are utilized in the public sector, the authors address a number of emerging issues: Harmonization trends in public financial management and International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSASs) Financial reporting and consolidated financial statements in the public sector Public sector management accounting and control methods Financial and performance auditing in the public sector This concise and accessible textbook will be core reading for public sector accounting and financial management students and will also be required reading for students of public management and administration more generally. Managers, accountants, consultants and auditors working in the public sector will also find the book a useful reference.

IPSAS Explained
IPSAS Explained

Author: Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-01-22

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1119415047

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A succinct, yet highly informative guide to IPSAS and their application IPSAS Explained provides a concise summary of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards for practitioners needing to maintain compliance with ever-changing practices. Comprehensively updated to align with newly-accepted standards in key subject areas and including the latest iteration of the framework and improvement projects, this guide distills each standard into a useful and accessible format. Coverage of each IPSAS includes a brief overview of the basic principles behind it, as well as charts, graphs and tables that provide information at a glance. Updated material includes discussion of the new IPSASB governance structure, including the Public Interest Committee and Consultative Advisory Group, as well as information on the current Exposure Drafts and the changes forthcoming from the Improvements Project. New sections on First-Time Adoption of Accrual Basis IPSAS, new consolidation standards and Service Performance Reporting bring practitioners completely up to date to help ensure full compliance. Locate relevant IPSAS quickly and easily Get up to date on newly adopted standards Deepen conceptual understanding with graphical representations Understand the operations of the IPSASB, as well as new and ongoing projects The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board is engaged in the ongoing process of bringing public sector accounting in line with the IPSAS, which largely align with the IFRS model: where an IFRS exists, it is either adopted directly or adjusted to be suitable for the public sector; where no relevant IFRS exists, the IPSASB issues an IPSAS. IPSAS Explained condenses and clarifies each IPSAS, providing context, background and practical guidance to help practitioners find the answers they need to comply.

Public Sector Accounting and Auditing in Europe
Public Sector Accounting and Auditing in Europe

Author: I. Brusca

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-02-03

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 1137461349

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The book provides an overview of the governmental accounting status quo in Europe by analysing the public sector accounting, budgeting and auditing systems in fourteen European countries. IT sheds light on the challenges faced by European countries as they move towards adoption of the European Public Sector Accounting Standards (EPSAS).

Contemporary Issues in Public Sector Accounting and Auditing
Contemporary Issues in Public Sector Accounting and Auditing

Author: Simon Grima

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2021-01-18

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 1839095083

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Providing a comprehensive account which brings a wide range of countries to the forefront in terms of both comparability and accountability, this study shines a light on the differences in accounting systems between states, and fills a gap in the literature by combining these aspects of public sector accounting and auditing within a single book.

Practice-Relevant Accrual Accounting for the Public Sector
Practice-Relevant Accrual Accounting for the Public Sector

Author: Hassan Ouda

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-10-23

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 3030515958

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This book addresses the necessary developments and adjustments that can be regarded as a promising starting point for making accrual accounting a more practice-relevant for the public sector entities. Specifically, the main focus is on Reshaping the application of accrual accounting principles and assumptions to fit the context of public sector entities; Developing a practice-relevant holistic accounting approach for governmental capital assets, which has been based on developing and reshaping the assets recognition criteria; Scope of general purpose financial reporting from an accountability perspective; Suggesting a sustainable accounting approach for reporting on the long-term fiscal sustainability; Developing a dynamic model for making public sector accrual accounting a more user practice relevant; and finally, Developing a theory of accounting information usefulness, which explains how cognitive aspects do influence the use/non-use of accounting information by the politicians. Fundamentally, the book has tackled these necessary developments and adjustments from both the producer’s and the user’s perspectives.

Public Sector Accounting, Auditing and Control in South Eastern Europe
Public Sector Accounting, Auditing and Control in South Eastern Europe

Author: Vesna Vašiček

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-29

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 3030033538

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This book comprehensively presents the current practice and further development paths of public sector accounting, auditing and control systems in 7 South Eastern European countries based on the contributions of highly-respected researchers. Each chapter is a study of the territorial organisation, public sector scope, formulation and execution of central government and local and regional self-government budgets, accounting and financial reporting reforms and practice, audit and other oversight (supervision) in the public sector, and challenges in the further development of public sector accounting and auditing of each country. It also provides insights into the challenges that SEE countries are faced with as they move towards the adoption of accrual accounting and the implementation of IPSAS and/or EPSAS, and offers a valuable reference resource for academics, researchers, students, auditors, public administrators, policy makers and standard setters.

Challenges in the Adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards
Challenges in the Adoption of International Public Sector Accounting Standards

Author: Isabel Brusca

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-04-15

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 3030631257

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The aim of this book is to take stock of the experiences of Spain and Portugal in the adaptation to the IPSAS, showing the advantages, disadvantages and the main challenges for its implementation. In chapter one, the book analyses the IPSAS and the conceptual framework, as well as the claimed benefits and criticisms of IPSAS. Chapter two makes an analysis of the diffusion of the IPSAS in the international framework and the process of harmonization in development in Europe. Chapter three and four analyze the process of adaptation to IPSAS in Portugal and Spain respectively. In the chapter five, there is a comparative analysis between Spain and Portugal, and the last chapter present the main conclusions. This book can help to understand the level of implementation of the reforms and how governments are applying the IPSAS.