Introduction to Government/Fund Accounting
At the conclusion of this session you will be able to:
- Recognize objectives of state and local government accounting standards and the role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
- Identify key elements of Governments' financial reporting model and Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
- Define deferred inflow and outflow of resources and their reporting by state and local governments
- Recognize requirements for reporting constraints on government fund resources
- Identify unique aspects of modified accrual accounting used by governmental funds
- Apply key accounting procedures used in the preparation of both fund and government-wide financial statements
- Identify key aspects of governmental financial statement analysis
Instructor bio
Jennifer F. Louis, CPA, has over 25 years of experience in designing and instructing high quality training programs in a wide variety of technical and “soft skills” topics needed for professional and organization success. In 2003, she founded Emergent Solutions Group, LLC, where she focuses her energy on designing and delivering practical and engaging accounting and auditing training. She was most recently Director of Audit Product Development at Surgent Professional Education, and prior to that served as Executive Vice President/Director of Training Services at AuditWatch, Inc. Jennifer started her career in Audit for Deloitte & Touche LLP. Jennifer graduated summa cum laude from Marymount University with a B.B.A.-Accounting.
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