New f8 - governmental accounting Flashcards
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Governmental Accounting Overview - Dual Objectives
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- Operational accountability
2. Fiscal accountability
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Governmental Accounting Overview - Fund Accounting
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purpose - Fund accounting enables service and mission-driven organizations to easily monitor and report compliance with spending purposes (fund restrictions), spending limits (budget), and other fiscal accountability objectives.
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Definition of a Fund
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a fund is a sum of money segregated for the purpse of carrying