Essentials of Accounting for Governmental and
Not-for-Profit Organizations 15 edition Paul Copley
Chapters 1-14 Covered
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,TABLE OF CONTENT
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CHAPTERl1:lIntroductionltolaccountinglandlfinanciallreportinglforlgovernmentallandlnot-for-profitlorganizationsl
CHAPTERl2:lOverviewloflfinanciallreportinglforlstatelandllocallgovernmentsl
CHAPTERl3:lModifiedlaccruallaccounting:lIncludinglthelroleloflfundlbalanceslandlbudgetarylauthorityl
CHAPTERl4:lAccountinglforlthelgenerallandlspeciallrevenuelfundsl
CHAPTERl5:lAccountinglforlotherlgovernmentallfundltypes:lcapitallprojects,ldebtlservice,landlpermanentl
CHAPTERl6:lProprietarylFundsl
CHAPTERl7:lFiduciarylFundsl
CHAPTERl8:lGovernment-widelstatements,lcapitallassets,llong-termldebtl
CHAPTERl9:lAdvancedltopicslforlstatelandllocallgovernmentsl
CHAPTERl10:lAccountinglforlprivatelnot-for-profitlorganizationsl
CHAPTERl11:lCollegelandluniversitylaccountingl
CHAPTERl12:lAccountinglforlhospitalslandlotherlhealthlcarelprovidersl
CHAPTERl13:lAuditing,ltax-exemptlorganizations,landlevaluatinglperformancell
CHAPTERl14:lFinanciallreportinglbylthelfederallgovernmentl
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Answers Included
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1) ThelGovernmentallAccountinglStandardslBoardlsetslfinanciallreportinglstandardslforlallluni
tsloflgovernment:lfederal,lstate,landllocal.
⊚l true
⊚l false
2) Fundlaccountinglexistslprimarilyltolprovidelassurancelthatlresourceslarelusedlaccordingltolle
gallorldonorlrestrictions.
⊚l true
⊚l false
3) ThelFinanciallAccountinglStandardslBoardlsetslfinanciallreportinglstandardslforlprofit-
lseekinglbusinesseslandlnongovernmental,lnot-for-profitlorganizations.
⊚l true
⊚l false
4) FASAB,lGASB,landlFASBlstandardslarelsetlforthlprimarilylinldocumentslcalledlstatements.
⊚l true
⊚l false
5) FASAB,lGASB,landlFASBlreportinglstandardslarelsetlforthlprimarilylinldocumentslcalledlconc
eptlstatements.
⊚l true
⊚l false
6) ThelFASABlwaslestablishedltolrecommendlaccountinglandlfinanciallreportinglstandardslforlthel
federallgovernment.
⊚l true
⊚l false
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, 7) ThelGASBldoeslnotlrequirelsupplementarylinformationltolbelreportedlwithlitslfinanciallstatem
entslevenliflitlislessentialltolestablishlappropriatelcontextlforlthelfinanciallstatementslandlnote
s.
⊚l true
⊚l false
8) ThelFinanciallAccountinglStandardslBoardlsetslfinanciallreportinglstandardslforlprivatelnot-lfor-
profitslandlinvestor-ownedlbusinesses.
⊚l true
⊚l false
9) Anlorganizationlislpresumedltolbelgovernmentalliflitlhaslthelabilityltolissueldirectlyldebtlthatlislex
emptlfromlfederalltaxes.
⊚l true
⊚l false
10) ThelFinanciallAccountinglStandardslBoardlandlthelGovernmentallAccountinglStandardslBo
ardlarelparallellbodieslunderltheloversightloflthelFinanciallAccountinglFoundation.
⊚l true
⊚l false
11) ThelFederallAccountinglStandardslAdvisorylBoardlrequiresllesslextensivelreportslthanldoeslth
elFASBlorlGASB.
⊚l true
⊚l false
12) ThelFASABlrequireslmorelfinanciallstatementslthanlareltypicallylrequiredloflstatelandllocallgov
ernments.
⊚l true
⊚l false
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