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Core Concepts of Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting

Granof, Michael H. / Wardlow, Penelope S.

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2. Edition August 2010
448 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd

ISBN: 978-0-471-73792-6
John Wiley & Sons

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Building on the success of Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting, 2/e, Michael Granof and Penelope Wardlow's new text, CORE CONCEPTS OF GOVERNMENT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING presents a concise, accessible, user-oriented look at the unique features of governmental and not-for-profit accounting. The text helps students understand the "why" of accounting requirements and how financial statements may be interpreted and used by a variety of interested parties, such as future managers, bond analysts, and members of legislatures and governing boards.

* The Government and Not-for-Profit Environment.

* Fund Accounting.

* Government Financial Reporting.

* Governmental Activities - Revenues.

* Governmental Activities - Recognizing Expenditures and
Expenses.

* Governmental Activities - Capital Projects and Debt
Service.

* Government Activities - Capital Assets and Investments in
Marketable Securities.

* Government Activities - Long Term Obligations.

* Business-Type Activities and Internal Services.

* Permanent Funds and Fiduciary Funds.

* Issues of Reporting and Disclosure.

* Not-For-Profit Organizations.

* Special Issues for Not-For-Profit Health Care Providers and
Institutions of Higher Education.

* Auditing Governments and Not-For-Profit Organizations.

* Financial Analysis.
Michael H. Granof is an accounting professor and expert on government and not-for-profit accounting and financial reporting standards, and is an influential writer and speaker on the topic of government budget issues including social security, entitlements, tax policy, and projected budgetary concerns in the U.S., including the long-term viability of the social security program.

Granof is the Ernst & Young Distinguished Centennial Professor in Accounting at the McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin, the No. 1 accounting program in higher education according to all major ranking publications. He is also a professor of public affairs at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the university.

He is a member of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board since 2010, and the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board since 2009. He has served as a member of governmental advisory committees and councils since the 1980s.

Granof is the author of Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting: Concepts and Practices (New York: John Wiley), and he received the Enduring Lifetime Contribution Award in 2010 from the American Accounting Association. He is a distinguished scholar and a popular instructor frequently recognized for his teaching excellence.

M. H. Granof, University of Texas, Austin