Learning Objectives
Those completing this seminar will be able to:
- Recognize the role of accounting and financial reporting in the governmental environment.
- Identify the “players” (financial statement users, preparers, auditors)
- Name the “rules of the game” (generally accepted accounting principles – GAAP)
- Identify what fund accounting is and how it works (fund categories and fund types)
- Discern what different funds measure and when they measure it (measurement focus and basis of accounting)
- Recognize the important elements of government-wide financial statements and their relationship to fund financial statements (how does the information differ and why?)
- Ascertain where to look for additional information to help understand the financial statements and how to use that information (annual comprehensive financial report)
When:
February 15, 2023 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Credits: 2.00
Member Price: $85.00
Non-member Price: $170.00