ACCT GOV.+NFP ENTITIES LOOSELEAF W/CONN.
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Chapter 3, Problem 1Q
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State the different purpose of the fund -based and government –wide financial statements of a state or local government and also provide the difference between the fund based and government-wide operating statements.
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Distinguish between the fund based and government-wide operating statements:
Basis | Fund based operating statements | Government-wide operating statements |
Meaning | The fund-based financial statement provides detailed financial information on the governmental, business-type and fiduciary activities of the primary government. | This statement provides an aggregated overview of the government net position and their changes in the net position. This statement reports on the government as a whole and assess whether the government has used the resources efficiently and effectively (operational accountability) to meet the operating objectives. |
Purpose | It helps the users of the information to assess the current period fiscal accountability and helps to ascertain whether the revenue is obtained for authorized sources or extended for authorized purpose. | This statement focuses on the economic resources recognized on the accrual accounting which are similar to the basis of accounting used in the business entity reporting. |
Reporting | The inflow and outflow of the current financial resources and changes in the fund balance during the fiscal period are reported in the statement of revenue, expenditure and changes in the fund balances. | The net programs outflow and inflow of fund or economic resources and inflow from the non-program revenues are reported in the government-wide operation statement. |
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