Pearson eText for Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Pearson eText for Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780137561667
Author: Robert Freeman, Craig Shoulders
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 6, Problem 1Q

Distinguish between an expenditure in the governmental accounting sense and an expense in the commercial accounting sense.

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Explain the differences between expenditure in the governmental accounting sense and expense in the commercial accounting sense.  

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Governmental funds include finical assets and related liabilities that are termed as claims against the assets. Next, the sum of fund balance is essentially net expendable financial assets and is approximated with the working capital.

Here, expenditures are considered to operating expenses and thus, decreases the fund balance except through the transfers. Expenditure explains the measure of net financial resources that are used for the cost incurred. Examples of expenditure include current operations, capital outlay, debt service, or intergovernmental purposes. Here, expenses measure the costs that are expired during the time period.  

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