Core Concepts of Government and

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.

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.

The Government and Not-for-Profit Environment. Fund Accounting and Financial Reporting. State and Local Government Financial Reporting - Overview. Governmental Activities - Reporting Revenues. Governmental Activities - Reporting Expenditures and Expenses. Governmental Activities - Accounting for Capital Projects and Debt Service. Capital Assets and Investments in Marketable Securities. General Long-Term Obligations. Business - Type Activities. Fiduciary Activities. Issues of Reporting, Disclosure, and Financial Analysis. Non Government Not-For-Profits. Special Issues for Higher Education and Healthcare Entities.

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Core Concepts of Government and Not-For-Profit Accounting

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