The abbreviation GASB stands for Govermental Accounting Standards Board. The GASB is the generally accepted accounting principles in each state and throughout the United States.
Governmental Accounting state board
The foundation is responsible for selecting the seven members of GASB and its Advisory Council, funding their activities, and exercising general oversight.
The GASB is responsible for establishing and improving accounting and financial reporting standards for all state and local governmental entities (including government-sponsored colleges and universities, health care providers, and utilities). The FASAB establishes accounting standards for the federal government. The FASB establishes standards for all other entities, including not-for-profit colleges and universities and health care providers.
The basic foundation of governmental financial accounting and reporting in the United States was established by the Governmental Accounting Standards Boards (GASB) in its "Objectives of Financial Reporting,"
Mthly is the abbreviation for monthly.
MIS is an abbreviation for "Management Information System."
The GASB offices are located at 401 Merritt 7, P.O. Box 5116, Norwalk, Connecticut 06856-5116.
The foundation is responsible for selecting the seven members of GASB and its Advisory Council, funding their activities, and exercising general oversight.
To be objective and neutral in its decision making.
To review the effects of past decisions for appropriateness.
Objective and neutral means freedom from bias, precluding GASB from placing any particular interest above the interests of the many who rely on the information contained in financial reports.
To weigh carefully the views of its constituents in developing concepts and standards.
Provide guidance on implementation of standards.
To establish standards only when the expected benefits exceed the perceived costs.
In the United States of America, FASB for the private sector, and GASB for the government sector.
Issue standards that improve the usefulness of financial reports.
This permits continual interpretation, amendment, or replacement of standards, when deemed necessary.
To bring about needed changes in ways that minimize disruption of the accounting and financial reporting processes.