Any entity that deals with money has to have some form of accounting. The government is no exception. Accounting tracks money that comes in and goes out of an entity. There is accounting in all government departments, this keeps track of money they take in, money the use for expenses, etc.
Company's that do not use accounting can't keep track of how much money they have, owe, need, etc.
The basic definition of accounting is: The action or process of keeping financial accounts
shareholders,creditors,suppliers,managers,investors,public and customers need accounting information for?
Government accounting is the authorizing, tracking and recording of revenue and expenditures. It can govern how taxes are raised and how the executive of a government spends the proceeds.
Fund accounting is the most important principle of government accounting. Separate funds are used to make it easier to account for all governmental costs.
The biggest difference is that government account is non-profit and based on funds....also called fund accounting. They do not have profits. Financial accounting tracks income and have or hope to have a profits.
One of the reasons why we need accounting is to be organized in our business :D
shareholders,creditors,suppliers,managers,investors,public and customers need accounting information for?
yes,
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Government accounting is the authorizing, tracking and recording of revenue and expenditures. It can govern how taxes are raised and how the executive of a government spends the proceeds.
The GAO : Government Accounting Office for one ,
Fund accounting is the most important principle of government accounting. Separate funds are used to make it easier to account for all governmental costs.
advantage modified accrual accounting in government
The biggest difference is that government account is non-profit and based on funds....also called fund accounting. They do not have profits. Financial accounting tracks income and have or hope to have a profits.
One of the reasons why we need accounting is to be organized in our business :D
accounting is basic math so you kind of need it to do accounting
to control the money
If the entity is a state or local governmental unit, it is subject to the reporting standards and requirements of the Government Accounting Standards Board.