Government accounting

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is considering changes in the financial reporting rules for infrastructure assets and is looking for feedback.

The investigation is covering sales of the German accounting software giant's solutions to U.S. government agencies.

The Gov Fin 2024 conference put a spotlight on the implications of the Financial Data Transparency Act.

I volunteered as a conference host to meet the people in the field doing the hard work of government financial management every day.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a post-implementation review report on its pension standards and found they mostly accomplished their goals.

While robust software solutions can streamline these processes, it's still important to have a fundamental grasp of the requirements for successful implementation.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released an updated standard to improve some of the main components of the financial reporting model for state and local governments.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is getting ready to roll out new rules and proposals for state and local governments.

Even if a program is predominantly funded with federal dollars, there may be other sources of funds from which local governments can draw.

Failure to maintain an acceptable accounting system may result in the withholding of payments from the government to a contractor.

Crowe plans to add Belt Harris Pechacek; and PKF Smith Cooper acquired BLB Advisory.

The Top 25 Firm based in New York has added a firm headquartered in Wakefield, Massachusetts, expanding Marcum's government client base in New England.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released guidance requiring state and local governments to disclose information about certain risks.

The U.K.'s audit and accountancy regulator has opened an investigation into an accountant following solar farm investments made by a now bankrupt local authority.

The Chicago-based firm plans to add the federal government practice of CliftonLarsonAllen, effective Dec. 31.

Municipal bond investors and government regulators could benefit from easier access to consistent, machine-readable financial data from government bond issuers.

Pentagon officials nonetheless claimed significant progress in tracking its assets and correcting hundreds of deficiencies in its accounts.

The board has issued an accounting standard for governments around the world to use for reporting on retirement plans.

The ACCA, IFAC and the INTOSAI Development Initiative are teaming up on guidance on sustainability reporting and assurance for the public sector.

Whether a qualified, disclaimer or adverse opinion is given depends on the nature and scale of the problem, and some states had lots of problems.