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,"
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.
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,"
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) was organized in 1984 under the auspices of the Financial Accounting Foundation.
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.
To bring about needed changes in ways that minimize disruption of the accounting and financial reporting processes.
The Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) is the private-sector organization with responsibility for the oversight, administration, and finances of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and their advisory councils, the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council (FASAC) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council (GASAC). The FAF selects the members of the standard-setting Boards and Councils, and protects the independence of the Boards.
Consider significant areas of accounting and financial reporting that can be improved through the standard-setting process.
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.
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.
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.
(1) result in useful information for users of financial reports.
Improve the common understanding of the nature and purposes of information contained in financial reports.