Basic Concepts of Governmental Accounting & Auditing 2024

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Webcast or Webinar, Online
11:00AM - 6:30 PM (opens at 10:30AM) EST
8Credits

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Course Type: Webcast
Course Code: 24/9126446
Level: Basic
Vendor: California CPA Education Foundation
Field of Study: Auditing, Accounting

Overview:

This course will review governmental accounting and financial reporting, including auditing, internal controls and governmental fund accounting and budgeting. To understand GASB pronouncements, especially GASB 34, published financial reports will be discussed, and a case study on a California city that emphasizes the governmental accounting and financial reporting model. The new GASB Pension and OPEB Standards will be reviewed with class exercises on actuarial accounting valuations in financial reporting and note disclosures.

Objectives:

• Determine governmental accounting and financial reporting basics, including a review of an Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) • Recognize different standards for governmental activities and business-type activities • Identify and review GASB Statement No. 34, Basic Financial Statements-and Management's Discussion and Analysis-for State and Local Governments

Major Topics:

• Governmental environment: cities, counties, special districts and other agencies • GASB 34 accounting and financial reporting, including measurement focus, the basis of accounting and f und accounting • Governmental auditing issues, including risk assessment and internal controls and compliance • GASB Pension and OPEB Standards • Update GASB's standards, including GASB No. 87, Leases • Review GASB's Exposure Draft on Financial Reporting Model Improvements

Major Topics:

• Governmental environment: cities, counties, special districts and other agencies • GASB 34 accounting and financial reporting, including measurement focus, the basis of accounting and f und accounting • Governmental auditing issues, including risk assessment and internal controls and compliance • GASB Pension and OPEB Standards • Update GASB's standards, including GASB No. 87, Leases • Review GASB's Exposure Draft on Financial Reporting Model Improvements

Designed For:

Professionals in Government and Public Accounting.

Prerequisites:

None