The trustees overseeing the Financial Accounting Foundation have named three new members of the Governmental Accounting ...

How the program helped her career: “I spent about a year and a half at the start of my career in private industry. What I found when I came to the Office of Budget and Management was that government ...

“The Master’s in Governmental Accounting at Rutgers looked too perfect for me,” Catherine Sykes said to herself. “I must be missing something.” She dug deeper into the program. “I checked that it was ...

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board has issued an end of the year Statement which addresses inconsistencies in the financial reporting and definition of an accounting wormhole.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) published Statement no. 43, Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans ( www ...

The American Institute of CPAs teamed up with the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers on a joint report calling attention to the urgent need for accountants in state ...

As workers search for better opportunities and the demand for public sector workers continues to increase, accounting professionals working in the private sector should consider whether switching to a ...

Since its creation nearly three decades ago, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) has been embroiled in controversy as it has sought to increase accountability and transparency in state ...

While management accountants across a number of industries face talent gaps and training challenges, governmental accounting perhaps faces the most difficult obstacles, including low pay, high ...

Private and governmental entities use separate accounting standards to create their financial statements and manage their funds. Without knowing the differences between the standards, it is harder for ...

Last year, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) voted to defer the effective date of lease accounting standard GASB 87 to give public sector entities more time to adapt to the many ...

Jonas Elmerraji is editor of the Rhino Stock Report, a GARP investment newsletter. He launched the "Young Investor" category for Investopedia. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), ...