Public sector accounting and financial management provide the framework through which governments ensure accountability, transparency and the efficient allocation of public resources. This field ...

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, the International Federation of Accountants and the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (or INTOSAI) Development Initiative are ...

A report issued Thursday by the AICPA and the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT) details the depth of challenges that need to be overcome to ensure strong ...

Globally, governments and the public sector are making slow but steady progress in adopting accrual-based accounting instead of cash-based accounting, according to a new report. Fully 56% of ...

Sept 18 (Reuters) - A severe budget shortfall facing the U.S. federal public defender system under spending bills pending in Congress has its origins in an accounting decision made by the federal ...

The federal government recently announced two major changes to the way it manages and presents its finances: a new capital budgeting framework and a shift to fall budgets, with fiscal updates moving ...