Gaap Implementation Guide

GAAP Implementation Guide

The most practical, authoritative guide to implementing GAAP Until now, accountants have had no guidance for what controls,policies, procedures, forms, reports, or archiving requirementsthey should use to properly mesh with the latest GAAP. An idealcompanion volume to the Wiley GAAP guide, the GAAPImplementation Guide provides the practical applicationinformation essential to ensuring that a company's accountingsystems are fully capable of incorporating the most recentGAAP. GAAP Implementation Guide features handy,illustrative decision trees showing how to determine which GAAPruling to use in a variety of situations, eliminating hours of timewading through detailed GAAP rulings. Other helpful, timesavingfeatures include: A concise version of the more detailed GAAP found in the WileyGAAP guides Specific accounting policies that comply with GAAP, especiallyin terms of creating controls that mesh with GAAP The most common accounting transactions modified to work withinGAAP restrictions Specific controls that allow the maximum level of control overaccounting systems while remaining in compliance with GAAP Templates for forms and reports that can be used in aGAAP-compliant accounting system Numerous examples of footnotes that can be used to describeGAAP-mandated financial disclosures Hundreds of GAAP-compliant journal entries for most accountingtransactions Identification of the types of reports and other information tobe retained as part of a comprehensive accounting system GAAP Implementation Guide is a valuable tool forCFOs, controllers, accounting managers, and general ledgeraccountants who need to ensure that their company properly treatsall types of accounting transactions in accordance with GAAP.

Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting

This text is an unbound, three hole punched version. Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting, 7th Edition by Michael Granof, Saleha Khumawala, Thad Calabrese, and Daniel Smith makes students aware of the dynamism of government and not-for-profit accounting and of the intellectual challenges that it presents. Not only does the 7th edition keep students informed of current accounting and reporting standards and practices, but it also ensures that they are aware of the reasons behind them, their strengths and limitations, and possible alternatives.

Guide to Implementation of GASB Statement 31 on Accounting and Financial Reporting for Certain Investments and for External Investment Pools