Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting: Concepts and Practices (9th Edition) – Michael H. Granof – Accounting Solutions Manual (2026 Updated Version)

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Solution Manual for Government And Not For Profit
Accounting Concepts And Practices 9th Edition
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Chapter 1 A




The Government and Not-For-Profit Environment
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QuestionsAforAReviewAandADiscussion
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1. TheAcriticalAdistinctionAbetweenAfor-profitAbusinessesAandAnot-for-
profitsAincludingAgovernmentsAisAthatAbusinessesAhaveAprofitAasAtheirAmainAmotiveAwhereasAtheAot
hersAhaveAservice.AAAprimaryApurposeAofAfinancialAreportingAisAtoAreportAonAanAentity‘sAaccompli
shmentsA—
howAwellAitAachievedAitsAobjectives.AAccordingly,AtheAfinancialAstatementsAofAbusinessesAmeasur
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eAprofitability,AtheirAkeyAobjective.AFinancialAreportsAofAgovernmentsAandAotherAnot-for-
profitsAshouldAnotAfocusAonAprofitability,AsinceAitAisAnotAaArelevantAobjective.AIdeally,Atherefore,At
heyAshouldAfocusAonAotherAperformanceAobjectives,AsuchAasAhowAwellAtheAorganizationsAmetAtheir
serviceAgoals.AInAreality,Ahowever,AtheAgoalAofAreportingAonAhowAwellAtheyAhaveAachievedAsuchA
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goalsAhasAprovenAdifficultAtoAattainAandAtheAfinancialAreportsAhaveAfocusedAmainlyAonAfinancially-
relatedAdata.
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2. GovernmentsAandAnot-for-
profitsAareA―governed‖AbyAtheAbudget,AwhereasAbusinessesAareAgovernedAbyAtheAmarketplace.ATh
eAbudgetAisAtheAkeyApoliticalAandAfiscalAdocumentAofAgovernmentsAandAnot-for-
profits.AItAdeterminesAhowAanAentityAobtainsAitsAresourcesAandAhowAitAallocatesAthem.AItAencapsula
tesAmostAkeyAdecisionsAofAconsequenceAmadeAbyAtheAorganization.AInAaAgovernmentAtheAbudgetAis
notAmerelyAaAmanagerialAdocument;AitAisAtheAlaw.
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3.
OwingAtoAtheAsignificanceAofAtheAbudget,AconstituentsAwantAassuranceAthatAtheAentityAachi
evesAitsArevenueAestimatesAandAcompliesAwithAitsAspendingAmandates.ATheyAexpectAtheAfinancialA
statementsAtoAreportAonAhowAtheAbudgetAwasAadministered.




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4.
InterperiodAequityAisAtheAconceptAthatAtaxpayersAofAtodayApayAforAtheAservicesAthatAtheyAre
ceiveAandAnotAshiftAtheApaymentAburdenAtoAtaxpayersAofAtheAfuture.AFinancialAreportingAmustAindi
cateAtheAextentAtoAwhichAinterperiodAequityAhasAbeenAachieved.ATherefore,AitAmustAdetermineAand
reportAuponAtheAeconomicAcostsAofAtheAservicesAperformedA(notAmerelyAtheAcashAcosts)AandAofAth
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eAtaxpayers‘AcontributionAtowardAcoveringAthoseAcosts.


5. TheAmatchingAconceptAmayAbeAlessArelevantAforAgovernmentsAandAnot-for-
profitsAthanAforAbusinessesAbecauseAthereAmayAbeAnoAconnectionAbetweenArevenuesAgeneratedAan
dAtheAquantity,AqualityAorAcostAofAservicesAperformed.AAnAincreaseAinAtheAdemandAfor,AorAcostAof,A
servicesAprovidedAbyAaAhomelessAshelterAwouldAnotAnecessarilyAresultAinAanAincreaseAinAtheAamou
ntAofAdonationsAthatAitAreceives.AOfAcourse,AgovernmentsAandAnot-Afor-
profitsAareAconcernedAwithAmeasuringAinterperiodAequityAandAforAthatApurposeAtheAmatchingAconc
eptAmayAbeAveryArelevant.


6.
GovernmentsAmustAmaintainAanAaccountingAsystemAthatAassuresAthatArestrictedAresourcesA
areAnotAinadvertentlyAexpendedAforAinappropriateApurposes.AMoreover,AstatementAusersAmayAneed
separateAinformationAonAtheArestrictedAresourcesAbyAcategoryAofArestrictionAandAtheAunrestrictedAr
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esources.AInApractice,AtheseArequirementsAhaveAledAgovernmentsAtoAadoptAaAsystemAofA―fund‖Aac
countingAandAreporting.


7.
EvenAgovernmentsAwithinAtheAsameAcategoryAmayAengageAinAdifferentAtypesAofAactivities.A
ForAexample,AsomeAcitiesAoperateAaAschoolAsystemAwhereasAothersAdoAnot.AThoseAthatAareAnotAwit
hinAtheAsameAcategoryAmayAhaveArelativelyAlittleAinAcommon.AForAexample,AaAstateAgovernmentAs
haresAfewAcharacteristicsAwithAaAcity.


8.
IfAaAgovernmentAhasAtheApowerAtoAtax,AthenAitAhasAcommandAover,AandAaccessAto,Aresource
s.ATherefore,AitsAfiscalAwell-



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beingAcannotAbeAassessedAmerelyAbyAmeasuringAtheAAAassetsAAAthatAAAitAAA―owns.‖AAForAAAexample,A
AA theAAfiscalAAconditionAAofAAaAAcityAAshouldAincorporateAtheAwealthAofAtheAresidentsAandAbusinesses
withinAtheAcity,AtheirAearningAcapacity,AandAtheAcity‘sAwillingnessAtoAexploitAitsAtaxAbase.
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9. ManyAgovernmentsAbudgetAonAaAcashAorAnear-
cashAbasis.AHowever,AtheAcashAbasisAofAaccountingAdoesAnotAprovideAadequateAinformationAwithA
whichAtoAassessAinterperiodAequity.AFinancialAstatementsAthatAsatisfyAtheAobjectiveAofAreportingAo
nAinterperiodAequityAmayAnotAsatisfyAthatAofAreportingAonAbudgetaryAcompliance.AMoreover,Astate
mentsAthatAreportAonAeitherAinterperiodAequityAorAbudgetaryAcomplianceAareAunlikelyAtoAprovideAs
ufficientAinformationAwithAwhichAtoAassessAserviceAeffortsAandAaccomplishments.


10.
MeasuresAofAserviceAeffortsAandAaccomplishmentsAareAmoreAsignificantAinAgovernmentsAa
ndAnot-for-
profitsAbecauseAtheirAobjectivesAareAtoAprovideAservice.AByAcontrast,AtheAobjectiveAofAbusinessesAi
sAtoAearnAaAprofit.ATherefore,AbusinessesAcanAreportAonAtheirAaccomplishmentsAbyAreportingAonAth
eirAprofitability.AGovernmentsAandAnot-for-
profitsAmustAreportAonAotherAmeasuresAofAaccomplishment.


11.
TheAFASBAinfluencesAgenerallyAacceptedAaccountingAprinciplesAofAgovernmentsAinAtwoAk
eyAways.AFirst,AFASBApronouncementsAareAincludedAinAtheAGASBA―hierarchy‖AofAGAAP.AFAS
BApronouncementsAthatAtheAGASBAhasAspecificallyAmadeAapplicableAtoAgovernmentsAareAinclude
dAinAtheAhighestAcategory;AthoseAthatAtheAGASBAhasAnotAspecificallyAadoptedAareAincludedAinAtheA
lowestAcategory.ASecond,AtheAbusiness-
typeAactivitiesAofAgovernmentsAareArequiredA(withAaAfewAexceptions)AtoAfollowAtheAbusinessAacco
untingAprinciplesAasAsetAforthAbyAtheAFASB.


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ItAisAmoreAdifficultAtoAdistinguishAbetweenAinternalAandAexternalAusersAinAgovernmentsAtha



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