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Chapter1 g
The Government and Not-For-Profit Environment
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Questions for Review and Discussion
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1. The critical distinction between for-profit businesses and not-for-profits including
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however, the goal of reporting on how well they have achieved such goals has proven
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difficult to attain and the financial reports have focused mainly on financially- related data.
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2. Governments and not-for-profits are ―governed‖ by the budget, whereas businesses
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gg how it allocates them. It encapsulates most key decisions of consequence made by the
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gg organization. In a government the budget is not merely a managerial document; it is the
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4. Interperiod equity is the concept that taxpayers of today pay for the
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achieved. Therefore, it must determine
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Solution Manual for Government And Not For Profit Accounting
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gg Concepts And Practices 9th Edition Michael H. Granof|Latest
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Chapter1 g
The Government and Not-For-Profit Environment
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Questions for Review and Discussion
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1. The critical distinction between for-profit businesses and not-for-profits including
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gg governments is that businesses have profit as their main motive whereas the
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gg others have service. A primary purpose of financial reporting is to report on an entity‘s
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gg accomplishments — how well it achieved its objectives. Accordingly, the financial
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gg statements of businesses measure profitability, their key objective. Financial reports of
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gg governments and other not-for- profits should not focus on profitability, since it is not a
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gg relevant objective. Ideally, therefore, they should focus on other performance
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gg objectives, such as how well the organizations met their service goals. In reality,
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however, the goal of reporting on how well they have achieved such goals has proven
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difficult to attain and the financial reports have focused mainly on financially- related data.
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2. Governments and not-for-profits are ―governed‖ by the budget, whereas businesses
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gg are governed by the marketplace. The budget is the key political and fiscal document of
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gg governments and not-for-profits. It determines how an entity obtains its resources and
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gg how it allocates them. It encapsulates most key decisions of consequence made by the
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gg organization. In a government the budget is not merely a managerial document; it is the
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gg law.
3. Owing to the significance of the budget, constituents want assurance that
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gg the entity achieves its revenue estimates and complies with its spending
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gg mandates. They expect the financial statements to report on how the budget was
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gg administered.
4. Interperiod equity is the concept that taxpayers of today pay for the
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gg services that they receive and not shift the payment burden to taxpayers of the future.
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gg Financial reporting must indicate the extent to which interperiod equity has been
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achieved. Therefore, it must determine
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