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Identify some of the characteristics of a government’s citizens that can affect the government’s financial condition. Explain how the characteristics affect financial condition.
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You are a new city council person for the City of Columbia, Missouri. You are aware that several cities have been in the news recently because of the financial crises they have faced. The governing bo...
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In 2010 the city had failed to honor its guarantees on The Harrisburg Authority (THA) debt. (THA is a component unit of the city.) In 2011 Harrisburg filed for bankruptcy; however, the bankruptcy peti...
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The City of St. Cloud, Minnesota, annually prepares a trend report using the ICMA’s Financial Trend Monitoring System. The table presented here captures trend information provided by...
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One of the responsibilities of an auditor is to determine the appropriate GAAP for the entity being audited. In December, 2013, GASB issued an exposure draft titled “ The Hierarchy of Generally Accept...
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A federal government initiative to rate public colleges and universities has been undertaken by the U.S. Department of Education. Performance measures for K–12 education have been part of the federal...
See AnswerQ: The city council members of Laurel City are considering establishing an audit
The city council members of Laurel City are considering establishing an audit committee as a subset of the council. Several members work for commercial businesses that have such committees. They have...
See AnswerQ: Lake View Mental Health Affiliates, a nongovernmental not-for-
Lake View Mental Health Affiliates, a nongovernmental not-for-profit organization, has contacted William Wise, CPA, about conducting an annual audit for its first year of operations. The governing boa...
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Illustration 10–4, adapted from Crawford and Associates, lists several ratios under the heading Financial Position. Which of the ratios listed most closely aligns with the GASB research study definiti...
See AnswerQ: A city has approached you concerning the audit of its 2017 financial
A city has approached you concerning the audit of its 2017 financial statements. State law requires the city to have an audit and submit the audited financial report to the state. New elections at the...
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