How the program helped her career: “I spent about a year and a half at the start of my career in private industry. What I found when I came to the Office of Budget and Management was that government ...

“The Master’s in Governmental Accounting at Rutgers looked too perfect for me,” Catherine Sykes said to herself. “I must be missing something.” She dug deeper into the program. “I checked that it was ...

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is getting ready to roll out new rules and proposals for state and local governments, including improvements to the financial reporting model, ...

As workers search for better opportunities and the demand for public sector workers continues to increase, accounting professionals working in the private sector should consider whether switching to a ...

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) published Statement no. 43, Financial Reporting for Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans ( www ...

Governmental accounting and capital management represent critical areas of public financial administration, focused on the systematic tracking, reporting and strategic oversight of capital assets and ...

While management accountants across a number of industries face talent gaps and training challenges, governmental accounting perhaps faces the most difficult obstacles, including low pay, high ...

Last year, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) voted to defer the effective date of lease accounting standard GASB 87 to give public sector entities more time to adapt to the many ...

The trustees overseeing the Financial Accounting Foundation have named three new members of the Governmental Accounting ...

Private and governmental entities use separate accounting standards to create their financial statements and manage their funds. Without knowing the differences between the standards, it is harder for ...

Jonas Elmerraji is editor of the Rhino Stock Report, a GARP investment newsletter. He launched the "Young Investor" category for Investopedia. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), ...

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and Governmental Auditing Standards differ and cover different aspects of the financial reporting process. GAAP defines how businesses, both public and private ...