This technical note and manual (TNM) explains what accrual accounting means for the public sector and discusses current … trends in moving from cash to accrual accounting. It outlines factors governments should consider in preparing for the move … and sequencing of the transition. The note recognizes that governments considering accounting reforms will have different …

GASB Statement No. 53, Accounting and Financial Reporting for Derivative Instruments, (GASB 53) significantly altered U ….S. governmental sector accounting of derivative instruments by mandating the recognition of hitherto off-balance sheet derivative … governmental accounting regulations could affect real decisions of municipal officials and therefore could potentially have public …