Also includes Sarbanes-Oxley Act 0f 2002.

This manual shows financial professionals who work with state and local governments how to apply GASB Statements and Interpretations, GASB Technical Bulletins, and NCGA Statements and Interpretations in their financial reporting, with special emphasis on implementing GASB- 34. All concepts are explained in plain language and supported by examples.

Governmental GAAP Practice Manual: Including GASB-34 Guidance demonstrates, in a detailed manner, how governmental entity can implement the complex standards established by GASB-34 and beyond through a worksheet approach. (A companion publication, Governmental GAAP Guide, discusses financial accounting and reporting standards necessary to prepare the basic external financial statements of a governmental entity.) The emphasis of Governmental GAAP Practice Manual is on the process of preparing financial statements.

CCH's Governmental GAAP Practice Manual demonstrates in a detailed manner how a governmental entity can implement the complex standards established by GASB-34 and beyond through a worksheet approach. (A companion publication, Governmental GAAP Guide, discusses financial accounting and reporting standards necessary to prepare the basic external financial statements of a governmental entity.) The emphasis of Governmental GAAP Practice Manual is on the process of preparing financial statements.