Accrual accounting and the efficiency of the core public sector
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The utility of applying accrual accounting to the non-commercial core of government depends on the reason for its use. It appears that the application of accrual accounting is not generally not useful in a microeconomic sense. However, use of this accounting methods may be valuable to determine the implications of fiscal policy on intergenerational equity.
Publication Name: Financial Accountability & Management
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0267-4424
Year: 1998
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Asset revaluations in the accounts of UK National Health Service Trusts
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The capital accounting systems used by the National Health Service (NHS) trusts in the UK have several regulatory implications. For example, the trusts must include their capital assets in their balance sheets. The NHS trusts must also be able to break even in their operations. Some of the NHS trusts have not been able to meet these obligations.
Publication Name: Financial Accountability & Management
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0267-4424
Year: 1998
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Application of accrual accounting in the Australian public sector - rhetoric or reality?
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A number of reforms form the basis of the accrual accounting system in Australia's public sector. These reforms include accrual management systems, accrual budgeting, accrual financial reporting, and whole of government reporting. More reforms continue to be developed, but there also remain many issues that still need to be resolved.
Publication Name: Financial Accountability & Management
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0267-4424
Year: 1998
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