Federal Accounting Concepts and Standards

Course Introduction

  The Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service issues regulations and procedures for maintaining a system of central accounts upon which the consolidated results of the Federal Government's operations is maintained. The concepts and standards upon which agencies report financial transactions to the Financial Management Service are based upon Federal Accounting Concepts and Standards issued by the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB). The primary basis for Federal accounting is the maintenance of a fund accounting system. This Course presents the basic understandings of the operation of the Federal Government's fund accounting system. To view other financial management courses, Go to FMSI Financial Management Training Curriculum Website

Learning Objectives

  The objective of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the Federal Government's fund accounting system and the basic concepts and standards upon which Federal agencies maintain their accounts.

Modules


Federal Fund Accounting Overview
Federal Accounting Concepts and Standards

Lessons and Tests

Federal Fund Accounting Overview

 

 

Pre-Test (Optional)

 

Federal Fund Accounts

 

Appropriation, Fund and Receipt Account Symbols

 

End of Module Test (Post-Test)

Federal Accounting Concepts and Standards

 

 

Pre-Test (Optional)

 

Selected Asset Accounts

 

Plant, Property and Equipment Asset Accounts

 

Inventory Asset Account

 

Direct Loans and Loan Guarantees

 

Liability Accounts

 

Revenue Accounts

 

Managerial Cost Accounting

 

Supplementary Stewardship Reporting

 

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