Practical Exercises in Government Bookkeeping

Description:

This course is primarily a comprehensive practical exercise which posts typical transactions over the course of a complete fiscal year. Using a fictitious government agency, the books are posted fromthe receipt of the appropriation and treasury warrant through to the completion of the year end reports. The exercise is based on a manual accounting system which allows the student to use and understand the accounts and ledgers necessary to complete an accounting system.

All material is taught from the federal government perspective using the procedures and principles required in the U.S. Government Standard General Ledger and Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board Standards.

Who should attend:

Basic-level bookkeepers, accounting technicians, and interested individuals with some basic level of bookkeeping knowledge.

Prerequisites:

• None
  For beginning students it is recommended that the Beginning Government Bookkeeping and Accounting course be completed first.