Public Sector Financial Reporting and Accounting course
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Introduction+• Being able to describe the role of the PSAB in setting Canadian public sector GAAP • Being able to explain the process PSAB uses to set standards • Knowing how to identify the five other sources of GAAP and the conditions where they may be applicable in a public setting • Knowing how to apply a four-question decision tree to determine the appropriate basis of GAAP for a particular entity • Being able to identify the objectives of public sector financial reporting, and how it differs from the private sector • Knowing the key elements necessary for creating public sector financial statements | |
Financial Statements+• Being able to identify the five mandatory public sector financial statements • Knowing how to identify the differences between public sector financial statements and private sector financial statements • Being able to explain the structure and components of each of the five financial statements | |
Revenue+• Being able to define the term “revenue” • Knowing how to identify typical sources of government revenue • Being able to recognize the main sources of guidance, including: - primary (PSAS) - secondary (IFRS, ASPE) • Being able to explain how standards apply to the recognition, presentation and measurement of revenue • Being able to identify two alternatives for recognizing revenue in a government controlled not-for-profit organization: - pure PSAS - PSAS adapted for PS 4200 • Being able to account for three types of restricted assets and revenues: - external restrictions - internal restrictions - designated assets | |
Tangible Capital Assets+• Being able to account for tangible capital assets • Being able to provide useful information to stakeholders by accounting for tangible assets • Being able to identify and explain which items are not recorded assets • Knowing when leases should be recorded as tangible capital assets • Knowing when write-downs should be recorded | |
Government Transfers+• Being able to explain current standards for government transfers • Being able to identify the three types of government transfers • Knowing how to review the recognition criteria for government transfers • Being able to recall the practical issues of applying government transfers | |
Liability for Contaminated Sites+• Being able to identify the key features of the liabilities for contaminated sites standard • Being able to explain the criteria for recognition and measurement • Knowing how to recognize the completeness of liabilities for contaminated sites | |
Emerging Issues+• Being able to identify current standard development activities of PSAB • Being able to identify new or revised standards • Being able to explain standards in development and describe their potential implications | |
Consolidation+• Being able to identify the indicators of control • Knowing how to recognize the appropriate accounting treatments to use for different government units • Being able to explain and recall key consolidation principles • Knowing how to account for investments | |
Financial Instruments+• Being able to recognize the key features of the new financial instruments standard • Being able to explain the criteria for recognition and measurement • Being able to recall the transition rules for organizations adopting the financial instruments standard and what they need to consider • Knowing how to identify the requirements for presentation and disclosure of risk in financial statements | |
Employee Future Benefits+• Being able to identify the various types of retirement benefit plans • Knowing post-employment, compensated absences and termination benefits • Being able to recognize the challenges and complexities of recognition and measurement • Knowing how to explain the differences between vested, accumulated and event-driven benefits |