Preface vii
About the Author ix
1 New Developments 1
2 Foundations of Governmental Accounting 7
3 Fund Accounting Fundamentals 29
4 General Fund and Special Revenue Funds 49
5 Capital Projects Funds 61
6 Debt Service Funds 73
7 Proprietary Funds 83
8 Fiduciary Funds 97
9 Financial Statements Prepared by Governments 109
10 The Importance of Budgets to Governments 177
11 Definition of the Reporting Entity 189
12 Cash and Investments--Valuation and Disclosures 237
13 Derivative Instruments 295
14 Capital Assets 321
15 Debt and Other Obligations 355
16 Landfill Closure and Postclosure Care Costs 401
17 Postemployment Benefits--Pension and Other 411
18 Compensated Absences 455
19 Accounting for Leases 465
20 Nonexchange Transactions 487
21 Risk Financing and Insurance-Related Activities/Public Entity Risk Pools 503
22 Pension and OPEB Plan Financial Statements 529
23 Educational and Other Governmental Entities 565
Appendix: Disclosure Checklist 579
Index 623
WARREN RUPPEL, CPA, is the author of several accounting and auditing publications, including multiple editions of Wiley GAAP for Governments. Mr. Ruppel is a partner at Marks Paneth LLP, where he is the government services practice leader. Mr. Ruppel has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of an international not-for-profit organization, the Assistant Comptroller for Accounting of The City of New York, and the Secretary of the New York City Audit Committee.