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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

Wanted: More Cost Accounting for Government.

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RMR. M. Mikesell

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Overview

This article discusses improvements in public funds accounting, highlighting financial demands and governmental challenges.

Key Points

  • The aim is to examine advancements in accounting for public funds and the implications of increased financial demands.
  • Analyzed historical trends in cost accounting for public funds over fifteen years.
  • Reviewed public and governmental response to financial aid withdrawals.
  • Evaluated recent budget requests from state and local governments.
  • Notable improvements in accounting practices for public funds over the past fifteen years.
  • Increase in budget requests by state and local governments due to public demand for better services.
  • Recognized pressures from public employees for remuneration comparable to private sector standards.

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R. M. Mikesell (1947) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba42cf4e9516ffd37a3728https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-7055010
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  1. 1GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING: FUND FLOW OR SERVICE COST?1963
  2. 2TRENDS IN GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING.1948
  3. 3ACCRUED COST, NOT 'ACCRUED EXPENDITURES,' IS THE ANSWER FOR GOVERNMENT.1959
  4. 4TENTATIVE STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING.1958
  5. 5TENTATIVE STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING.1958