Accounting For Governmental & Nonprofit Entities
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ISBN: 9781259917059
Author: RECK, Jacqueline L., Lowensohn, Suzanne L., NEELY, Daniel G.
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 17, Problem 14C
Access the most recent Financial Report of the U.S. Government at the U.S. Treasury Department website, www.fms.treas.gov/fr, and answer the following questions.
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- a. What are the amounts of the total budget deficit and net operating cost for the three most recent fiscal years?
- b. How do these two measures of federal government fiscal health differ?
- c. For the most recent fiscal year, identify the five largest components of the net cost of operations of the U.S. government.
- d. What is the projected trend in surplus or deficit for future years? Which component of net cost is expected to grow the fastest in future years?
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