This 12th edition has been streamlined to contain complete, accurate, and up-to-date coverage of all facets of accounting for governmental and nonprofit organizations. Intended for readers concerned with the design and interpretation of financial statements and financial reports, this text reflects all major changes to authoritative pronouncements affecting Government and Nonprofit organizations through March 2000 .

"For more than 60 years, Accounting for Governmental & Nonprofit Entities has led the market in governmental accounting. It is a comprehensive government and not-for-profit accounting text, written for students who will be auditing and working in public and not-for-profit sector entities"--

"Thank you for considering the thirteenth edition of Essentials of Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Organizations. I have used the text with traditional three-semester-hour classes, with half-semester GNP courses, and as a module in advanced accounting classes. It is appropriate for accounting majors or as part of a public administration program. The Excel-based problems were developed to facilitate delivery though distance learning formats. The focus of the text is on the preparation of external financial statements. The coverage is effective in preparing candidates for the CPA examination"--

Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities, 14e presents complete, accurate, and up-to-date coverage of all facets of accounting for governmental and not-for-profit organizations. With its unique City of Smithville computerized cumulative problem, Wilson offers a level of student engagement and real-world applicability unmatched by any other textbook..

Accounting for Governmental and Nonprofit Entities provides users with extensive, accurate, and up-to-date coverage of accounting and financial reporting for government and not-for-profit organizations, in addition to information on governmental auditing and performance measurement. The textbook uses a unique dual-track approach to teaching governmental accounting and features two independent computerized government practice sets to enhance student learning.