What government agencies are charged with government accounting responsibility?

10.Which is not charged with the government accounting responsibility?a.Commission on Auditb.Department of Budget and Managementc.National Government Agenciesd.Legislative Department11.In government accounting, which of the following is a personal service?

12.It is a component of budget accountability reports that should be reported on monthly basis.

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13.To provide for responsibility accounting, the NGAS uses a standard chart of accounts with:

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14.It is the process of analyzing, recording, classifying, summarizing and communicating all transactions involving

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the receipt and disposition of government funds and property and interpreting the results thereof.a.Government auditingb.Government budgetingc.Government accountingd.National government15.What is the role of the Bureau of Treasury in relation to government accounting responsibility?

16. What is the legal basis of the Commission on Audit in prescribing the New Government Accounting System

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manual?17.What is the basis of accounting under the New Government Accounting System (NGAS)?

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18.The following are the objectives of the NGAS, which is not:

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a.Simplify government accountingb.Conform to international accounting standardsc.Comply with the requirements of international monetary boardd.Generate periodic and relevant financial reports for better monitoring or performance19.It is a statement of estimated receipts and estimated expenses of the government which serves as basis for a

General Appropriation Act.

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Financial Procedure Act 1966

This revised edition incorporates all amendments up to and including 1 December 2021 and comes into operation on 31 December 2021

An Act to provide for the control and management of the public finances of Singapore, and for financial and accounting procedure, including procedure for the collection, custody and payment of the public moneys of Singapore, and the purchase, custody and disposal of public property of Singapore and for matters connected therewith.

PART 1

1.  This Act is the Financial Procedure Act 1966.

2.—(1)  In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —

“accounting officer” includes every public officer who is charged with the duty of collecting, receiving, or accounting for, or who in fact collects, receives or accounts for, any public moneys, or who is charged with the duty of disbursing, or who does in fact disburse, any public moneys, and every public officer who is charged with the receipt, custody or disposal of, or the accounting for, public stores or who in fact receives, holds or disposes of public stores;

“Consolidated Fund” means the Consolidated Fund constituted by Article 145 of the Constitution;

“financial year” means a period of 12 months ending on 31 March in any year;

“public moneys” means all revenue, loan, trust and other moneys and all bonds, debentures, and other securities whatsoever raised or received by or on account of Singapore;

“public stores” means chattels which are the property of or in the possession of or under the control of Singapore;

“statutory expenditure” has the meaning given by Article 148(4) of the Constitution;

“Treasury” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for finance and includes any officer under the administrative control or direction of the Minister.

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(2)  Unless expressly provided otherwise in this Act, any word or expression in this Act that is defined in sections 2 and 11 of the Significant Infrastructure Government Loan Act 2021 has the meaning given to the word or expression by those sections.

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Which agencies are charged of the Government Accounting responsibility?

The following offices are charged with government accounting responsibility: Commission on Audit (COA).
Standards, policies, guidelines, and procedures in accounting for government funds and property;.
Coding structure and accounts; and..
Accounting books, registries, records, forms, reports, and financial statements..

Do government agencies use accounting?

Government accountants prepare and review financial documentation for the government and its taxpayers. Government accountants work in a range of organisations, including large departments, regulatory agencies, and 'coalface' public service providers.

What are the Government Accounting responsibility?

At the federal level, government accountants manage public funds, investigate white-collar crime, perform financial statement audits for government agencies and conduct research on emerging accounting issues.

What is the objective of the Government Accounting Manual for national government agencies?

The GAM for NGAs was promulgated primarily to harmonize the government accounting standards with international accounting standards, particularly the International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS).