Publisher's Synopsis
For more than 60 years, Accounting for Governmental & Nonprofit Entities has beenthe leader in the market. It is a comprehensive governmental and not-for-profitaccounting text written for students who will be auditing and working in public and notfor-profit sector entities. Originally published in 1951 and written by Professor R. M.Mikesell, this book-and the many subsequent editions revised by Professors LeonHay, Earl Wilson, Susan Kattelus, Jacqueline Reck, and Suzanne Lowensohn-havegiven generations of instructors and students a comprehensive knowledge of the specializedaccounting and financial reporting practices of governmental and not-for-profitorganizations, as well as an understanding of how those organizations can better meetthe information needs of a diverse set of financial statement users and decision makers.The vision of these original authors continues to be reflected in this 17th edition, andtheir strategy of providing a large and innovative set of instructional support materialsprepared and tested in the classroom by the authors continues to be a guiding principletoday. The current author team brings to this edition their extensive experience teachinggovernment and not-for-profit courses as well as insights gained from their professionalexperience, scholarly writing, and professional activities. The result is a relevant andaccurate text that includes the most effective instructional tools.
