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Thomas Mnller-Marques Berger

IPSAS Explained provides a concise summary of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards for practitioners needing to maintain compliance with ever-changing practices. Comprehensively updated to align with newly-accepted standards in key subject areas and including the latest iteration of the framework and improvement projects, this guide distills each standard into a useful and accessible format. Coverage of each IPSAS includes a brief overview of the basic principles behind it, as well as charts, graphs and tables that provide information at a glance. Updated material includes discussion of the new IPSASB governance structure, including the Public Interest Committee and Consultative Advisory Group, as well as information on the current Exposure Drafts and the changes forthcoming from the Improvements Project. New sections on First-Time Adoption of Accrual Basis IPSAS, new consolidation standards and Service Performance Reporting bring practitioners completely up to date to help ensure full compliance.

1119415063

9781119415060

English

Wiley

22 February 2018

368

Thomas Müller-Marqués Berger (Stuttgart, Germany) is a partner at Ernst & Young GmbH and serves as the firm's Global Leader of International Public Sector Accounting. Thomas was a member of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) from January 2009 to December 2014. In January 2016 he became the Inaugural Chair of the IPSASB's Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) and in that role actively participates in IPSASB meetings. In June 2017, he was elected as CAG Chair for a term of three years. Since January 2011 he has served as Chair of the Public Sector Group of Accountancy Europe (former F??d??ration des Experts Comptables Europ??en (FEE)). In that capacity, he is a standing observer of the Eurostat EPSAS Working Group and contributes to the work of the EPSAS Cells.

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Global diversity in the practice of public sector accounting still impedes the reduction of bureaucracy as well as the creation and application of comparable standards in terms of accountability and transparency. The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) continues its efforts in harmonizing public sector accounting with their International Public Sector Accounting Standards??(IPSASs). IPSAS Explained: A Summary of International Public Sector Accounting Standards, Third Edition provides an update of existing standards, including a summary of the standards issued since the second edition of IPSAS Explained such as the standard on first-time adoption of accrual basis IPSASs or the consolidation standards. In addition, the book describes the new oversight and governance structure of the IPSASB.