what is fund accounting?
helps orgs monitor and report compliance on spending purposes (fund restrictions), spending limits (budgets), and other fiscal accountability objectives
what are governmental units?
include federal, state, county, municipal, and other local governments
-run by governments and use governmental accounting and reporting principles
if organizations are organized as NFPs or are commercial what standards do they follow?
FASB
if an organization is held accountable to a primary government, what standards does it follow?
GASB