The Case for Accrual Recording in the IMF's Government Finance Statistics System
July 1, 1996
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Summary
This paper investigates whether the planned revision of the IMF’s A Manual on Government Finance Statistics should advocate an accrual basis of recording over the essentially cash basis of recording in the previous manual. The paper concludes that the revised manual should advocate an accrual basis in order to address deficiencies of the existing modified cash basis and enable a greater degree of harmonization with other macroeconomic statistical systems. The paper suggests a strategy that would enable countries to move progressively to compiling an extensive range of accrual information reconciling data on economic and financial flows and stocks.
Subject: Accrual accounting, Currencies, Economic and financial statistics, Financial statements, Government finance statistics, Money, National accounts, Public financial management (PFM)
Keywords: Accrual accounting, accrual data, accrual system, cash information, cash payment, cash system, Currencies, due-for-payment base, economic value, Financial statements, GFS compiler, GFS manual, GFS Manual, GFS system, Government finance statistics, Middle East, recording basis, term transaction, Western Hemisphere, WP
Pages:
36
Volume:
1996
DOI:
Issue:
073
Series:
Working Paper No. 1996/073
Stock No:
WPIEA0731996
ISBN:
9781451849417
ISSN:
1018-5941
