ACCT 505 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting Fall 2013 – Section 001 T-TH 1:15PM – 2:30PM (Room 363) Instructor: Janice H. Fergusson, CPA, MACC Office: BA 330 Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10:00 – 11:00AM and 2:00 – 3:00PM Tuesday and Thursday 10:00 – 11:00AM Other times by appointment Office Phone: (803) 777-4903 E-Mail Address: fergusson@moore.sc.edu Prerequisites: ACCT 405 – Financial Accounting II Required Textbook: Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting Theory and Practice, 10th Edition, Freeman/ Shoulders/Allison/Patton/Smith Prentice Hall, ISBN-13: #978-0-13-275126-1. Other Materials: Other course materials will be made available on Blackboard. Course Objective: The objective of this course is to develop an understanding of GAAP and financial reporting standards for state and local governments and nonprofit organizations. This course will include government accounting, budget preparation and control, fund accounting, debt and fixed asset accounting, financial and compliance reporting, and various other accounting concepts applicable to governmental and nonprofit accounting. Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of this course, students should be able to: identify the key distinguishing characteristics, concepts, and objectives of government and nonprofit (G&NP) accounting and financial reporting. identify the specific types of funds in each fund category, the measurement focus and basis of accounting used for each category of funds, the different uses of each fund type in each category, and the financial statements required for funds of each category. Page 2 of 8 analyze and record the effects of transactions and events in the governmental, proprietary, and fiduciary fund categories and in the General Capital Assets and General Long-Term Liabilities nonfund accounts. understand basic budgetary accounting and reporting practices and requirements. understand the format and content of both fund financial statements and governmentwide financial statements. prepare the adjustments needed to derive government-wide financial statements from fund financial statement data and prepare required reconciliations. explain the nature and contents of a Comprehensive Annual Financial Report. understand the accounting and financial reporting requirements for nongovernment not-for-profit organizations. understand the accounting and financial reporting requirements for government colleges and universities, and the key differences between accounting and reporting for government and nongovernment not-for-profit colleges and universities. understand the accounting and financial reporting requirements for government hospitals, and the key differences between accounting and reporting for government and nongovernment not-for-profit hospitals. explain the basic aspects of an audit of government and not-for-profit organization financial statements under GAAS and GAGAS. understand single audit – its purpose, when it is required, and its key components. Attendance Policy: You are expected to attend every class. You are also expected to arrive for class on time and stay for the entire class period. If you must miss class, you are responsible for all assigned material plus everything covered in class. Class Preparation: You are expected to read and study the assigned material before the class meeting for which the material is scheduled. A condensed version of the lecture slides for each chapter will be posted on Blackboard. Performance Evaluation: Grades for this course will be based on the number of points you earn from the following requirements: Undergraduate Credit: Exam 1 225 points Exam 2 225 points Exam 3 225 points Final Exam 225 points Quizzes 100 points 1,000 points Graduate Credit: Exam 1 225 points Exam 2 225 points Exam 3 225 points Final Exam 225 points Quizzes 100 points Graduate Project 150 points 1,150 points Page 3 of 8 Letter grades will be assigned based on the percentage of total points earned as follows: A 90 -100% B+ 87 - 89.9% B 80 - 86.9% C+ 77 - 79.9% C 70 - 76.9% D 60 - 69.9% F Below 60% Exams will be a combination of multiple-choice questions and short problems. The problems may require journal entries, financial statement preparation, computations, or written explanations. No late makeup exams will be given and a missed exam will generally result in a grade of zero. In the case of unforeseen emergencies, an average of the other three exam grades will be used as the grade for the missed exam. This exception is at the discretion of the instructor (not the student) and will be granted only in the case of sincere emergencies, not for convenience. Appropriate documentation will be required to support emergencies. Calculators are permitted provided they are silent calculators with single-line display. Programmable or graphing calculators, cell phones, and other electronic devices are not allowed to be used on a quiz or exam under any circumstances. If your calculator does not meet the above standards, you will not be allowed to use it and a substitute calculator may not be available. I will not have extra calculators for quizzes, so you should invest in a simple four-function calculator and bring it to each class if you want to make sure that you have a calculator on quiz days. During exams, all personal belongings except for writing utensils and a calculator must be securely stored. I reserve the right to confiscate anything that is not secured in a closed bag during the exam, including cell phones and other electronic devices which must be powered off during exams. Students with Disabilities: If you have a documented disability for which you need special testing arrangements, please contact the Office of Student Disability Services, Phone 777-6142, TDD 7776744, email sasds@mailbox.sc.edu, or visit their office located in LeConte College, Room 112A. USC Honor Code: It is the responsibility of every student at the University of South Carolina Columbia to adhere steadfastly to truthfulness and to avoid dishonesty, fraud, or deceit of any type in connection with any academic program. Any student who violates this Honor Code or who knowingly assists another to violate this Honor Code shall be subject to discipline. Page 4 of 8 This Honor Code is intended to prohibit all forms of academic dishonesty and should be interpreted broadly to carry out that purpose. The following examples illustrate conduct that violates this Honor Code, but this list is not intended to be an exhaustive compilation of conduct prohibited by the Honor Code: 1. Giving or receiving unauthorized assistance, or attempting to give or receive such assistance, in connection with the performance of any academic work. 2. Unauthorized use of materials or information of any type or the unauthorized use of any electronic or mechanical device in connection with the completion of any academic work. 3. Access to the contents of any test or examination or the purchase, sale, or theft of any test or examination prior to its administration. 4. Use of another person’s work or ideas without proper acknowledgment of source. 5. Intentional misrepresentation by word or action of any situation of fact, or intentional omission of material fact, so as to mislead any person in connection with any academic work (including, without limitation, the scheduling, completion, performance, or submission of any such work). 6. Offering or giving any favor or thing of value for the purpose of influencing improperly a grade or other evaluation of a student in an academic program. 7. Conduct intended to interfere with an instructor’s ability to evaluate accurately a student’s competency or performance in an academic program. Whenever a student is uncertain as to whether conduct would violate this Honor Code, it is the responsibility of the student to seek clarification from the appropriate faculty member or instructor of record prior to engaging in such conduct. Suspected violations of the honor code will be reported to the Office of Academic Integrity. Violations of the honor code will result in disciplinary measures. General Comments: My expectation is that you will work hard and gain an understanding, as well as an appreciation for, governmental and nonprofit accounting. If you work hard you may even have some fun in this class. What do I mean by working hard – a minimum of 3-4 hours preparing outside of class for each chapter covered in this course. It is extremely important that you keep up in this class. If you fall behind, it is very difficult to catch up! So plan now to work hard. The course is challenging! Contrary to what you may have heard, governmental and nonprofit accounting is not a “whole new ball game.” However, it is a game played by slightly different rules that you will be required to learn. There are no additional opportunities for extra credit in this class! Any “extra credit” is already built into the grading computation, so don’t come asking for extra credit at the end of the semester when you haven’t earned the grade that you want. Begin working hard now for the grade that you want! Page 5 of 8 Course Outline – Fall 2013 Date Aug. 22 (TH) Topic/Event Homework Assignments Course Introduction Chapter 1 – Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: Environment and Characteristics Aug. 27 (T) Chapter 1 – Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: Environment and Characteristics Exercise 1-1 Problem 1-2 Chapter 2 – State and Local Government Accounting and Financial Reporting Model: The Foundation Aug. 28 (W) Last Day to Drop/Add Class Aug. 29 (TH) Chapter 2 – State and Local Government Accounting and Financial Reporting Model: The Foundation Sept. 3 (T) Chapter 3 – The General Fund and Special Revenue Funds Sept. 5 (TH) Chapter 3 – The General Fund and Special Revenue Funds Exercises 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 Problem 2-1, 2-2 Exercise 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4 Problems 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-8 Chapter 4 – Budgeting, Budgetary Accounting, and Budgetary Reporting Sept. 10 (T) Sept. 12 (TH) Chapter 4 – Budgeting, Budgetary Accounting, and Budgetary Reporting Exam 1 (Chapters 1-4) Exercises 4-1, 4-2 Problem 4-2, 4-4 Page 6 of 8 Date Topic/Event Homework Assignments Sept. 17 (T) Chapter 5 – Revenue Accounting – Governmental Funds Sept. 19 (TH) Chapter 5 – Revenue Accounting – Governmental Funds Sept. 24 (T) Chapter 6 – Expenditure Accounting – Governmental Funds Sept. 26 (TH) Chapter 6 – Expenditure Accounting – Governmental Funds Exercises 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-6 Problems 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-5 Oct. 1 (T) Chapter 7 – Capital Project Funds Exercises 7-1, 7-2, 7-4 Problems 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4 requirement (a) (GL entries only) Oct. 3 (TH) Chapter 8 – Debt Service Funds (Part I) Exercise 8-2 Oct. 8 (T) Exam 2 (Chapters 5-8) Oct. 10(TH) Chapter 8 – Debt Service Funds (Part 2) Oct. 11 (F) Last Day to Withdraw with a “W” Oct. 15 (T) Oct. 17-18 (TH-F) Chapter 9 – General Capital Assets; General Long-Term Liabilities; Permanent Funds Fall Break – No Classes Exercises 5-1, 5-2, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7 Problems 5-1, 5-3, 5-4 Exercises 8-1, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6 Problems 8-1, 8-4 Exercises 9-1, 9-2 Problems 9-1, 9-3, 9-5 Page 7 of 8 Date Topic/Event Homework Assignments Oct. 22 (T) Chapter 10 – Enterprise Funds Exercises 10-1, 10-2, 10-7 Problems 10-1, 10-4 requirement (a) only Oct. 24 (TH) Chapter 11 – Internal Service Funds Exercises 11-1, 11-2, 11-3 Problem 11-3 Oct. 29 (T) Chapter 12 – Trust and Agency (Fiduciary) Funds Exercises 12-1, 12-2, 12-3 Problem 12-2 Oct. 31 (TH) Chapter 13 – Financial Reporting: The Basic Financial Statements and Required Supplementary Information Nov. 5 (T) Chapter 13 – Financial Reporting: The Basic Financial Statements and Required Supplementary Information Nov. 7 (TH) Exercises 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-5 Problems 13-1, 13-2 Exam 3 (Chapters 8-13) Nov. 12 (T) Chapter 14 – Financial Reporting: Deriving Government-Wide Financial Statements and Required Reconciliations Exercises 14-1, 14-2, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6 Problem 14-1 Nov. 14 (TH) Chapter 15 – Financial Reporting: The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) and the Financial Reporting Entity Exercises 15-1, 15-2 Problem 15-5 Nov. 19 (T) Chapter 16 – Non-SLG Not-for-Profit Organizations: SFAS 116 & 117 Approach Exercises 16-1, 16-2, Problems 16-1, 16-7 Page 8 of 8 Date Topic/Event Homework Assignments Nov. 21 (TH) Chapter 17 – Accounting for Colleges and Universities Exercise 17-1 Problems 17-1, 17-2, 17-6 Nov. 26 (T) Chapter 18 – Accounting for Health Care Organizations Exercises 18-1, 18-2 Problems 18-1, 18-5, 18-7 Nov. 27-29 (W-F) Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes Dec. 3 (T) Chapter 20 – Auditing Governments and Not-for-Profit Organizations Dec. 5 (TH) Chapter 20 – Auditing Governments and Not-for-Profit Organizations, continued Exercises 20-1, 20-2 Problems 20-2, 20-3, 20-4 Review for Final Exam Dec. 9 (M) 12:30PM Final Exam (Chapters 14-18 and 20) Please Note: Your instructor reserves the right to adjust this schedule at any time. If you are not in class on a day that a change may be made, it is YOUR responsibility to find out the changes from a classmate.