Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting

The government’s public financial management (PFM) Reform Program 2016-2020 foresees the gradual transition of public sector financial reporting from a cash basis to an accrual basis of accounting and the application of International Public Sector...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/637021520634430574/Serbia-Public-sector-accounting-review-report-on-the-enhancement-of-public-sector-financial-reporting
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spelling okr-10986-295352021-09-17T05:12:16Z Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting World Bank Group PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY NATIONAL GOVERNANCE BUDGET EXECUTION PUBLIC SPENDING ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BUDGET SYSTEM GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS MONITORING AUDITING FINANCIAL REPORTING The government’s public financial management (PFM) Reform Program 2016-2020 foresees the gradual transition of public sector financial reporting from a cash basis to an accrual basis of accounting and the application of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). This will significantly improve the quality of financial information and should enable better informed decision-making, more efficient use of public funds and resources and improved fiscal performance. This Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting is one output of the Serbia Public Sector Accounting Reform Technical Assistance project funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through the Strengthening Accountability and Fiduciary Environment (SAFE) Trust Fund under the Public Sector Accounting and Reporting Program (PULSAR) which provides support for the development and implementation of public sector accounting standards. This report supports the development of a plan towards that goal by assessing the institutional framework for public sector accounting as well as the gap between Serbian public sector generally accepted accounting principles (PS GAAP) and IPSAS. 2018-03-28T18:22:33Z 2018-03-28T18:22:33Z 2017-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/637021520634430574/Serbia-Public-sector-accounting-review-report-on-the-enhancement-of-public-sector-financial-reporting http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29535 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Financial Accountability Assessment Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia Serbia
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topic PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
NATIONAL GOVERNANCE
BUDGET EXECUTION
PUBLIC SPENDING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
BUDGET SYSTEM
GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS
MONITORING
AUDITING
FINANCIAL REPORTING
spellingShingle PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR REFORM
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
NATIONAL GOVERNANCE
BUDGET EXECUTION
PUBLIC SPENDING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
BUDGET SYSTEM
GOVERNMENT FINANCE STATISTICS
MONITORING
AUDITING
FINANCIAL REPORTING
World Bank Group
Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting
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Serbia
description The government’s public financial management (PFM) Reform Program 2016-2020 foresees the gradual transition of public sector financial reporting from a cash basis to an accrual basis of accounting and the application of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). This will significantly improve the quality of financial information and should enable better informed decision-making, more efficient use of public funds and resources and improved fiscal performance. This Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting is one output of the Serbia Public Sector Accounting Reform Technical Assistance project funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) through the Strengthening Accountability and Fiduciary Environment (SAFE) Trust Fund under the Public Sector Accounting and Reporting Program (PULSAR) which provides support for the development and implementation of public sector accounting standards. This report supports the development of a plan towards that goal by assessing the institutional framework for public sector accounting as well as the gap between Serbian public sector generally accepted accounting principles (PS GAAP) and IPSAS.
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title Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting
title_short Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting
title_full Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting
title_fullStr Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting
title_full_unstemmed Serbia Public Sector Accounting Review : Report on the Enhancement of Public Sector Financial Reporting
title_sort serbia public sector accounting review : report on the enhancement of public sector financial reporting
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2018
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/637021520634430574/Serbia-Public-sector-accounting-review-report-on-the-enhancement-of-public-sector-financial-reporting
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