by Taylor Olmstead | Mar 4, 2021 | Conference
The ABFM Executive Committee again seeks your input as it considers options for the 2021 annual research conference, currently scheduled for September 30 to October 2 at the Georgetown Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. Even if you responded to the previous survey...
by kwhunter | Nov 10, 2020 | Call for Papers, Conference
Do not miss the first in a series of three GASB webinars specially tailored for preparers and auditors on the recent Preliminary Views, Revenue and Expense Recognition. A deep dive look into the foundational principles for the proposed model will be webcast Thursday,...
by kwhunter | Oct 30, 2020 | Line Item
The Virtual Academy Meeting of the National Academy of Public Administration will be held Thursday and Friday, November 5th and 6th, and Monday and Tuesday, November 9th and 10th. Registration is now open on the NAPA website (click here). This upcoming conference...
by kwhunter | Oct 30, 2020 | Line Item
ABFM members who are also members of our parent organization, the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA), can participate in elections for ASPA’s National Council. This year, there are two candidates for President-Elect: RIchard Greggory Johnson, III...
by kwhunter | Oct 30, 2020 | Line Item
GASB And FASB Cohost IN FOCUS: Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting Webcast for Academics, which will take place Friday, November 6, 1:00–2:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Participants in the live event can earn up to 2.0 Continuing Professional Education (CPE)...
by kwhunter | Oct 30, 2020 | Line Item
Former ABFM Chair and Wildavsky Award Winner, James Savage, is joined by George Guess in publishing a new edition to their 2010 text, Comparative Public Budgeting Global Perspectives on Taxing and Spending. This book will publish January 2021 and is now available for...
by kwhunter | Oct 13, 2020 | Line Item
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is conducting a survey of preparers of governmental financial statements regarding the reporting of nonfinancial assets. The survey is part of a GASB research effort that, in part, will evaluate the need for specific...
by kwhunter | Oct 13, 2020 | Line Item
The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is hosting a pair of webinars that will focus on the Board’s recently issued Exposure Draft, Financial Reporting Model Improvements. This series of IN FOCUS webinars will be offered under the following schedule: For...
by kwhunter | Oct 13, 2020 | Conference, Line Item
By Jonathan Justice, 2020 Virtual Symposium Chair ABFM conducted our first ever Virtual Symposium over September 24-26, 2020. While most or all of us were disappointed not to be meeting in person in Miami, the Symposium provided a good setting for the presentation of...