ERIC Number: EJ501610
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0147-877X
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Fund Accounting Is Dead: Let This Complex System Rest in Peace.
Coville, Joanne
Business Officer, v28 n10 p32-33 Apr 1995
It is argued that colleges and universities have created extremely complex and convoluted accounting/reporting systems using fund accounting. Recent changes in accounting standards should be seen as an opportunity to streamline many of the processes that have been designed to support funds, allowing introduction of other approaches. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Administration, Comparative Analysis, Economic Change, Higher Education, Management Systems, Recordkeeping, School Accounting, Standards, Trend Analysis
National Association of College and University Business Officers. 1110 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 800-462-4916; Tel: 202-861-2500; Fax: 202-861-2583; Web site: http://www.nacubo.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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