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Association of Pacific Island Public Auditors Successfully Completes 35th Annual Conference Over 400 Attendees Focus on Bridging the Gap of Public Accountability and Transparency
Oct 02, 2024
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Improving Oversight and Accountability One Island at a Time
<p>In the government accounting world, the U.S.-affiliated island governments operate in many ways like a state or municipality of the United States. They use the U.S. dollar, receive U.S. federal grants, and must comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and the Single Audit Act. But unlike a typical U.S. jurisdiction, the insular government’s administration and accounting responsibilities include all the services that are typically handled by a state, county, and city and sometimes a country. Deborah A. Milks has more than 32 years experience working with the insular governments on accounting related issues.</p>
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Improving Oversight and Accountability One Island at a Time
Posted Mar 18, 2011
In the government accounting world, the U.S.-affiliated island governments operate in many ways like a state or municipality of the United States. They use the U.S. dollar, receive U.S. federal grants, and must comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), and the Single Audit Act. But unlike a typical U.S. jurisdiction, the insular government’s administration and accounting responsibilities include all the services that are typically handled by a state, county, and city and sometimes a country. Deborah A. Milks has more than 32 years experience working with the insular governments on accounting related issues.
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IGFOA Winter 2023 Conference Report
Posted Jun 05, 2023
The Island Government Finance Officers’ Association (IGFOA) Winter meeting took place in Honolulu, Hawaii, from February 14-16, 2023. This was the first time since 2019 that the IGFOA had an opportunity to meet in person, and the theme for this year’s conference was “Resetting.”
Forty-eight finance leaders across the U.S.-affliated Pacific Islands, including American Samoa, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, FSM National Government, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Yap, Guam, Republic of Palau, the Republic of Marshall Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands, came together to share their experiences, exchange ideas, and discuss strategies for managing their respective island’s financial situations. Their discussion covered various topics, including federal grants, GASB 87, 94, and 96, resetting performance measures, tax reform, and discussion of COVID-related challenges.
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