Financial Management Service

Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the United States Government (CongressionalGlossary.com)

From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Combined Statement of Receipts, Outlays, and Balances of the United States Government photo credit: Martin Cathrae The Department of the Treasury’s annual accounting of the (1) unified budget receipts activities of the federal government, which should be consistent with the aggregated custodial nonexchange revenues (before … Read more

Offsetting Receipts (CongressionalGlossary.com)

From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Offsetting Receipts Collections that are offset against gross outlays but are not authorized to be credited to expenditure accounts. Offsetting receipts are deposited in receipt accounts. Like offsetting collections, they result from (1) businesslike transactions or market-oriented activities with the public, (2) intragovernmental transfers, and … Read more

Financial Statements (CongressionalGlossary.com)

From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms Financial Statements photo credit: Metro Centric A document that describes an entity’s financial activity and status for a specified period. Under federal law and applicable accounting standards, the financial statements for a federal agency usually include a balance sheet, statement of net cost, statement of … Read more