Local government accounting in Portugal has changed significantly over the past five years bringing local government accounting closer to business accounting. The previous system was basically cash-based and budget-oriented, now cash-based budgeting is used with accrual-based financial and cost accounting, using double-entry in order to provide more useful information for decision-making. In this article, the authors show how the new accounting and budgeting system can lead to misinterpretations of an organization's economic and financial situation.
New Local Government Accounting in Portugal
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