Filling the demand for municipal government accountants: The benefits of a governmental and not-for-profit accounting course

Martin, Rebecca; Waymire, Tammy R.

doi:10.1016/j.jaccedu.2017.04.001

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“…The author suggested that alternative career information should be made explicit to students. Martin and Waymire (2017) surveyed accounting students at one public US university to investigate perceptions of the potential earnings, nonmonetary benefits, and financial and job They suggested that, in light of student feedback, the benefits and linkage between academic and practical experiences required more in-depth exploration in the curriculum. Murphy (2017) described the results of interviews with accounting professionals in Ireland regarding the perceptions of work placement and transition back to full-time student and emphasized the need for better management by faculty.…”

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Accounting education literature review (2020)

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Dorminey

Hassell

2021

Journal of Accounting Education

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Accounting education literature review (2020)

Apostolou

Dorminey

Hassell

2021

Journal of Accounting Education

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“…Many nlCPAs either go to work for not-for-profit organizations or for CPA firms with not-for-profit practice units. Coverage of governmental and not-forprofit accounting is often limited to one course which may be the source of inspiration for some students to consider governmental and not-for-profit career paths (Martin and Waymire 2017). Removing GNP material from the CPA Exam will have the trickle-down effect of reducing the Education part of the 5 E's for both governmental and not-for-profit accounting.…”

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AAA Government and Nonprofit Section Response to the AICPA's Exposure Draft and Invitation to Comment Related to the Uniform CPA Examination

Lowensohn¹,

McAllister²,

Waymire³

2020

Journal of Governmental &Amp; Nonprofit Accounting

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During December 2019, the AICPA released an Exposure Draft and Invitation to Comment: Maintaining the Relevance of the Uniform CPA Examination based on a practice analysis conducted during 2019. Among the proposed changes to the CPA exam, the level of governmental accounting content tested in the Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) section of the CPA exam would be reduced, with the potential removal of governmental accounting material altogether. The following is the comment letter submitted to the AICPA on behalf of the Government and Nonprofit (GNP) Section of the American Accounting Association, which opposes the proposed changes.

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“…The perceptions of accounting students' towards career in government has been explore by (Martin & Waymire, 2017). The result show students believed that government careers providing better opportunity than commercial accounting for work life balance and non-monetary benefits, event students still view government careers having less potential for monetary benefits.…”

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Obstacles and Challenges in Government Accounting Education (Case Study in Padang State University)

Sari¹,

Afriyenti²

2020

Proceedings of the 4th Padang International Conference on Education, Economics, Business and Accounting (PICEEBA-2 2019)

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This research aims to investigate the current position of government accounting education in universities as a part of regional management reforms. The purpose of this study to investigate the current position of government accounting subject in the accounting curriculum; the level of lecturers and students interest towards government accounting; the existence of teaching resources; and the correlation between government accounting education and regional financial management reforms. Data was collected by questionnaire sent to head of accounting study program, lecturers and students from department of accounting, faculty of economics in Padang State University. The results of this study found that there are 3 study programs offered government accounting subject in their curriculum both bachelor and diploma degree; but unfortunately government accounting subject only take 3 or 4 credit hours from total hours. This study found discuss issue about government accounting seems to be interested for lecturers due lack of teaching interest and compiling materials in this subject, but most of lecturers interested in doing research and community services related to government accounting topic. There is also evidence lack of teaching resources with government accounting background force lecturers from other accounting expertise to teach this subject; which identified as an obstacles in government accounting education. Fortunately, government accounting education in Padang State universities already conforms regional management reforms. This research also found that there is considerable interest of students' towards government accounting. Main challenges in future government accounting education are how to attract stakeholders interest in this field; recruit more lecturers with government accounting background; and how to include information technology in government accounting education; and possibility to open separate degree program for public or government accounting. So that, hopefully government accounting education no longer become neglected part in accounting education; can be aligned with other field of accounting education.

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Filling the demand for municipal government accountants: The benefits of a governmental and not-for-profit accounting course

Cited by 15 publications

References 12 publications

Accounting education literature review (2020)

Accounting education literature review (2020)

AAA Government and Nonprofit Section Response to the AICPA's Exposure Draft and Invitation to Comment Related to the Uniform CPA Examination

Obstacles and Challenges in Government Accounting Education (Case Study in Padang State University)

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