Chapter 03 – Modified Accrual Accounting
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A. (1) EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS ARE TRANSACTIONS “IN WHICH EACH PARTY RECEIVES
AND GIVES UP ESSENTIALLY EQUAL VALUES.” (2) NONEXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS ARE
TRANSACTIONS “IN WHICH A GOVERNMENT GIVES (OR RECEIVES) VALUE WITHOUT
DIRECTLY RECEIVING (OR GIVING) EQUAL VALUE IN EXCHANGE.”
B. THE FOUR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE
NOT TO BE RECOGNIZED UNTIL THE CONTINGENCY HAS BEEN MET.
C. THE FOUR CLASSES OF NONEXCHANGE REVENUES ARE (1) IMPOSED NONEXCHANGE
TRANSACTIONS, (2) DERIVED TAX REVENUES, (3) GOVERNMENT–MANDATED NONEXCHANGE
TRANSACTIONS, AND (4) VOLUNTARY NONEXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS.
AN EXAMPLE OF IMPOSED NONEXCHANGE REVENUES WOULD BE PROPERTY TAXES.
ACCOMPLANIED BY STATE LAW THAT MAINSTREAMING TAKE PLACE. ASSETS AND
REVENUES SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED WHEN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.