Accounting System In Local Government

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DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE:

INTRODUCTION

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

1.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

1.5 DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWO

2.1 DEFINITION

2.2 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE

2.3 WORKING PAPERS

2.4 PREDATION OF VOUCHERS

2.5 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF TREASURY UNIT

2.6 TREASURY FINAL ACCOUNT

2.7 THE RECONCILIATION UNIT

2.8 HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT IN NIGERIA

CHAPTER THREE

3.1 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

3.2 RECOMMENDATION

3.3 CONCLUSION

3.4 REFERENCE

CHAPTER ONE

 Accounting is defined as the act and science of recording business transactions in a systematic manner so as to show the true state of affairs of a business during a specific period usually called accounting period.

 Financial accounting is concerned with the qualification of economic events or it is aimed at measuring economic activities with a view to provide information for policy making. Account is a discipline which based on accounting principles, concepts and conversion and legal requirements.