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Public sector consolidated financial statements: a structured literature review

Public sector consolidated financial statements: a structured literature review PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the literature on consolidated financial statements (CFS) in the public sector published from 1980 to 2015 in public sector accounting and management journals, and propose a future research agenda.Design/methodology/approachAdopting a structured literature review methodology, the authors investigate how the CFS literature is developing and what its focus is.FindingsThe authors identify five major topics: the definition of the consolidation area; the identification of the reporting entity; the private vs public sector accounting standard dichotomy; the relationship with the statistical rules; and the usefulness of CFS.Originality/valueThe authors analyze these topics, highlighting the growing implementation of CFS in different contexts (mainly focusing on governments outside the USA) and provide suggestions for future research. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management Emerald Publishing

Public sector consolidated financial statements: a structured literature review

Public sector consolidated financial statements: a structured literature review


Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the literature on consolidated financial statements (CFS) in the public sector published from 1980 to 2015 in public sector accounting and management journals, and propose a future research agenda.Design/methodology/approachAdopting a structured literature review methodology, the authors investigate how the CFS literature is developing and what its focus is.FindingsThe authors identify five major topics: the definition of the consolidation area; the identification of the reporting entity; the private vs public sector accounting standard dichotomy; the relationship with the statistical rules; and the usefulness of CFS.Originality/valueThe authors analyze these topics, highlighting the growing implementation of CFS in different contexts (mainly focusing on governments outside the USA) and provide suggestions for future research.

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
1096-3367
DOI
10.1108/JPBAFM-02-2018-0017
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Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review and analyze the literature on consolidated financial statements (CFS) in the public sector published from 1980 to 2015 in public sector accounting and management journals, and propose a future research agenda.Design/methodology/approachAdopting a structured literature review methodology, the authors investigate how the CFS literature is developing and what its focus is.FindingsThe authors identify five major topics: the definition of the consolidation area; the identification of the reporting entity; the private vs public sector accounting standard dichotomy; the relationship with the statistical rules; and the usefulness of CFS.Originality/valueThe authors analyze these topics, highlighting the growing implementation of CFS in different contexts (mainly focusing on governments outside the USA) and provide suggestions for future research.

Journal

Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial ManagementEmerald Publishing

Published: Jun 4, 2018

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