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1 online resource (217 pages) |
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Intro; Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Overview of Appropriations Law; Appropriations Law Basics; Appropriations Terminology; Budget Authority; Types of Appropriations; Appropriations Versus Authorizations; Interpreting Legislation; Chapter 2: Purpose; Necessary Expense Doctrine; Specific Categories of Expendituresâ#x80;#x94;The Rules; Training; Travel; Books and Periodicals; Charities and Civic Programs; Meetings; Entertainment; Child Care and Elder Care; Fines and Penalties; Gifts and Awards; Insurance; Memberships and Dues; Business Cards. |
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Medical Care and Health-Related ItemsOffice Decorations; Greeting Cards; Ceremonial Items; Certifications and Licenses; Clothing; Commuting, Parking, and Flexiplace; Motor Vehicles; Rewards; Taxes and Fees; Unanswered Purpose Questions; Chapter 3: Time; Bona Fide Needs Rule; Bona Fide Needs Rule for Materials; Bona Fide Needs Rule for Services; Replacement Contracts; Contract Modifications; Grants and Cooperative Agreements; Advance Payments; Account Closing and Cancellation of Funds; Barring Act; Ratifications; Chapter 4: Amount (The Antideficiency Act). |
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Budget Submission versus Budget ExecutionLump Sum versus Line Item Appropriations and Earmarks; Antideficiency Act; Indemnification Agreements; Purpose and Time Violations versus Antideficiency Act; Exceptions; Apportionment; Voluntary Services; The Prohibition of Augmentation; Miscellaneous Receipts; Loss of or Damage to Government Property; Fees, Fines, and Penalties; Economy Act Reimbursements and Revolving Funds; Gifts and Donations to the Government; Antideficiency Act Violation Penalties; Agency Reporting Procedures; Analysis of Antideficiency Act Reports. |
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Preventing Violations of the Antideficiency ActChapter 5: Obligation of Appropriations; The Nature of Obligations; Criteria for Recording Obligations; Contracts; Interagency Transactions; Grants; Employment; Travel; Contingent Liabilities; Chapter 6: Intragovernmental Transactions; Reimbursements; Economy Act Orders and Non-Economy Act Orders; Revolving Funds; User Fees; Chapter 7: Continuing Resolutions; Chapter 8: Accountability and Liability of Individuals; Chapter 9: Grants and Agreements; Chapter 10: Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities. |
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Appendix 1: Can Your Agency Use Appropriated Funds for Meals and Light Refreshments?Appendix 2: Glossary of Terms; Index. |
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Get the Complete Answers to Your Appropriations Law Questions Scrutiny of the use of federal funds'and the people handling those funds'has never been greater. Yet federal personnel often don't know all the rules. What might seem like a logical, efficient action could very well be illegal. Now, there is an easy-to-use, straightforward guide to help everyone involved with appropriated funds. The Appropriations Law Answer Book: A Q & A Guide to Fiscal Law is the "go-to" resource for answers to fiscal law questions that arise in the federal workplace. This book condenses the content of the 2,000+ page Government Accountability Office's Principles of Federal Appropriations Law (the "Redbook"), providing a pertinent and usable resource for everyone who has responsibility for federal funds. Arranged in question-and-answer format, this concise book covers the questions that most often surface in agencies. Subject area groupings make finding the right answer quick and clear. Coverage includes critical information on: - How to prevent violations of the Antideficiency Act - Obligation of appropriations - Intragovernmental transactions, grants and agreements - Nonappropriated fund instruments Even personnel with the purest of intentions can run afoul of the many laws, rules, regulations, and decisions that govern the proper use of government funds. Don't be one of them. Get the resource you can trust: The Appropriations Law Answer Book. Plus! The book also includes a handy glossary. Contents Overview of Appropriations Law - Purpose - Time - Amount (The Antideficiency Act) - Obligation of Appropriations - Intragovernmental Transactions - Continuing Resolutions - Accountability and Liability of Individuals - Grants and Agreements - Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities - Can Your Agency Use Appropriated Funds for Meals and Light Refreshments' - Glossary About the Author William G. Arnold, CDFM-A, author of The Antideficiency Act Answer Book, Performance Budgeting'What Works, What Doesn't, and The Prompt Payment Act Answer Book, worked with the Department of Defense for 34 years, over 25 of which he spent in financial management. He has held positions as budget officer, director of resource management, director of disbursing, and entitlements director with the Air Force and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Budget -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Budget -- Law and legislation. |
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United States. |
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Government purchasing -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Government purchasing -- Law and legislation. |
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Public contracts -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Public contracts. |
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United States -- Appropriations and expenditures -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Expenditures, Public. |
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Electronic books.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Print version: Arnold, William G. Appropriations Law Answer Book : A Q & a Guide to Fiscal Law. Oakland : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Incorporated, ©2012 |
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1523097094 |
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9781523097098 (electronic book) |
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