CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment Secrets Study Guide: CGFM Exam Review for the Certified Government Financial Manager Examinations

***Includes Practice Test Questions***

Get the test prep help you need to be successful on the CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment.

The CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment is extremely challenging and thorough test preparation is essential for success. CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment Secrets Study Guide is the ideal prep solution for anyone who wants to pass the CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment.

Not only does it provide a comprehensive guide to the CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment as a whole, it also provides practice test questions as well as detailed explanations of each answer.

CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment Secrets Study Guide includes:

• A thorough review for the CGFM Exam 1: Governmental Environment
• A breakdown of organization and structure of government
• An analysis of legal and other environmental aspects of government
• An examination of interrelationships among planning, programming, budgeting, operations, accounting, reporting and auditing
• A guide to governmental financing process
• An in-depth look at public accountability
• A breakdown of ethics in government
• An analysis of financial management responsibilities and skills
• Comprehensive practice questions with detailed answer explanations

It's filled with the critical information you'll need in order to do well on the test the concepts, procedures, principles, and vocabulary that the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) expects you to have mastered before sitting for the exam.

The Organization and structure of Government section covers:

• Levels of government
• Branches of government
• Authorities
• Government entities

The Legal and other environmental aspects of Government section covers:

• Sovereignty
• Doctrines of power
• Grants
• Budgets

The Interrelationships among planning, programming, budgeting, operations, accounting, reporting and auditing section covers:

• Operations
• Planning
• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Reporting
• Auditing

The Governmental financing process section covers:

• Tax policy concern of tax equity
• Effective tax policy
• Tax expenditures
• Wealth taxes
• Consumption taxes
• Intergovernmental grants
• Government revenue
• Debt

The Public accountability section covers:

• Government accountability
• Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
• Accountability between public and private entities
• Role in financial management
• Program evaluations

The Ethics in Government section covers:

• Certified Government Financial Managers
• Acts of omission
• Conflict of interest

The Financial management responsibilities and skills section covers:

• Employment duties
• Integrity
• Serving the public interest
• Objectivity and independence
• Government financial managers
• Team development

These sections are full of specific and detailed information that will be key to passing the CGFM Examination 1: Governmental Environment. Concepts and principles aren't simply named or described in passing, but are explained in detail. The guide is laid out in a logical and organized fashion so that one section naturally flows from the one preceding it. Because it's written with an eye for both technical accuracy and accessibility, you will not have to worry about getting lost in dense academic language.