Net Position and Components Thereof

Free CPA BAR (Business Analysis & Reporting) lesson in State and Local Governments. 33 min read, ~4,962 words.

Net position replaces fund balance at the government-wide level and in proprietary and fiduciary funds; governmental funds still report fund balance under GASB 54 classifications. Net position has three components: net investment in capital assets, restricted, and unrestricted. Net investment in capital assets = capital assets net of depreciation −...

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