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New Developments -- Foundations of Governmental Accounting -- Fund Accounting Fundamentals -- General Fund and Special Revenue Funds -- Capital Projects Funds -- Debt Service Funds -- Proprietary Funds -- Fiduciary Funds -- Financial Statements Prepared by Governments -- The Importance of Budgets to Governments -- Definition of the Reporting Entity -- Cash and Investments: Valuation and Disclosures -- Derivative Instruments -- Capital Assets -- Debt and Other Obligations -- Landfill Closure and Postclosure Care Costs -- Postemployment Benefits: Pension and Other -- Compensated Absences -- Accounting for Leases -- Nonexchange Transactions -- Risk Financing and Insurance-Related Activities/Public Entity Risk Pools -- Pension and OPEB Plan Financial Statements -- Educational and Other Governmental Entities -- Appendix: Disclosure Checklist.

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