Accounting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000229",
  "term": "Accounting",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Accounting entails accounting for assets, liabilities, fund balances, revenues and expenses associated with the maintenance of federal funds and expenditure of federal appropriations (Salaries and Expenses, Operation and Maintenance, Procurement, Working Capital, Trust Funds, etc.), in accordance with applicable federal standards (FASAB, Treasury, OMB, GAO, etc.).\n\n2. The system and practice of keeping financial records",
  "subject": "Information management and systems",
  "references": [
    "EPA BRM",
    "EPA EV-Social & Economic Factors-Economic Factors"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/accounting/"
}