Review of the Reliability and Accuracy of the Government Printing Office's Monthly Financial Statements

Highlights

In response to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the financial statements prepared by the Government Printing Office (GPO) for the months of April, May, and June 1982 for comparability, consistency, and adequacy of financial disclosures.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected	Recommendation	Status
Government Publishing Office	The Public Printer should direct the GPO Controller to determine and reflect the following data in monthly financial statements: adjustments for deferred revenues, building improvement expenditures, sales on consignment, and accounts payable.	Closed – Implemented Please call 202/512-6100 for information.
Government Publishing Office	The Public Printer should direct the GPO Controller to include all information necessary to fairly and accurately present the monthly financial results.	Closed – Implemented Please call 202/512-6100 for information.
Government Publishing Office	The Public Printer should direct the GPO Controller to use the same format in the monthly financial statements as in the yearend statements.	Closed – Not Implemented GPO does not plan to adopt the recommendation because it would delay issuance of the monthly statements.
Government Publishing Office	The Public Printer should direct the GPO Controller to include the total revolving fund and appropriated fund information in the monthly statements.	Closed – Not Implemented GPO does not plan to adopt the recommendation because it would delay issuance of the monthly statements.
Government Publishing Office	The Public Printer should direct the GPO Controller to increase supervision of critical revenue and expense accounting entries, especially when normal accounting procedures are modified or manual or new automated procedures are used.	Closed – Implemented Please call 202/512-6100 for information.

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