Publisher's Synopsis
This annual financial report of the U.S. Government provides to the public a comprehensive overview of the Government's current financial position, as well as critical insight into our long term fiscal outlook. The Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Report, the final U.S. Financial Report of the Obama Administration, reflects an economy that has come a long way since 2008, with sustained private sector growth and increasing vitality. This illustrated guide, contains numerous graphs, charts, and tables to assist with the discussion about key financial topics, and activities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government. It also provides an explanation of the accounting differences between the Budget and Financial report for federal entities. This report focuses on the Government's costs and revenues, assets, and liabilities during President Barack Obama's administration Economists, policy makers, federal financial accountants, banking personnel, money managers, and certified public accountants may be interested in this report. High school students taking economics classes and their teachers may find this resource helpful in explaining federal financing, accounting, the value of financial statements, and actions the Federal Government seized to stabilize financial markets to promote economic recovery. American citizens and U.S. international partners may find the long-term fiscal challenges offered in this report provide an awareness for the federal government's ability to reduce costs, assess performance, evaluate programs, and set fees to recover costs. Related products:Affordable Care Act -Health Care Act (Public Laws 111-152 and 111-148) can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/069-000-00213-7President Barack Obama presidential history can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/us-military-history/presidential-history/44-barack-obama.
