Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards

A Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards is an auditing standard established by the U.S. General Accounting Office publication "Government Auditing Standards" (1988) also known as the "Yellow Book"

• AKA: GAGAS.
• See: GASB, GAAS, GAAP.

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References

2016

• (City Council of Barnstable, 2016b) ⇒ Town of Barnstable. (2016). “Town of Barnstable Adopted Operating Budget - 2017."
  • QUOTE: Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS): These are auditing standards established by the U.S. General Accounting Office publication "Government Auditing Standards" (1988) also known as the "Yellow Book ". GAGAS for financial statement audits incorporate the field work and reporting standards of GAAS.

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