Dritan FINO, Kesjana HALILI, Erisa RODHANI

IPSAS VS. NATIONAL GAAP: DIFFERENCES AND CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING IPSAS IN ALBANIAN PUBLIC SECTOR

ÖZ Bu makalenin amacı, Uluslararası Kamu Sektörü Muhasebe Standartları (IPSAS) ile Arnavut Kamu Sektörü GAAP (Arnavutluk PS GAAP) arasındaki farkları analiz etmektir. Aynı zamanda, bu makale Arnavutluk şartlarında, IPSAS uygulamasının adımlarını ve zorluklarını vurgulamaya çalışıyor. Analizler, Arnavutluk Hükümeti'nin stratejik belgelerinin resmi bilgilerine, hem de Dünya Bankası, IFAC ve OECD gibi uluslararası mesleki ve mali kurumların resmi raporlarına dayanıyor.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Uluslararasi Kamu Muhasebe Standartlari, Muhasebe Yönetmelikleri, Tahakkuk Muhasebe

IPSAS VS. NATIONAL GAAP : DIFFERENCES AND CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING IPSAS IN ALBANIAN PUBLIC SECTOR

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to analyze the differences between International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and the Albanian Public Sector GAAP (Albanian PS GAAP). At the same time, the paper tries to emphasize the steps and the challenges of implementing IPSAS in Albanian context. The analyses are based on official information from strategic documents of the Government of Albania, as well as official reports form the international professional and financial institutions, such as: World Bank, IFAC, and OECD.

Keywords:

public sector accounting standards, transparency, accrual accounting,

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