NASA NPR 9060.1 REV B
Accrual Accounting - Revenues, Expenses, and Program Costs
Publication Date: | 24 April 2023 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 27 |
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Purpose
This NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) document sets forth principles, requirements, and techniques for NASA accounting on an accrual basis, whereby financial transactions are recorded in the period of occurrence, even though related cash is disbursed or collected during another period. Use of the accrual method provides NASA management with financial data related to performance so that informed decisions may be made.
Applicability
a. This NPR is applicable to NASA Headquarters and NASA Centers, including Component Facilities and Technical and Service Support Centers.
b. In this directive, all mandatory actions (i.e., requirements) are denoted by statements containing the term "shall." The terms "may" denote a discretionary privilege or permission, "can" denotes statements of possibility or capability, "should" denotes a good practice and is recommended, but not required, "will" denotes expected outcome, and "are/is" denotes descriptive material.
c. In this directive, all document citations are assumed to be the latest version, unless otherwise noted.