¶ … organization you selected. Then provide an analysis of that organization's comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). In your analysis, explain what the report tells the stakeholders of the organization and the importance and value of the report to the organization.
CAFR Analysis
The State of Texas (Combs, 2011) provides activities ranging from education, health and human services, public safety and corrections, natural resources and recreation, regulation, general government, employee benefits, and teacher retirement benefits for the residents of the state. It includes funds ranging from business type activities, such as licensing, taxes, etc., and proprietary, such as hospitals, police departments, universities, etc., and agency, such as state parks and natural resources. There are also capital projects, such as highway improvements and new buildings with improvements to existing buildings.
The CAFR gives the stakeholders an overall...
It shows the stakeholders how money is received, spent, and what is still available for operations. The Auditor's Report tells stakeholders that the financial statements, including the various fund balances were audited and do represent a fair presentation of the activities of the state. The Management Discussion & Analysis presents the government wide net position compared to previous year analysis and shows an increase of ending fund balances of 5.4% compared to the year before. This tells stakeholders that the financial position of the state is growing, even if it is a slow pace. The state unemployment rate is 8.1%, with an improvement of 0.2% from the previous year. This tells stakeholders there is some additional jobs being added…
