Front Matter Page
Fiscal Affairs Department
Front Matter Page
This technical note and manual (TNM) addresses the following main issues:
Discusses the purpose of a chart of accounts and its importance in public financial management
Discusses stakeholder needs in a typical public financial management framework that need to be reflected in a chart of accounts
Discusses the role of chart of accounts in budgetary and financial accounting
Discusses the relation between the chart of accounts and IFMIS
Explains key steps for identifying data requirements and structures for developing a chart of accounts