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As Compared To Public Management, Private Management Has
As Compared To Public Management, Private Management Has
Private Management
• Different goals
• Follow different accounting practices
Planning
(public sector budget matches expenditures on mandated assets and services with
receipts of public money such as taxes and fees. If a public sector budget doesn't balance,
you have to cut services, raise taxes or borrow the difference.)
• it forecasts revenues and expenses to estimate how much profit the company will
make
(If your profit is too low, you can cut costs or increase the marketing budget and predict
higher sales.)
Objective
Accounting
- it follows generally accepted accounting principles that govern how assets and
liabilities are shown in the balance sheet of the company.
(The emphasis is on determining how much profit the company has made and how
financially stable it is.)
Audit
Both public- and private-sector organizations require auditing to verify the accuracy of
their financial management. Public government organizations are audited by the government
office responsible for the verification of government accounts. Other public agencies and
private-sector organizations may provide financial statements audited by accounting
professionals or accounting companies licensed to carry out this work.
Private corporations have to prepare annual audited financial statements for their
shareholders. While the auditing process is similar for the public and private sectors, the material
audited differs, because public-sector audits establish that expenses are accurately portrayed,
while private-sector audits show that the profitability and financial stability of a company are
presented correctly.