Statistics on applied accounting principles

The page provides an overview of the accounting principles applied in the financial statements of government entities.

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Note:
The cash basis and accrual basis are two accounting principles permitted in government entities.

Read more about the cash basis as described in the Financial Management Regulations at DFO's website.

Read more about the accrual basis according to the Government Accounting Standards (SRS) at DFO's website.

Read more about entity type and affiliation form at Forvaltningsdatabasen documentation.

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Applied accounting principles in 2024

Accounting principles for preparing the financial statements Number of businesses Cash principle Accrual principle Other
Annet 1 0 0 0
Departement 17 12 5 0
Forvaltningsbedrift 3 0 3 0
Forvaltningsorgan med særskilte fullmakter (nettobudsjettert virksomhet) 36 0 36 0
Konstitusjonelle institusjon 6 1 5 0
Ordinært forvaltningsorgan 128 78 50 0

Accounting principles 2024 for Konstitusjonelle institusjon

Business name Parent Type of unit Affiliation type Accounting principles
Stortinget Kontantprinsippet
Stortingets ombudsnemd for forsvaret Periodiseringsprinsippet
Riksrevisjonen Storting Periodiseringsprinsippet
Sivilombudet Stortingets ombud for kontroll med forvaltningen Periodiseringsprinsippet
Norges institusjon for menneskerettigheter Storting Periodiseringsprinsippet
Stortingets kontrollutvalg for etterretnings-, overvåkings og sikkerhetstjeneste, EOS-utvalget Periodiseringsprinsippet