Government Accountants

As we all know, accounting has many different fields that you can specialize in.  Today we are going to learn about a government accountant and what they do for a living. 

The duties of a government accountant are similar to the duties of a public accountant. The difference between the two fields is your client base. Government accountants are employed by the government and deal either with the government’s finances or with finances of organizations overseen by the government. Government accounting careers exist at all three levels of government, so you could work at the local, state, or federal level.  A government accountant is someone who maintains and examines records of government agencies, audits private businesses and individuals whose activities are subject to government regulations or taxations.  Sounds interesting, right?  You need at least a bachelor's degree to qualify for this job.  Salaries differ from job to job and how long you've been working somewhere.  In 2008 government accountants were getting paid between $32,000 and $102,000 a year.

This piece of a blog I found tells you a little bit about what a government accountant does to report a tax abatement.