Accounting Fun
World Capitals
VA Facts
100

What is the law that prohibits Federal agencies from incurring obligations or expending Federal funds in advance or in excess of an appropriation, and from accepting voluntary services.

Anti-Deficiency Act (ADA)

100

What is the capital of Croatia?

Zagreb

100

Who is the current Secretary of the VA?

Denis R. McDonough

200

What is the law that established standards and accountability for Federal financial reporting and disclosures.

The Chief Financial Officers
(CFO) Act of 1990

200

What is the capital of Malaysia?

Kuala Lumpur

200

What year was the Veterans Administration created by Executive Order 5398?

1930

300

Who establishes the financial accounting standards for the Federal Government?

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB)

300

What is the capital of Australia?

Canberra

300

How many veterans does the VA serve as a part of its integrated health care network each year?  

9 million Veterans

400

What document is the official publication for financial accounting and reporting that provides tactical guidance to Federal agencies (e.g., how to record and report financial events).

Treasury Financial Manual (TFM)

400

What is the capital of Eritrea?

Asmara

400

Who stated the following (which is now weaved into the VA mission statement): "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."

Abraham Lincoln (in his second inaugural address)

500

What Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Government circular defines the management responsibilities for managing risk and setting internal controls in Federal agencies?

OMB Circular A-123

500

What is the capital of Brazil?

Brasília

500

How many active VA Home loan participants are there?

3.65 million