On the mechanism for improving accounting and reporting of subordinate educational institutions of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation

Subject. This article analyzes the processes and phenomena associated with the justification of the need to develop and use a mechanism for improving accounting and reporting of subordinate educational institutions of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Objectives. The article aims to show the need to develop a mechanism for improving accounting and reporting, using the case of subordinate educational institutions of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, and substantiate the advantages of its use to improve the quality of information support for users. Methods. For the study, we used the methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, modeling, case study, etc. Statutory documents in the field of regulation of accounting and reporting in budgetary organizations, factual materials, as well as the opinions of experts and practitioners were used as a methodological basis. Results. The article defines the essence of the concept of Mechanism for Improving Accounting and Reporting and the algorithm for its development. It justifies the need to use this mechanism to more fully meet the information requests of users of accounting information and reduce the time and money spent on its compilation. Conclusions and Relevance. The current system of accounting and reporting of budgetary educational institutions does not provide adequate quality of information support to users of financial statements, causes a decrease in the effectiveness of management decisions, and unjustified time and money costs. The presented mechanism can be used to develop appropriate domains in the Electronic Budget system and adapted to the features related to the goals and organizational specifics of State-funded institutions, and thus, can contribute to improving the quality of information support for users and reducing time and money costs for these purposes.