Truth in Accounting

Truth in Accounting
Founded2002
FounderSheila A. Weinberg
Type501(c)(3)
FocusUnited States public debt
Location
Coordinates41°53′02″N 87°38′30″W / 41.8838°N 87.6417°W / 41.8838; -87.6417
Revenue$380,187 (2013)
Employees10
Websitetruthinaccounting.org

Truth in Accounting (TIA), formerly known as the Institute for Truth in Accounting, is a nonpartisan American think tank that promotes fiscal transparency and accountability through improving the accounting standards the government uses which are different than the standards they require of corporations. Its stated goal is "to educate and empower citizens with understandable, reliable, and transparent government financial information."