Certain core services are provided by most general purpose governmentsthose related to the protection of life and property (e.g., police and fire protection), public works (e.g., streets and highways, bridges, and public buildings), parks and recreation facilities and programs, and cultural and social services, among others. Governments must also incur costs for general administrative support (such as, data processing, finance, and personnel) of its service departments. Core governmental services, together with general administrative support, comprise the major part of what GASB refers to as governmental activities. The measurement focus and basis of accounting for these activities is on the flow of current financial resources on the modified accrual basis in the governmental funds and on the flow of economic resources on the accrual basis in the Governmental Activities column of the government-wide financial statements

QUESTION 1: List the basic financial statements required by GASB standards and briefly explain their purposes.