Federal Accounting and Auditing Standards Affecting the Private Sector

AFMD-85-56 Published: Sep 30, 1985. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1985.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal entities with authority to establish and enforce auditing and accounting standards affecting private companies.

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Auditing and Financial Management

Accounting proceduresAuditing standardsFederal regulationsPrivate sectorRegulatory agenciesGovernment auditing standardsAccounting standardsSecuritiesFinancial institutionsFutures