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Accounting: Principles and Standards for Federal Agencies

Published: Jul 22, 1968. Publicly Released: Jul 22, 1968.
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GAO issued this publication to restate the principles and standards for accounting to be observed by Federal agencies and provides instructions for obtaining the Comptroller General's approval of Federal agency accounting systems.

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