A landmark research study by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board has provided one of the most detailed examinations to date of how state and local governments in the United States use GAAP.

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The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a study Monday on utilization of GAAP among state and local governments and found all the states are using GAAP, but only about three-quarters of ...