Accounting for Uncle Sam
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The Financial Accounting Foundation is responsible for financing, overseeing and selecting the members of the FASB and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. For information on the organizations it oversees, visit the foundation's sites at:
• www.fasb.org and www.gasb.org
Big corporations hire consulting firms to compile statistics. You've got an even bigger consulting group doing it for you — free! The U.S. government compiles all kinds of information useful for businesses, and has put much of it on the Internet. Two key sites:
The main portal for finding government statistics. The government really has tried to make this accessible, but if you don't know what you're looking for, it may be difficult to find here.
The U.S. Census Bureau — bookmark this! This gives you access to all census data.
