Gov't cries for fiscal break

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Ho ho! Uncle Sam wants a big fat accounting break after all!

In the nine years it has been trying, the U.S. government has never received a clean opinion on its consolidated financial statements. Now, in a move whose irony is not likely to be missed by public company CFOs, the government is trying to ease reporting standards in hopes of getting a passing grade.

 

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