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The board of trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) appoints Robert H. Attmore chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).


The board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors.  of the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) appoints Robert H. Attmore chairman of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is currently the source of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) used by State and Local governments in the United States of America.  (GASB GASB Governmental Accounting Standards Board ). He succeeds Tom L. Allen, who served as GASB chairman since 1995. Attmore is president of Attmore & Associates, Albany, New York For other uses, see Albany.
Albany is the capital of the State of New York and the county seat of Albany County. Albany lies 136 miles (219 km) north of New York City, and slightly to the south of the juncture of the Mohawk and Hudson Rivers.
, a consulting firm serving government agencies and other entities. Prior to that he held various posts during a 23-year career in New York state government. FAF's board oversees the activities of GASB and EASB.
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Title Annotation:FYI
Publication:Journal of Accountancy
Date:Apr 1, 2004
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