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Contains the amended text of the following accounting standards as of June 1, 2006: FASB Statements (FAS), Accounting Research Bulletins (ARB), Accounting principles Board opinions (APB), AICPA Accounting interpretations (AIN), FASB Interpretations (FIN), FASB technical Bulletins (FTB), FASB Staff Positions (FSB), FASB concepts Statements (CON)
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