Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit	 
Reports for the Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated, for	 
Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003 (10-JUN-05, GAO-05-506R).		 
                                                                 
GAO reviewed the audit reports covering the financial statements 
of the Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated, for fiscal years
2004 and 2003. GAO found no reportable instances of		 
noncompliance. The audit reports included the auditors' opinions 
that the financial statements of the corporation were presented  
fairly in accordance with generally accepted accounting 	 
principles.							 
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REPORTNUM:   GAO-05-506R					        
    ACCNO:   A26323						        
  TITLE:     Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement     
Audit Reports for the Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated,  
for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003					 
     DATE:   06/10/2005 
  SUBJECT:   Accounting standards				 
	     Audit reports					 
	     Federal corporations				 
	     Financial statement audits 			 
	     Reporting requirements				 

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GAO-05-506R

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548

June 10, 2005

The Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary
House of Representatives

Subject: 	Federally Chartered Corporation: Financial Statement Audit
Reports for the Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated, for Fiscal Years
2004 and 2003

Dear Mr. Chairman:

As requested, we read the audit reports covering the financial statements
of the Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated, a federally chartered
corporation, for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2004, and 2003. The
corporation's purposes include honoring the memory of those who have
served the United States and improving the lives of their children.

Federally chartered corporations are required under 36 U.S.C. S:10101 to

o  	present the corporation's assets and liabilities and reasonable detail
on the corporation's income and expenses in annual financial statements
and

o  obtain an annual financial audit by an independent public accountant.

Our objective was to advise you of any matters in the reports regarding
compliance with the financial reporting requirements of the law. In
carrying out our work, we read the corporation's financial statements and
the accompanying notes, performed certain analytical procedures related to
information presented in the financial statements, and read the auditor's
reports. We also held limited discussions with the corporation's auditor
regarding potential enhancements that could be made to the corporation's
financial reporting. We did not identify any instance of noncompliance
with the above financial reporting requirements of the law.

We did not perform an audit or review the auditor's working papers, and we
are not rendering an audit opinion.

              GAO-05-506R Gold Star Wives of America, Incorporated

The audit reports included the auditor's opinions that the financial
statements of the
corporation were presented fairly in accordance with United States
generally
accepted accounting principles. We are returning the audit reports you
sent with
your letters.

This letter is intended solely for your use and the use of the Committee
on the
Judiciary.

Sincerely yours,

Steven J. Sebastian
Director
Financial Management and Assurance

w/o Enclosures

(196046)

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