Anecdotes -- Accounting;Accounting -- History -- Bibliography
Subtitles are: Book Mart; Contact Notes; Historical Antecedents; Historical Potpourri; History in Print; Out of the Past; Research Notes; Research Resources; Through the Ages
Depreciation allowances -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain;Depreciation allowances -- Law and legislation -- United States
This paper examines and contrasts nineteenth century case law in Great Britain and the United States in which courts had to decide whether to accept accounting concepts having to do with making provisions for depreciation, amortization and...
Books reviewed are: Malcolm, Alexander. A Treatise of Bookkeeping or Merchants Accounts in the Italian Method of Debtor and Creditor; Mair, John. Bookkeeping Modernized or Merchant Accounts by Double Entry; Mitchell, William. A New and Complete...
Sweeney, Henry W. (Henry Whitcomb), b. 1898-; Scott, DR, 1887-1954;Canning, John Bennett;de Paula, Frederic Rudolf Mackley, 1882-
Short biographical sketches of Henry Whitcom Sweeney by A.N. Mosich, DR Scott by James R. Morton, John Bennett Canning by William Robert Smith, and F.R.M. de Paula by Stephen A. Zeff.
Managerial accounting -- History;Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 1856-1915;Fayol, Henri, 1841-1925;Production control -- History
This paper outlines a classical management model of control based upon concepts identified in the writings of Frederick Taylor and Henry Fayol. The classical model's constituent concepts are found to be replicated in early accounting literature....
The first book on the subject of budgeting, and the first textbook on managerial accounting, were both authored by James O. McKinsey, a professor at the University of Chicago. He was also one of the main contributors to the development of...
Dividends -- History;Capital markets -- History;Income -- History
Allegations that stock dividends serve as a vehicle for deceptive financing, evasion of taxes, misleading financial reporting, and stock market manipulation resulted in legislation that prohibited their use in the United States in the latter part...
The accounting profession has changed to meet the requirements of business, government and other economic influences. In particular, standards of practice and principles to guide the selection of choices have been developed, modified, restated and...
Nonprofit organizations -- Accounting -- Standards -- United States;Finance, public -- Accounting -- Standards -- United States
This article presents a condensed history of significant post 1900 developments in nonbusiness financial accounting practices and standards, and highlights some of the major issues in the recent increase in interest and activity in nonbusiness...
Financial statements -- Law and legislation -- Canada;Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario
The Ontario Companies Act of 1907 was one of the earliest legislative enactments to require presentation at company annual meetings, and specify the content of, the financial statements of commercial and manufacturing companies. The study describes...
Books reviewed are:Donald R. Adams, Jr., Finance and Enterprise in Early America: A Study of Stephen Girards Bank 1812-1831 Reviewed by Michelle Hamer; Fred Bateman, Editor, Business in the New South: A Historical Perspective (Reviewed by Horace R....
Financial statements, unaudited -- History;Auditing -- Standards -- United States -- History
The article reviews the significant events in the development of AICPA standards which led to the establishment of two types of CPA engagements on the financial statements of nonpublic businesses??pilations and reviews. As a part of this...
Tax accounting -- United States -- History;Tax consultants -- United States -- History
The paper presents an historical summary of the major issues and events which led to the development of the practice of taxation by accountants in the United States. This development was marked by tremendous conflict between the legal and...