This article is concerned with the problems of nineteenth century railroad asset valuation. The article presents some legal reasons for the early use of depreciation and continues with specific illustrations of railroad financial statements in the...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Fraud;Financial statements -- United States;
Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 1, Codification of Auditing Standards and Procedures (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 110.02, "Responsibilities and Functions of the Independent Auditor"), states, "The auditor has a...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Auditors' reports --Standards -- United States;
This amendment revises Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 50, Reports on the Application of Accounting Principles (AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 625), to prohibit an accountant from providing a written report on the...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Financial statements -- Standards -- United States;Communication in accounting -- Standards -- United States;
Withdrawal of Statement on Auditing Standards No. 75, Engagements to Apply Agreed-Upon Procedures to Specified Elements, Accounts, or Items of a Financial Statement, AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 622; Amendment to SAS No. 58,...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Communication in accounting -- Standards -- United States;
This Statement provides guidance on communications between predecessor and successor auditors when a change of auditors is in process or has taken place. It also provides communications guidance when possible misstatements are discovered in...
Shortly before the beginning of the Great Depression, certified public accountants were struggling for both an acceptable definition of their role as well as professional recognition. This paper describes the environment in which CPAs worked as...
During the second half of the twelfth century the "accomandatio" was a well-defined business contract in Genoa. These old Genoese documents reveal some important economic pehnomena, such as the process of capital accumulation and the clear...