Assets (Accounting);Financial statements -- History;Corporations -- Accounting -- History
Early SEC filings for 110 corporations listed on the New York Stock Exchange are used to summarize the extent and accounting treatment of asset revaluations during the period 1925-1934. The findings, considered with a brief review of the relevant...
Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980;Securities and Exchange Commission;United States. Securities and Exchange Commission;Financial statements -- History
As an SEC Commissioner, William O. Douglas favored active SEC participation in the development of rules of accounting for financial reporting under the Securities Acts. A retrospective letter dated September 29, 1973 indicates that the pre-War SEC...
L.N. Dantzler Company;Dantzler (L.N.) Company;Ten Mile Lumber Company;Native Lumber Company;Taxation -- United States -- Law and Legislation;Financial statements -- History
The purpose of this paper is to examine the financial accounting records of a Mississippi timber company and its subsidiaries in light of the dynamic tax environment of the period 1905 to 1925. The financial accounting records and correspondence...
Financial statements -- History;Cash flow -- Accounting -- History
Our present economic system displays a vital interest in the financial structure of business firms and the causes of changes occurring over time. Significant contributions toward analysis of such developments, stem from both the academic and...
Income accounting -- History;Financial statements -- History
The origin of income smoothing in literature has been attributed to different authors in recent years. However, the attributions have been made based on research using a simple analysis of the term "income smoothing". This study considers the...
