Property insurance -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Liability insurance -- United States -- Accounting -- Periodicals;Property insurance -- United States -- Auditing -- Periodicals;Liability insurance -- United States -- Auditing --...
Developments in accounting methodology during the 1960s are contrasted with concurrent developments in philosophy of science. The 1960s was a decade characterized by the widespread adoption of “the scientific method” in accounting methodology....
Auditing -- United States -- History;Railroads -- Accounting -- History
The paper explores the origins of the auditing profession in the United States. It is suggested that the development of the audit function in this country can be traced to reporting by internal and shareholder auditors in the American railroads...