Although much of Colonel Henry Bouquet's work dealt with military strategy an even greater portion concerned the construction of the roads and posts and the victualling of the troops under his command. In meeting these demands Bouquet displayed a...
East India Company;Corporations -- Accounting -- England;Financial statements -- England -- History
The first archival period (1600-1663) of the (English) East India Company is marked by an absence of accounting materials. A small number of financial statements have escaped peril, however, and found their way to the India Office Library and...
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...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Securities -- United States -- Accounting;Stocks -- United States -- Accounting;
This Statement provides guidance to accountants for performing and reporting on the results of engagements to issue letters for underwriters and certain other requesting parties described in and meeting the requirements of paragraph 3, 4, or 5...
Shakers -- Kentucky -- Pleasant Hill;Account books -- History
A desire to be self-sustaining and a dedication to communal property required the Shakers to place great importance on accounting. This importance was underscored by the fact that the spiritual covenants of the Shakers were revised to require...
Sarjeant, Thomas. An Introduction to the Counting House;Accounting -- United States -- History
In 1789, seven years before the text developed by "pioneer American [accounting] author" William Mitchell appeared, Thomas Sarjeant of Philadelphia published An Introduction to the Counting House. It was a concise and able expression of a long...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Securities -- United States -- Accounting;Stocks -- United States -- Accounting;Financial statements, Interim -- Standards -- United States;
This Statement provides guidance on the nature, timing, and extent of procedures to be applied by the independent accountant in conducting a review of interim financial information, as defined in paragraph 2, and on the reporting applicable to such...
