United States. Armory (Springfield, Mass.);Labor costs -- Accounting;Managerial accounting -- History
The national armory at Springfield was the largest prototype of the modern factory establishment and its accounting controls were described by Alfred Chandler [1977] as the most sophisticated in use before the early 1840s. In spite of that, armory...
Capitalists and financiers;Accounting;Accounting as a profession
Professor Custis suggested that I talk on the ethical obligations of the accountant to the investor. The suggestion offered an opportunity to discuss before a sympathetic audience some of those phases of accounting practice which make it, to me,...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Replacement of industrial equipment -- Auditing
Although generally accepted accounting principles do not require the presentation of replacement cost information in financial statements, certain companies are required by Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission)...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Auditing, Internal;Auditing -- Data processing
1. Section 320, "The Auditor's Study and Evaluation of Internal Control," of Statement on Auditing Standards No. 1 defines internal control in terms of administrative control and accounting control. That section also sets forth the basic concepts...
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...
Auditing -- Standards -- United States;Going concern (Accounting);Auditors' reports --Standards -- United States;
Amends Statement on Auditing Standards No. 22, AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 311; Statement on Auditing Standards No. 59, AICPA, Professional Standards, vol. 1, AU sec. 341; and Statement on Auditing Standards No. 62, AICPA,...