1st Edition

History of Public Accounting in the United States

By James Don Edwards Copyright 1960
390 Pages
by Routledge

390 Pages
by Routledge

390 Pages
by Routledge

This book, first published in 1988, is a readable, concise history of the accounting profession in the US from its beginnings to the late twentieth century. It examines the roots of the profession, how it developed, how its standards have evolved, and what social, economic and legal forces have shaped it. The chapters form a series of dramatic highlights, illustrative of the multifarious problems... Read more

1. Introduction  2. The Antecedents of American Public Accounting  3. Definitions of American Public Accounting  4. The Emergence of Public Accounting in the United States, 1748-1895  5. Public Accounting in the United States, 1896-1913  6. Public Accounting in the United States, 1913-1928  7. Public Accounting in the United States, 1928-1949  8. Public Accounting in the United States During the 1950s

Biography

James Don Edwards