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AICPA's Library began in 1918 with 2,000 books and pamphlets, part of the collection being a donation of Leonard H. Conant, a former president of the organization. An endowment fund organized by George O. May helped sustain the library’s collections through the years. In August 2001, AICPA transferred its library the University of Mississippi.
Management accounting is an applied discipline used in various industries. The specific functions and principles followed can vary based on the industry. Management accounting principles in banking are specialized but do have some common fundamental concepts used whether the industry is manufacturing-based or service-oriented.
Luca's book popularized the words “credre” means “to entrust” and “debere” means “to owe”—the origin of the use of the words "debit" and "credit" in accounting, but goes back to the days of single-entry bookkeeping, which had as its chief objective keeping track of amounts owed by customers and amounts owed to creditors.
Prior to 1929 no group – public or private – was issuing or responsible for any accounting [4] standards. After the 1929 stock market crash, a call to regain the public's confidence and investor's trust was demanded and the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 was passed resulting in public companies being supervised by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A petty cash book is a record of small-value purchases before they are later transferred to the ledger and final accounts; it is maintained by a petty or junior cashier. This type of cash book usually uses the imprest system: a certain amount of money is provided to the petty cashier by the senior cashier. This money is to cater for minor ...
Accounting History is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the history of accounting. The journal's editors-in-chief are Carolyn Fowler (Victoria University of Wellington), [ 1 ] Carolyn Cordery (Aston University) [ 2 ] and Laura Maran (RMIT University).
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Anthony wrote or had a role in writing 27 books on accounting and management control. A selection: Anthony, Robert Newton. Planning and control systems: a framework for analysis. (1965). Anthony, Robert Newton, and James S. Reece. Management accounting: text and cases. Irwin, 1970. Anthony, Robert Newton, Glenn A. Welsch, and James S. Reece.