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THE ORIGINS of the accountancy profession offer some interesting insights into the work of accountants today. The landmarks in their history and those leading to what has shaped the profession in ...

Following the stock market crash of 1929 accountants were entrusted with a new profession and a new mandate to pore over the books of public companies to ensure that the financial records accurately ...

John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2006, 242 pp. Thomas A. King’s light-handed romp through the annals of accounting history brings together the facts, the data, the personalities and some of the best lines of ...

IMGCAP(1)]In 1998 I read that Andersen Consulting would be spending $100 million to brand their company. This seemed unusual for a few reasons. 1. They were in heated litigation with Arthur Andersen ...

This year, Accountancy Age celebrates its 35th anniversary. Apart from an excuse for a good old knees-up, it’s an opportunity for reflection – a gaze back over more than three decade at the ...

Man and machine have been at odds in the workplace for centuries, with the debate surrounding whether the latter would replace the former revived at various inflection points throughout history. The ...