TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Charles H. AU - Mueller,Gerhard G. TI - Accounting: a book of readings SN - 0030899087 U1 - 657 MUE PY - 1977/// CY - Hinsdale, Ill. PB - Dryden Press KW - Accounting N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 1. The changing role of accountancy 2. The idea of accounting 3. Growth of accountability knowledge 1775-1975 4. Financial accounting and communication 5. The environment of accounting 6. Conforming tax and financial accounting is impossible 7. Firms switch to LIFO 8. Pam Am reports $4 million profit for 2nd quarter 9. The market, smart or dumb? 10. W.R. Grace changes accounting for 2 units, lowering 1974 profit 11. A bookkeeping maze behind oil profits 12. An open- door policy for annual reports 13. Contributions of accounting to measurement in management 14. Performance evaluation for not-for-profit organizations 15. Objective information is essential to the congress and to the public 16. Wise tax policy necessitates reliable tax information 17. Accounting as an instrument for achieving national goals 18. The need for national planning 19. French five-year plan, possible model for U.S., misses major targets 20. Relationship between financial and national income accounting 21. FASB ... bright new hope ... or last-ditch stand? 22. New procedure is adopted for emerging problems 23. ASD sets pronouncement policies 24. New York stock exchange 25. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 26. Mattel insider suit was settled in April, SEC filing discloses 27. CASB : developing standards for cost accounting 28. Research process at the Cost Accounting Standards Board 29. The overlap of authority between the CASB and the FASB 30. Line of business reporting 31. The impact of federal income tax law and regulations on accounting principles 32. American Accounting Association 33. American Institute of Certified Public Accountants 34. The Evolution of Accounting Practice 35. Accounting's big eight firms : a capsule view 36. Well, you don't look like an accountant 37. CPA requirements of the states 38. Continuing education : a meeting of the minds? 39. Charles Ponzi's legacy 40. Accountants reassess disclosure standards after business scandals. 41. Recent fraud cases leave professionals vulnerable to charges 42. Companies vs. auditors : why are so many companies firing their accountants? 43. Management 44. Financial Executives Institute 45. National Association of Accountants 46. Institute of Internal Auditors 47. Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts 48. Duties and responsibilities of chief financial executives 49. The big search for controllers 50. A businessman talks about accounting standards 51. How a security analyst uses the annual report 52. Shareholders show scant interest in form 10-K 53. Association of Government Accountants 54. The accountant's role in the FBI 55. Accounting and labor relations : international responsibilities 56. A visit to BART 57. Managing money at the United Nations 58. Decision by Coors to go public lifts the lid on working of 102-year-old private brewer 59. Bond buyers want fuller disclosure 60. Accountants for the public interest : a brief history 61. Billie Jean King faces financial setback because of her teaching firm's trouble 62. Rockefeller's wealth : any conflict of interest? 63. The executive's personal budget 64. Sports accountants : they watch team's bottom line 65. The liquidator : a British accountant sorts out the mess when firms go broke 66. The roll of the accountant in divorce litigation 67. The horizons of accounting 68. Practical approaches to social accounting 69. Financial accounting for environmental information 70. The first attempts at a corporate social audit 71. Report on social performance 72. Accounting in a free economy 73. Soviet accounting, planning and control 74. Profile of a profit-oriented manager 75. Accounting in newly developed nations 76. The role of accounting in economic development 77. The work and purpose of the International Accounting Standards Committee 78. Beyond the Tenth International Congress 79. International accounting organizations 80. Panel aims to unify accounting methods across globe, sees strong effect by '83 81. Amex seeks to relax certain listing rules for foreign stocks, some cash-flow firms 82. A study of tribal sub-groups : the accountants 83. The philosopher's accountants 84. Accounting and accountants : an anthology ER -