02739nam 22006494a 450 991014368110332120170815115314.01-118-04461-41-119-19655-81-280-55155-097866105515520-470-04177-3(CKB)1000000000357483(EBL)269136(OCoLC)86173425(SSID)ssj0000205633(PQKBManifestationID)12030255(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205633(PQKBWorkID)10192761(PQKB)11279286(PQKBManifestationID)16031024(PQKB)20570389(MiAaPQ)EBC269136(EXLCZ)99100000000035748320051221d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMore than a numbers game[electronic resource] a brief history of accounting /Thomas A. KingHoboken, N.J. John Wiley & Sonsc20061 online resource (258 p.)Wiley Finance ;v.363Description based upon print version of record.1-119-08696-5 0-470-00873-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-234) and index.Double-entry -- Railroads -- Taxes -- Costs -- Disclosure -- Standards -- Science -- Inflation -- Volatility -- Intangibles -- Debt -- Options -- Earnings -- SOX -- Epilogue.The world certainly suffers no shortage of accounting texts. The many out there help readers prepare, audit, interpret and explain corporate financial statements. What has been missing is a book offering context and discussion for divisive issues such as taxes, debt, options, and earnings volatility. King addresses the why of accounting instead of the how, providing practitioners and students with a highly readable history of U.S. corporate accounting. More Than a Numbers Game: A Brief History of Accounting was inspired by Arthur Levitt's landmark 1998 speech delivered at Wiley FinanceAccountingUnited StatesHistoryAccountingStandardsUnited StatesHistoryAccountingLaw and legislationUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.AccountingHistory.AccountingStandardsHistory.AccountingLaw and legislationHistory.657.0973King Thomas A.1960-29632MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910143681103321More than a numbers game2205981UNINA