Research in Accounting Regulation Previts Robinson Hardback Volume 17

Research in Accounting RegulationAuthor(s): Gary Previts, Tom Robinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: JAI Press Inc.\nISBN-13: 9780762311316, 978-0762311316\nSynopsis\nThe scope of service provided by professional accountants is influenced by legislation and case law as well as the dictates of a variety of government and private sector agencies: including State Boards of Accountancy, Academic Accreditation Bodies, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, independent standard setting bodies such as the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (US), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (US), the International Accounting Standards Board and self-regulatory organizations such as State Societies of CPA and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. There are equivalent and emerging local international bodies that exist in most developed countries. I.