The Development of the American Public Accounting Profession - 9781138879423

Name: The Development of the American Public Accounting Profession - 9781138879423
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Development of the American Public Accounting ProfessionScottish Chartered Accountants and the Early American Public Accountancy Profession\nAuthor(s): T.A. Lee\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138879423, 978-1138879423\nSynopsis\nThe book presents a series of researched biographies of professional accountants who immigrated to the United States and developed their careers there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. \n\nThis volume is a tribute to the efforts of a relatively small group of Scots who helped to establish and nurture American public accountancy at a time when demand for its services greatly exceeded the ability of native-born accountants to provide them.