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- catalog abstract ""In Unaccountable: How the Accounting Profession Forfeited a Public Trust, former communications director for KPMG and business journalist Mike Brewster explores the fascinating transformation of CPAs from independent voices on behalf of the shareholder to close allies of Corporate America. This vivid snapshot of the twenty-first-century accounting firm clearly examines the implications of this shift for investors, the industry, and the overall economy. Brewster's exploration of the key issues facing accounting traces the profession from its birth in the Middle East, to its rise as one of the most universally respected in the Western world, to the calamitous scandals of the past two years, to the fall of Andersen and passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley law." "From the first accountants to the future of accounting, Unaccountable offers an up-close and personal view of the accounting industry. Unaccountable turns up the heat on an already beleaguered profession, but also shows how the best and brightest within the profession can still save the day by implementing much-needed reforms."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12889491.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""In Unaccountable: How the Accounting Profession Forfeited a Public Trust, former communications director for KPMG and business journalist Mike Brewster explores the fascinating transformation of CPAs from independent voices on behalf of the shareholder to close allies of Corporate America. This vivid snapshot of the twenty-first-century accounting firm clearly examines the implications of this shift for investors, the industry, and the overall economy. Brewster's exploration of the key issues facing accounting traces the profession from its birth in the Middle East, to its rise as one of the most universally respected in the Western world, to the calamitous scandals of the past two years, to the fall of Andersen and passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley law." "From the first accountants to the future of accounting, Unaccountable offers an up-close and personal view of the accounting industry. Unaccountable turns up the heat on an already beleaguered profession, but also shows how the best and brightest within the profession can still save the day by implementing much-needed reforms."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Chapter 1 The First Accountants 21 -- Chapter 2 The Birth of an American Profession 41 -- Chapter 3 Accountants Earn a Public Trust 67 -- Chapter 4 The Quest for Growth 99 -- Chapter 5 Cracks in the Facade 123 -- Chapter 6 The End of the Audit 159 -- Chapter 7 The Fight of His Life 187 -- Chapter 8 Enron and the Fall of Andersen 225 -- Chapter 9 Accounting 101 255 -- Chapter 10 The Future of Accounting 281.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 315) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 328 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0471423629 (cloth)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley,".
- catalog subject "657/.09 21".
- catalog subject "Accounting Moral and ethical aspects.".
- catalog subject "HF5625.15 .B74 2003".
- catalog subject "Public interest.".
- catalog subject "Responsibility.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter 1 The First Accountants 21 -- Chapter 2 The Birth of an American Profession 41 -- Chapter 3 Accountants Earn a Public Trust 67 -- Chapter 4 The Quest for Growth 99 -- Chapter 5 Cracks in the Facade 123 -- Chapter 6 The End of the Audit 159 -- Chapter 7 The Fight of His Life 187 -- Chapter 8 Enron and the Fall of Andersen 225 -- Chapter 9 Accounting 101 255 -- Chapter 10 The Future of Accounting 281.".
- catalog title "Unaccountable : how the accounting profession forfeited a public trust / Mike Brewster.".
- catalog type "text".