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2. History of accounting - Wikipedia

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   The history of accounting or accountancy can be traced to ancient civilizations. [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] The early development of accounting dates to ancient Mesopotamia, and is closely related to developments in writing, counting and money [ 1 ][ 4 ][ 5 ] and early auditing systems by the ancient Egyptians and Babylonians. [ 2 ]

3. Sarbanes–Oxley Act - Wikipedia

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   The Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that mandates certain practices in financial record keeping and reporting for corporations.The act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 107–204 (text), 116 Stat. 745, enacted July 30, 2002, also known as the "Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act" (in the Senate) and "Corporate and Auditing ...

4. Accounting - Wikipedia

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   Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the process of recording and processing information about economic entities, such as businesses and corporations. [1] [2] Accounting measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to a variety of stakeholders, including investors, creditors, management, and regulators. [3]

5. Double-entry bookkeeping - Wikipedia

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   Accounts clerk. v. t. e. Double-entry bookkeeping, also known as double-entry accounting, is a method of bookkeeping that relies on a two-sided accounting entry to maintain financial information. Every entry to an account requires a corresponding and opposite entry to a different account. The double-entry system has two equal and corresponding ...

6. Financial audit - Wikipedia

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   e. A financial audit is conducted to provide an opinion whether "financial statements" (the information is verified to the extent of reasonable assurance granted) are stated in accordance with specified criteria. Normally, the criteria are international accounting standards, although auditors may conduct audits of financial statements prepared ...

7. Fisher School of Accounting - Wikipedia

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   In 1977, the School of Accounting was established by the Florida Board of Regents as a separate school within the Warrington College of Business, and was endowed in 1985 by Frederick Fisher. Dr. John Simmons was the founding Director of the Fisher School. The School first conferred degrees in accounting in December 1978 although accounting has ...