Unaccountable
Subtitle: How the Accounting Profession Forfeited a Public Trust
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Hoboken
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 338
ISBN-13: 9780471468516; 9781280344077
Description: A vivid snapshot of the role of accounting firms in the twenty-first century The pitfalls of the flawed U.S. auditing systemcrystallized in the Enron/Andersen debacle and other audit failureshave prompted the nations investors to ask, time and time again: Where were the auditors? In Unaccountable, business journalist Mike Brewster explores the fascinating transformation of CPAs from independent voices on behalf of the shareholder to Corporate Americas best friend.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: UNACCOUNTABLE HOW THE ACCOUNTING PROFESSION FORFEITED A PUBLIC TRUST ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CONTENTS My Introduction to Accounting CHAPTER 1 The First Accountants.; title: CHAPTER 2 The Birth of an American Profession CHAPTER 3 Accountants Earn a Public Trust CHAPTER 4 The Quest for Growth CHAPTER 5 Cracks in the Facade CHAPTER 6 The End of the Audit.