Accountant

By duamseth
  • Jan 1, 1300

    Double-entry Bookkeeping

  • Jan 1, 1494

    Luca Pacioli publsihed his first book

    He is known as the father of accountingwrote the first books on double entry accounting

  • Forensic Accounting is brought into court cases

  • Bankruptcy Avt is Passed

    Making accountants more involved in insolvency processes

  • Accounting became a profession

  • Institiution of Certified Public Accountants is formed

  • The 16th Amendment is rafified

    It creates a Federal Income TAx

  • Five women register as articled clerks

    First women to work in the accounting field

  • John Cornwell becomes the first black CPA

  • The Univeristy of Florida offered the first Accounting course

  • First Textbook is published

  • The First Accounting Standards board was Founded

  • The first electronic spreadsheet software is introduced

  • Senate voted to crack down of corporate accoutning abuse

  • $3 Billion Accounting Fraud

    Richard M. Scrushy, former chairman of HealthSouth Corp., was indicted