Digital Archives for Chartered Accountants

  Rogers' Chocolates celebrated its 125th Anniversary on October 25th, 2010. The company is steeped in tradition and a rich history...

As the above chart shows, women in Canada have come a long, long way since their beginnings in the CA profession. To gain a true persp...

The 148-page Report of the Committee to Study Specialization in the Canadian Chartered Accountancy Profession was issued in December 1981...

“PSAAC” stands for the Public Sector Accounting and Auditing Committee of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA). PSAAC ...

A 1945 Vocational Guidance Film on Bookkeeping and Accounting is available for viewing online at the SEC Historical Society website . T...

The October 1962 edition of CAmagazine discussed the “ Need for reform in the Bankruptcy Act .” It stated that: “Bankruptcies and the...

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) was formed in 1887 and is celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2012. As...

The birth of accounting rocked the world 500 years ago. In the 1400s, much of Europe was still using Roman numerals and finding it really h...

In a recently-published article, Sir David Tweedie notes that: “Forty-odd years ago, as a CA apprentice, I didn't have to study a...

  The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) was established in April 1984 as the authoritative accounting standard-setting bo...

  Accountancy Age online published an April 2010 article called “ Profile: Paul Pacter, international standard setter .” The article ...

In November 1975, the Auditing Standards Committee of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants issued an exposure draft dealing...

In July 1975, the Accounting Research Committee of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) issued an exposure draft on In...

At a historic roundtable discussion in New York, the chairman (Charles B. Couchman) stated that: “For many years the leading practition...

In February 1975, the CICA’s Auditing Standards Committee (AuSC) proposed, subject to comments received following exposure, to publish the ...

In February 1975, the CICA’s Auditing Standards Committee (AuSC) proposed, subject to comments received following exposure, to publish t...

Ten years ago, Arthur Andersen was forced to surrender its licences in the United States after the Enron scandal, precipitating its glob...

According to the Foreword in a 1970 CICA Audit Technique Study, Gertrude Mulcahy, FCA, Director of Research, states: “The preparation of...

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) celebrates its 125 th anniversary in 2012. Founded in 1887, the AICPA i...

Before there was a tax code (1913), before there was a Department of Labor (1913), before the SEC (1935) and before the PCAOB (2002), even ...