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Author Criscione, E. Richard.

Title Abraham J. (Abe) Briloff : a biography / by E. Richard Criscione
Published United Kingdom : Emerald/JAI, 2009

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 W'BOOL  657.092 Brilof Cri/Aja  AVAILABLE
Description xxi, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
regular print
Series Studies in the development of accounting thought ; Volume 11
Studies in the development of accounting thought ; 11
Contents Machine generated contents note: Ch. 1 Introduction -- Ch. 2 The Life and Career of Abe Briloff -- Ch. 3 Briloff's Business and Social Environment -- Ch. 4 Briloff on Independence and Management Advisory Services -- Ch. 5 "Pooling and Fooling": Briloff Speaks Out Against Purchase and Pooling-Of-Interests Accounting "Gimmickry" -- Ch. 6 Mr. Briloff Goes to Washington -- Ch. 7 The Biggest Irony of All: Briloff Appears Before the AICPA Ethics Division Trial Board -- Ch. 8 Summary and Conclusions
Summary "Abraham J. (Abe) Briloff has devoted his entire life to the profession of accountancy as an academic, author and speaker. He has fought long and hard and at personal risk to his career and personal fortune for his concept of a better accounting profession. He urged the accounting profession to live up to the lofty expectations of the business community and society. Since 1944, when he became a certified public accountant until the present, as he nears the age of 92, his life has been dedicated to his personal concept of an ideal professional accountant. He has remained faithful to what he considered to be the best interests of the accounting community even though, at times, this dedication resulted in scorn and ridicule on him." --Book Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255)
Subject Briloff, Abraham J.
Accountants -- United States -- Biography.
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 1848555881
9781848555884