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Advertising By Accountants, James W. Jones Mar 1985

Advertising By Accountants, James W. Jones

Accounting Historians Notebook

While Mr. Coker had a valid premise for writing his article on CPA Advertising in 1914 (Historians' Notebook, Fall, 1984), the use of advertising by certified and non-certified public accountants extends far back. The subject and use of advertising is part of the history of the profession and its antecedents. The present author has done some research into the history of accounting and accountants in Baltimore. In the course of those studies several instances of advertising by accountants were noted and commented on in papers (1)(2)(3) presented before regional meetings of the American Accounting Association. There were no legal requirements …


History Of Advertising By Accountants, Thomas D. Wood, Anne J. Sylvestre Jan 1985

History Of Advertising By Accountants, Thomas D. Wood, Anne J. Sylvestre

Accounting Historians Journal

The accounting profession has changed to meet the requirements of business, government and other economic influences. In particular, standards of practice and principles to guide the selection of choices have been developed, modified, restated and fine-tuned over the past 70 to 80 years in response to the needs of an expanding American economy. Accountants wanted to be a profession, and advertising was believed to be unethical. This belief has also changed, and accountants have come full circle in the matter of advertising.


Cpa Advertising -- Circa 1914, John Coker Oct 1984

Cpa Advertising -- Circa 1914, John Coker

Accounting Historians Notebook

This paper will seek to examine the types of advertising relating to accountants and accounting services in the first few months of 1914. This particular year was selected since it was the first year in which federal income tax returns were required to be filed. It was felt this development would lead to increased advertising by the profession and its competition during this period, although it could not be determined that this was actually true. Further, the year 1914 came in the midst of the decade leading up to 1922, the year in which advertising was prohibited by the AIA. …