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Accounting Historians Notebook

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Paul Grady And His Contributions To Accounting And Auditing, Rafik Z. Elias, John E. Shaver Oct 1997

Paul Grady And His Contributions To Accounting And Auditing, Rafik Z. Elias, John E. Shaver

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Paul Franklin Grady (1900-1984) was one of those leaders whose contributions to accounting will remain the subject of intensive study for future guidance. The purpose of this paper is to examine Paul Grady's significant contributions to accounting and auditing and to take the reader into Grady's mind as he was writing his most influential works. Grady strongly believed that in order for accounting to gain respect in society, it must be based on solid principles. His works showed this conviction.


Paul F. Grady: Contributions In The Development Of Accounting Principles, Elliott L. Slocum, Teresa T. King Oct 1997

Paul F. Grady: Contributions In The Development Of Accounting Principles, Elliott L. Slocum, Teresa T. King

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Paul Grady's involvement in the development of accounting principles is examined in this paper with emphasis placed on the events during the period of 1955 to 1965 which led to the establishing of the Accounting Principles Board (APB, Board) and the Research Division and the publishing of Accounting Research Study, No. 7, Inventory of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Business Enterprises (Inventory, ARS No. 7). This paper is not a study of the contents or a critical evaluation of ARS No. 7 or of The Basic Postulates of Accounting (ARS No. 1) and A Tentative Set of Broad Accounting Principles …


Paul F. Grady And The Debate On The Authority Of The Apb, Elliott L. Slocum, Teresa T. King Oct 1993

Paul F. Grady And The Debate On The Authority Of The Apb, Elliott L. Slocum, Teresa T. King

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Paul F. Grady is recognized in accounting history as a practitioner, a researcher, a scholar, and a public servant, (Previts, September, 1986); indeed, he epitomized the accounting professional. Grady began his professional career in 1923 and served as a partner in Arthur Andersen & Company (1932-1942) and Price Waterhouse & Company (1944-1960). During his career in public accounting, Grady served on many committees of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Institute). He chaired the committee on auditing procedure (1944-1948) which developed and published Generally Accepted Auditing Standards: Their Significance and Scope and Internal Control: Elements of a Co-Ordinated System …


Mileposts: Paul F. Grady; Paul F. Grady, Wesley Thompson Andrews Oct 1984

Mileposts: Paul F. Grady; Paul F. Grady, Wesley Thompson Andrews

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Paul F. Grady, 83, retired Partner of Price Waterhouse & Co., died on April 21, 1984 in Boca Raton, Florida.