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TERMINOLOGY ACCOUNTANTS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-12-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Terminology for Accountants
1, record 1, English, Terminology%20for%20Accountants
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Accounting Terminology 2, record 1, English, Accounting%20Terminology
former designation, Canada
- Accounting Terminology for Canadian Practice 1, record 1, English, Accounting%20Terminology%20for%20Canadian%20Practice
former designation, correct, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants 3, record 1, English, - Terminology%20for%20Accountants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Terminology for Accountants: 4th ed, 1992; 3rd ed, 1983; rev. ed, 1976 3, record 1, English, - Terminology%20for%20Accountants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Accounting Terminology for Canadian practice, 1938 3, record 1, English, - Terminology%20for%20Accountants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
Information found in the library's catalog of the Translation Services, Public Works and Government Services Canada 3, record 1, English, - Terminology%20for%20Accountants
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
The first Study of accounting terminology by the CICA, Accounting Terminology for Canadian Practice, was published in 1938 and consisted of nearly 500 items. Over the years, the work has been revised and expanded. Accounting Terminology was published in 1957 with 517 terms, Terminology for Accountants in 1962 with 804, and the revised edition in 1976 with, 1,336 terms. The present edition contains, 1,621 terms. Terminology for Accountants, Third edition, was prepared by the Terminology Committee of the CICA, the names of the members of which are set out below. A companion to this publication, Dictionnaire de la comptabilité et des disciplines connexes, has been prepared by Fernand Sylvain. 2, record 1, English, - Terminology%20for%20Accountants
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Terminology for Accountants
1, record 1, French, Terminology%20for%20Accountants
correct, see observation, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Accounting Terminology 2, record 1, French, Accounting%20Terminology
former designation, correct, Canada
- Accounting Terminology for Canadian Practice 2, record 1, French, Accounting%20Terminology%20for%20Canadian%20Practice
former designation, correct, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est à noter que le contenu de : Dictionnaire de la comptabilité et des disciplines connexes s'est inspiré en partie de Terminology for Accountants 1, record 1, French, - Terminology%20for%20Accountants
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Dictionnaire de la comptabilité et des disciplines connexes
- Dictionnaire de la comptabilité
- Termes comptables
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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