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About this resource
- Publisher
- AICPA
- Use
- Selected professional milestones rather than a comprehensive or independent history of U.S. accounting.
- Version
- Archived historical article
- Relevant parts
- 1899 Christine Ross; 1921 John W. Cromwell Jr.; 1939 CAP; 1959 APB
- Link checked
- Aug 7, 2026
The timeline is useful because professional licenses, professional bodies, and standard setters are different institutions. It records several milestones used in this course, but its anniversary format is not evidence that these are the only people or events that shaped the profession.