This paper investigates if accounting evolved as a result of the interaction of special economic, cultural and political institutions which prevailed in Medieval Italy. A two-step approach is implemented by the Historical and Comparative Institutional Analysis. First we investigate the features of above...

Historical aspects of depreciation and impairment of assets have been the subject of a number of scientific studies. A lot of works have been considering this issue from the time of the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio. But, unfortunately, the practice of depreciation and impairment of assets...

This paper discusses the history and future of auditing in Russia. Through the application of this method, four stages in the recent history of auditing in Russia were identified: pre-history (the birth of the Russian auditing, the "wild" auditing); establishment of auditing in Russia; government regulation...

An analysis of the background of Professional Accountants' movement in Russia is necessary not only to understand the current state of Accounting Profession in this country in the environment of a free market albeit still developing market. It is also useful for studying the global regulation of our...

The issue of depreciation accounting in the era of double-entry bookkeeping origin is one of the least studied. The main aim of the carrying out research is to determine the existence of the algorithm and method for depreciation calculating in the medieval companies, based on the archival data, particularly,...

The purpose of the paper is to research into the characteristic features of the evolution of accounting education in Russia, to identify the main stages of this historical process and their time limits. The formation of accounting education is considered as a purposeful process being the integral part...

Accounting profession in Russia has been taking shape since the late nineteenth century. That period is marked by discussions about the subject matter of the profession and establishment of the Institute of Accountants. Reflections arising from these discussions are an interesting topic of modern research....

For a long time, the public organizations kept the records using the cameral accounting. Then the evolution of public sector accounting methodology passed several stages in the search for new possibilities of the accounting information systems. From the 18th century the scientists developed the idea...