Edmund Lowell Jenkins
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Edmund Lowell Jenkins is a leading accountant in the United States. He was chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
during a period in which it addressed controversial issues by adopting a standard for derivative accounting and eliminating pooling-of-interest accounting for U.S. publicly traded firms.
He was one of two individuals inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame
in 2005.
Financial Accounting Standards Board
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is a private, not-for-profit organization whose primary purpose is to develop generally accepted accounting principles within the United States in the public's interest...
during a period in which it addressed controversial issues by adopting a standard for derivative accounting and eliminating pooling-of-interest accounting for U.S. publicly traded firms.
He was one of two individuals inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame
Accounting Hall of Fame
The Accounting Hall of Fame is an award "recognizing accountants who are making or have made a significant contribution to the advancement of accounting" since the beginning of the 20th century. Inductees are from both accounting academia and practice...
in 2005.