Background
Kam, Vernon Tam Siu was born on September 2, 1933 in Honolulu. Son of Henry K.F. and Maizie Y.C. (Ching) Kam.
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The Second Edition includes new chapters on financing and investment arrangements, pensions and deferred income taxes, mergers and acquisitions, and consolidated income statements. The author presents a unified approach to accounting theory and discusses advanced procedures not commonly in practice, deeper analysis of present concepts and standards, and the results of empirical research. The first chapter recounts the early history of accounting. The middle chapters analyze current theory along with alternative views. The closing chapter speculates on the future of the profession. At the end of each chapter are questions and suggestions for further reading.
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Kam, Vernon Tam Siu was born on September 2, 1933 in Honolulu. Son of Henry K.F. and Maizie Y.C. (Ching) Kam.
Bachelor, University Hawaii, 1955. Master of Business Administration, University California, Berkeley, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1968.
Auditor, Los Angeles County, 1959-1960; assistant professor, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1965-1969; professor, California State University, Hayward, 1969-1987; chair department, California State University, Hayward, since 1987.
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1st lieutenant United States Army, 1955-1957, Korea. Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting Association.
Married Alice T. Takizawa, August 15, 1965. Children: Carolyn, Garret.