The article presents information on accountant-attorney cooperation. In order to recognize an accounting problem and the consequent need to call in an accountant on a case, the author is of the view that every attorney and especially a tax attorney-should have some understanding of accounting principles. It is equally true that an attorney can best serve the interests of his client by having a sufficient understanding of the accounting problems involved in a case and being able to recognize the advantages to be gained from a proper audit or accounting. The converse of this situation is equally true. An accountant studies commercial law, not to enable him to practice law, but to give a knowledge of legal principles sufficient to prepare reports in such a way as to satisfy the legal duty of one's client to render an accounting and to enable the accountant to recognize the type of problem for which his client needs a lawyer. And the practice of law from the very first demonstrated the importance in modern life of cooperation between both professions. Every tax case involves both legal and accounting problems.

Reviews the book "Accounting in the Administration of Large Business Enterprises," by Charles A. Heiss.

Reviews the book "Depreciation of Group Properties," by Robley Winfrey.

The article presents information about a Committee appointed by the American Accounting Association. The work of the Committee on Monographs during the year, 1943, has been devoted primarily to two projects. The first consisted of preparing a compilation of the releases and pronouncements on accounting matters issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Committee on Accounting Procedure and the Committee on Auditing Procedure of the American Institute of Accountants. The second project was the preparation of a monograph on the principles of consolidated statements. This monograph was written by Dr. Maurice Moonitz of Stanford University, and was reviewed and approved for publication by the Committee. The Committee has also given some attention to two or three other projects and manuscripts. The president of the Committee said that the educational institutions and programs are all being subjected to special stresses and difficult restrictions during the war. The programs of most colleges and universities in fields customarily followed by men have had to be materially curtailed or completely eliminated.