Reviews the book "Pluration of Income in State Taxation," by George T. Altman and Frank M. Keesling.

Reviews the book "Business Law," by Dwight A. Pomeroy.

Reviews the book "Accountants' Writing," by John Mantle Clapp.

The topic assigned, that of discussing the graduate accounting curriculum from the viewpoint of schools offering undergraduate concentration in accounting, presents an opportunity to explore various phases of a most interesting and important subject. Prior to the twentieth century graduate work appeared to be limited to a high type of scholarship looking toward an intellectual career as opposed to a professional career. Accounting is universally recognized today as a profession ranking close if not on par with the older professional pursuits. The American Institute of Accountants has made extensive progress in preparing tests to ferret out those individuals with accounting aptitudes. Of late there has been developing some sentiment among some professors in some schools that the time put into writing a formal thesis could be better used in some other direction, such as additional courses or even field work. The MBA candidate should be required to pass a comprehensive test either written or oral or both. This examination to have any meaning and significance should be taken seriously by the examining committee as well as by the candidate.

The Statement of Principles provides a guide for determining costs of research and development contracts. It should assist in both the formulation and the administration of such contracts and should help representatives of educational institutions as well as personnel of the Army and the Navy. This guide should prove to be extremely helpful in the drafting of contracts since it points up specifically which types of costs customarily require contract authorization and which costs are reasonably assignable to the contract in the absence of prohibitive or permissive provisions in the contract. The Statement of Principles should facilitate the drafting of contracts which will be coordinated with the intentions, suggestions and words of warning included in the Statement of Principles. The principal contribution of the Statement of Principles will be in relation to indirect expenses. No single document of this type can settle, in advance of actual performance, all of the questions which will arise regarding expenses to be prorated and the most equitable methods of prorating such expenses. However, the Statement of Principles does bring to a conclusion many points which have caused endless discussion and prolonged negotiation in the past. Some of these points have been resolved in a highly arbitrary manner; nevertheless, here are special answers which appear to be generally practicable. The Statement of Principles is stated for the most part in accounting terms and has been built around accounts and accounting categories of expenses and costs. However, it is not an accounting document, and should not be considered as such. It is a realistic and matter-of-fact survey of the types of costs encountered in the performance of a research or development contract for the Army or the Navy by an educational institution.

Reviews two books "Profit Sharing and Pension Plans (Practical Planning and Administration)," by C. Morton Winslow and "Profit Sharing and Pension Plans (Law and Taxes)," by K. Raymond Clark.

Reviews the book "Accounting Theory," by Harry Norris.