1946 - The Importance of Forensic Accounting in Detecting Fraud and Financial Crime

1948 onwards - Companies Acts Reforms

Mid 1900's - The Widespread Adoption of The Accrual Concept

1960's to 1980's - Behavioural Accounting: Understanding the Human Element

1973 – Creation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

1976 - Agency Theory: Aligning Interests in Modern Accounting

1991 - Maxwell Scandal

1992 - Cadbury Report

Early 2000s – Enron, WorldCom, and Sarbanes-Oxley