What is public accounting? Public accounting can be viewed as firms of accountants that serve clients such as businesses (retailers, manufacturers, service companies, etc.), individuals, nonprofits and governments. The services provided by public accounting firms will vary by the size and the expertise of the firm. Here are some of the public accounting services: 1  preparation, review, and auditing of the clients' financial statements. 2  tax work including the preparation of income tax returns, and estate and tax planning. 3  consulting and advice involving accounting systems, mergers and acquisitions, and much more.
The Bureau of Labor was established in the Department of the Interior by the Bureau of Labor Act (23 Stat. 60), June 27, 1884, to collect information about employment and labor. It became an independent (sub-Cabinet) department by the Department of Labor Act (25 Stat. 182), June 13, 1888. It was incorporated, as the Bureau of Labor, into the Department of Commerce and Labor by the Department of Commerce Act (32 Stat. 827), February 14, 1903. Finally, it was transferred to the Department of Labor in 1913 where it resides today.
The department was established on September 9, 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act into law. It stipulated that the department was to be created no later than November 8, sixty days following the date of enactment. August 10, 1965 â The Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 instituted several major expansions in federal housing programs. 2  September 1965 â HUD is created as a cabinet-level agency by the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act. 3  April 1968 â The Fair Housing Act.