Historical Cost Accounting is a system of accounting based primarily on the original costs incurred in a transaction. Often employed to enhance objectivity, ease of application, and audit verification.
The term 'steward' can refer to a union representative responsible for day-to-day issues in a unionized workplace or a male flight attendant providing services aboard an aircraft.
Stewardship is a traditional approach in accounting that emphasizes the duty of stewards or agents, such as company directors, to provide accurate and reliable financial information concerning resources they control but do not own, usually for the proprietors or shareholders.
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