The banks said the dealings were commonplace and conformed with proper accounting.

I would not even be able to do the proper accounting.

"I trust, at least, that you did proper accounting, and know which wish is which?"

But there have been questions about the proper accounting to use.

It's serious from the standpoint of proper accounting for the money.

The decisions have received some praise from analysts who welcome any attempt to standardize conceptions of proper accounting.

Dixon's had a single account at the bank for both his private and public funds, and there were no proper accounting or auditing procedures.

It is not clear what would happen to those European companies that want to practice proper accounting.

The sorry thing about this whole situation is that proper accounting and ethical standards have been in place for more than a century.

This man had been a merchant who had failed to give a proper accounting.