The origins of accounting are generally attributed to the work of
A) Christopher Columbus.
B) Abner Doubleday.
C) Luca Pacioli.
D) Leonardo da Vinci.

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Luca Pacioli, an Italian mathematician and friar, is widely considered the father of modern accounting due to his seminal work in double-entry bookkeeping and publishing a textbook on the subject in 1494. The other answer choices have no significant historical connection to the origins of accounting.

The Origins of Accounting Are Generally Attributed to the Work