This document discusses factors that influence accounting development and classifications of accounting approaches. It identifies eight factors that influence accounting development: sources of finance, legal system, taxation, political/economic ties, inflation, economic development level, education level, and culture. It also describes four approaches to accounting development found in Western market economies: the macroeconomic approach, microeconomic approach, independent discipline approach, and uniform approach. Finally, it explains the differences between fair presentation and legal compliance orientations of accounting.