Accounting

Free quizzes, download-ready study guides, question and answer area, and accounting dictionary. Developed by a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor and CPA.

This guide, created by librarians at Rutgers University, will lead to a variety of print and online resources for research in accounting, auditing, and taxation. Also included are links to professional associations and career guides.

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This top-rated website is a leading online resource for information, news, and articles about financial accounting.

"Tools and resources for the electronic accountant." This website features free, full-text articles of Accounting Today, Accounting Technology, and Practical Accountant. It also has a newswire, news from Washington, and industry rankings. To read the newsletter you must register; registration is free.

The Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board promulgates accounting principles for federal government reporting entities. This website provides access to all publications issued by FASAB including exposure drafts, the volume of original pronouncements, newsletters, minutes and meeting agendas.

Since 1973, FASB has been the designated organization for the private sector that establishes standards of finance accounting which governs the requirements of financial reports by nongovernmental entities. These standards are important to the efficient functioning of the economy as decisions concerning the allocation of resources rely heavily on credible, concise, and understandable financial information.

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is the independent organization that establishes and improves standards of accounting and financial reporting for the U.S. State and Local governments.

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is committed to developing, in the public interest, a single set of high quality, understandable and enforceable global accounting standards that require transparent and comparable information in general purpose financial statements.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and its predecessors have been the voice of the accounting profession since 1887. This website contains excellent resources related to standards, exposure drafts and more.

The NYSSCPA is one of the largest State accounting organizations in the nation, with more than 27,000 members. It was incorporated to not only promote knowledge concerning CPAs but also to establish and maintain high standards of integrity, honor, and character among CPAs.