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ACCOUNTING and FINANCE RESEARCH
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SELECTED
ELECTRONIC
RESOURCES |
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ASSOCIATIONS |
The American Accounting
Association
http://aaahq.org
The American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants
http://www.aicpa.org
Association of Latino
Professionals in Finance and Accounting
http://www.alpfa.org/
AWSCPA:
American Woman's Society of Certified
Public Accountants
http://www.awscpa.org/
The Educational Foundation for Women in
Accounting
http://www.efwa.org/
IMA - Institute of Management
Accountants
http://www.imanet.org
The Institute of Internal
Auditors
http://www.theiia.org/
National Association of Black
Accountants
http://www.nabainc.org/
New Jersey Society of Certified Public
Accountants
http://www.njscpa.org/
New Jersey Society of Enrolled
Agents
http://www.njsea.org
New Jersey State Board of
Accountancy
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/accountancy/acc2.htm
NSA - National Society of
Accountants
http://www.nsacct.org/
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BIG 4 ACCOUNTING FIRMS |
Deloitte
http://www.deloitte.com/
Ernst & Young
http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/International/Home
KPMG
http://www.us.kpmg.com/
PricewaterhouseCoopers
http://www.pwcglobal.com/
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CPA
EXAM |
NASBA - National Association of State Boards of
Accountancy
http://www.nasba.org/nasbaweb.nsf/nasbahome
Information on the
state boards of accountancy; the National Registry of CPE Sponsors and
the Quality Assurance Service; applying for a CPA license and information
on interstate practices; and the Uniform CPA
Examination and IQEX.
The Uniform CPA Examination
http://www.cpa-exam.org/
Includes tutorials and sample tests, registration
information, and access to professional literature.
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DATABASES |
ABI Inform
Business Source Premier
Lexis-Nexis |
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FINANCE |
Finance Site List
http://fisher.osu.edu/fin/journal/jofsites.htm
Maintained by the Journal of Finance, this is a comprehensive site list
covering the area of finance. Categories include: finance journals;
institutional working papers; finance profession; research centers; asset
pricing, investments and microstructure; education resources; items of interest
to students.
Financial Pipeline
http://www.finpipe.com
Provides general investment information on bonds, consumer finance,
mutual funds, real estate, retirement, stocks, and strategy. Subject areas
provide overviews, articles, links, and more.
Financial Ratio Analysis
http://www.bized.co.uk/compfact/ratios/index.htm
Includes general information and worksheets on ratio analysis based on long term liquidity ratios, profitability, or short term ratios. For each
analysis, there is an explanation of its meaning and a set of 3 worksheets that will help
the student calculate and interpret the ratios.
Wachowicz's Web World
http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html
Aimed at finance students, web sites here are grouped to correspond to
topic headings in Van Horne's and Wachowicz's textbook, Fundamentals of
Financial Management. Site contains excellent links related to
finance.
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GENERAL SOURCES |
Accounting Resources and Services
http://www.business.com/directory/accounting/
Accounts payable, accounts receivable, asset analysis,
auditing and fraud, budgeting & forecasting, consulting services,
CPAs/firms, financial statements, liability analysis; managerial accounting;
online communities; payroll accounting; software; tax; and unclaimed property
and escheat.
AccountantsWorld
http://accountantsworld.com/
Articles, tips, discussions, news items, and resources for accounting and
auditing, small business, e-business, financial planning, payroll, practice
development, and taxation.
CPAnet
http://www.cpanet.com/
A directory of over 800 accounting websites of interest to
professional accountants.
Glossary
of Financial and Business Terms
http://www.nytimes.com/library/financial/glossary/bfglosa.htm
The New York
Times on the Web has compiled
a list of over 2,500 entries.
WebCPA I Tools and Resources for the
Electronic Accountant
http://www.webcpa.com/
"The Accountant's Web Magazine
and Resource Guide." Provides newswire services, articles from online accounting
resources, profiles and interviews with industry leaders, career information,
tax information, discussion groups, and a well-organized list connecting
user to related accounting sites.
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JOURNALS |
Business & Economics
http://wc5ca4yl9r.search.serialssolutions.com/?
V=1.0&L=WC5CA4YL9R&S=SC&C=BU
Business & Economics /
Commerce: Accounting
http://wc5ca4yl9r.search.serialssolutions.com/?V=1.0&L=WC5CA4YL9R&N=100&S=SC&C=BU0190 |
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REFERENCE |
AICPA Code of Professional
Conduct
http://www.aicpa.org/about/code/index.html
Provides a wealth of information on accounting standards,
codes of conduct, audit standards, and business fraud.
The Directory of Essential Accountancy
Abbreviations
http://www.icaew.com/index.cfm/route/158894/icaew_ga/en/Library/A_Z/A_Z
Purpose is to provide " a central access point to abbreviations used in
the accountancy profession and related fields. Included in the directory are the
abbreviations of organizations, qualifications and other acronyms of accounting
documents. The emphasis is on the UK, but the directory also includes the most
important worldwide abbreviations. Alongside each abbreviation [is] a
definition, a direct hyperlink where available, and in some cases notes to help
clarify what has happened to an organization or
qualification."
Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and
Abbreviations
http://www.aicpa.org/download/mediacenter/AICPA_Glossary.pdf
An accounting glossary of terms,
abbreviations, and acronyms posted by the AICPA.
Small Business Taxes & Management
Glossary
http://www.smbiz.com/sbgl001.html (A-M)
http://www.smbiz.com/sbgl002.html (N-Z)
Terms geared toward medium and small businesses.
XE.com - The Universal Currency Converter
http://www.xe.com/ucc/
"The world's most popular currency tool", this site allows
one to "perform interactive foreign exchange
rate calculations, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates".
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STANDARDS |
FASB : Financial Accounting Standards Board
http://www.fasb.org/
GASB : Governmental Accounting Standards Board
http://www.gasb.org/
Government Auditing Standards
http://www.gao.gov/govaud/ybk01.htm
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TAXATION |
Internal Revenue Service
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov
Includes forms and publications,
tax statistics, tax information organized by state, and more. Allows for
keyword searching.
State of New Jersey Division of
Taxation
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/index.html
Includes forms and publications on the state level, as well
as links to various tax topics.
Tax and Accounting Sites
Directory
http://www.taxsites.com/
Categorical index of internet
resources on taxes, accounting, and jobs.
Tax History Project
http://www.taxhistory.org/
"Established by Tax Analysts in
1995 to provide scholars, policymakers, students, the media, and citizens with
information about the history of American taxation."
1040.com
http://www.1040.com/
Federal and state tax forms, instructions, publications, and
links.
U.S. Tax Code On-Line
http://www.fourmilab.ch/uscode/26usc/
Complete text of the United States
Internal Revenue Code (Title 26 of the U.S. Code, 26 USC). User can access the
Code in several ways--by the table of contents, by search query, or by code
sections.
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TUTORIALS |
Accounting Concepts Tutorial
http://www.fso.arizona.edu/training/tutorials/accounting/index.html
By FSO-Financial
Management. Covers concepts of the accounting equation, debits and credits, and
accounting concepts & FRS reports.
Accounting and Finance
http://www.bized.co.uk/learn/accounting/index.htm
Includes explanations of theories, worksheets, activities,
and simulations for business accounts, sources of finance, cash flow, budgets,
costs and revenue.
Basic Financial Statements
http://www.studyfinance.com/lessons/finstmt/index.mv
An introduction to financial statements and financial statement concepts from
the University of Arizona.
Guide to Financial Statements
http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/tutorials/statements/
Covers balance sheets, cash flow statements, and income
statements.
Tax Tutorials
http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/jsp/s_student_tutorials.jsp
A guide through the basics of tax preparation.
The Uniform CPA Examination Tutorial
http://www.cpa-exam.org/tutorial/html/index.html
Hands-on tutorial and updates.
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SELECTED LIBRARY RESOURCES
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AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS |
Fixed and Variable Costs. Princeton, NJ
: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996.
Video HF5657.4 .F5
1996
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BOOKS |
The Corporate
Finance Sourcebook. New York : McGraw-Hill Book
Co., 1979- .
Reference HG4057 .A1565 2006
Gitman, Lawrence J. Principles of Managerial
Finance. (11th ed.) Boston: Pearson Addison Wesley, 2005.
HG4011 .G5 2006
Goldberg, Jan. Great Jobs
for Accounting Majors. (2nd ed.) New York : McGraw-Hill,
2005. HF5616.U5 G643 2005
Kieso, Donald E.
Intermediate Accounting. (11th ed.) New York: J. Wiley,
2004.
HF5635 .K5 2004
Weygandt, Jerry J.
Managerial Accounting : Tools for Business Decision Making. (3rd
ed.) Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2005.
HF5657.4 .W49
2005
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JOURNALS |
The Accounting Review (1976-1993)
Financial World (1984-1994)
Journal of Accountancy (1970-1994)
Kiplinger's Personal Finance
Magazine (1991-1994)
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