Accounting: Websites
Guide to research and library resources related to Accounting
Professional Organizations
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisEconomic accounts data for the United States
- Does the Sarbanes-Oxley Affect Your Business?A good summary article about Sarbanes-Oxley, from EnlightenMe.com
- Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)Organized in 1972, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) is the independent, private-sector organization with responsibility for accounting standards in the United States
- Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)Establishes and improves standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting that will result in useful information for users of financial reports and guide and educate the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of those financial reports
- International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)Independent organization having two main bodies: the Trustees and the IASB, as well as a Standards Advisory Council and the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee
- Public Company Accounting Oversight BoardOversees the auditors of public companies to protect the interests of investors
- Rutgers Accounting Resources on the WebGuide to quality white papers on current accounting research
- Ten Steps to Accounting ResearchHelpful guide on how to find answers to accounting questions. By: University of Florida Library
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Financial reports on public companies, accounting and auditing
Accounting Tools
- Accounting CoachGuides to lots of topics in accounting and bookkeeping; dictionary; forms; Q&A
- Accrual Accounting for non-accountantsFrom Business Pundit
- Bloomberg Currency CalculatorLocate exchange rates for currencies around the world.
- How business accounting worksLearn the differences between accounting and bookkeeping.
- Importance of Generally Accepted Accounting PrinciplesAn introduction to the language of financial reporting and why it matters so much.
Accounting Career Resources
- American Accounting Association Career CenterJob searching tips, forum, resume hosting
- Accounting TodayNews headlines for accountants, jobs and resume hosting.