- AccountantsWorld.com
News about accounting, federal tax regulation, investing, and business consulting. Links to thousands of accounting-related websites in organized, alphabetized categories.
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Professional association for CPAs in the U.S. Industry news, conference and continuing education calendar, products and services directory, research links, and forums.
- Financial Accounting Standards Board
Establishing and improving standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors and users of financial information.
- Rutger's Accounting Web (RAW)
Largest accounting Web site on the Internet. Links to organizations, research resources, and international accounting network sites.
- U.S. Tax Code Online
Provides access to the complete text of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (26 USC). Hyperlinks for following cross-references, and a full-text search engine.
- Accounting.com
Professional development information for accountants, job listings, discussion, and "big five" accounting firm news.
- AuditNet
Audit community meta-site. Features Kaplan's AuditNet Resource List (950+ Internet resources for auditors); ASAP (200+ modifiable work programs in text/Word/PDF); AuditNet e-mail directory; sample fraud, ethics and Internet policies.
- Business Valuation Services, Inc.: Resources
Large collection of articles, publications, and speeches on many aspects of business valuation by principals of this firm. Sample topics: determining value of assets in bankruptcy, valuing intangible assets, valuing a franchise.
- BusinessFinanceMag.com: E-business
Read articles about e-business for financial executives and sign up for E-FinanceLink, an e-mail publication covering tech news and trends for finance managers who want to make the accounting department the service-center hub of a Web-enabled enterprise.
- CFO.com: Accounting
Corporate-accounting-related news, special reports, accounting software buyer's guide, and message boards.
- CPA Directory
Attempts to list every CPA in the United States. Search by last name, city, state, Zip Code, or by services or industries.
- CPAhoo!
Extensive directory of accounting, auditing, consulting and tax information web sites. Best 100 sites, personalized pages, and international guides.
- IRS: Publication 538: Accounting Periods and Methods
Explains some of the rules for accounting periods and accounting methods. PDF file requires free Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- New York State Society of CPAs: Accounting Terminology Guide
Prepared as "educational tool" for journalists who cover financial beats. Commonly used acronyms (e.g., IRS) are listed in their abbreviated forms and defined as the complete term (e.g., Internal Revenue Service). Cross references to related terms.
- Spreadsheet Page
Spreadsheet tips, files, links and related material. Focuses mainly on Excel, but includes information on Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro and other spreadsheet applications. Also offers what is probably the only collection of spreadsheet jokes on the Internet.
- Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
A comprehensive index of Web-based tax and accounting resources. Includes a job section for job searching or posting openings.
- WorldWideWeb Tax
IRS forms, instructions, publications, tables, rate schedules, charts, worksheets, and answers to practically every IRS question imaginable.
- YoungEntrepreneur.com: Financial Management: Understanding Financial Statements
Introduction to financial statements with a focus on
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