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Accounting Resources
| Online Resources | Description |
| Accounting Students | Offers the latest accounting news affecting a variety of accounting sub-topics. |
| AICPA Online (The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) | Contains a wealth of information on accounting standards and news affecting the industry as well as both educational and professional resources. |
| American Accounting Association | Links to the association's monographs, membership information, and the like. |
| Association of Government Accountants | Current news, standards for government accounting, researcg publications and more are available here. |
| CPA Directory | A listing of US CPA firms by region,state or area code. This directory also contains about 300 International firms. |
| CPAnet | The online community and website resource for accounting professionals. |
| EDGAR - SEC Forms and Filings | Useful for looking up a public company's latest numbers. |
| FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board) | "The mission of the Financial Accounting Standards Board is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information." |
| Governmental Accounting Standards Board | The mission of GASB is to establish and improve 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. |
| Institute of Internal Auditors | Provides tips on improving performance within the profession and offers professional guidance through position papers, a code of ethics, and similar resources. |
| Internal Revenue Service | Tax laws, forms, instructions, private letter rulings and other necessary details are available from the U.S. government's website. |
| International Accounting Standards | Hosted by DeLoitte this site contains updates on country accounting standards. |
| International Accounting Standards Board | Provides access to the organization's drafts on proposed rule changes. |
| UncleFed's Tax Board | Contains much of the information of the IRS website but is often easier to negotiate. Particularly valuable are links to private letter rulings, U.S. tax treaties, and other detailed but hard-to-find items. |
| U.S. Tax Code | Complete searchable text of the U.S. Tax Code |
| Davis Library Resources | Description |
| CCH (Commerce Clearing House) | Federal and State Tax Materials available online in Davis Library. Off-campus access only available to UNC Chapel Hill faculty, students, and staff. |
| FARS (Financial Accounting Research System on CD-ROM) | Includes: Original Pronouncements--FASB and AICPA pronouncements (including totally
superceded pronouncements):
Current Text--Integration of financial accounting and reporting standards arranged by topic. EITF Abstracts (Emerging Issues Task Force) Implementation Guides |
For more Business and Economics Assistance,
Please contact Rita W.
Moss, Business and Economics Librarian
moss@unc.edu
(919)962-1151
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