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Accounting Dictionaries

Accounting and Financial Dictionary

Accounting Terminology Guide

Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations

Accounting Directories

CPA Directory

search for CPAs by many criteria

CPA Finder

search for CPAs and accountants

CPA Firms

Search for CPA firms in the US and worldwide

Government Websites for Accounting

Government Accountability Office formerly the General Accounting Office

Information for Accountants from the Securities and Exchange Commission, includes Staff Accounting Bulletins

Internal Revenue Service Official site with the Internal Revenue Code, forms, publications, regulations and information for tax professionals.

United States Tax Court Tax Court and Memorandum Opinions from September 1995.

Accounting and Taxation Websites

• Accountancy from Institute

• Accounting Education

• Accounting Hall of Fame

• Accounting Tutor outlines accounting research methods

• AICPA States links to accounting resources at the state level

• AuditNet

• CPAClass

• CPAnet

• SmartPros Accounting portal to current resources

• Tax and Accounting Sites Directory

• Taxanalysts.com See “Tax Matters” for World Tax Code and other free features.

• Tax History Project

• TaxLinks All IRS revenue rulings since 1954

• Tax Policy and Administration an international perspective from the World Bank

• Valuation Resources

• WebCPA tools and resources for the electronic accountant

Accounting Standards

These organizations set accounting, auditing, and other standards and are excellent starting points when searching for accepted practices and procedures in accounting and auditing.

AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issues auditing and other standards for the profession, most particularly the Statements on Auditing Standards

FASAB Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board.

FASB The Financial Accounting Standards Board sets authoritative standards for the US private sector. FASB Standards and Interpretations are now available online, and also in print. Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) materials are available online from June 2004 onwards.

GASB The Governmental Accounting Standards Board sets authoritative standards for US government accounting.

IMA Institute of Management Accountants publishes Statements on Management Accounting, many of which are available in print.

PCAOB Public Company Accounting Oversight Board was created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and establishes auditing and related attestation, quality control, ethics, and independence standards and rules to be used by registered public accounting firms.

SEC Securities and Exchange Commission administers and enforces the securities laws of the United States including issuing rules and releases regulating financial reporting of public companies. EDGAR documents available at this site.

Sources for Annual Reports

Barron’s Annual Report Service

EDGAR Documents from FreeEDGAR (subscription required)

EDGAR Documents from SEC Info (registration required)

EDGAR Documents from the Securities and Exchange Commission Includes legally mandated 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and proxy filings of public companies from 1994 forward.

Corporate Reports Online from the Lippincott Library of the Wharton School.

IRIN The Investor Relations Information Network

Public Register’s Annual Report Service,PRARS

Accounting Professional Associations

• Accreditation Council for Accountancy & Taxation

• American Accounting Association

• Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting

• American College of Forensic Examiners International

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants

• American Society of Women Accountants

• American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

• Association of College and University Auditors

• Association of Government Accountants

• Association of Local Government Auditors

• Association of Public Pension Fund Auditors

• Bank Administration Institute

• CPA Network

• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

• Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

• Institute of Internal Auditors

• Institute of Management Accountants

• International Federation of Accountants

• National Association of Black Accountants

• National Association of Small Business Accountants

• National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers

• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

• National Association of State Budget Officers

• National Society of Accountants

Society of Financial Examiners

Accounting Career Links

Careers in Accounting

This site is designed to help you find a rewarding and interesting job in the world of accounting.

Self-Help for the CPA Exam

Site for Pennsylvania students interested in the accounting profession. Provides useful, timely information on a wide range of accounting-related topics including CPA exam help.

Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy

The State Board of Accountancy regulates the practice of public accountants and certified public accountants in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.