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Basic Accounting Tools

Finding Accounting Statements

Issuers of Accounting Standards

 Full Text Databases

 

Web Sites & E-Journals

Basic Accounting Tools     

Accounting and Tax Index
HF 5635 .A52 The most comprehensive index to the literature of accounting. This index provides citations to virtually every aspect of accounting and taxation.  Related subjects include financial management, compensation, consulting, and the financial services industry.  Indexes 1000+ publications.  This title has been cancelled. The library has 1992-2003 volumes.  Many of the journals indexed by Accounting and Tax Index are also indexed (and, in some case, available full text) in ABI Inform and Factiva. Both resources are available to CSULB students, staff & faculty. Use your Library Password for remote access.
Accountant's Guide to the Internet
         REF HF 5625.7 .C64 2000
 Accountants Handbook
         REF HF 5621 .A22 1999
 Accounting Standards. Original Pronouncements (FASB statements via the FASB web site)
         REF HF 5616 .U5 A363
 Guide to GAAP 
         HF 5616 .U5 G837 1999
 Guide to GAAS 
         HF 5616 .U5 G838 1999
 Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios (also available online as Key Business Ratios)
         Ref HF 5681 .R25 D83
 International Dictionary of Accounting Acronyms
         REF HF 5621 .M677 1998
 The Library of International Accounting (5 volumes) 
         HF 5686 .I56 I55 1996
 RMA Annual Statement Studies
         REF HF5681 .B2 R58
 Who audits America
         REF HF 5616 U5W5
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Accounting Statements
Column Explanations:
O.P Volumes column refers to availability in the printed set Original Pronouncements, available in Reference, 1st floor west, University Library Ref HG 5616 U5 A363
Checkpoint column refers to availability in the Checkpoint database.
Other column refers to availability in miscellaneous printed sets in Reference.
Citation Name Issuer O.P. Volumes CHECKPOINT  Other
AIN AICPA Interpretations AICPA vol. 1 no no
APB Accounting Principles Board Opinions, 1962-73. APB vol. 1 no APD opinions preceded the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Many are still in effect; however, the opinions themselves are now out of print. They can still be found, though, in the Journal of Accountancy, where they were printed in their entirety at the time they were originally issued. Click here to see what database(s) will give you access to this journal.
APS Accounting Principles Board Statements APB vol. 1 no no
ARB Accounting Research Bulletins   vol. 1 no no
CON FASB Concepts FASB vol. 5 no directly from FASB
EITF Emerging Issues Task Force Abstracts FASB no no directly from FASB
EITF Emerging Issues Task Force Minutes/Issue Summaries FASB no no HF5616. U5 F36b (1992-1997)
FASB FASB Statements FASB

vol. 2 (for #1-52); vol. 3 (for #53-96); vol. 4 (for #97- )

no directly from FASB
  FASB Exposure Draft FASB vol. 5 no directly from FASB
FIN FASB Interpretations FASB vol. 5 no directly from FASB
FTB FASB Technical Bulletins FASB vol. 5 no directly from FASB
FRR Financial Reporting Release SEC no no selected full text available via Lexis Nexis Academic
GAAP Guide to GAAP   no yes GAAP Guide is available full text via Lexis Nexis Academic (select Business, then Accounting)
GAAS Guide to GAAS   no no GAAS Guide is available full text via Lexis NexisAcademic (select Business, then Accounting)
IAS International Accounting Standards IASB no no HF 5667 .A553 1982 vol. 2 
ISA International Standards on Auditing IAPC no no HF 5667 .A553 1982 vol. 2
SAS Statements on Auditing Standards AICPA no no no
SFAE Statements on Attestation Engagements   no no no
SFAS Statement on Financial Accounting Standards FASB no no directly from FASB
SOP Statement of Position AICPA no no no
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  Full Text Databases

These Research Databases are available for use by CSULB students and faculty in the library and elsewhere on campus, as well as from home (with some restrictions).  

 CheckPoint
"One-stop shopping" for federal and California tax information.

 Key Business Ratios
Provides fourteen annual financial performance ratios grouped by SIC codes. Current year only.

 Mergent Online
Summary company records and EDGAR files for over 11,000 U.S. public corporations and 17,000 non-US public companies. 

 

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Accounting Standards

 Accounting Standards Board of the United Kingdom
The organization promulgating UK standards.  Their web site provides links for ordering standards.

 AICPA
The home page of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
"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."  This web page has facts about FASB, press releases, summary and status of FASB statements, and
provides the full text of FASB statements, Emerging Issues Task Force, drafts, etc.

 Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
"The mission of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board 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...."

 International Accounting Standards Committee
An independent private sector body working to achieve uniformity in the accounting principles used by businesses and other organizations.

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Web Sites and E-Journals
Note: Some web sites may require registration.

 AccountingEducation.Com
A current awareness service for the academic accounting community. Site features include current news, job postings, conferences, and literature reviews, and the Journals Index section contains the latest titles from major publications with abstracts.

  American Accounting Association
Promotes excellence in accounting education, research and practice.

 CPANet
Provides information on professional accounting issues, including consulting, audit, financial planning, and tax.

 Electronic Accountant
The "accountant's web magazine and resource guide".

 International Federation of Accountants
A worldwide organization of the accounting profession.

  Rowbotham Knowledgenet: International Tax and Business Resources
This tax and consulting firm's web site has articles, educational resources and links on international tax.

 Rutger's Accounting Web's Accounting Resources
Lists accounting firms world wide, CPA associations, journals, course info, etc.

 Tax and Accounting Sites Directory
Designed as a "starting point" for most tax and accounting subject searches.

 

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  Last Updated 2/26/08