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A Tour of Accounting Related Sites

The following sites are examples of the various types of resources which are available on the Internet and might be useful to professional accountants. These sites represent only a small sampling of the available resources. Individual users develop their own collection of resources which best meet their needs.

Accounting Related Starting Points
Accounting and Auditing
Taxation
Management
Industry Specific Resources
Software Vendors
Information Technology
Local (Rhode Island) Resources
Business Research



Accounting Related Starting Points

Rutgers Accounting Web

Yahoo Accounting Directory

Kaplan's AuditNet Resource List

Yancey's Home Page

K2 Enterprises

Schwarz, Cohen & Co., CPAs
Directory sites (also referred to as indexes) containing hyper-links or hot links to various accounting and auditing, tax, finance, government and professional Web sites. Directory sites are a good starting point when looking for accounting-related Internet resources.
Accounting Discussion Groups

Kent Information Services Discussion Lists
Discussion lists available for accounting, auditing, tax and financial professionals.
 
Resources from Selected Sites
 
 
Accounting and Auditing
 
AICPA Home Page Publications, news, catalog, site links.
Faulkner & Gray's Electronic Accountant News, features, weblinks.
SEC EDGAR Database Examples of reporting and disclosure contained in documents filed electronically with the SEC. Searchable by company name or ticker symbol.
PW EDGARSCAN Beta Release This site provides easier printing of financial statements and related information from SEC filings.
U.S. Department of Labor Home Page U.S. Department of Labor searchable site with links to a variety of information including a summary of laws and regulations, proposed regulations, OSHA and compliance information.
Harcourt Brace Professional Publishing Harcourt Brace Professional Publishing searchable site, including CPA's Weekly News Update.
Price Waterhouse Home Page
Price Waterhouse Disclaimer
Example of professional disclaimer from the home page of Price Waterhouse LLP.
ED/OIG Non-Federal Audit Team Homepage Assorted documents developed by various Government and Industry sources to assist in the conduct and understanding of Single Audits.
 
Taxation

Forms and Publications - IRS Download IRS forms and instructions in a variety of file formats, including Adobe Acrobat. Download the Adobe Acrobat Reader® from Adobe's site.
RI Division of Taxation Current and prior years' tax forms, RI Tax news, FAQs.
Massachusetts Department of Revenue Tax forms, rulings and regulations.
Tax Analysts Daily news and information services aimed at tax professionals.
Tax Management, Inc. Home page of the BNA subsidiary including tax news, practitioners forum and product information.
Tax News Network (TNN) Coopers & Lybrand Tax News Network public page including tax news and tax related links.
KPMG State and Local Tax Home Page Read or print various publications by KPMG's State and Local Tax group.
C & L (US):Tax Publications, By Subject An analysis by C&L's National Tax Services of current legislative and regulatory tax issues, organized by subject.

Management

An Entrepeneur's Guide to Developing a Business Plan The Entrepreneur's Guide to Developing a Business Plan, created by Arthur Andersen's Enterprise Group, discusses the concept and structure of business plans for startup as well as mature companies.
IOMA Home Page Institute of Management and Administration web site containing articles from various management and administration newsletters.
Dun & Bradstreet Information Services News, views and trends, business how-to's and related information from Dun & Bradstreet.
 
Industry Specific Resources
 
Deloitte & Touche: Not For Profit Review One of a number of publications available from the Big Six firms' sites.
National Retail Federation Magazines, issues, hot topics, connections related to the retail industry.
Yahoo:Business and Economy:Organizations Directory of links to various trade organizations.
Ernst & Young LLP Health Care Ernst & Young health care related information with links to sources of health care information on the Internet.
 
Software Vendors
 
Intuit, Inc. Support and product information for Quicken®, QuickBooks®, and TurboTax®.
ACE Software Information regarding ACE practice management, client write-up and other accounting software applications.
Peachtree Software Home Page Product and support information.
 
Information Technology
 
Microsoft Network Workstation Information from Microsoft Corporation regarding the choice between Windows 95 and Windows NT.
ZD Net Anchordesk Ziff-Davis site offering information and links to resources regarding current technology developments. E-mail alerts identify topics covered in each edition. A very useful resource for staying up to date with technology developments.
CMP Publications' Web Sites Searchable link to CMP Publications' on-line publications, including Information Week, Retail Computer Week, Network Computing and Communications Week. On-line technology periodicals which are searchable on key words can be an excellent resource when looking for current information on a technology related topic.
Ziff-Davis, Inc.
Computerworld
PC Week
PC Magazine
Other searchable technology publications' web sites.
Intranets: Readings and Resources Bibliography, maintained by the Institute for Academic Technology, of articles, books and on-line resources related to intranets.
 
Local (Rhode Island) Resources
 
The Providence Journal-Bulletin
Journal-Bulletin web site with text of recent editions, links to advertisers, security quotes and other local business resources.
Providence Business News Providence Business News searchable web site enabling users to search back issues for references to specific companies, individuals, topics, etc.
 
Business Research
 
Internet Business Library Links to Internet resources in business and economics


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