BUS 5435 - Tax and Financial Accounting Research

Full text of many forms required to be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by public companies. Includes 10K forms (annual corporation reports to SEC). Excellent source for authoritative company financial information.

(GARS) provides access to all U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for state and local governments.

Reflect on new developments related to audit organizations' systems of quality management. These standards are intended to help ensure that an audit organization produces reliable, objective, and high-quality engagements to hold management and officials entrusted with public resources accountable for their duties.

It is the authoritative instrument of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for announcing official rulings and procedures of the Internal Revenue Service to promote a uniform application of the tax laws, including all rulings that supersede, revoke, modify, or amend any previously published in the Bulletin.

The official web page of the IRS includes tax forms, topical publications, and instructions, as well as news and other information.

Includes different sources that provide the authority for tax rules and procedures.

Includes a wide range of tables, articles, and data that describe and measure elements of the U.S. tax system.

GAO is the supreme audit institution for the United States. Federal and state auditors look to GAO to provide standards for internal controls, financial audits, and other types of government audits. GAO is also a member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and takes many leadership roles in INTOSAI initiatives to promote knowledge transfer and improve government auditing worldwide.

Tax Policy develops and implements tax policies and programs, reviews regulations and rulings to administer the Internal Revenue Code, negotiates tax treaties, and provides economic and legal policy analysis for domestic and international tax policy decisions.

An autonomous, nonpartisan, and nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC, provides reports, research, comment letters, webcasts, symposia, and technical alerts—for auditors and other key players in the financial reporting supply chain.

Provide free access to some publications like Roadmap series, Quarterly Accounting Roundup, Heads Up, and On the Radar.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the independent, private-sector, not-for-profit organization that establishes financial accounting and reporting standards for public and private companies and not-for-profit organizations that follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recognizes it as the designated accounting standard setter for public companies.

The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS Standards) are a single set of accounting standards developed and maintained by the International Accounting Standards Board (the Board). Users can use standards to compare the financial performance of publicly listed companies on a like-for-like basis with their international peers. Free access to the Technical Summaries of the Standards in several languages is also provided. Registration is required

Provides an overview of how accounting and auditing standards are created and regulated in the private sector, the federal government, and state and local governments.

A nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies to protect investors and further the public interest in preparing informative, accurate, and independent audit reports.

Provides practical, data-driven research to help internal auditors and their stakeholders understand today’s risk environment and prepare audit plans for the year ahead.