Financial Accounting

            ACCOUNTING LINKS

 

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING


American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) - With more than 330,000 members, the AICPA is the premier national professional association for CPAs in the United States.

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

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 and guide and educate the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of those financial reports.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) - The SEC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasijudicial regulatory agency with responsibility for administering the federal securities laws.

CPA Exam Site (AICPA)

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy) - NASBA serves as a forum for the nation's state boards of accountancy which administer the Uniform CPA Examination, license certified public accountants, and regulate the practice of public accountancy in the United States.

Code of Professional Conduct (AICPA) - These Principles of the Code of Professional Conduct of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants express the profession's recognition of its responsibilities to the public, to clients, and to colleagues.

Online Publications (AICPA)

Business Finance Magazine - An online magazine for financial managers.

Strategic Finance Magazine (IMA) - An editorial focus directed toward leadership strategies in accounting, finance, and information management.

Management Accounting Quarterly (IMA) - This publication is designed to help bridge the gap between the academic world and the business world. 

AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting

Practitioners Publishing Company - Publisher of technical aids and continuing professional education.

Edgar – SEC Corporate Filing Database


COST ACCOUNTING


Management Accounting (AICPA) - The concept of management accounting has undergone dramatic change during the 1990s. Many of the concepts that we learned in school are simply not being practiced today. But a new body of knowledge is replacing what we learned, and we call that The New Finance.

Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) - The IMA is the leading professional organization devoted exclusively to management accounting and financial management

CMA Exam (IMA) - The Certified Management Accountant (CMA) credential is the professional designation for management accountants and financial managers.

Managerial Cost Accounting Guide - (CFO Council) The "Cost Accounting Implementation Guide" is intended to provide assistance for agencies to implement a managerial cost accounting process.

Statements On Management Accounting (IMA) - Statements on Management Accounting (SMAs) present the views of IMA regarding management accounting and financial management issues.

Strategic Finance Magazine (IMA) - An editorial focus directed toward leadership strategies in accounting, finance, and information management.

Management Accounting Quarterly (IMA) - This publication is designed to help bridge the gap between the academic world and the business world. 

Activity Based Cost From the Perspective of Competitive Advantage (NASA) - "Appropriately applied, ABC provides a far more accurate portrayal of cost than previous accounting methods. Given a better understanding of cost, management can make far better decisions in terms of competitive advantage."

IMA Students Online - An excellent site for students to get information on jobs, career advice and scholarship availability from the IMA.

 

 

 
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