| 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 establishand 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. |