Accounting Software Resources

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Financial Accounting Standards Board

Financial Accounting Standards Board
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.

fms.treas.gov - General Ledger Standard

United Stated Standard General Ledger
The United States Standard General Ledger (USSGL) provides a uniform Chart of Accounts and technical guidance to be used in standardizing Federal agency accounting.

AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Committed to member service and the public interest, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its predecessors have been serving the accounting profession since 1887. To find out more about AICPA, please use the index below.

FASAB - Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
The mission of the FASAB is to promulgate federal accounting standards after considering the financial and budgetary information needs of citizens, congressional oversight groups, executive agencies, and the needs of other users of federal financial information.

GASB - Governmental Accounting Status Board

Governmental Accounting Standards Board
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.

ISB - Independence Standards Board

Independence Standards Board
The Independence Standards Board (ISB) was the private sector standard-setting body governing the independence of auditors from their public company clients.

IASB - International Accounting Standards Board

International Accounting Standards Board
The International Accounting Standards Board is an independent, privately-funded accounting standard-setter based in London, UK. The Board members come from nine countries and have a variety of functional backgrounds. The IASB is committed to developing, in the public interest, a single set of high quality, understandable and enforceable global accounting standards that require transparent and comparable information in general purpose financial statements.

NASBA - National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
NASBA serves as a forum for the 54 U.S. boards of accountancy. NASBA sponsors a variety of programs and services designed to enhance the effectiveness of its member boards. Choose a topic on the left to obtain in-depth information.

U.S. Securities Exchange Commission

Securities Exchange Commission
The primary mission of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities markets. As more and more first-time investors turn to the markets to help secure their futures, pay for homes, and send children to college, these goals are more compelling than ever.

Accounting Research Manager

CCH Tax and Accounting's Accounting Research Manager
CCH Tax and Accounting's Accounting Research Manager is the most timely and comprehensive online database of expert-written analytical accounting, auditing, governmental and SEC information as well as primary source data. Updated five times daily, it is the most current, complete and objective resource for your financial reporting needs.

Public Registrar's Annual Report Service

The Public Registrar's Annual Report Service
Free annual reports, mailed within one business day.

AAA Financial Accounting and Reporting Section

American Accounting Association
Welcome to the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section (FARS) website. FARS is a section of the American Accounting Association. This website is devoted to business and financial reporting issues of interest to faculty, students, business professionals and other interested parties.

COSO - The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations

Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
COSO is a voluntary private sector organization dedicated to improving sector organization dedicated to improving the quality of financial reporting through business ethics, effective internal controls, and corporate governance.

IRS - Internal Revenue Service

IRS.GOV
Provide America's taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all.

United States Small Business Administration

Small Business Administration
Maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters.