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Best Databases for Accounting


Journals & Magazine Articles
Documents & Standards

Associations and Organizations
Gateways and Portals
U.S. Government
Education and Examinations

Journals & Magazine Articles

ABI/Inform Global

    The premier business and management database providing extensive coverage of North America and the world. Find research on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies. Full-text & full image.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Statistical - Accounting

Academic Universe, LEXIS®-NEXIS®, is a full text database containing primarily legal, business, and newspaper sources.  The Accounting & Tax sections allow for searching the full-text of the FASB, GASB, and other standards.  Also available are the full-text of numerous accounting and tax journals and access to U.S. IRS Bulletins and U.S. Treasury Regulations.

Social Science Research Network

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.
The SSRN eLibrary consists of two parts: an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 98,700 scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 71,700 downloadable full text documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.

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Documents & Standards

CCH Tax Research

CCH Internet Tax Research Network: The latest breaking federal and state tax news and documents. Full-text source for IRS regulations, tax court documents and memoranda. Also known as CCH Omnitax online library.

International Financial Reporting Standards IASB

IASB publishes its Standards in a series of pronouncements called International Financial Reporting Standards

Lexis-Nexis Academic Statistical - Accounting

Academic Universe, LEXIS®-NEXIS®, is a full text database containing primarily legal, business, and newspaper sources.  The Accounting & Tax sections allow for searching the full-text of the FASB, GASB, and other standards.  Also available are the full-text of numerous accounting and tax journals and access to U.S. IRS Bulletins and U.S. Treasury Regulations.

FARS Financial Accounting Research System (FARS)

Original Pronouncements - FASB and AICPA pronouncements (including totally superseded pronouncements): FASB Statements, Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, and Concepts Statements; ARBs 43-51; APB Opinions and Statements; and AICPA Accounting Interpretations and Terminology Bulletins.

Current Text - Integration of financial accounting and reporting standards arranged by topic. Contains General Standards, Industry Standards, and Current Text sections that have been totally superseded but are still applicable due to a delayed effective date.

EITF Abstracts - Full text of each abstract for every issue discussed by the FASB's Emerging Issues Task Force since its inception in 1984. Also includes EITF topical index.

Implementation Guides - Q&As from FASB Special Reports and other published implementation guidance

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) establishes and improves standards of financial accounting and reporting for the guidance and education of the public, including issuers, auditors, and users of financial information.

GAO Reports

The General Accounting Office (GAO) performs audits and evaluations of Government programs and activities.  Electronic reports of these audits and evaluations are available through this site.

 

reSource (AICPA)

Accounting and audting literature from the AICPA. 

Associations and Organizations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

AICPA Antifraud & Corporate Responsibility Center

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Gateways and Portals

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory

Accounting WEB

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U.S. Government

Information for Accountants (SEC)

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Education and Examinations

AICPA Students Affiliate Members Home Page

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Last update: March 10, 2008

Prepared by: Hal P. Kirkwood Jr. kirkwood@purdue.edu