Useful Links

Below you will find links to some useful accounting, finance and business-related Web sites. Some sites are geared towards practitioners, while others are geared more towards a student audience. Many of these sites make scholarships available to students.

Accounting sites Students:	Business-related sites Students:
Accounting Terminology Guide - prepared by the New York State Society of CPAs AICPA's No Limits - a Web site designed for the AICPA's Student Affiliate Members Institute of Mangement Accountants - a site for management accounting and finance professionals Minnesota Society of CPAs - click on Student Center in the menu to the left SmartPros: Students - formerly Pro2Net Association of Certified Fraud Examiners - an organization dedicated to fighting fraud and white collar crime	Bartleby.com - a general reference site including the Columbia Encyclopedia, American-Heritage Dictionary, and Roget's Thesaurus. Fathom.com - a general research site including encyclopedia entries and articles from respected researchers. How to Read the Wall Street Journal Hypertextual Finance Glossary - Campbell R. Harvey's glossary of Finance terms Making Sense of the Federal Reserve - An introduction to the Federal Reserve using easy-to-understand text and interactive illustrations. refdesk - a general reference site including access to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Webster's Dictionary, and Reuters. StudyFinance.com - This web site for students of introductory finance at the University of Arizona also has general information about introductory finance for students everywhere.
Accounting sites Practitioners:	Business-related sites Practitioners:
The Accountant's Ledger - an online magazine for accountants The Accounting Hall of Fame - located at Ohio State University AccountingWEB, U.S. & AccountingWEB, U.K. AGA - Association of Government Accountants AIA - Association of International Accountants AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants AuditNet - Online audit resources, including career links AuditNet-KARL - James Kaplan's Audit and Accounting Resource List CCH - Commerce Clearing House, Inc. (Tax and Business Law Publications) CPAnet CPA Online CPA WebTrust - AICPA's Official WebTrust Web Pages EDGAR - Database of Public Companies' SEC Filings FASB and GASB - Financial Accounting Standards Board & Governmental Accounting Standards Board GAO - General Accounting Office (US Congress' Auditor) IFAC - International Federation of Accountants IIA - Institute of Internal Auditors IRS - Internal Revenue Service MN Department of Revenue RAW - Rutger's Accounting Web (part of the International Accounting Network) RIA - Research Institute of America (Tax Publications) SmartPros Accounting - formerly Pro2Net U.S. Tax Code Online Yahoo's List of Accounting Firms	AMEX - American Stock Exchange bankrate.com - strives to provide online consumers with up-to-date information on "financial data, research, and editorial information on non-investment financial products," including mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, etc. Dun & Bradstreet Economagic - Economic time series data collections The Electronic Commerce Research Center -- created by CIO magazine; "examines the current state and future directions of conducting commerce on the Net" FT.com - Financial Times online Moody's - Corporate finance and other information from this organization Global Financial Data - data about interest rates, inflation rates, stock markets and more; some data is free, some is available for purchase Inflation Calculator - a simple inflation calculator that uses the Consumer Price Index to adjust any given amount of money from 1800 through 2005 InvestorMap - a directory of over 3,000 online investment resources grouped into more than 100 categories Kelley Blue Book - see what your car is worth MagPortal - search engine that helps people find free online magazine articles NASDAQ Stock Market NYSE - New York Stock Exchange Salary.com - Offers information about salaries and benefits for various areas of the country. Also contains advice and hints about understanding and negotiating wage and benefit packages. SEC - Securities and Exchange Commission Universal Currency ConverterTM Wall Street Journal The Women's Business Center - "Interactive Business Training for Entrepreneurial Women," created in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration The World Bank ZDNet - News and views on computer and other technological developments from the publisher of PC Week