Fab 50 hot internet resources for CPAs.Resources at your fingertips "Fingertips" is a 1963 number-one hit single recorded live by "Little" Stevie Wonder for Motown's Tamla label. Wonder's first hit single, "Fingertips" was the first live, non-studio recording to reach number-one on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the United States. Our annual look at the best online resources for CPAs. ACCOUNTING & AUDITING www.fasb.org FASB's site provides you quick access to authoritative statements, publications and exposure drafts. www.pcaobus.org The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's growing website features the online registration form for auditors of public companies as well information on rules, standards and enforcement. www.fei.org Financial Executives International has a comprehensive, easy-to-follow index of financial reporting pronouncements, as well as in-depth information on new regulations and free videos of educational sessions and seminars. BUSINESS VALUATION www.bvmarketdata.com Business Valuation Resources offers financial and transactional data relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the sales of public and privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , control premiums, minority discounts and marketability discounts. You can pay per inquiry or buy an annual subscription. www.1stresearch.com First Research provides (for a fee) more than 140 industry profiles along with quarterly updates. CONTINUING EDUCATION continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). www.educationfoundation.org The California CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. Education Foundation has courses and conferences--online, on site and resort offerings--and nearly every course you need to meet your 80-hour CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment requirement. CPA PORTALS www.accountingweb.com AccountingWEB provides news and information about the CPA profession, as well as career, practice, CPE and other resources. www.accountantsworld.com Accountants World provides easy links to just about everything: the Big Four, IRS An abbreviation for the Internal Revenue Service, a federal agency charged with the responsibility of administering and enforcing internal revenue laws. , FTB FTB Franchise Tax Board (California; they collect income and sales tax) FTB Family Tax Benefit (Australian welfare assistance) FTB First Time Buyer (housing) , state societies and accounting firm networks. It also provides daily accounting news updates. www.smartpros.com SmartPros has something for everyone--accounting and auditing, personal financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against , HR, tax, technology and more. There's also news from around the globe that is presented daily. www.webcpa.com WebCPA offers online editions of Accounting Today, Accounting Technology and Practical Accountant, plus industry rankings, columns and daily news. CPA ORGANIZATIONS www.calcpa.org CalCPA's online resources grow daily. Want live links for every URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. listed in this magazine? Check out the online version of California CPA. While you're there, seek out professional knowledge, renew your membership or activate your Find a CPA listing. www.aicpa.org Lots of CPA-specific information, and updates on AICPA standard setting, exposure drafts, conferences, products and services. Also valuable is www.cpa2biz biz n. Informal Business. biz Noun Informal business Noun 1. .com. www.dca.ca.gov/cba The California Board of Accountancy's site offers the latest in licensing requirements, including changes to continuing education requirements, renewal information and more. ELDERCARE eld·er·care n. Social and medical programs and facilities intended for the care and maintenance of the aged. www.calcpa.org/PFP/elder.resource CalCPA's Persona Financia Panning Committee has assembled a listing of eldercare resources throughout the state. Whether you're looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a homecare provider in Sacramento or the Social Security Administration office in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , this is your place. www.aarp.org Learn about the issues important to your elderly clients at the AARP website, including information on legislation, research and finances. FINANCIAL PLANNING www.calcpaweb.org/webforum/ estate Co-sponsored by CalCPA's Estate Planning Estate Planning The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death. Notes: Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the Committee and the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Chapter Estate Planning Committee, this discussion board provides an open forum for asking and answering estate planning questions. www.factiva,com Factiva is a joint venture between Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance and Reuters, offering--for a fee--customizable business news and research, including articles from The Wall Street Journal. www.financial-planning.com Financial Planning Interactive, offers industry news, practice management tips, surveys, software, chat forums and educational opportunities. finance.yahoo.com Yahoo Finance offers customizable features to keep track of business and finance. Another great resource for market news and information on just about everything finance-related. www.fool.com The Motley Fool promises "to educate, amuse a·muse tr.v. a·mused, a·mus·ing, a·mus·es 1. To occupy in an agreeable, pleasing, or entertaining fashion. 2. and enrich," giving easily digested, in-depth information on personal finance, with an emphasis on investing. www.savingforcollege.com This site offers just about everything you need to know about Sec. 529 college savings plans. A special section for professionals provides information on courses, tax resources and a newsletter. Registration is free, but required. GOVERNMENT www.irs.gov The IRS' constantly updated website is not just for downloading tax forms; among its features is breaking news and information for tax professionals. www.boe.ca.gov The California State Board of Equalization In communications, techniques used to reduce distortion and compensate for signal loss (attenuation) over long distances. has information on pending legislation, free seminars and other tax-related information. www.ftb.ca.gov The California Franchise Tax Board's website provides information on e-filing, downloadable forms and a plethora of state tax links. www.federalreserve.gov When Alan Greenspan Alan Greenspan Dr. Greenspan is Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Dr. Greenspan also serves as Chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Fed's principal monetary policymaking body. talks, the world listens. Find the Federal Reserve chairman's speeches, along with breaking news, monetary policy, reporting forms and everything else to do with the central bank. www.gasb.org The source for news and information on state and local government accounting and financial reporting standards. www.sec.gov Visit the SEC website for all your final and proposed regulatory notices, legal bulletins and webcasts. INDUSTRY www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ starting_business The Small Business Administration offers help on developing a business plan, getting a business license and establishing patents and trademarks. www.benefitslink.com BenefitsLink provides free compliance information and tools for employee benefit plan sponsors, service providers and participants. Check out the "Q&A Columns" and "Benefits BUZZ" for in-depth compliance information. www.calchamber.com The California Chamber of Commerce is loaded with resources for California businesses. Don't forget to sign up for "Labor Law labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. Extra," an e-mail update on human resource issues. www.cfo.com This great resource for financial executives includes daily news articles, an online archive of the monthly magazine and coverage from CFO Europe and CFO Asia. Membership is free. www.findlaw.com FindLaw is a clearinghouse of law resources that covers everything from traffic tickets to intellectual properly. INTERNATIONAL www.iasb.org Charged with developing a single set of global accounting standards, The International Accounting Standards Board's website features project summaries, standards and exposure drafts. www.calcpa.org/global CalCPA's Global Opportunities Committee offers a Global Resource Directory designed to help CPAs do business around the world. From the first page, click "Resources," then "Global Resource Directory." PRACTICE MANAGEMENT www.calcpa.org/MAP CalCPA's Management of an Accounting Practice Committee has sample letters and memos, a comprehensive disaster recovery planning guide and the MAP Doctor Hotline. www.calcpa.org/HR CalCPA's Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Committee site has sample HR forms, and links to articles and sites that help in hiring, retaining and managing staff. www.camico.com CAMICO provides professional liability insurance to CPAs. Policyholders get access to risk management tools, a loss-prevention hotline and even tax advice. www.cpaprotectplus.com The Group Insurance Trust of CalCPA offers quality, cost-effective insurance to the owners and employees of CaICPA member firms. The site offers quotes, enrollment forms and plan information. www.shrm.org This home page for the Society of Human Resource Management is a clearinghouse of information on work force studies, regulations, management ideas, conferences and seminars. www.paycheckcity.com A collection of online payroll Online Payrolls are services that collect information on hours worked, pay rates, deductions, and other payroll-related data from their clients and use that information to generate paychecks, payroll reports, and tax filings. The internet is a key tool in providing this service. tools useful for employees and employers alike that helps calculate paychecks, deductions, stock options, 401(k) plans and bonuses, as well as links to a number of HR sites. SALARY SURVEYS www.accountantsinc.com/ marketO.htm The Accountants Inc. 2003 Compensation and Benefits Guide offers California-specific information so you can determine your worth in your area. www.roberthalffinance.com/ FreeResources Robert HaWs 2003 Salary Guide isn't available online, but you can order this desktop reference here and add to your bank of salary data. TAX www.tax.cch.com/network The CCH Internet Tax Research Network is the online component of the company's publications that provide subscribers with in-depth tax law information. www.caltax.com Spidell Publishing's site is devoted to California tax information and offers breaking news, notice alerts, seminar schedules and product information. www.taxsites.com This well-organized tax and accounting website gives links to everything imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag , from academia to news to software, www.willyancey.com also offers a vast collection of no-frills, every-topic-under-the-sun links. Both sites are maintained by CPAs. www.funwithtaxes.com/ ValuationTable.htm One for your clients. They might not think taxes are fun, but this Donation Valuation Table is handy and makes estimating easier. TECH SITES www.calcpa.org/tech Software, hardware, training--CalCPA's Technology Committee has the goods on just about anything you can do with a computer, including links to a number of sites we couldn't fit in this article. www.xbrl.org The Extensible Business Reporting Language provides a common platform for critical business reporting processes and improves the reliability and ease of communicating financial data among users internal and external to the reporting enterprise. Learn all about it here. www.cnet.com CNet is a techie's dream: product reviews and comparisons, technology news and advice--all with a focus on personal technology. OTHER www.google.com Tired of search engines that only include paying sites? Google indexes the entire Web. |
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