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USEFUL LINKS Here
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The following useful links should help you throughout your academic endeavors at USF, as well as in your professional careers:
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) web site contains a student section with helpful research materials and the latest success stories. Student membership applications are also available. AICPA web site: http://www.aicpa.org
PLEASE NOTE: there is info about the new computerized version of the CPA Exam. The direct link is http://www.cpa-exam.org/
The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) is the state organization for our profession. The FICPA has an excellent rate for student memberships, and the Gulf Coast Chapter is eager for students to join and get involved in the local area. FICPA web site: http://www.ficpa.org
PLEASE NOTE: students can attend meetings of the Gulf Coast Chapter for only $10, even if they don't join the FICPA. The chapter's page is at http://www1.ficpa.org/ficpa/Members/Chapters/ChapterDirectory/Region3/GulfCoast. Meetings normally are held the first Tuesday of each month (except busy season), and will be posted on the website.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) web site contains the latest tax information, with forms and instructions available for download. IRS web site: http://www.irs.gov
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) site contains the latest regulatory actions and interpretations, as well as access to the famous EDGAR database, a very useful tool for researching publicly traded companies. SEC web site: http://www.sec.gov
The USF School of Accountancy has several helpful links, including information on CPA requirements, including fifth-year classes at www.coba.usf.edu/departments/accounting/handbook/TOC.HTM
USF School of Accountancy home page: http://www.coba.usf.edu/departments/accounting
The USF College of Business Administration Career Center maintains job postings, provides career advice, and publishes a monthly on-line newsletter. http://coba.usf.edu/services/career
Especially useful are local postings for the Sarasota-Manatee campus: http://www.sarasota.usf.edu/CareerCenter/Documents/Student.htm
The Florida State Board of Accountancy recently posted the state's rules for the computerized CPA Exam, so you will want to check this out. www.myflorida.com/dbpr/cpa/index.shtml
USF Virtual Library has many on-line journals for which the university has a site license: www.lib.usf.edu/virtual/index.html
Some web sites require the free Adobe® Acrobat Reader® to view certain documents. It is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html
Some USF professors use Microsoft® PowerPoint® for class lecture notes. If you do not have PowerPoint®, a free viewer is available at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=428d5727-43ab-4f24-90b7-a94784af71a4&DisplayLang=en
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Academy of Accounting Historians, http://www.accounting.rutgers.edu/raw/aah
AccountingEducation.com, http://www.accountingeducation.com
American Accounting Association, http://www.accounting.rutgers.edu
American Association Attorneys-CPAs, http://www.attorney-cpa.com
American Society of Woman CPAs, http://www.awscpa.org
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, http://www.cfenet.com/splash
Barron’s Online, http://www.barrons.com
Beta Alpha Psi National Accounting Fraternity, http://www.bap.org
Bloomberg Online, http://www.bloomberg.com/welcome.html
Business Week Online, http://www.businessweek.com
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission http://www.coso.org
CPA Examination, http://www.cpa-exam.org
The CPA Journal, http://www.cpajournal.com
CPAs for Public Interest, http://www.cpaspi.org/cpaspi/index.htm
Deloitte & Touche, http://www.deloitte.com
Directory of CPA and Professional Service Firms, http://www.cpafirms.com
Ernest & Young, http://www.ey.com
FASB, http://www.fasb.org
Federal Accounting Standard Advisory Board, http://www.fasab.gov
Federal Reserve Board, http://www.federalreserve.gov
Federation of Schools of Accountancy, http://www.thefsa.org
Financial Executives Institute, http://www.fei.org
Financial Management Association, http://www.fwa.org
Forbes Magazine, http://www.forbes.com
Government Accounting Office, http://www.gao.gov
Government Accounting Standards Board, http://www.gasb.org
Hoovers Online, http://www.hoovers.com/fre
Information Systems Audit and Control Assoc., http://www.isaca.org
Institute of Internal Auditors, http://www.theiia.org
Institute of Management Accountants, http://www.imanet.org/ima/index.asp
International Accounting Standards Board, http://www.iasb.org
Journal of Accountancy, http://www.aicpa.org/pubs
KPMG, http://www.kpmg.com
Money Magazine, http://www.money.com
National Association of Black Accountants, http://www.nabainc.org
National Association of Local Government Accountants, http://www.nalga.org
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, http://www.nasba.org
National Assoc. of Tax Professionals, http://www.natptax.com
The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com
PricewaterhouseCoopers, http://www.pwc.com
Pro2Net (SmartPros), http://www.pro2net.com
Security and Exchange Commission, http://www.sec.gov
Society of Management Accountants, http://www.cma.org
Tax check lists, http://www.cpa2biz.com/checklists
The Tax Zone, http://www.taxzone.com
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