Accounting
Accounting Sites

• Accounting Hall of Fame
• Accounting Terminology Guide -- from the New York State Society of CPAs
• BPubs.com--links to full-text articles and publications.
• Continuing Professional Education--from the Accounting and Tax Institute, designed to make continuing education via distance learning easy and affordable.
• Cybercrime -- U.S. Department of Justice offers information on electronic commerce, encryption, legal issues and more.
• Electronic Accountant--the online accountant's web magazine and resource guide. Free with registration.
• Financial Crisis Information Portal
• Forensic Accounting -- a field which is designed to facilitate the growing number of business-related investigations.
• Glossary of Accounting Terms
• Rutgers Accounting Resources
• Tax and Accounting Information
• XBRL --What is it?

Corporate Financial Data

• Annual Report Gallery--downloadable and printable annual reports from Fortune 500 companies (though some only in Adobe Acrobat format)
• Dow Jones Indexes
• NASDAQ Stock Market  -- quotes
• Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR System--contains documents filed with the SEC by publicly held companies.
• SEDAR--Canadian corporate filings, annual reports, takeover bid info, etc., downloadable on Acrobat or Wordperfect.

Government Agencies

• General Accounting Office
• Illinois Department of Revenue
• Internal Revenue Service
• Iowa Department of Revenue
• Securities and Exchange Commission

Licensing Exams

• Certified Professional Accountant Exam
• CPA Exam Dates & Structure
• Illinois CPA Exam
• Illinois CPA License
• Institute of Management Accountants' Certification Program 
• Iowa Accountancy Examining Board
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
• State Boards of Accountancy -- contact information for every state

Professional Organizations

• American Accounting Association
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Illinois CPA Society
• Institute of Internal Auditors
• Institute of Management Accountants
• Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants