Ka-Neng Au Business Librarian au@rutgers.edu March 29, 2009

Learning Tools: Class Guides: Dana Class Guides:
Intermediate Accounting II (010:306)
Prof. C. Daniel Stubbs, Jr.

Accounting Research

Some questions to consider:
1. What is the issue?
2. Who does it impact?
3. What are the challenges?
4. Is there a(nother) solution?

Resources:
• For articles published in magazines and journals on the many issues related to accounting and other business areas, start with Business Source Premier. Select "Advanced Search" and consider the following: start with the subject terms accountants OR accounting OR auditing. Then add your concept(s) or issue(s) as a second (or third) search term.



• For the text of accounting standards, consult the following:
  • Financial Accounting Standards Board Pronouncements
  • Government Accounting Standards Board: Summaries of Statements and Interpretations
  • Statements on Auditing Standards from the AICPA (DANA REF HF 5667 .A546 )
  
  
• If you wish to, you can refer to the following organizations for news, memos, and reports:
  • CPA2Biz: Resource Centers
  • Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB): Emerging Issues Task Force: Current Issues
  • International Accounting Standards Board: Activities: Projects in Progress
  • International Federation of Accountants (IFAC): Articles and Speeches Library
  
  
• Many more resources may be found on the Accounting research guide, including glossaries:
• Accounting Terminology Guide (New York State Society of CPAs)
• Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations (AICPA)