Links

Links to Useful and Relevant Web Sites

Note: These links are provided for your benefit only. The inclusion of these links does not imply any endorsement by the GASB or the FAF of the web sites or their sponsors.

Accounting in General

 Accounting.com:
http://www.accounting.com
Accounting Education:
http://www.accountingeducation.com
Accounting Net:
http://www.accountingnet.com
AccountingWEB:
http://www.accountingweb.com
American Accounting Association:
http://aaahq.org
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants:
http://www.aicpa.org/
Association of Practicing CPAs:
http://www.ap-cpa.org/
CPANet:
http://www.cpalinks.com/
Financial Accounting Standards Board:
http://www.fasb.org
The Governmental Accountability Office (US):
http://www.gao.gov/
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy:
http://www.nasba.org/
Securities and Exchange Commission (US):
http://www.sec.gov/

Auditing

 American Institute of Certified Public Accountants:
http://www.aicpa.org/
Association of Airport Internal Auditors:
http://www.airport-auditors.org/
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners:
http://www.cfenet.com
Association of College and University Auditors:
http://www.acua.org/
Association of Public Pension Fund Auditors:
http://www.appfa.org/
AuditNet:
http://www.auditnet.org/
AuditNet Communications Network for Internal Auditors:
http://www.auditnet.org/acnia.htm
Auditor General of Canada:
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/
AuditNet Resource List:
http://www.auditnet.org/karl.htm
Forensic Accounting:
http://www.forensicaccounting.com/
FraudNet:
http://www.gao.gov/fraudnet/fraudnet.htm
The Governmental Accountability Office (US):
http://www.gao.gov/

Colleges and Universities

Debt and Municipal Bonds

Demographic and Economic Indicators

Bureau of the Census (US):
http://www.census.gov/
Bureau of Economic Analysis (US):
http://www.bea.doc.gov/
Bureau of Justice Statistics (US):
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/
Bureau of Labor Statistics (US):
http://www.bls.gov/ Bureau of Transportation Statistics (US):
http://www.bts.gov/
Consumer Price Index:
http://www.bls.gov/cpi/
The Dismal Scientist:
http://www.dismal.com
EconData:
http://www.econdata.net
EDGAR (SEC):
http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/srch-edgar
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation:
http://www.fdic.gov/bank/index.html
Federal Reserve Bank of New York:
http://www.ny.frb.org/research/index.html/
FedStats:
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Global Financial Data:
http://www.globalfindata.com/samples.htm
National Center for Health Statistics (US):
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/
Population Reference Bureau Reports on America:
http://www.prb.org/
Statistical Abstract of the US:
http://www.census.gov/statab/www/
White House Economic Statistics Briefing Room:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/esbr.html
White House Social Statistics Briefing Room:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/ssbr.html

Elementary & Secondary Education

Environment

Financial Condition Reporting

 Auditor General of Florida: Financial Condition Assessment Procedures
http://sun6.dms.state.fl.us/audgen/pages/fca_procedures.htm
British Columbia, Province of—Finance Reports:
http://www.bcauditor.com/PUBS/subject/finances.htm
California State Controller’s Office—Publications:
http://www.bcauditor.com/PUBS/subject/finances.htm
Colorado Department of Local Affairs: Local Government Financial Compendium:
http://www.dola.state.co.us/LGS/TA/compendium.htm
Comptroller’s Report on the Financial Condition of New York State:
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/finance/index.htm
Connecticut Office of the Comptroller: Connecticut’s Economic Health:
http://www.osc.state.ct.us/reports/
Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, Intergovernmental Policy Division Municipal Fiscal Indicators:
http://www.opm.state.ct.us/igp/MUNFINSR/fi95str2.htm
Delaware Department of Finance Fiscal Notebook 2000:
http://www.state.de.us/finance/publications/Financial_Reports.shtml
Evaluating Local Government Financial Health: Financial Indicators for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, & Will Counties:
http://www.civicfed.org/articles/civicfed_165.pdf
Illinois, State of—Fiscal Condition
http://www.wh1.ioc.state.il.us/FiscalCondition/
Maricopa County, Arizona—Financial Condition Report:
http://www.maricopa.gov/internal_audit/fin_fitness.aspx
Minnesota Office of the State Auditor—Finance Reports:
http://www.osa.state.mn.us/searchresults.aspx?type=rpt&div=gid
New York Office of the State Comptroller—Local Government Finances:
http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/
North Carolina Office of the State Controller:
http://www.ncosc.net/financial/financial/html
Ohio State Auditor—Benchmark Reports for Local Governments:
http://www.auditor.state.oh.us/LocalGovernment/Bechmarksforlocalgovernments/
Wisconsin Department of Revenue—County and Municipal Revenues and Expenditures:
http://www.dor.state.wi.us/report/index.html

Financial Management

American Finance Association:
http://www.afajof.org/
Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management:
http://www.mapnp.org/library/finance/np_fnce/np_fnce.htm
Executive Guide: Creating Value Through World-Class Financial Management:
http://www.gao.gov/special.pubs/ai00134.pdf
Financial Management Association International:
http://www.fma.org/
Financial Management Service (US):
http://www.fms.treas.gov/
Healthcare Financial Management Association:
http://www.hfma.org/
National Association of State Budget Officers:
http://www.nasbo.org/
Wachowicz’s Web World:
http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/wacho_world.html

Government Accounting

AAA’s Government and Nonprofit Section:
http://www.aaahq.orgGNP/index.htm
Association of Government Accountants:
http://www.agacgfm.org/homepage.aspx
Budgetary Accounting Guide (federal):
http://www.fms.treas.gov/ussgl/bag.html
Financial Report of the Federal Government:
http://www.fms.treas.gov/fr/index.html
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board:
http://www.fasab.gov/
The Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/
Government Finance Officers Association:
http://www.gfoa.org/
Office of Management and Budget (US):
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

Healthcare and Hospitals

 American College of Healthcare Executives:
http://www.ache.org/
American Health Lawyers Association:
http://www.healthlawyers.org/
American Public Health Association:
http://www.apha.org/
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials:
http://www.astho.org/
Center for Health Care Strategies:
http://www.chcs.org/
Healthcare Financial Management Association:
http://www.hfma.org/
Mr. Long Term Care:
http://www.mr-longtermcare.com/
National Association of County & City Health Officials:
http://www.naccho.org/
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse:
http://www.casacolumbia.org/
National Center for Health Statistics (US):
http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww/
National Institutes of Health:
http://www.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
US Department of Health and Human Services:
http://www.dhhs.gov/
US National Library of Medicine:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/

Higher Education (see Colleges and Universities)

Infrastructure and Capital Assets

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials:
http://www.aashto.org/
American Institute of Architects:
http://www.aia.org/
American Public Works Association:
http://www.apwa.net/
American Society of Civil Engineers:
http://www.asce.org/
Army Corps of Engineers (US):
http://www.usace.army.mil/
Department of Housing and Urban Development (US):
http://www.hud.gov/
Department of Transportation (US):
http://www.dot.gov/
Federal Highway Administration (US):
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
Federal Transit Administration (US):
http://www.fta.dot.gov/
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
http://www.house.gov/transportation/
Infrastructure Technology Institute:
http://iti.acns.nwu.edu/
Institute of Transportation Engineers:
http://www.ite.org/
International Code Council:
http://www.intlcode.org/
Public Works Online:
http://www.publicworks.com/content/homepage
Society of Depreciation Professionals:
http://www.depr.org/
Yahoo Sites for Engineering:
http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering

International Accounting

 Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand:
http://www.aaanz.org/
AccountingWEB:
http://www.accountingweb.co.uk
ASB:
http://www.asb.org.uk/
Association of Accounting Technicians: http://www.aat.co.uk/
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants:
http://www.acca.co.uk/
Association Française de Comptabilité:
http://www.afc-cca.com/
Association of International Accountants (UK):
http://www.aia.org.uk/
Auditor General of Canada:
http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/
Australian Accounting Research Foundation:
http://www.aarf.asn.au/
British Accounting Association:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/~baa/
Canadian Academic Accounting Association:
http://www.caaa.ca/
Chartered Accountants of Canada:
http://www.cica.ca/
Certified General Accountants Association of Canada:
http://www.cga-canada.org/index.html
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK):
http://www.cimaglobal.com/
Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (UK):
http://www.cipfa.org.uk
Confederation of Asian & Pacific Accountants:
http://www.capa.com.my/
CPA Associates International:
http://www.cpaai.com/
European Accounting Association:
http://www.eaa-online.org
Financial Reporting Council:
http://www.frc.org.uk
Financial Reporting Review Panel:
http://www.frrp.org.uk/frrp
Hong Kong Society of Accountants:
http://www.hkicpa.org/
Institute of CPAs of Singapore:
http://www.accountants.org.sg/
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia:
http://www.icaa.org.au/
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales:
http://www.icaew.co.uk
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland:
http://www.icai.ie/
Institute of Chartered Accountants in Pakistan:
http://www.icap.org.pk/
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland:
http://www.icas.org.uk/
International Accounting Standards Board:
http://www.iasb.org.uk/
International Federation of Accountants:
http://www.ifac.org/
International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board:
http://www.ifac.org/PublicSector/
Irish Accounting and Finance Association:
http://www.ucd.ie/~account/iafa/home.html
Japanese Institute of CPAs:
http://www.jicpa.or.jp/n_eng/index.html
Malaysian Institute of Accountants:
http://www.mia.org.my
The New South Wales Audit Office Site:
http://www.audit.nsw.gov.au/ Nordic Accounting Information Network (Finland):
http://www.nan.shh.fi/
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants:
http://www.saica.co.za/

Local Government

Managerial Accounting

 Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK):
http://www.cimaglobal.com/
Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing International:
http://www.cam-i.org/
Institute of Management Accountants:
http://www.imanet.org
Certified Management Accountants of Canada:
http://www.cma-canada.org/

Pensions and Employee Benefits

 American Savings Education Council:
http://www.asec.org/
Association of Public Pension Fund Auditors:
http://www.appfa.org/
Employee Benefit Research Institute:
http://www.ebri.org/
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans:
http://www.ifebp.org
Minnesota Legislative Commission on Pensions and Retirement:
here
National Association of Government Deferred Compensation Administrators:
here
National Association of Public Pension Attorneys http://www.nappa.org
National Association of State Retirement Administrators:
http://www.nasra.org/
National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS): http://www.ncpers.org
National Council on Teacher Retirement:
http://www.nctr.org/
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (US):
http://www.pbgc.gov/
Public Pension Financial Forum:
http://www.p2f2.org/
Public Retirement Information Systems Management: http://www.prism.ca.gov
Public retirement systems:

Professional Organizations

Public Utilities

 American Gas Association:
http://www.aga.org/
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies:
http://www.awwa.net
American Public Power Association:
http://www.appanet.org/
American Public Works Association:
http://www.pubworks.org/
Department of Energy (US):
http://www.doe.gov
Edison Electric Institute:
http://www.eei.org/
Electric Power Research Institute:
http://www.epri.com/
Electric Power Supply Association:
http://www.epsa.org/
Energy Foundation:
http://www.ef.org/
Environment & Public Works Committee:
http://www.senate.gov/~epw/
Environmental Protection Agency (US):
http://www.epa.gov/
E Source:
http://www.esource.com/
Large Public Power Council:
http://www.lppc.org/
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners:
http://www.naruc.org/
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates:
http://www.nasuca.org/
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association:
http://www.nreca.org/
Northwest Public Power Association:
http://www.nwppa.org/
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (US):
http://www.nrc.gov/
Public Utilities Reports:
http://www.pur.com/
Public Works Online:
http://www.publicworks.com/
Tennessee Valley Authority:
http://www.tva.gov/
The National Association of Clean Water Agencies:
http://www.nacwa.org
The Utility Connection:
http://www.utilityconnection.com/
Water On-Line:
http://www.wateronline.com/content/homepage

State Government

 American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials:
http://www.aashto.org/
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials:
http://www.astho.org/
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials:
Click here
Census data on state governments:
http://www.census.gov/govs/www/index.html
Coalition of Northeastern Governors:
http://www.coneg.org/
Council of State Governments:
http://www.statesnews.org/
Government Finance Officers Association:
http://www.gfoa.org/
NEW—MuniNet Guide:
http://www.muninetguide.com
National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers & Treasurers:
http://www.nasact.org/memberdir/index.cfm
National Association of State Budget Officers:
http://www.nasbo.org/
National Association of State Retirement Administrators:
http://www.nasra.org/
National Conference of State Legislatures:
http://www.ncsl.org/
National Governors’ Association:
http://www.nga.org/
Southern Governors' Association:
http://www.southerngovernors.org/
Western Governors' Association:
http://www.westgov.org/
Yahoo’s list of state governments

Taxes

American Bar Association Tax Section:
http://www.abanet.org/tax/home.html
American Tax Association:
http://www.aaahq.org/ata/index.htm
Canadian Tax Foundation:
http://www.ctf.ca/
Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
http://www.taxpayer.com/
Chartered Institute of Taxation (UK):
http://www.tax.org.uk/
Federation of Tax Administrators:
http://www.taxadmin.org/
Institute for Professionals in Taxation:
http://www.ipt.org/
Internal Revenue Service (US):
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/
Multistate Tax Commission:
http://www.mtc.gov/
National Association of Tax Professionals:
http://www.natptax.com/
National Tax Association:
http://ntanet.org/
National Taxpayers Conference:
http://www.statetaxes.net/
National Taxpayers Union:
http://www.ntu.org/
Tax Analysts:
http://www.tax.org/
Tax and Accounting Sites Directory:
http://www.taxsites.com/
Tax Foundation:
http://www.taxfoundation.org/

Transportation

American Association of Port Authorities:
http://www.aapa-ports.org
Airports Council International:
http://www.aci-na.org/
Air Transport Association:
http://www.air-transport.org/
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials:
http://www.aashto.org/
American Public Transit Association:
http://www.apta.com/
Association of Airport Internal Auditors:
http://www.airport-auditors.org/
Aviation Home Page:
http://www.avhome.com/
AVweb:
http://www.avweb.com/
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (US):
http://www.bts.gov/
Community Transportation Association of America:
http://www.ctaa.org/
Department of Transportation (US):
http://www.dot.gov/
Federal Aviation Administration (US):
http://www.faa.gov/
Federal Highway Administration (US):
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/
Federal Transit Administration (US):
http://www.fta.dot.gov/
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
http://www.house.gov/transportation/
Institute of Transportation Engineers:
http://www.ite.org/
International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association:
http://www.ibtta.org
National Association of State Aviation Officials:
http://www.nasao.org/
National Transportation Library:
http://www.bts.gov/tris
Transportation Research Board:
http://gulliver.trb.org/
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/
National Highway Institute (US):
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/

User Groups and Organizations

 American Society for Public Administration:
http://www.aspanet.org/
Bond Market Association:
http://www.bondmarkets.com/
Bureau of Governmental Research (New Orleans):
http://www.bgr.org/
CalTax:
http://www.caltax.org/
California Budget Project:
http://www.cbp.org
Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
http://www.taxpayer.com/
Center for Governmental Research (Rochester, NY):
http://www.cgr.org/
Center for Public Policy Priorities:
http://www.cppp.org/
Citizens Budget Commission (New York City):
http://www.cbcny.org
Citizens League (MN):
http://www.citizensleague.net/
Citizens Research Council of Michigan:
http://www.crcmich.org/
City Project (New York City):
http://www.cityproject.org/
Connecticut Policy and Economic Council:
http://www.cpec.org/
Florida TaxWatch:
http://www.floridataxwatch.org/
Governmental Research Association:
http://graonline.org
Minnesota Taxpayers Association:
http://www.mntax.org/
NEW—MuniNet Guide:
http://www.muninetguide.com
National Association of Securities Dealers:
http://www.nasd.com/
National Federation of Municipal Analysts:
http://www.nfma.org/
National Tax Association:
http://ntanet.org/
National Taxpayers Conference:
http://www.statetaxes.net/
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government (Albany, NY):
http://rockinst.org/
Pennsylvania Economy League—Eastern Division:
http://www.peleast.org/
Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama:
http://parca.samford.edu/
Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana:
http://www.la-par.org/
Public Policy Forum of Milwaukee:
http://www.epublicpolicyforum.org/
Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council:
http://www.ripec.com/
RMA (The Risk Management Association):
http://www.rmahq.org/
Securities Industry Association:
http://www.sia.com/
Texas Taxpayers and Research Association:
http://www.ttara.org/
Utah Taxpayers Association:
http://www.utahtaxpayers.org/
Washington Research Council (Seattle):
http://www.researchcouncil.org/