accountancy [n.]

the profession or duties of an accountant [a person who keeps or inspects financial accounts].

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This page provides links to information and resources for units and topics covered in this subject at a range of Australian universities. It does not attempt to include all these. Be aware some units/topics have different titles in different universities, even though content may be the same or similar. Australian information is supplied wherever possible.

They are at undergraduate level and listed in alphabetical groupings for ease of access. Some information may be useful at a higher level.

In addition, there are journals, search engines, reference material and other general information where these are seen to be relevant.

All standard Glossaries are now found on this page, listed alphabetically.

Additional unit material will be included as time permits.

If you are aware of any worthwhile information which is not included, suggestions or additions are welcome and will be given every consideration.

A - F

Academic Publications

• Business & Commerce Publications
  Griffith University, Australia.
• Business Credit Articles
  Featured articles, other articles listed by year/issue.

Accounting Institutes, Associations, Boards, Groups

Australian

• Australian Accounting Standards Board
  Information, links, publications, many in PDF format.
• CPA Australia
• FINSIA, Financial Services Institute of Australia
  Also check Publications.
• Institute of Internal Auditors Australia
• Insolvency Practitioners’ Association of Australia
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants : Australia

International

• Association for Information Systems
• Association of Chartered Accountants
  United States. ‘Dedicated exclusively to represent the interests of over 6 500 Chartered Accountants who reside in the United States’. Members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia, are automatically members and can access sections of the site.
• Financial Accounting Standards Board
• Financial Management Association International
• Financial Stability Forum
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association
• International Accounting Standards Board
  Part of the IFRS.
• Institute of Management Accountants
• Management Information Systems
  Special Interest Group.
• SmartPros
• The Institute of Internal Auditors

Accounting Documents

• Accounting Internet Library
  Links to accounting assistance.
• A Plain English Guide to the Language of Capital
• Asset & Liability Management
  ‘This index contains product and books about asset and liability management’.
• AuditNET
  Links to documentation on all aspects of accounting, accounting practices, dictionaries, etc..
• CalPERS Asset Liability Management Workshop Segment 1
  A video workshop of almost 2 hours in length from YouTube. A Second Segment of about 1½ hours, is found here.
• International Accounting, Basel Committee of Review
  ‘Report to the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors presents findings and conclusions of the Basel Committee on its review of the International Accounting Standards Committee’s accounting standards’. PDF version, links to other publications.
• World Bank Documents & Reports

Auditing

• Auditing
  A BUBL site. Annotated links. UK and Europe oriented.
• Auditing and Assurance Standards Board, International
  Background, newswire, articles & speech library.
• Auditing & Fraud Examination
  Links to information and further links.
• Auditing Dictionary
• Auditing : Intute
  Journals, articles, news, organisations, resource guides. British based.
• Internal Auditing : World Wide Web
  Financial auditing to the role of various committees.
• International Journal of Auditing
• The Auditing Section
  American Accounting Association. Abstracts, articles from their journal - Auditing : A Journal of Practice and Theory. research, more.

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Course Notes & Tutorials

• Accounting Tutorials & Texts
  Scroll down to find annotated links to tutorials, textbooks, more, including bookkeeping information.
• Advanced Accounting Theory
  Course Resource Room. Theory course material by a US university.
• Bank Investments : AddALL
  Textbooks, new or used [American site]. Extensive range. transport costs. Also in AU$.
• ExamMatrix
  ‘First computer-based CPA review [US] and have over 20 years of experience’. If you are considering applying to practise in the US, this site may be of use. Fee-based. Demos available.
• Great Ideas for Teaching Accounting
  ‘Offers us as accounting professors the opportunity to share some techniques that have been successful in our classroom’. By a US College.
• Principles of Accounting
  Notes for accounting. This is the Introduction.

• The Second Section [Understanding Financial Statements] is here.
• The Third Section [The Accounting Equation] is here.
• The Fourth Section [Financial Reporting Objectives] is here.
• The Fifth Section [Generally Accepted Accounting Principles] is here.
• The Sixth Section [Internal Control] is here.

Entrepreneurship

• Allied Academies
  Journals
• Business & Economics Library Columbia
  Links, journals.
• ENTERWeb
  Annotated links.
• Entrepreneur.com
  Journal.
• Entrepreneurship
  ‘The Entrepreneur’s Search Engine’, links, articles, news, topic areas, access advisors, bookstore, glossary.
• eWeb’s Entrepreneurship
  Resources.
• Information Centre for Entrepreneurship
  20 000+ articles.
• The Public Forum Institute - Entrepreneurship & Economy
  Articles and links.

Financial Management

• Australian Office of Financial Management
  Government portal.
• Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management
  Article.
• Financial Management : Wachowicz’s Web Sites
  ‘Grouped to correspond to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Van Horne and Wachowicz’.
• Consortium on Government Financial Management
  International Consortium.
• Strategic Finance Magazine
  Journal.
• The Financial Management Network
• Young Entrepreneur
  Articles, information.

Financial Statement Analysis

• Creditworthy Credit Topics
  Article.
• Customer Financial Statement Analysis
  Free spreadsheet.
• Financial Ratios Summary
  Information summary.
• Myths & Misconceptions
  Article.

Forensic Accounting

• Forensic Accounting
  ‘By providing premium information on the application of forensic accounting, our team seeks to empower students and life-long learners to pursue their passions with conviction and a thorough knowledge of what’s out there for them’.
• Forensic Accounting [Wikipedia]
  Information, embedded links, external links, references.
• Forensic Accounting Demystified
  What forensic accounting actually is, what a forensic accountant does, information about litigation support and its implications.
• Forensic Accounting FAQs
  Questions and answers about common things you need to know.

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General Sites

• Accounting & Auditing Resources on the Web
  Links under financial accounting, auditing, International accounting and auditing, research, publications, others.
• Accounting Resources
  Academic Info. Topic headings that are annotated and lead to links in those areas. Business accounting.
• Australian Accounting Links
  University of Technology, Sydney. Links under topic headings. Also check the menu on the left for other link groups.
• Deakin University
  Australian, international links.
• Economic Education Web
  ‘Provide support for economic education in all forms and at all levels. Select from the menu to find exciting material for teaching economics’.
• Insolvency Practitioner’s Australia
  Links page
• International Accounting Links
• Intute : Accountancy
  Accountancy component of Business section.

Governance, Corporate

• A Proposal for Better Corporate Accounting
  Keidanren article.
• Australian Corporate Accounting
  Textbook.
• Clay Bennett Editorial Cartoons
• Corporate Governance
  ‘News, internet links, small reference library. Corporate Governance serves as a discussion forum and network … ’. Links, education, library sections in particular.
• Corporate Governance : CalPers Library
  Most extensive corporate governance library on the internet ? Database searchable by title, author, keywords, abstracts.
• Corporate Governance : ENCYCOGOV
  Encyclopaedia of Corporate Governance. Information in specific and general topics.
• Corporate Affairs : OECD
  OECD section dealing with this. Topics, news, articles, legal instruments, Focus section, themes, Corporate Governance.
• Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance
• The British Accounting Association
  Corporate Governance Special Interest Group.
• The Crisis in Corporate Disclosure
  Brookings Institute discussion paper.

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History of Accounting

• Accounting History
  ‘A specialist, international peer reviewed journal which provides a forum for the publication of high quality manuscripts on the historical development of accounting’.
• A History of Accounting
  ‘The complementary paper, “History of Accounting” by John R. Alexander is a brief introduction to this subject’. Select The History of Accounting from the main menu. Available in PDF format.
• History of Accounting
  Details a short history of accounting and business. Multi-page.
• History of Accounting [2]
  Collection of information via links. Questia.

Information Systems, Accounting

• Accounting Information System
  Extensive presentation including text, diagrams, more.
• Accounting Information Systems
  Overview available in multiple formats.
• International Journal of Accounting Information Systems
• Management & Accounting
  Instructional resources, Research resources, section information, conferences, more.

Issues in Company Financial Reporting

• Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities
  Research paper. You can download a copy of the FRSSE - Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities update here.
• SEC : Improving the Quality of Financial Reporting
  L. E. Turner speech.

Journals & Publications

Also check individual sections for specific journals.

• Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
• Accounting e-Books
  ‘E-Books for Free online viewing and/or download’.
• International Association for Accounting Education & Research
• Journals
  Links as part of the Research section.
• Journal of Small Business Management
• MISQ Central
• The International Journal of Accounting
• CPA Australia

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M - R

Management Accounting

• Accounting Software Selection Information
• Management Accountant Quarterly
• Managerial Accounting
  Course notes, more.
• Managerial Accounting - Links to Course Notes
  From several colleges and universities.

Management Information Systems

• Association for Information Systems
• Information Technology Management Web
• Management Information Systems [Research]
  Up to date information, links to information, resources, more.
• Management Information Systems Research Centre
  ‘Bridging the gap between the corporate and academic MIS worlds through the events in the MISRC Associates Program’.
• Management Technology Links [BRINT]
  ‘Premier Portal and Global Knowledge Network for Business, Information, Technology, and Knowledge Managers, Professionals, and Entrepreneurs’.
• MIS Bibliography of Information Systems Theory & Research
• MIT Centre for Information Systems Research
• Research and Scholarship
• Strategic MIS Readings
  A bibliography.
• Survey Instruments in Information Systems
  Also available through Highbeam.

Research & Methodology

• Accounting Research Guide
  Guide developed through the University of Newcastle [Aust.] Library.
• Accounting Research Network Top Ten Downloads
• Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
  Media, news, reports, standards, guidance, drafts, links.
• Economics Social Science Research Network
• Internet Resources Accounting Research
  BUBL Links.
• Journal of Accounting Research
• Management Accounting Research
  Journal.
• Research Accounting Resources
  Really extensive listing of links to research information.
• Research Journals
  Compilation by NYU.
• Rutgers Accounting On Demand
  Available from 26 May 2010. Replaces previous site
• Research - Rutgers Accounting Web
• Social Science Research Network

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S - Z

Security Analysis & Portfolio Management

• Security Analysis & Portfolio Management Presentation
  Very extensive text presentation.
• Journal of Portfolio Management
  Institutional Investor Journals.
• Portfolio Management
  Articles, PDF files.
• Portfolio Management
  Security Analysis & Investment Philosophy. Article, case studies.
• Portfolio Management Theory And Technical Analysis
  Lecture notes, resources for a course at a US university.
• Primavera Prosight
  ‘Solutions to drive the planning and control for all types of business or technology investments, deploying objective, auditable processes and metrics, while facilitating collaboration among all stakeholders’.
• Risk Tolerance
• Security Analysis & Portfolio Management
  Document of workable problems.
• Security Analysis and Portfolio Management Answers
  Answers to the previous site.

Small Business

• Business Plan Guide
• ChooseWhat
  Helping Small Businesses Make Big Choices. Use the Checklist on the front page to help you with a range of tasks to consider when starting a small business. While US based, the ideas behind these checklist items will apply universally.
• ENTERWeb [2]
  400+ links in topic areas.
• Business Resources
  University of Auckland. Bibliography of articles and texts that may be accessed through university or TAFE libraries.
• Flying Solo
  All aspects of a solo business, not only accounting.
• International Council for Small Business
  Resources, publications, directory, tools and their Journal.
• Small Business Administration
  Free online training, requested items, budget & performance, more. US agency.
• SmallBusiness.com
  ‘The Free wiki sourcebook of small business knowledge that you can edit’. Guides, directories, glossaries, how-tos, community portal, more.
• Small Business Information
• Small Business Knowledge Base, The
  Information in significant areas.
• Small Business [UK]
  ‘Provides useful resources, products and services for small business owners and start-ups. We offer Free online advice in the form of news articles, guides, tips and features that can point you in the right direction to start and run your own small business’.
• Small Business : Technology Support
  Australian site with ideas to assist.
• Small Business Training & Education
  Victorian site providing Australian help.
• Starting Your Business : Business Plans

Small Business Finance

• Business 2.0 Web Guide
• Business Funding Types Defined and Explained
  174 explanations.
• DMOZ : Small Business Plans
• Recent Developments in Small Business Finance
  Reserve Bank of Australia document.
• Small Business Financial Management
  Knowledge base.

Small Enterprise Policy

• Growing Micro & Small Enterprises in LDCs
  Article.
• Public-Private Partnerships
  UN document.

Software

• Explore Accounting [EactWin]
  ‘Designed to help you understand the accounting that goes on Behind the Screens of any commercial accounting package in the world’.
• Free Accounting Software
  A listing from Freeware Files.

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