Accounting and Tax Research: Standards and Regulations

Excellent resource for standards, white papers and studies in accounting. Publisher of Journal of Accountancy.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) is the designated organization in the private sector for establishing standards of financial accounting that govern the preparation of financial reports by nongovernmental entities. Those standards are officially recognized as authoritative by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). FASB's website includes authoritative standards as well as presentations and minutes from meetings of the FASB

PCAOB produces auditing and related professional practice standards for registered public accounting firms to follow in the preparation and issuance of audit reports

The mission of the IFRS is to develop a single set of enforceable and globally accepted financial reporting standards.

The IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) is the independent standard-setting body of the IFRS Foundation.

The IRS' Tax Professionals page provides tools for tax professionals for help with filing returns, arranging or verifying payment or other tax preparation responsibilities. Resources include due diligence requirements for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) returns and IRS’s programs and resources.

The SEC Regulation page provides links to releases concerning SEC rule making activity, including concept releases, proposed rules, final rules, interpretive releases, and policy statements. It also links to announcements concerning Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) rule making, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) rule making, instructions for Exchange Act Exemptive Applications, other Commission notices, and public petitions for rulemaking submitted to the SEC.

This is the webpage for the Colorado Board of Accountancy. This page contains a wide variety of links including FAQs, forms to renew licenses, submit complaints, and online laws and regulations.