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Accounting and Taxation Databases
(see also Business)

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Indexes to Journals and Books:

Accounting and Tax Newspapers (ProQuest) Remote access available Full text available
Search major newspapers for the latest accounting and tax news. (See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)

Accounting and Tax Periodicals (ProQuest) Remote access available Full text available
The quintessential accountant's database. Comprehensive coverage of accounting and tax topics appearing in key industry publications. (See Using ProQuest Databases for searching tips)

LexisNexis Accounting Publications (LexisNexis) Remote access available Full text available
Provides access to a number of accounting periodicals and reference works, including GAAP & GAAS Guides, AICPA Publications, and more.

LexisNexis Tax Laws and Cases (LexisNexis) Remote access available Full text available
Includes the Internal Revenue code, Treasury regulations, Attorney General opinions, federal & state tax cases, periodicals, and more.

LIUCat on the Web: Remote access available
The online public access catalog of Long Island University's six campuses. This can be searched from any computer. No password is needed.


Online Encyclopedias and Research Services:

BNA Tax and Accounting Center (Bureau of National Affairs) Remote access available Full text available NEW!
Offers practitioners a comprehensive array of analysis, news, primary sources, and practice tools covering federal, international, and state tax issues and financial accounting. The Expert Analysis section covers: U.S. Income tax - state taxes - foreign income - estates, gifts and trusts - North American tax handbook - accounting policy and practice - IRS practice adviser - payroll administration guide - treaty summaries and analysis - green incentives - and other reference sources. News & Commentary provides the text of over twenty-five newsletters and journals, as well as TaxCore documents from Congress, state courts, federal courts, the IRS, and other sources. Primary Sources include the Internal Revenue Code along with federal and state regulations, rules, statutes, legislation, decisions, cases, guidelines, treaties, and IRS Documents. Practice Tools provide: line by line guides to forms - tables, charts, and lists - interactive tax forms - client letters - working papers - directories - glossaries - and more.

CCH Internet Tax Research NetWork (CCH) Remote access available Full text available
Access to the CCH federal and state tax libraries is provided. The latest tax news, detailed explanations, analysis, cases, and other primary source material is available as well as the Federal Estate and Gift Tax Reporter and tax forms.

RIA Checkpoint Tax Service Remote access available Full text available
Comprehensive federal, state, international, estate, payroll, and pension tax information including law, expert analysis, treatises, tax-related news, cases, rulings and more. Includes the FASB Add-on Package, AICPA Professional Library, International Accounting Standards (IASB), and Government Accounting Standards (GASB). (To register for an individual account, go to www.riahome.com/cploginids from an on-campus computer and then access the database through this password link. Please contact the Center for Business Research for more information.)

Dictionary of Accounting (Credo/xrefer) Remote access available Full text available
Covers more than 6,000 terms relating to accounting - from company tax liability and financial reports to personal finance and investments. Includes examples and quotations, sample financial documents, and a list of industry contacts.

LexisNexis Accounting Publications (LexisNexis) Remote access available Full text available
Provides access to a number of accounting periodicals and reference works, including GAAP & GAAS Guides, AICPA Publications, and more.

LexisNexis Tax Laws and Cases (LexisNexis) Remote access available Full text available
Includes the Internal Revenue code, Treasury regulations, Attorney General opinions, federal & state tax cases, periodicals, and more.


Also of Interest:

Encyclopedia of Business and Finance (GVRL) (InfoTrac/Gale Group) Remote access available Full text available
More than three hundred entries present a wealth of information about the major functional areas of business including accounting, economics, finance, information systems, law, management, and marketing. Strong emphasis is given to careers, ethics, government legislation, and organizations in the field of business.


Database descriptions are adapted from each database's website.



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