Accounting Profession

| Careers | Certifications | CPA Exam Courses | Current Events |
| Accountant's Resources & Software | Accounting Journals | Career Placement |

Careers-

• AICPA Web Page for Students- "No Limits" to an accounting career

• Student Zone- web site of Accounting Web

• 2006 Salary Guide- annual survey by Robert Half

• Occupation Outlook Handbook: 2006-2007- U.S. Department of Labor

• Next Generation Accountant- research into accounting and finance careers

• State Society Sites for Students

  • Discover CPA- Washington Society of CPAs

  • Student Lounge- Texas Society of CPAs

• AccountingNet- a complete online resource for accounting students

• AccountingWeb- Industry News

• Working Your Degree- CNNfn article about career flexibility of accountants

• AICPA Accounting Education Center- resources & guidance for educators

• AICPA Information Technology Community- web portal for CITPs

• CPA Firms- searchable database with placement services

Certifications

The (Computerized) Uniform CPA Examination
State Board Requirements for CPA Licensure

• Certified Fraud Examiner- Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

• Certified Internal Auditor- The Institute of Internal Auditors

• Certified Management Accountant- Institute of Management Accountants

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)- by the AICPA

  • Computerized CPA Exam- information by Gleim Publications

  • Certified Information Technology Professional- (CITP)

• Washington State Board of Accountancy

• Various Technology Certifications- many CPAs can enhance their careers this way

CPA Exam Courses

(I have no personal experience with or financial interest in any of these courses. Their presence on this list is for your convenience and does not constitute an endorsement by me.)

• Practice Makes Perfect, a review of the review courses, Journal of Accountancy (09/06)
   

• Becker Conviser CPA Review

• Bisk-Totaltape's CPA Review

• CPAexcel

• CPA Exam Review.com

• Gleim Publications, Inc.

• Lamber's CPA Review

• MicroMash

• Person/Wolinsky CPA Review

• Roger Philipp CPA Review

• Yaeger Lambers CPA Review
   

• CPA Exam Review Materials, from SmartPros

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Current Events

• Accountant's World- "The Community of Accountants Who Think Ahead"

• AICPA Web Site- a wealth of information relevant to aspiring and practicing accountants

• AICPA's 2003 Top Technologies- what accounting professionals believe is important

• CPA Net- online community for the accounting profession

• TheCycles- recent news headlines about accounting

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Accountant's Resources & Software

• Accountant Resources- Peachtree's impressive list of links to everything accounting

• QuickbooksUsers.com - Online community for QuickBooks products and other resources

Accounting Journals

• The Journal of Accountancy, AICPA

• The CPA Journal, NY State Society of CPAs

• The Tax Adviser, AICPA

• NewAccountant, for those just starting or preparing to start their careers

Career Placement

• Robert Half International, Inc.

• TaxTalent.com

• Careers in Tax

• Accounting Employment

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