SoBE: Accounting Research Guide (CoBET)

The mission of the FASB is to establish and improve standards of financial accounting and reporting that foster financial reporting by nongovernmental entities that provides decision-useful information to investors and other users of financial reports.

The mission of the GASB is to establish and improve financial accounting and reporting standards to provide useful information to investors and other users of financial reports and educate stakeholders on how to most effectively understand and implement those standards.

PCAOB oversees the audits of public companies and SEC-registered brokers and dealers.

NASBA's mission is to enhance the effectiveness and advance the common interests of the Boards of Accountancy.

Professional accounting association serving members; produces many journals relevant to the field.

As the certifying body in treasury and finance, AFP established and administers the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) and Certified Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis Professional (FPAC) credentials, setting the standard of excellence in the profession globally.

Financial Executives International connects financial leaders through exchanging ideas about best practices, defining the profession, educating Members and stakeholders and working with the government to improve the general economy.

Leading professional organization for CPAs, this sire offers professional development resources, standards, research, and publications in all areas of accounting and taxation, and membership information.

The association that connects and empowers professionals who support government, from financial management to IT, human resources, cybersecurity and more, to advance good government initiatives, grow their expertise and accelerate their careers.

Largest community of accountants in academia

The national professional organization for all CPAs

Nation's leader in payroll education, publication, and training for payroll professionals

Worldwide association of accountants and financial professionals working in Business

Largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency

Premier academic organization devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial economics

Global credentialing body with nearly 50 years of service to the financial industry

Principal professional organization for CFPs, educators. and financial services professionals

Nation's leading membership organization for healthcare financial management executives and leaders

Country's leading professional association of fee-only, fiduciary financial advisors

Advances the practice of investor relations, professional competency, and stature of its members

World's largest anti-fraud organization reducing fraud and corruption worldwide

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Search by a company or person's name with EDGAR search tools.

Provides an interface for browsing information parsed from SEC filings about several hundred thousand U.S. publicly traded corporations and their foreign subsidiaries.

This page provides links to releases concerning SEC rulemaking activity, including concept releases, proposed rules, final rules, interpretive releases, and policy statements. It also links to announcements concerning SRO rulemaking, PCAOB rulemaking, instructions for Exchange Act Exemptive Applications, other Commission notices, and public petitions for rulemaking submitted to the SEC.

This page provides information on SEC enforcement actions, opinions issued by the Commission, briefs filed by SEC staff, trading suspensions, and notices concerning the creation of investors claims funds in specific cases.