May 15, 2008
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International Center for Small and Medium Practices |
Relevant Links
The following websites and resources have been identified as providing information relevant to small and medium accounting practices.
General
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Journal of Accountancy Online and searchable archive
Accounting and Assurance
- AICPA Private Companies Practice Section Online Toolkit (to help implement the AICPA's Risk Assessment Standards ISAs)
- Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants Resources (includes self-study options, information on seminars, links to international resources, publications, and other tools to help with the implementation of ISAs and IFRSs)
- CPA Australia Audit Fact Sheets to Explain New Australian Audit Standards
- Deloitte IFRS/IAS Resources and News
- Ernst & Young Global IFRS Resources
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) Auditing & Assurance Resource Centre
- ICAA Financial Reporting Resource Centre
- International Accounting Standards Board's Project to Develop an International Financial Reporting Standard for Small and Medium-sized Entities (IFRS for SMEs)
- KPMG IFRS Publications (including comparisons of IFRS to country GAAP)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Articles on the Latest Audit and Professional Responsibility Developments
- PricewaterhouseCoopers Online Guide to Appling IFRSs
- United Kingdom Auditing Practices Board Guidance on Smaller Entity Audit Documentation (addresses how the special considerations of a smaller entity audit impact the working papers that an auditor needs to prepare)
Business Advisory
- AICPA Financial Management Center Resources
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Small Business Start-up Factsheets
- ACCA Small Business Resources
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants Online Resources (covering the accountancy profession, business and personal skills, compliance, corporate finance and treasury, governance, management and financial accounting, organizational management, and strategic management)
- CPA Australia Information and Services for Small / Medium Business
- CPA Australia's Good Practice Guide (central database that provides practical tools to help people with their day-to-day work and comprises analytical tools, case studies, documented procedures and template policies representing good practice)
- ICAA Business Valuation Resource Centre
- ICAA Australia Business Software Guide
- Economist Business Travel and 'Doing business in' Cities Guide
- Economist Country Briefings
- Euro Business Guide
- European Union Information on Doing Business across the EU
- Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens SME Publications
- Grant Thornton’s International Business Report
- HLB International's Guide, Doing Business (available by country and in different languages)
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Guide, Doing Business
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Library
- Small Business Journey Advice on How to Be a Responsible and Successful Small Business
- United Kingdom Government Practical Advice for Small Businesses
- United States Small Business Administration Practice Advice for Small Businesses
- World Bank's Doing Business project
Information Technology (IT) Management
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) IT Resources
- AICPA Private Companies Practice Section (PCPS) - Keeping Up with Technology (online resources, including tools, articles, presentations, charts, and checklists on topics relevant to practices of all sizes and types)
- AccountingWEB Expert Guides ExcelZone / IT
- Business Links Practical Business Advice on IT and e-Commerce
- Grant Thornton's XBRL Resource Center
- ICAA IT/XBRL Resource Centre
Practice Management
- Accountancy Age Practice Homepage
- AccountingWEB Catalogue of Practice Tips and Expert Guides Practice Management
- AccountingWEB Practice Management Zone (latest news, guides, tips, and resources for practitioners)
- AICPA PCPS 2007 Survey of Practice Management Issues
- AICPA PCPS Online Resources (tools, articles, presentations, charts, and checklists on topics relevant to practices of all sizes and types)
- AICPA PCPS Online Resources for Firm Practice Management
- AICPA PCPS Online Resources for Practices with Five or Less Staff
- AICPA Small Firm Corner
- AICPA's Journal of Accountancy Online and searchable archive
- CPA Australia - Summary of Report, Firm of the Future: Opportunities and Challenges for Public Practitioners (suggests strategies to help CPAs prepare for what lies ahead)
- CPA Australia Public Practice: Firm of the Future Report (summary)
- CPA Australia's Resources for Public Practice
- ICAA Quality Review Resource Centre
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Reading List for Practice Management
- South African Auditors Board Auditing Practice Statement on Quality Control
Taxation
- AICPA PCPS Online Resources
- ICAA Tax Resource Center
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Taxation Links
- PwC's Tax Publications