Library Class and Subject Guides: Accounting: Recommended Government Sites

Freely Available Websites

Librarians recommend the following freely available/government websites to support your research.

Accounting and Financial Reporting Guidance (SEC)
The SEC has an Office of the Chief Accountant that is responsible for establishing and enforcing accounting and auditing police.
Central Accounting Reporting System (CARS)
The electronic system of record for the government's financial data that supports government-wide standardization.
Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Council
An organization of Chief Financial Officers and Deputy Chief Financial Officers from the largest Federal agencies, senior officials of the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Treasure working collaboratively to improve financial management in the U.S. government.

Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval (EDGAR) This link opens in a new window
A compilation of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
A bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department tasked with combating domestic and international money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes by collecting and analyzing financial transactions.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Referred to as the "congressional watchdog," this government office examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides Congress and federal agencies with the necessary information to assist the government in saving money and working more efficiently.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
A governmental entity tasked with administering and enforcing U.S. federal tax laws.
Joint Committee on Taxation
Closely involved with every aspect of the tax legislative process, this nonpartisan committee of Ph.D economists, attorneys, and accountants assist members of both houses of Congress on tax legislation.
U.S. Tax Court
The federal trial court of record established to adjudicate disputes over federal income tax.