Resources

Tax Information

Internal Revenue Service Website

Franchise Tax Board Website

Fidelity IRA Evaluation

The Payroll Taxes Information Site

Salary Calculator, Relocation, Cost of Living and Real Estate

Per Diem Travel Allowances

Federal Agencies and Department Sites

US Department of Labor

Social Security Benefit Calculators

Tax Foundation

Provides links to a host of federal and state research sources, including IRS and state tax publishers.

Government Printing Office

Do you want a copy of the 1997 Tax Act of the Blue Book? Find it here, along with the latest pending legislation and various other Congressional information.

House of Representatives

Put on-line by the House of Representatives, this site allows you to check the status of a bill, view the weekly floor schedule, and track same-day legislative developments.

House of Representatives Internet Law Library

Provides access to the US Code, the Code of Federal Regulations, as well as state and territorial laws, laws of other nations, treaties and international laws.

Accounting & Auditing

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

With more than 330,000 members, the AICPA is the national professional association for CPA’s in the United States. It sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for audits of private companies; federal, state and local governments; and non-profit organizations.

Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center (EBPAQC)

To help CPAs meet the challenges of performing quality audits in the complex and unique area of employee benefit plans, the AICPA has established the Employee Benefit Plan Audit quality Center (EBPAQC). EBPAQC is a firm-based voluntary membership center for firms that audit employee benefit plans. Employee benefit plan audits include pension, health and welfare, and 401(k) plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) under the regulatory authority of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL).

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

The PCAOB is a private sector, nonprofit corporation created by the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002, to oversee the auditors of public companies in order to protect the interests of its investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, fair, and independent audit reports.

Securities & Exchange Commission

Interested in your competition? A stop here allows you to access their SEC filings by searching EDGAR database. Also contains other SEC and small businesses Information.

California Board of Accountancy

The board mandate is to regulate the accounting profession primarily through its authority to license.

California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA)

CalCPA is the largest statewide professional association of CPAs in the United States.