Master of Accounting (MAcc): Accounting and
Tax Databases

VitalLaw from CCH (Commerce Clearing House) has news, analysis, and legislation on Federal, State, and International Tax topics. It also has the U.S. Master GAAP Guide with technical explanations of generally accepted accounting principles as documented in the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC).

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Government and Public Policy
Description: Checkpoint Edge has primary tax documents and secondary analysis related to federal, state and local taxation, estate planning, pensions and benefits, international taxation and payroll taxation. It also offers tax news, i-Tables calculator and a Form/Line finder tool.

Full-text access to over 15,000 sources of news, business, legal, and reference information, including hundreds of U.S. and foreign newspapers, legal and business publications, wire services, broadcast media transcripts, and trade/news magazines. Here you will also find federal and state legal cases and some patent information.

Intelligize from LexisNexis is an analytics tool that allows advanced queries on designated sections in public filings and exhibits submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. There are also comment letters written by SEC Examiners, no-action letters, and regulatory materials. Merger and acquisition deal information is also available.

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