AICPA RESOURCES
The American Institute of CPAs has an enormous wealth of resources available online - so much so that it's sometimes overwhelming. Here's just a sampling of what they've made available.
* 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy for Women - www.360financialliteracy.org/women
This site includes FAQs, articles and tools on money management and financial planning, targeted specifically at women and organized by life stages, as well as a feature called "Ask the Money Dr."
* AICPA Accounting Education Center - www.aicpa.org/aec
The site, aimed at educators, contains resources for education and curriculum development; career awareness; scholarships and awards; minority initiatives and work/life effectiveness and women's initiatives. It also has a discussion forum for accounting educators.
* AICPA's Business Valuation and Forensic & Litigation Services Community - www.aicpa.org/bvfls
Resources, tools and information for CPAs related to business valuation and forensic and litigation services. ABV credential holders and members of the institute's BV/FLS section can also access premium content, such as sample engagement letters.
* Center for Public Company Audits - http://cpcaf.aicpa.org
Information on regulatory developments, best practices guidance, and technical updates for firms that do audits of SEC issuers.
* CPA Financial Literacy Resource Center - www.aicpa.org/financialliteracy
This resource center, aimed at helping CPAs get involved in financial literacy efforts, includes links to a free CPE course for financial literacy volunteers and mobilization toolkits that include PowerPoint presentations for use in community literacy outreach efforts.
* PCPS Firm Practice Center - http://pcps.aicpa.org
The PCPS Firm Practice Center includes tools and resources on topics such as staffing, succession planning, marketing and practice growth, keeping up with standards, practice management and more.
