A collection of federal tax practice and expert analysis materials. Access instructions:
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Bloomberg Law provides access to legal content and analysis, practice tools, company information, and market intelligence. It includes all content formerly in the Bloomberg BNA Resource Library, as well as case law, statutes, regulations and other legal sources.
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RIA Checkpoint research service provides Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, AICPA professional materials, FASB accounting standards, international financial standards from IASB, and additional editorial and tax planning resources.
RIA Checkpoint research service provides Internal Revenue Code, Treasury Regulations, AICPA professional materials, FASB accounting standards, international financial standards from IASB, and additional editorial and tax planning resources.
CCH Cheetah includes full-text primary sources of law with commentary, a variety of CCH and Aspen legal publications, smart charts, practical tools, news, webinars, white papers, and blogs. Practice areas covered include corporate & securities, labor & employment, intellectual property, healthcare, human resources, intellectual property and tax. CCH Cheetah will replace CCH IntelliConnect, CCH Business and Finance Research Network, CCH Health and Human Development Research Network, and CCH Tax Research Network near the end of 2018.
CCH Cheetah (now VitalLaw) includes full-text primary sources of law with commentary, a variety of CCH, Wolters Kluwer, and Aspen legal publications, smart charts, practical tools, news, webinars, white papers, and blogs. Practice areas covered include corporate & securities, labor & employment, intellectual property, healthcare, human resources, intellectual property, and tax. VitalLaw replaced CCH Cheetah in November 2021.
MergentOnline is especially useful for comparing financial report data from public companies across time for a single company, or across companies that meet the user's parameters. It provides information for over 15,000 U.S. public companies and 30,000 non-U.S. public companies. The database also includes:
- D&B 20 Million Private Company Search
- Executive Search
- Country Insight
- Economic Research
- Industry Analysis
MergentOnline (formerly FISonline) is a subscription-based service offering information on over 15,000 U.S. public companies and 30,000 non-U.S. public companies. MergentOnline is produced by Mergent, Inc., formerly known as Moody's). Mergent/Moody's is a publisher of detailed business descriptions, corporate histories and financial statements since 1900. The database also includes the Country Report module, a module that consists of the following resources: DnB Country Risk Profile, DnB Country RiskLine Report, and Mergent Country Profile. In addition, the Investext Database is available via Mergent Online.
WRDS provides Web access to a number of financial research databases, including Compustat, CRSP (Center for Research in Securities Prices), Dow Jones Averages, FDIC, and Philadelphia Stock Exchange. WRDS is intended for academic, non-commercial purposes only. All databases have been licensed for the non-profit educational use of Penn State faculty, staff, and students. Copyright law and individual license agreements govern their use. Accessing the Database: Users open individual accounts by registering at the WRDS home page. WRDS defines different accounts for users for users depending on their affiliation with the university. Within 48 hours, Penn State WRDS account representatives will verify the users’ affiliation with the university and confirm or deny the account accordingly. WRDS Terms of Use [User Agreement].
WRDS provides Web access to a number of financial research databases, including Compustat, CRSP (Center for Research in Securities Prices), Dow Jones Averages, FDIC, and Philadelphia Stock Exchange. WRDS is intended for academic, non-commercial purposes only. All databases have been licensed for the non-profit educational use of Penn State faculty, staff, and students. Copyright law and individual license agreements govern their use. Accessing the Database: Users open individual accounts by registering at the WRDS home page. WRDS defines different accounts for users depending on their affiliation with the university. Within 48 hours, Penn State WRDS account representatives will verify the users’ affiliation with the university and confirm or deny the account accordingly. WRDS Terms of Use [User Agreement].
A database covering tax news and analysis. Log in to LIAS VPN to access and follow the instructions below for the first time logging in.
VPN information for remote users.For the initial sign-in, users need to be within University’s IP range. Please follow these steps:1) Please go to www.taxnotes.com, and click SIGN IN at the top left. 2) In the username field, please enter your University e-mail address. Click Next. 3) On the next screen, please click on the blue “Register Here” link. 4) You’ll be taken to a Profile page. Enter your name and Universitye-mail address. 5) Choose a password and enter it. 6) When you’ve finished the Profile, click SAVE CHANGES. 7) You’ll go to the Tax Notes webpage, where you can sign in with your username (your University e-mail address) and the password you chose. Tax Notes includes access to daily news, analysis and commentary on tax related court opinions, legislative actions, and revenue rulings. Coverage includes Federal, State and International content.
Articles from more than 2500 business periodicals in all disciplines including some of the most important scholarly journals in accounting. Also includes SWOT analyses and professional accounting magazines.
An essential article database for business research providing the full text for more than 2,000 periodicals, including about 1,000 scholarly journals. Covers virtually all disciplines in business and economics, including: accounting, economics, econometrics, finance, marketing, management, MIS, QMM and supply chain management.
SSRN is one of the top open-access repository for scholarly research in the social sciences and the humanities. Within SSRN are research networks for Accounting (ARN), Economics (ERN), Finance (FEN) and research networks for numerous other disciplines.
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.