Accounting

Contains standards and rules for financial reporting. Provides access to the authoritative literature from the following bodies:
AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
EITF (Emerging Issues Task Force, a committee within FASB)
FASB (Financial Accounting Standards Board). The database includes:
Accounting Standards: Current Text
Original Pronouncements
FASB codification
IASB (International Accounting Standards Board) which is part of the IFRS Foundation (International Financial Reporting Standards)
PCAOB (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; a regulatory body)
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission)

Provides detailed research on auditor information, Sarbanes-Oxley disclosures, compliance disclosures, litigation, and corporate governance. This database is available in WRDS/Wharton Research Data Services. A WRDS password is required for access. BC Faculty, PhD and Masters level students may set up accounts directly from the WRDS web site:
http://wrds-web.wharton.upenn.edu/ All other students should email wrdsreps@bc.edu for information about setting up an account.

VitalLaw is a comprehensive collection of legal content in many subject areas, including labor and employment, securities, taxation, environmental law, banking, and many more. Primary sources, secondary sources, law practice materials, and indexes are included. Researchers can select individual sources to search, or can search across all content.