SIT Library Guides: Accounting: Web Resources

Research resources

Harvard Business School: Working knowledge
Access new research from the Harvard Business School faculty on a variety of business topics.

These Harvard Business School: Working Knowledge topics are particularly useful for Accounting students:

Accounting: New research on general accounting from the Harvard Business School faculty on issues including accounting principles, practices, and theory, and on regulations and policy.
Economics: New research on economics from the Harvard Business School faculty on issues including economic theory, economic slowdown and stagnation, economic growth, and economic sectors.
Finance: New research on finance from the Harvard Business School faculty on issues including corporate investment, governance, and accounting management.

Accountancy Age
Accountancy Age focuses on the key issues across core topics including tax, technology, regulation, business, and the economy, producing the insight needed to drive forward businesses and enable accountants to become key strategic advisers to their clients.
Accounting Coach
Accounting Coach provides world-class materials for learning accounting basics via the internet. Today, people from all over the world can learn accounting and bookkeeping concepts using AccountingCoach.com's core materials.
Figure.nz
Figure.nz provides New Zealand focused figures, graphs and data on a variety of topics.
INTHEBLACK
The INTHEBLACK website is a leading source of information on business, finance and accounting, offering key insights into strategic thought leadership by way of expert analysis. The website features articles from CPA Australia’s monthly business magazine, INTHEBLACK, plus a variety of content, including video, audio articles, podcasts and more.
New Zealand Stock Exchange
New Zealand’s Exchange is passionate about working with customers and stakeholders to grow the markets NZX operates, which generate wealth integral to New Zealanders’ prosperity, and New Zealand companies getting ahead.

Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) represents more than 131,673 financial professionals, supporting them to make a difference to the businesses, organisations and communities in which they work and live.

Inland Revenue
Inland Revenue collects most of the revenue the government needs to fund its programmes. This department also administers a number of social support programmes. Access information, publications, videos and statistics about New Zealand's tax system.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua is New Zealand’s central bank. By maintaining a sound and efficient monetary and financial system, the Reserve Bank gives people, communities and businesses the confidence to spend, borrow and save money in their daily lives.

These Reserve Bank of New Zealand webpages are particularly useful for Accounting students:

Publications: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand produces a variety of publications and research dealing with monetary policy, financial stability, and related economic and financial issues.
Statistics: Access statistics and insights related to our policy and regulatory responsibilities.

Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
Stats NZ is New Zealand's official data agency. They collect information from people and organisations through censuses and surveys. This information is used to publish insights and data about New Zealand and support others to use the data.

Collated and useful statistical data for Accounting students:

Balance of Payments: Balance of payments (BoP) statistics provide a comprehensive record of New Zealand's economic relationship with the rest of the world.
Business: Access statistics on the activity and performance of business in New Zealand.
Economy: Access statistics about the economy which measure the goods and services New Zealand consumes and produces, changes in prices (inflation) and our economic relationship with the rest of the world.
National Accounts: Access statistics about national accounts which provides information on the key economic and financial flows in New Zealand.

The Treasury
The Treasury is the Government’s lead economic and financial advisor. It provides strategic policy advice on the New Zealand economy and produces a range of publications and economic data which is accessible from their website.

This Treasury webpage is particularly useful for Accounting students:

Publications: The Treasury publishes a diverse range of information e.g. budgets, reports, research and guidance. Search and access these documents.

Aquity Magazine
The Acuity magazine is the home of sharp thinking on matters of economics, business and finance. Access articles on the latest trends, expert advice and insightful interviews.
Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal
The Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal is a double blind peer reviewed academic journal. This journal publishes interdisciplinary research which informs a range of business-related fields. These include accounting, finance and financial planning research.
The CPA Journal
The CPA Journal provides analysis, perspective, and debate on the issues that affect the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) profession. Major topics include accounting and auditing, taxation, personal financial planning, finance, technology, and professional ethics.
Journal of Accountancy
The Journal of Accountancy is the ultimate resource for today's certified professional accountant, providing daily professional and regulatory updates, breaking news and videos.
Public Accountant
Written by industry experts, this magazine offers readers credible, practical and relevant advice, tips and expertise, providing the knowledge that accounting and finance professionals need to know regionally, nationally and globally.

New Zealand Legislation
New Zealand Legislation is the authoritative source of New Zealand's acts, bills and secondary legislation.

Commerce Comission New Zealand
The Commerce Commission is New Zealand’s primary competition, fair trading, consumer credit and economic regulatory agency. The Commission plays a critical role in ensuring New Zealand’s markets are competitive, consumers and businesses are informed and empowered, and their interests protected, and sectors with little or no competition are appropriately regulated.
Privacy Commissioner
The Privacy Commissioner works to develop and promote a culture in which personal information is protected and respected.