BizSites.

Useful Web sites for the practicing CPA

Measuring Performance

CPAs often need to compare a company's performance with that of others in the same industry. The Internet offers many resources on trend and transaction analysis.

EDGAR

The SEC's EDGAR database provides information on more than 15,000 publicly traded companies. A number of sites--some free and some fee based--offer access to the EDGAR data.

Free sites

SEC www.sec.gov

FreeEdgar www.freeedgar.com

EdgarScan bamboo.tc.pw.com

EdgarOnline www.edgar-online.com

10K Wizard www.tenkwizard.com

Fee-based sites

LIVEDGAR www.gsionline.com

Disclosure EDGAR Access edgar.disclosure.com/ea

Other resources

www.hoovers.com

This site provides extensive information on public companies in easy-to-use format. The database contains information on more than 12,000 companies. Access to company capsules is free, but profiles, in-depth financials and investor tools are available only to subscribers.

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