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Accounting, Auditing & Taxation

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Accounting Ethics
 

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  • Suggested readings

    If you want to read the entire copy of any book titles in this link, you may want to check out from our library or request an inter-library loan.

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Selected Journals in researching Accounting Ethics

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Business Tax Statistics

 
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Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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  • A Guide to Sarbanes-Oxley Legislation

  • This site gives you an introductory in different aspects of this legislation.

  • H. R. 3763

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  • The Effects of Sarbanes-Oxley on the Public Accounting Industry

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  • The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies on Firm Risk and Cost of Equity

  • The effects of Sarbanes-Oxley on earnings forecasts

  • The Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley on Private Companies

  • Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and SEC Final Rulings on Auditor Independence

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  • The Chilling Effect of SARBANES-OXLEY: Myth or Reality?

  • The Sarbanes-Oxley Effect

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  • Working Paper - Going-Private Decisions and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002: A Cross-Country Analysis

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Selected Book Titles on Accounting Ethics and SOX Act

Bankruptcy

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Selected Readings for Bankruptcy:

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Bankruptcy Law

  • An overview on Bankruptcy - Cornell Law School

  • Bankruptcy Basics

    Bankruptcy Basics provides basic information to debtors, creditors, court personnel, the media, and the general public on different aspects of the federal bankruptcy laws. It also provides individuals who may be considering bankruptcy with a basic explanation of the different chapters under which a bankruptcy case may be filed and to answer some of the most commonly asked questions about the bankruptcy process.

  • Corporate Bankruptcy - by SEC

    What happens when a public company files for protection under the federal bankruptcy laws? Who protects the interests of investors? Do the old securities have any value when, and if, the company is reorganized?

  • Personal Bankruptcy

    Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 are mainly for individuals. The property a debtor can keep through the bankruptcy is determined by the specific exemptions available under state law. This site gives you a brief insight of the exemptions.

  • The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA)

  • There are several key changes to the new bankruptcy law, called the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA).

  • Statistical Data - Bankruptcy Fraud

  • Types of Bankruptcy Fraud: Concealment of assets, petition mills, and multiple filings are the most common types of bankruptcy fraud.

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How to search for a Bankruptcy Case

  • Business Bankruptcy Search

    With your own subscription, the site allows you to search major bankruptcies since 1986 (publicly traded companies and selected private companies). You can search by company name, company assets level, business type and filing date.

  • Nexis Uni

    Click on the "Business Law" section in this database to locate bankruptcy cases. For paper copies or the access to the Westlaw database, please contact the Law Library with the UT Law School.

  • Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

    Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) is an electronic public access service that allows users to obtain case and docket information online from federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts, and the PACER Case Locator. PACER is provided by the Federal Judiciary in keeping with its commitment to providing public access to court information via a centralized service.

  • The UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database (BRD)

    The UCLA-LoPucki Bankruptcy Research Database (BRD) is a data collection, data linking, and data dissemination project of the UCLA School of Law. The BRD's mission is to promote bankruptcy research by making bankruptcy data available to academic researchers throughout the world. [NOTE: UTK Hodges Library does not have this database subscription. Users can access the free materials online. To access the UCLA restricted section, users need to pay the access fee themselves.]

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Local Associations

  • American Bankruptcy Institute

    he American Bankruptcy Institute is dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues.

  • National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA)

    NACBA is the only national organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy.

  • The National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (the NABT)

    The National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees is a nonprofit association formed in 1982 to address the needs of chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees and to promote the effectiveness of the bankruptcy system as a whole.

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