Financial accounting 16th Edition by Jan Williams,Susan Haka,Mark Bettner ,Joseph Carcello

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Accessing Information on the Internet
The Internet is a good place to getinformation that is useful to you in your study of accounting.
For example, you canfind information about accounting firms, standard setters, and regulators.
Instructions
a.he largest U.S.ccounting firms are referred to as the Big 4-Deloitte, Ernst Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.ind the Internet sites of these four firms and learn what you can about the types of services provided by the firm.
b.he Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) was created bythe SarbanesOxley Act tooversee auditors ofpublic companies.ind the PCAOB's Internet site and learn what you can about the PCAOB's four major activities.
c.he Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) isthe designated accounting standard setter in the U.S.ind the FASB's Internet site and identify the FASB's board members including a brief description oftheir backgrounds.
d.he International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is the body that issues InternationalFinancial Reporting Standards.ind the IASB's Internet site and identify the IASB's board members including a brief description ofthe backgrounds of five board members.
Internet sites are time and date sensitive.t is the purpose of these exercises to have you explore the Internet.ou may need to use the Yahoo! search engine http://www.yahoo.com (or another favorite search engine) to find a company's current Web address.