Take your accounting knowledge to the next level with blogs! An excellent resource for students seeking accounting degrees, blogs are packed with the latest news and colorful commentary on topics like auditing, fraud, taxes and tax accounting, public accounting, federal regulations and so much more.
We’ve hand-picked 20 authoritative and engaging accounting blogs for your reading – and learning – pleasure.
1. AccountingCoach® – Harold Averkamp formed the Accounting Coach blog in 2003, which provides answers to all types of accounting questions. With more than 80,000 newsletter subscribers and 14,000 Facebook fans, this blog is an excellent resource for accounting students.
2. Tick Marks – This blog’s author Dan Meyer is faculty at Austin Peay State University. Tick Marks examines government news related to taxes and delivers insightful commentary on accounting, taxes and auditing.
3. Skeptical CPA – On this blog, George Weinbaum, a CPA in Texas with an MBA from the University of Chicago Municipal, covers an array of accounting topics. With a skeptical eye, Weinbaum analyzes financial crimes, government deception, municipal bonds and potential disasters.
4. Nicholas J. Pennewell, CPA – Where Every Penny Matters – Nicholas Pennewell, CPA, writes this accounting blog. An excellent resource for students, Pennewell’s posts include updates on business tax laws, Section 179, the HIRE Act and drywall tax relief.
5. Our Taxing Times – Trish McIntire, owner of McIntire Tax Center, offers her perspective on tax preparation and U.S. taxes on this blog. Highlights include taxpayer education and updates on the IRS and U.S. Treasury, tax exemptions and refund anticipation loans.
6. Taxable Talk – Russ Fox, E.A., of Clayton Financial and Tax of Irvine, writes this blog. Taxable Talk takes a close look at California’s state budget, all types of taxes, tax legislation, the IRS’s PTIN system and tax evasion.
7. TaxMama’s Tax Quips – TaxMama is Eva Rosenberg, full-time practice owner and blogger. On this lively blog, Rosenberg answers questions about taxes in podcast format, provides commentary on taxation news and throws in a little tax humor for good measure.
8. CPA Technology Blog – Brian Tankersley writes this blog and is a CPA and consultant based in Knoxville, Tennessee. This blog delves into the technological side of accounting, with reviews and information on accounting-related software and devices.
9. The Tech Gap – Gregory LaFollette, CPA and consultant, gives the rundown on the latest accounting technology on this blog. From social media sites and unique gadgets to time-saving software, this blog is full of high-tech accounting solutions.
10. The Accounting Onion – Tom Selling, PhD, CPA, created this blog to “peel away financial issues one layer at a time.” Here, Selling examines the financials of big companies in the news, new developments with the “big four” accounting firms, financial instruments and the SEC.
11. Gary Weiss Blog – This blog’s creator is Gary Weiss, journalist and the author of two books that probe the underside of Wall Street. With a special focus on a large online retailer, Weiss scrutinizes corporate crime, the SEC and fraud.
12. The Fraud Files – Tracy Coenen is a forensic accountant, fraud examiner and author of two books and this blog. At The Fraud Files, Coenen covers the latest news on fraud, multi-level marketing, Ponzi schemes, regulations and auditing. She also offers tips on financial investigation.
13. Forensic and Fraud Blog – Gary P. Opper is a CPA and co-founder of forensic accounting and fraud auditing CPA firm Levie-Opper, LLC. In this blog, Opper teaches you everything you’d want to know about Ponzi schemes and mortgage fraud, including information on how these crimes happen and how to avoid them.
14. Accounting Tomorrow – Liz Gold, blog editor, offers something for CPAs of all ages and experience levels at this blog on WebCPA. From tips on boosting your sales with marketing and passing the CPA exam to increasing productivity, this blog is an essential resource for accounting professionals.
15. Control Freak – This newly redesigned and renamed blog is written by industry thought leaders and employees of Approva, a provider of continuous controls monitoring software. This blog focuses on the details of government fraud, risk, whistle-blowing and much more.
16. Golden Practices Blog – This blog was founded by Michelle Golden, president of Golden Practices Inc. Golden includes a virtually comprehensive accounting blog list on this site, plus multiple posts on starting and maintaining a business blog.
17. Don't Mess With Taxes – Kay Bell, a journalist and corporate communicator with a passion for taxes founded this blog to make “taxes less taxing.” Bell provides practical daily, weekly and monthly tax tips full of valuable information for both taxpayers and accounting professionals alike.
18. Tax Prof Blog – Paul L. Caron is a professor of law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and author of this blog. Caron offers a slew of tax resources, including comprehensive tax news, tax paper downloads, information on education and more.
19. MauledAgain – James Edward Maule is a law professor at Villanova University School of Law and has taught federal income tax for 20 years. In this blog, Maule offers commentary on an array of tax topics, including tax legislation, taxing the wealthy and education.
20. Tax Rascal – Byrne Hobart, a self described “finance fanatic,” writes this tax blog. Byrne takes a critical look at current events and federal and state tax laws, including the hotly-debated soft drink and smoking taxes.
About the Author: Jared Eutsler CPA,CMA,CFE,CFM, is a full-time faculty member of the School of Business at Rasmussen College, where he teaches accounting degree courses. Jared has a range of work experience that includes running the operations and accounting for real estate companies, working as an Auditor for Ernst & Young, and operating his own CPA firm. Jared has a Master’s degree in Accounting and Information Systems from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Grand Canyon University.
Comments (38)
A good article - holiday claims
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Excellent List - shuvo
Thats an excellent list of useful blogs for the students. Students will surely love this blog.
Be more skeptical... - Barns
I must say, I love and applaud the idea of a CPA who is skeptical (<a href="http://skepticaltexascpa.blogspot.com/">Skeptical CPA</a>). Would that there were more like George because it seems to me that we would be in far less of a mess if those who purport to know about financial matters were far less willing to believe what the are told! And I've been following Global financial markets since the late 70's, which I guess makes me a veritable veteran, right?
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Jared
Great idea and a great cross-section of quality accounting sector Blogs. I hope from a career perspective that someone would do something similar for local accounting practices. Thanks for the awesome research shared.
Nice post - clint herman
I've read some of these blogs. They are quiet pretty interesting. Thanks for sharing!
great - clint
I enjoy reading these blogs. Thanks for sharing!
Good list - Iva
Thanks, a great resource. I have added to my bookmarks.
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thanks alot - asthenic
This is a great list, some awesome blogs.
The fraud file is my favorite
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Subject - gary
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Thank you! - Mwd
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Good List - Cheryl Jones
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Great Resource - Taylor
I was looking for some information on fraud auditing and ponzi schemes and came across this post.
What a great compilation of useful blogs.
I've gone to many of them already and have added to my bookmarking archive for future reference.
It can be hard to finds factually written, accurate information on accounting issues on the web, so this is a great resource to have.
Thanks for taking the time to put it together
- Free Coloring
Great post. This article is very interesting and helpful. Thanks for sharing with us.
Great List - P Christison
Good list. Especially like the Forensic and Fraud Blog.
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CPA Technology Blog - Medical Billing Fort Lauderdale
What a great list. I wish we had this when I was taking my undergrad accounting classes. I specifically like the technology and accounting blog. That one is especially helpful!!
thanks for share - byan
good blogs, thank you
Byan
Great job! - Marc Azada
Looks like Michelle Golden really did a good job on creating the Golden practices blog. I am sure that students will surely learn a lot from this. I can't wait to read more of your work.
great list - one big switch
very informative and good post
Tax Help Blog - Ara Haddadian CPA
Ara Haddadian CPA is CPA practicing in Los Angeles, CA. The site offers useful tax resources, tax tips, tax news, and articles on various taxing matters for students, employees, independent contractors, business owners, and other professionals. Every week the site is updated with a new topic on the blog page which covers a tax or accounting question posted by users.
www.ahcpa.info
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Thank you - Vendor Advocacy
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Excellent Data - kunalsharma
What a great list. I wish we had this when I was taking my undergrad accounting classes. I specifically like the technology and accounting blog. That one is especially helpful!
- ares
Thank you for providing this list!
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Now I know where to go when my lecturers decide to go hard :)
