Not-for-Profit Knowledge Checks

https://competency.aicpa.org/assessments/knowledge_check/298-not-for-profit-entities AICPA & CIMA Competency and Learning website. Take the quizzes and see how you score. Targeted resources for purchase are available at the end of the quiz.

GASB 80 - Blending Component Units

http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2016/feb/gasb-guidance-on-blending-component-units-201613874.html

Federal Compliance accounting

http://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/february-2016-federal-compliance-accounting/ This article is from the Strategic Finance Magazine of the CMA. Here are some important subjects students and practicing accountants should understand: Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Disclosure Statements Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Office of Management & Budget Circulars (OMB A-21 and A-122)

California Debt and Disclosures

http://reason.com/archives/2016/02/05/californias-deep-debt-problems

State fiscal comparisons

http://www.truthinaccounting.org/library/doclib/TIAFSOS9-2015.pdf

Illinois fiscal woes

http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/mikeshedlock/2015/12/28/death-watch-illinois-despite-massive-stock-market-rally-illinois-pension-liabilities-go-up-and-up-and-up-n2097394?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl

Pension Data

http://slge.org/research/public-plans-database