Small Institutions Accounting Resource Guide

Print Version

NACUBO acknowledges Dale Larson, University of Dallas for developing this page to assist the Controller's Office at small institutions in finding references and resources available on the Web. 

Federal Government

Student Financial Aid Audit Guidance at the Department of Education, Office of the Inspector General

Grants Management Circulars

Office of Management and Budget Circulars

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data collection surveys for postsecondary education on enrollments, program completions, graduation rates, faculty & staff, finances, and student financial aid.

Financial Aid Professionals Library

The Blue Book - detailed accounting, record-keeping and reporting requirements for federally funded student financial aid programs.

EZ Audit steps to creating a submission, common submission errors, frequently asked questions and more.

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes

Financial

Securities and Exchange Commission  - EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system, performs automated collection, validation, indexing, acceptance, and forwarding of submissions by companies and others who are required by law to file forms with the SEC.  For investment advisor monitoring, go to the Disclosure Reporting Page.  

Black-Scholes calculator for determining options value

Oanda, The Currency Site, for foreign currency exchange rates

MoneyCafe.com for prime interest rates (historical)

British Bankers' Association for LIBOR (historical)

The Federal Reserve Board for interest rates (daily and historical)

Applicable Federal Rates (APR)

Consumer Price Index (CPI) and cost of living analysis from the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Nationally Recognized Municipal Securities Information Repositories (NRMSIRs)

Guide Star - Form 990 search

Higher Education Associations and Related Organizations

National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA)

Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)

Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities (AGB)

Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)

College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR)

Educause - higher education association promoting the intelligent use of information technology

National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACAS)

University Risk Management Insurance Association (membership required)

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) membership required

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) for information on auditing standards

PriceWaterhouseCoopers CFO Direct - a web resource center

College and University Web site List

The Common Fund

Treasury Institute for Higher Education