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Subjects: Accounting, Business, Computer Sciences, Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurship, Finance, International Business, Law, Management, Marketing, Statistics

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ABI/INFORM Collection (1971 to current) This link opens in a new window
Features full-text business and economics journals, dissertations, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data.
AnswerConnect (CCH) This link opens in a new window
Users must create an AnswerConnect account using their UTampa email address while physically on campus. Users must also update their account every year. Offers the tools and resources for doing research in federal, state, and international taxation, financial & estate planning, accounting & auditing, special taxation, pension & payroll, etc.
CCH Walkthrough Guides
CCH AnswerConnect Tips (PDF)
Business Source Complete: BSI This link opens in a new window
BSI allows users to easily locate company and industry information. Searching filters include: Industry Profiles, Market Research Reports, Country Reports,SWOT Analyses, and Trade Journals.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Full-text news, business, and legal sources including deep archives and up-to-the-minute reports on international, national, and regional news services. Also contains company financial information and Shephard's Citations.
Nexis Uni Search Training
Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the entire United States Code, federal regulations, federal and state case law, statutes, etc.
Westlaw Classic Training - Videos (Note: do not click login on training area)
Westlaw Classic Complete Training PDF
There is also a large body of content for news that is organized by geographical location and by topic all gathered from the vast Reuters news organization.

Tax Notes (Federal)
Lookup IRS Code, Circular 230, Treasury Decisions, IRS Guidance, Private Ruling, Court Documents, Internal Revenue Manual, and more.

Financial Resources

EDGAR SEC Filings This link opens in a new window
All companies, foreign and domestic, are required to file registration statements, 10-K and 10-Q.
TIP: Open [Filing] then click Interactive Data.
How to read a 10-K/10-Q
Key Business Ratios This link opens in a new window
Competitive bench-marking data from public and private companies with one to three year ratios.
Market Atlas (formerly Mergent Online ) This link opens in a new window
Provides information on U.S. and foreign public companies and their Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings.
You can still access the old version of Mergent Online which will cease publication June 30, 2025.

U.S. annual reports, current and historical, international annual reports and many tools to configure reports on company and industry analysis along with industry and country reports.
Morningstar Investment Center This link opens in a new window
Contains information on stocks, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), markets and uses portfolio tools to evaluate investment performance, etc.
MorningStar Training
ValueLine This link opens in a new window
Source of information and advice on approximately 1,700 stocks, more than 90 industries, the stock market, and the economy.

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)--Standards
An organization recognized by the Securities and Exchange Commission as the designated authority responsible for establishing financial accounting and reporting standards for public and private companies as well as not-for-profit organizations following Generally Acceptable Accounting Principles (GAAP).

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Article/Book Request Form
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Google Scholar
A great place to start research that includes many UTampa databases. (PDF Handout Notes)

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