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FINANCIAL SITES

Wall Street Journal

Great source of financial news

Current Exchange Rates

This link will help you chart the dollar against any foreign currency

Mortgage, Bank, Lending, and Interest Rates

This site will give you the most up-to-date information on constantly fluctuating rates

Money Magazine

Check stock quotes, and track the day's financial news

MSN Money

A great source of information for your personal finance needs. Get access to quotes, stock research, and news

Market Watch by Dow Jones

CBS Marketwatch provides links to financial news, stock quotes, IRA resources, stock picks and more

Travelex - Foreign Exchange

Foreign currency exchange. Travelex has competitive exchange rates and traveler’s cheques

Olsen's Classic 164 Currency Converter

Current and historical conversion rates for 164 currencies are available. "You can view any exchange rates among the 164 currencies for any day since 1 January 1990 through today. The currency converter is updated daily at 8:00 p.m. EST."

GOVERNMENT SITES

IRS

The IRS website has many great tax resources for you

IRS W4 Form

This form is used to determine federal income tax withholding

INS I-9 Form

This form is required to be filled out by new employees on their date of hire for the Immigration and Naturalization Service

Social Security Administration

Social Security Administration administers retirement, medicare, disability and other benefits

U.S. Small Business Association

Programs and services to help you start, grow and succeed

U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Commerce

Federal Citizen Information Center

A catalog of Free and low-cost federal publications that may be of interest to you. Also contains a lot of important consumer information

Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents

Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Full-Text of State Statutes and Legislation

This page seeks to link to sites containing full-text state constitutions, statutes (called codes or compiled laws in some states), legislation (bills, amendments and similar documents), session laws (bills that have become laws), and administrative rules.

Savings Bond Wizard

"The Savings Bond Wizard helps you manage your savings bond inventory. This Windows application allows you to maintain an inventory of your bonds and determine the current redemption value, earned interest, and other information. You can also print your bond inventory, providing you with an important record if you ever need to replace any of your savings bonds. The Wizard makes it easy and fun to manage your savings bond investment!"

The Bureau of the Public Debt

US Department of the Treasury

TAX INFORMATION SITES

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Committed to member service and the public interest, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and its predecessors have been serving the accounting profession since 1887.

CLIENT SITES

Fun Stuff: Color books just for you!

Ivy has put together a huge list of downloadable coloring books for about any interest. Find the topic you like, download and print the PDF for hours of fun coloring.

Fun Stuff: Games to play - downloadable or play online

All work and no play makes for a very long day. Take a break and play a couple fun games. Don't forget to get back to work though as they can be 'too' much fun. Downloadable and play online versions available for you to enjoy.

Fun Stuff: Today in History

Is today your birthday? Anniversary? What happened today in history brought to you by The History Channel.

Fun Stuff: What is overhead?

NASA has an incredible Web site that shows what is in orbit over the Earth in real time. From this page, you can also read more about the other satellites and NASA projects.

The Library of Congress Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet

A ton of information on federal legislation, congress and committees. Provides many useful links not only within the federal government, but also to state legislative sites.

MISCELLANEOUS SITES

New York Times

A great online newspaper

CPA Website Design

Comprehensive website design and hosting complete with tools created especially for CPAs

Consumer World

Giving consumers reviews and knowledge for almost everything and anything you could purchase

ABC's of Real Estate

Great knowledge if you are buying, selling or mortgaging your home

Saving for College

A wealth of knowledge about saving for your children's college education. Get your questions answered here!

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