Links To Other Websites

Table of Contents to Websites’ Links:

• Accountants Sites
• Agriculture, Farming and Ranching
• California Government Sites (except taxes)
• Charities and Non-Profit Entity Sites
• Corporate, Partnership and LLC Formation Sites
• Corporate Securities, Information and Governance
• Corporate Mergers, Acquisitions, Business Sales, IPOs, and Venture Capital
• Federal Sites (except taxes)
• Financial Ratings, Stocks, Stock and Bond Quotes Bank Interest Rates, and Currency Rates
• Intellectual Property and Technology
• Legal Sites, California
• Legal Sites, Federal
• Property Tax Sites
• Real Estate for Sale and Lease Sites
• Real Estate Information Sites
• Tax Sites for Federal Taxes
• Tax Sites for California Taxes
• Tax Sites for Other State’s Taxes
• Tax Sites for City and Local Taxes
• Tax Sites for Foreign Country Taxes

Accountants Sites

• American Institute of CPAs (AICPA)
• California Society of CPAs
• California Board of Accountancy (California state agency which regulates accountants)
• State CPA Societies (links to the official CPA Societies of each State)
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (obtain FASB Pronouncements, Standards and Interpretations)
• Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  (created by Sarbanes-Oxley to oversee auditors)
• Government Accounting Standards Board
  (State and local government reporting standards for government agency financial statements )
• International Federation of Accountants (global organization of foreign country accountants)
• International Accounting Standards Board (international accounting standards)
• NAICS, SIC and IRS Business Codes (obtain business codes for each industry and type of business)
• Product Classes by the North America Industry Classification System ( NAICS product classifications)

Agriculture, Farming and Ranching Sites

• U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Agriculture Business Resources (links to providers of goods and services for agriculture, farming and ranching businesses)
• Agriculture Online (current information on markets, weather, crops, livestock, news, and producers)
• California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (Official California state agricultural site)
• USDA for California (California news and information from the USDA)
• Farm Credit Administration (obtain loans for farms and ranches)
• The Farm Credit Council (Agricultural loans and lending sources by each state)
• Census of Agriculture & Statistics from the USDA (Census of agriculture, crops and statistics organized by states and regions from the USDA)
• Food and Agriculture Org. of the United Nations (Statistics on agriculture)

California Government Sites (except taxes)

• Business Licenses and Permits (search for the California state permits and licenses required for each type of business)
• California Secretary of State (find business filings, check corporate and partnership names, & UCC searches)
• California Controller’s Office (find lost and unclaimed property)
• California Attorney General
• California Department of Corporations (obtain information on California security law filings)
• California Counties Websites (links to each County’s website to obtain recording and other information)

Charities and Non-Profit Entity Sites

• California Attorney General Charitable Trusts (obtain copy of California’s charities’ tax filings and financial information, and official Forms which a charity is required to file with the Attorney General’s office)
• Information, Forms, and Filings for charities from each State’s official government site (obtain for each state: Forms, instructions, Filings and guidance on nonprofit entities and charities)
• Guide Star (obtain charities’ and nonprofit organizations’ tax returns and financial information)
• IRS List of Qualified Charities (verify on the IRS’s website the official Tax Status of each Charity)
• IRS’s Official Information and Forms for Charities and Nonprofit Entities (obtain from IRS: news, Forms, Filings and information for charities)
• Council on Foundations (organization of grantmaking foundations)
• Foundation Finder (list of foundations)
• American Institute of Philanthropy (obtain information and ratings of charities)
• Better Business Bureau on Charities / Wise Giving Alliance Reports (obtain reports on charities and their performances)
• Charity Navigator (Find compensation studies, ratings of charities and other information about specific charities )

Corporate, Partnership and LLC Formation Sites

• California Corporation, Partnership & LLC Name Searches and forms at California Secretary of State (find and check the name and Status of a California Corporation, Limited Liability Companies, and Limited Partnership and obtain California Forms)
• Delaware Division of Corporations, Dept. of State (obtain Delaware name availability and Status, Corporate Forms and Delaware Corporate laws)
• Nevada Secretary of state (obtain Nevada name availability and Status, Corporate Forms and Nevada Corporate laws)

Corporate Securities, Information and Corporate Governance

• Securities and Exchange Commission, and SEC Filings (obtain copies of every company’s SEC filings, along with forms, and SEC rules and laws)
• Copies of Company Security Filings with California Dept. of Corps. (obtain copies of each company’s securities filings in California)
• Worldwide Country Qualification and Registration sites for Corporations and Business Entities (obtain for each Country: registration and qualification Forms and Filing requirements)
• SEC No Action, Interpretive, and Exempt Letters (obtain copies of these letters addressed to specific companies)
• Sarbanes – Oxley Information and Links (from “Sox online”)
• Hoovers (research companies and executives)
• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or ” FINRA “ ( Formerly known as National Association of Securities Dealers )
• New York Stock Exchange
• NASDAQ
• Yahoo data on Companies and on different Industries (find data on publicly held companies, and on different types of industries)

Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Sales; Asset Sales; IPOs; and Venture Capital

• The Deal.Com (News on recent initial public offerings, and mergers & acquisition transactions)
• IPOs (list of recent initial public offerings and copies of their SEC filings)
• Merger Network (obtain names of businesses being sold, and information on buying and selling a business)
• Business for Sale Listings (obtain list of businesses for sale from the Biz Quest listings)
• California Association of Business Brokers (find California businesses for sale, and list of California business brokers)
• M&A Source (find lists of businesses for sale)
• Business Valuation Resources (find detailed information on valuing, purchasing and sale of public and privately held companies)
• BizBuySell (find lists of businesses for sale by type of business and location)
• BizMLS (find lists of businesses for sale and other resources for the sale and purchase of a business)
• Venture Capital Resources Firms (links to directory of Venture Capital Firms; Investment Bankers; and their websites)
• Small Business Administration Loans and Monies for the Financing of Businesses (obtain information and forms for SBA loans and equity investment in Businesses)

Federal Sites (except taxes)

• Social Security Administration Online (online information about Social Security benefits)
• Small Business Administration (obtain information on obtaining SBA loans along with SBA forms)
• Department of Justice (information from the U.S. Attorney General)

Financial Ratings, Stocks, Stock and Bond Quotes, Bank Interest Rates, and Currency Rates

• Bank Interest Rates (obtain current mortgage and bank interest rates)
• Foreign Currency Exchange Rates (obtain current foreign currency exchange rates from Oanda)
• Bloomberg (obtain current business news and information on stocks, interest rates and financial markets)
• US T-Bills, Notes and bonds from the U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. Bureau of Public Debt (obtain current and historical information and quotes on T Bills and other government issued debt)
• Municipal Bond Quotes (obtain real time price quotes and yields on all municipal bonds and trades)
• Stock Quotes and Latest Financial Information (from Yahoo Finance stock prices and historical performance of each stock)
• Stock Quotes, current and historical (obtain from Market Watch current and Historical price of stocks, by dates)
• Moodys (bond ratings)
• Standard & Poor’s (ratings of equities and funds)

Intellectual Property and Technology Sites

• Copyright Records Search at the U.S. Copyright Office (research by name or keyword copyright registrations)
• U.S. Copyright Office (information on United States copyrights and laws and regulations)
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Patent and Trademarks Records Search at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (research by name or keyword)
• American Bar Association Patent Information (Web sites and information on patent laws)
• Patent Offices of Other Countries (links to foreign country government patent offices)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WPO, United Nations information and registration of international intellectual property)

Legal Sites, California

• California Statutes (obtain copies of California statutes online)
• California Bills and Proposed Legislation (obtain proposed legislation and legislative history)
• California Code of Regulations (research California Code of Regulations by words or topic)
• California Court Cases (research published California Cases by words, Case citation, or by party name.)
• California Courts of Appeal official site (obtain current court Decisions, Case status and Case dockets)
• California Supreme Court (obtain current court Decisions, Case status and Case dockets)
• Los Angeles County Superior Court (for Los Angeles County, obtain Case status and Case dockets and do litigation search by party name)
• Orange County Superior Court (for Orange County, obtain Case status and Case dockets and do litigation search by party name)
• Ventura County Superior Court (for Ventura County, obtain Case status and Case dockets and do litigation search by party name)
• Superior Court Official Websites (links to each California County’s Superior Court to obtain Case status and Case dockets and to do litigation search by party name)

Legal Sites, Federal

• U.S. Code (complete U.S. statutes, Search by title and section)
• Federal Bills and Proposed Legislation (obtain copies of proposed and enacted federal legislation committee reports, and research legislative history)
• Congressional Records (research current and old Congressional Records to obtain legislative history of Federal Statutes)
• Code of Federal Regulations (research Federal Regulations by topic)
• U.S. Constitution Annotated (obtain entire Constitution annotated with Cases interpreting each provision)
• Federal Register (research Federal Register by date, words or topic)
• Federal Court Cases, Search ( research Federal Cases by words, Case citations or by party name)
• Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cases (obtain copies of 9th Circuit Court Cases)
• US District Cts, US Courts of Appeal, Bankruptcy Courts and US Supreme Court (obtain copies of current Federal Court Cases)

Property Tax Sites

• Property Tax Rules and Regulations for California (official rules and statutes for California Property Taxes, from the SBE)
• Property Tax Assessor’s Handbook (official guide book used by each California County Assessor, from the SBE)
• Property Tax Advisory Letters to County Assessors from California State Board of Equalization
• Property Tax Legal Opinion Letters to taxpayers from the California State Board of Equalization (SBE letters to taxpayers and County assessors on answers and interpretation of Property Tax laws and issues)
• LA County Assessor Office (information on each property in LA County and Property Tax forms)
• Orange County Assessor Office (information on each property in Orange County and Property Tax forms)
• Ventura County Assessor Office (information on each property in Ventura County and Property Tax forms)
• County Assessors’ Websites and contact information (obtain Property Tax information and contact information for each California County Assessors’ office)

Real Estate for Sale and Lease Sites

• American Industrial Real Estate Association (obtain from the AIR lists of commercial properties for lease and for sale, and lease and purchase agreement Forms)
• LoopNet (obtain listings of commercial real properties for sale or lease)
• CoStar Group (obtain properties for sale by area)
• House Sales Amounts, Satellite Pictures, Values and information on each House from zillow.com (obtain for every Home: photographs, valuations, square footages, rooms and information from County Assessor’s office and other sources)

Real Estate Information Sites

• Satellite Photographs of Your Property (view Overhead and Front Facade Pictures of your property from Microsoft Virtual Earth Site )
• US Census Data (obtain Demographic Data, Populations, and Maps of different cities and areas from the US Census Bureau)
• Insurance Company Ratings from AM Best (obtain the Ratings of each property’s Insurance Company from AM Best)
• CPI Statistics from the Department of Labor (obtain official current and historical CPI index figures)
• California Dept. of Real Estate
• California Contractors State License Board (find a Contractor’s License information)
• California Land Use Planning Network (obtain Zoning & Development Laws for California Cities and Counties)
• City and local jurisdiction laws (links to City and local jurisdictions websites to obtain local Zoning laws and Building Codes)
• Recorded documents and Property tax Assessor Records by State (obtain for each State, recorded real estate documents)
• Public Records for real estate, court records and other items (obtain links to State and local Public Records for real estate, courts, marriage licenses and other vital records)
• National Assoc. of Industrial and Office Properties Research Data (obtain online from NAIOP real estate forecasts, data, statistics and future forecasts)
• National Assoc. of Real Estate Investment Trusts (obtain current data and performance of REITs and REIT information from NAREIT )
• Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (obtain current news and research reports regarding institutional real estate investments)
• Real Estate Roundtable (obtain information on proposed federal and local laws which will affect the real estate industry)
• International Council of Shopping Centers (obtain information on Retail Properties and shopping centers worldwide from ICSC )
• Urban Land Institute (information on Urban Development)
• Pension and Investments ( daily news and research data for Pension Plans that invest in real estate)

Tax Sites for Federal Taxes

• Federal Tax Forms (official tax forms from the IRS)
• Internal Revenue Code
• Internal Revenue Code, Regulations, Rulings, and Revenue Procedures. (obtain these latest official items from IRS)
• IRS Publications and Notices(obtain these latest items from IRS)
• Tax Court cases (obtain copies of Tax Court cases and case dockets)
• Internal Revenue Service
• U.S. Dept.of Justice Tax Division
• Telephone Numbers for Current IRS Officers by the Int. Rev. Code Section assigned to them.
• IRS Latest News (latest tax news from the IRS online)
• Taxwire Online Newsletter (daily updated tax news from Tax Analysts)
• Estate and Gift Tax Site of the IRS (obtain latest Estate and Gift Tax laws, news and forms from the official IRS website)
• Tax Identification Number (apply online to the IRS for a Tax I.D. number)
• AFR Interest Rates by Month from the IRS (obtain current and historical AFR rates)
• Tax Refund Status (obtain status of your federal tax refund from the IRS)
• Audit Technique Guides of IRS for specific types of Businesses (these are the official IRS examination techniques for different industries and businesses)
• Internal Revenue Manual (IRS’s internal manual to instruct its auditors on various topics)
• Tax Return Statistics (find by state and county statistics on tax return filings and income)
• Senate Finance Committee (legislative history of tax laws)
• House Ways and Means committee (legislative history of tax laws)
• Joint Committee on Taxation (obtain Joint Committee Reports of tax laws)

Tax Sites for California Taxes

• Franchise Tax Board (California’s governmental taxing agency)
• California State Tax Forms (official tax forms from the FTB)
• California Revenue and Taxation Code (California tax statutes)
• FTB Notices, Rulings, Chief Cnsl. Announcements; Information, Litigation, Letters and Regs. (obtain these official FTB items by searching by words and statute numbers)
• State Board of Equalization
• State Board of Equalization Tax Decisions
• California Official Website for Information on all California State taxes (official information and forms on Income, Payroll, and Sales and Use taxes)
• Tax Refund Status of your California taxes (obtain status of your California Tax Refund from the FTB)
• California Employment Develop. Dept. (California Payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, and disability insurance taxes information)
• California Sales and Use Tax Regulations
• California Sales and Use Tax Annotated Legal Opinion Letters
• California Sales and Use Tax Rates by City and Country
• California Sales and Use Tax Laws, Forms and Permit Verification (obtain from SBE: laws, forms, filings, and other information on Sales and Use Taxes)