Accounting students are expected to demonstrate writing skills in describing, analyzing and evaluating ideas and experiences. so that you know your topic is approved before starting your research.  Detailed instruction for the research assignment and a sample paper are located under the Course Resources. Your paper should discuss a current topic or issue that is debatable in the accounting community.
Your paper should incorporate five (5) full-text Articles on your approved topic and reference to FASB Codification as appropriate. Out of the five required reference articles, a minimum of two should come from business or accounting journals.  (CPA Journal, Journal of Accountancy, Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, The Tax Advisor, etc.) The library has subscriptions to these, and students can schedule appointments with librarians to receive help with their research if needed.  Other references may include magazines (Forbes, Businessweek, The Economist, etc.), newspapers (The Wall Street Journal, Investors Business Daily, etc.), and online articles (investopedia.com, money.cnn.com, msn.money.com, etc.).  Please limit your use of online articles (not published in hard copy) to two references.  Note that Wikipedia is not an acceptable reference for this paper.