Task: Using Accounting Databases to Obtain Relevant Data
The use of accounting databases enables researchers to obtain data to help answer their questions more efficiently. Using the FASB Codification database and other sources such as the SEC Web site as guides, answer the following questions:
(Question 1) How might an accountant ensure that all relevant accounting standards and other authoritative literature relevant to an accounting research question have been identified?
(Question 2) What techniques or methods would ensure such identification?
(Question 3) What sources would you use to locate GAAP?