Accounting / tax, signature assignment

Format:

· Research paper for this course should be written and saved as a Word document, and include a minimum of 1,000 words, (approximately full two pages), not to exceed 1,200 words.

· Please use 12-point Times New Roman font, single-spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.

· Center the title of your paper followed by your name at the beginning of the first page, immediately followed by the main body of your paper.

· Please do not include a Title Page or Abstract for this assignment.

· A third page should be included for references.

· For citation purposes only, please follow the APA Citation Style using this excellent resource.

References:

· 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, Investor’s 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.

· Textbooks will not count toward the five required references.

· Please refer to the following sample research paper as an excellent example of formatting and content.