Accounting Research Manager® [ARM] The only financial reporting online database with all literature and analysis in one place
Accounting Research Manager (ARM) is the accounting industry's most comprehensive online database, providing easy access to accounting, auditing, governmental and SEC authoritative literature, plus expert interpretive guidance. ARM helps you understand and comply with rapidly changing standards by explaining often-complex U.S. and international authoritative and proposal stage literature. And it's the only service in the industry that pulls together the literature and analysis, all in one place.
Accounting Research Manager helps you address specific issues through these product offerings:
Audit Public
Standard
Audit Private
Accounting Only
Audit Only
Government Add-On
Academic Audit Public
Academic Standard
Internal Controls Add-On Library
10-K Lookup – The powerful ARMsearch engine that retrieves data on SEC filings from the SEC EDGAR filings database
As an Audit Library subscriber, you'll have an easier, more efficient way to conduct audits with Knowledge-Based Audit Overview and Tools — at no additional cost. CCH, together with AuditWatch, has developed a new Knowledge-Based Audit (KBA) methodology to help guide you through the complex process of complying with AICPA Risk Assessment Standards.
The ARM Knowledge-Based Audit Overview provides a smooth transition in implementing AICPA standards and allows you to quickly access authoritative literature and analysis to support your work. In addition, it is supplemented by nearly 200 practice aids that will facilitate seamless, accurate compliance with GAAS, encourage you to conduct more effective audits, and help you identify, focus on and minimize costly risks.
Add-on modules to any Audit Library now available
Knowledge-Based Audits™ of Real Estate Entities – a comprehensive audit and compliance solution that helps you mitigate risk efficiently and effectively in audits for real estate clients. With CCH exclusive KBA methodology, you’ll be better able to identify and assess the risk of material misstatement and conduct more effective audits. Hundreds of risk assessment forms and practice aids guide you through the audit process.
Knowledge-Based Single Audits – perform effective single audits and mitigate risk for clients who accept federal funding. Any non-federal entity that receives over $500,000 annually in federal awards must submit to a single audit, including state and local governments, tribal agencies and not-for-profit organizations. Practice aids, sample auditors’ reports, risk assessment forms, and more will help you identify and assess the risks of material misstatement for these clients.
Knowledge-Based Audits of Not-for-Profit Entities – this solution helps you mitigate risk efficiently and effectively in audits for not-for-profit clients. Utilizing CCH’s exclusive KBA methodology, you’ll be able to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement and conduct a more effective audit for not-for-profit organizations. Hundreds of risk assessment forms and practice aids help guide you through the audit process.
Knowledge-Based Audits of Health Care Entities – the effective and comprehensive solution for helping your health care clients avoid costly risks. Knowledge-Based Audits of Health Care Entities gives you the in-depth, focused information you need to help you effectively perform audits in accordance with GAAS. Because this module utilizes the KBA methodology, you’ll have the assurance that important information about the health care organization is not overlooked.
Knowledge-Based Audits of Construction Companies and Contractors – the KBA methodology helps you efficiently and effectively perform financial statement audits of nonpublic construction entities in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the U.S. (GAAS). This risk-based methodology emphasizes using knowledge of the construction entity to make the risk assessments in connection with a financial statement audit, assuring you that the procedures performed in response to the risk assessments will detect material misstatements.
Knowledge-Based Audits of Governmental Entities – this valuable resource helps you effectively reduce risks and comply with GAAS and, GAGAS, when applicable, when performing financial statement audits of state and local governments. The CCH-developed KBA methodology helps you identify and assess the risks of material misstatement. Over 175 risk assessment forms and practice aids help you gain knowledge of the entity and guide you through the audit.
Knowledge-Based Audits of Employee Benefit Plans – this comprehensive solution helps you efficiently and effectively perform financial statement audits of employee benefit plans. Utilizing CCH’s exclusive KBA methodology, you’ll be able to identify and assess the risk of material misstatement. More than 175 risk assessment forms and practice aids help guide you through the audit process.
Available Formats / Update Frequency:
ARM Platform / Daily Updates
Accounting Research Manager provides one-stop access to U.S. and international authoritative and proposal stage literature with direct links to CCH interpretations and guidance.
FASB Statements, Interpretations, Staff Positions, Technical Bulletins and Staff Implementation Guides, together with historical Accounting Research Bulletins and APB Opinions
AICPA Professional Standards, Statements of Position, Audit and Accounting Guides, Practice Bulletins, Accounting Interpretations and Issues Papers
SEC financial reporting related Rules and Regulations, Staff Accounting Bulletins, Financial Reporting Releases, Staff Legal Bulletins, Staff Speeches and much more
EITF Abstracts, Minutes and Issues Summaries
PCAOB Rules and releases (proposed and final), Disciplinary proceedings, Staff Questions and Answers, PCAOB-related SEC orders, proposals and FAQs
IASB International Accounting Standards/International Financial Reporting Standards and SIC/IFRIC Interpretations
GASB Statements, Interpretations, Technical Bulletins, Staff Implementation Guides and related proposal-stage literature
GAO Government Auditing Standards and Financial Audit Manual
OMB Circulars and Compliance Supplements
COSO Internal Control framework and guidance
IIT Reports and SOX 404 Guide
Expert, Interpretive Guidance — our team of experts provides insights that go far beyond the guidance provided in the text of authoritative literature, translating technical information into easy-to-comprehend explanations and providing interpretations that clearly define what the rules mean from your perspective. Topics include accounting and engagement standards, SEC practice and government. You can even link directly to our best-selling reference guides.
The Timeliest Reporting — the Accounting Research Manager database is updated up to five times a day to meet your awareness needs. You’ll also get ARM Daily News, the latest accounting, auditing, international, regulatory and governmental news — delivered to you daily via email.
With ARM Daily News, you’ll never have to worry that you’ve missed pertinent developments that may affect your organization, because the latest industry developments and hot topics are delivered to you every day.
News from the experts — Every day, our industry experts choose key accounting, auditing, international, regulatory and governmental news and bring it right to your desktop via email.
Access to source documents — Links to relevant source materials are provided to ensure that you have the additional information you need to clearly understand the news developments.
Special topics — When ARM Daily News includes special topics of interest, links are provided directly to relevant content within the ARM database.
Editorial explanations —ARM Daily News includes additional editorial insights to source material, when appropriate, for the most complete coverage possible.
Weekly Summary — ARM subscribers receive the acclaimed Weekly Summary that consolidates and summarizes the latest rules, regulations, meetings and more with a summary of interpretations and other material added to ARM during the past week.
In addition, a What’s New Checklist notifies you of recent changes in U.S. and international accounting principles.
Powerful Integration with ProSystem fx® Engagement — to streamline your work, you can instantly access Accounting Research Manager from ProSystem fx® Engagement, the versatile paperless engagement module of The ProSystem fx® Office suite of software. You’ll be able to leverage the integrated workflow, trial balance and document management tools in ProSystem fx Engagement. You’ll also have access to authoritative financial reporting material and interpretive guidance through Accounting Research Manager.
The Accounting Research Manager® (ARM) Internal Controls Add-On Library is the accounting industry’s comprehensive online resource of internal controls guidance. ARM Internal Controls explains the fundamental concepts and analysis of internal controls. It is a valuable, cost-effective tool for firms seeking Sarbanes-Oxley Act knowledge and guidance on Section 404 compliance.
The Library is an add-on to Accounting Research Manager stand-alone products, including Audit Public, Standard, Audit Private, Accounting Only, Audit Only and the Academic libraries.
NEW! GUIDE TO INTERNAL CONTROLS UNDER SECTION 404 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT
The Guide to Internal Controls Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Second Edition), by James Hamilton, J.D., LL.M. and N. Peter Rasmussen, J.D., provides comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on SOX compliance. The expert-written Guide examines the mandate of Section 404 and subsequent rulemaking and guidance. It also analyzes the rules of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board on auditor attestation, as well as internal controls best practices. Recent coverage includes SEC guidance and PCAOB Auditing Standard No. 5, adopted in May 2007.
Management Report on Internal Controls
Internal Control over financial reporting
Suitable frameworks
Auditor attestation
Performing an internal control audit
...and much more
Current reporting requirements make the Guide to Internal Controls Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act absolutely essential for any professional or company official responsible for corporate auditing.
INTEGRATED CONTENT The all-inclusive content of the Internal Controls Library is fully integrated into the ARM database to give you a single, one-stop source for valuable guidance on internal controls. You can access primary source literature of the:
AICPA
COSO
IIA
PCAOB
SEC
You also get CCH explanations, interpretive guidance, practice aids and checklists to help increase your productivity and ensure accuracy in compliance.
The Internal Controls Add-On Library provides updates:
Daily, with information on new releases within the literature
Weekly, through summary email alerts reviewing major changes in the database
Quarterly, via Three-Month Checklists with the latest changes to rules and regulations
