There are many great sites on the World Wide Web but trying to actually find those great sites can be a frustrating experience. We have compiled a list of Websites that we have found to be helpful resources of information. We hope that you find them useful.

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Financial
AFA Financial Group, LLC
Accountants Financial Alliance.

James H. Ernst, CPA, MS-Tax, CCAM, Registered Representative with and securities offered through AFA Financial Group, LLC (AFA), a registered broker-dealer, member FINRA, SIPC.

James Ernst Accounting and AFA are not affiliated companies.

American Mortgage Partners
Mortgage Solutions for Financial Services Professional.

James Ernst Accounting is affiliated with American Mortgage Partners. Though this strategic alliance, we are able to provide a full suite of home loan services for you, the financial service professional, to offer to your clients with no additional license requirements.

We support you every step of the way. You no longer need to relinquish control of your client when they are looking for loan solutions.

Interest? Contact our office at 1.866.289.6000 or Jim@Ernst-CPA.com.


Governmental
California Board of Accountancy
A part of the California Department of Comsumer Affairs. They are responsible for licensing of Accountants in the state of California. You can check on the status of a CPA's state licence through this web site.

California Charitable Trusts
Find out if your favorite charity is registered with the California Attorney General.

California Department of Real Estate
Go to this site to get information on licensed real estate salespersons and brokers.

California Secretary of State
Get information about voter registration and elctions, access public records, research business information, and much more.

California Employment Development Department
Information about employment taxes.


Professional Contacts
AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
National trade organization for Certified Public Accountants. They are the governing body that creates generally accepted accounting principles.

CalCPA - California Society of Certified Public Accountants
A state wide trade organization for Certified Public Accountants in California.

SCA - Society of California Accountants
A state wide trade organization for Certified Public Accountants in the state of California that primarily are from small CPA firms.

CAI - Community Association Institute
A national trade organizations for professionals that work in the homeowners' association industry.

Lynch & Associates Human Resources Consultants
Provides human resource management consulting services for small to mid-size organizations.

ECHO - Executive Council of Homeowners
A membership corporation dedicated to assisting California homeowners' associations.

CACM - California Association of Community Managers
A membership orgainzation comprised entirely of community association managers and association practitioners.


News
MSNBC - Microsoft & NBC
MSNBC is the place for up to the minute news. Many of the news articles have audio and video clips.

Money Magazine
Money Magazine offers an online edition that is a great resource for financial information.


Tax
The Internal Revenue Service
Home of the IRS on the Web. The IRS has definitely done a nice job on their Website.

California Franchise Tax Board
The web site for the state FTB, our taxing authority for California.

California State Board of Equalization
Information about Sales and Use Taxes, and Property Taxes.