These careers are listed in alphabetical order.

1. Accountants or Auditors help to ensure that firms are run efficiently, public records kept accurately, and taxes paid properly and on time. Most jobs require at least a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
2. Actuaries, through their knowledge of statistics, finance, and business, assess the risk of events occurring and help create policies for businesses and clients that minimize the cost of that risk. Actuaries generally have a bachelor’s degree and must pass a series of examinations.
3. Audit Associates perform testing and reviews of corporate internal controls and processes in accordance with the company’s annual audit plan. An audit associate performs testing and reviews of corporate internal controls and processes in accordance with the company’s annual audit plan.
4. Bank Examiners have the task of making sure that properly chartered banks are operating legally, ethically, and within the requirements that made it possible for the bank to begin operations in the first place. Background often includes a number of years of work experience, as well as solid educational credentials.
5. Brokerage Clerks perform a number of clerical duties pertaining to transactions involving securities, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, and other kinds of investments. Brokerage clerk positions usually require only a high school diploma, but graduates from 2- and 4-year college degree programs are increasingly preferred.
6. Budget Analyst: Budget analysts help organizations allocate their financial resources. Candidates with a master’s degree are expected to have the best opportunities.
7. Chief Financial Officers are the senior managers who are responsible for overseeing the financial activities of an entire company. This includes signing checks, monitoring cash flow, and financial planning. This title holds years of experience and at least a bachelor’s degree, if not a master’s degree in finance and management.
8. Claims Adjusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators deal with claims or requests for payment seeking compensation for losses. There are no formal education requirements for any of these occupations, and a high school degree is typically the minimal requirement needed to obtain employment.
9. Cost Accounting Managers hold a position that typically requires a four-year degree in accounting along with five or more years’ experience in the accounting field. Cost accountants are typically hired in manufacturing businesses, and their main purpose is to track all costs related to manufacturing a product.
10. Cost Estimators develop the cost information that business owners and managers need to make a bid for a contract or to decide on the profitability of a proposed new project or product. Education depends upon the field. May require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but some jobs do not.
11. CPA designations are valuable credentials that attest to your in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and practices, including applicable laws and regulations. You are required to pass an exam and fulfill continuing professional education (CPE) requirements.
12. Credit Analysts analyze current credit data and financial statements of individuals or firms to determine the degree of risk involved in extending credit or lending money. May require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but some jobs do not.
13. Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks review credit history and obtain the information needed to determine the creditworthiness of individuals or businesses applying for credit. Employers may hire clerks with only a high school diploma, but some prefer workers with an accounting education from a trade school or community college.
14. Economists study how society distributes resources, such as land, labor, raw materials, and machinery, to produce goods and services. Some entry-level positions for economists are available to those with a bachelor’s degree, but higher degrees are required for many positions.
15. Entrepreneurs are people who have possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and is accountable for the inherent risks and the outcome of a product. May require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but some entrepreneurial ventures do not.
16. Financial Analysts provide guidance to businesses and individuals making investment decisions. Financial analysts must have a bachelor’s degree. Many positions require a master’s degree in finance or a Master of Business Administration (MBA).
17. Financial Examiners enforce or ensure compliance with laws and regulations governing financial and securities institutions and financial and real estate transactions. May require a four-year bachelor’s degree, but some jobs do not.
18. Insurance Underwriters identify and calculate the risk of loss from policyholders, establish who receives a policy, determine the appropriate premium, and write policies that cover this risk. identify and calculate the risk of loss from policyholders, establish who receives a policy, determine the appropriate premium, and write policies that cover this risk.
19. Loan Officers gather information to determine the likelihood that individuals and businesses will repay the loan. Loan officers need a high school diploma and receive on-the-job training.
20. Management Analysts, often referred to as management consultants in private industry, analyze and propose ways to improve an organization’s structure, efficiency, or profits. Educational requirements for entry-level jobs in this field vary between private industry and government.
21. Market and Survey Researchers gather information about what people think. While a bachelor’s degree is often sufficient for entry-level market and survey research jobs, higher degrees are usually required for advancement and more technical positions.
22. Mathematicians use mathematical theory, computational techniques, algorithms, and the latest computer technology to solve economic, scientific, engineering, and business problems. In private industry, candidates for mathematician jobs typically need a PhD, although there may be opportunities for those with a master’s degree.
23. Meeting and Convention Planners coordinate every detail of meetings and conventions, from the speakers and meeting location to arranging for printed materials and audio-visual equipment. People with a variety of educational or work backgrounds become meeting and convention planners.
24. Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks compile and post employee time and payroll data. Employers prefer high school graduates who have computer skills.
25. Personal Financial Advisors assess the financial needs of individuals and assist them with investments, tax laws, and insurance decisions. Personal financial advisors must have a bachelor’s degree. Many also earn a master’s degree in finance or business administration or get professional designations.
26. Purchasing Managers, Buyers, and Purchasing Agents buy a vast array of farm products, durable and nondurable goods, and services for companies and institutions. Educational requirements tend to vary with the size of the organization.
27. Real Estate Appraisers and Assessors estimate the value of real property whenever it is sold, mortgaged, taxed, insured, or developed. Many practicing appraisers and assessors have at least a bachelor’s degree.
28. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents‘ duties vary greatly depending on their specialty. Most positions require a bachelor’s degree in business, finance, accounting, or economics; a master’s degree in business or professional certification is helpful for advancement.
29. Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents review tax returns, conduct audits, identify taxes payable, and collect overdue tax dollars. Many tax examiners, collectors, and revenue agents have a bachelor’s degree.
30. Treasurers are responsible for running the treasury of an organization. depending upon the size of the organization and duties involved, the education can range from experience and a high school degree to a master’s degree.

For the Public

1. Don’t Mess With Taxes: Although located in Texas, Kay Bell keeps a bead on federal tax issues nationwide.
2. File Federal Taxes Online: Great tax advice for the average citizen.
3. Kiplinger: This section on taxes provides citizens with timely, trusted personal finance advice.
4. Real Tax Policy: This blog focuses mainly on federal tax policy in the nation’s capital.
5. Tax Fraud Blog: Learn how to pay attention to tax laws through stories about those who defy them.
6. Tax Girl: “Because paying taxes is painful…but reading about them shouldn’t be.”
7. Tax Law Blog | IRS Tax Attorneys: This blog focuses on tax policies that affect business and individual taxpayers.
8. Tax Rascal: The Tax Rascal is Byrne Hobart, a finance fanatic who is paying ever-closer attention to the world of taxes.
9. Tax.com: Use this site to learn more about daily tax news for the average citizen taxpayer.
10. Tax Rascal: The Tax Rascal is Byrne Hobart, a finance fanatic who is paying ever-closer attention to the world of taxes.
11. Taxable Talk: Russ Fox, E.A., from Irvine, California, focuses on national tax laws.
12. Taxes for Expats: U.S. Income Tax Preparation and Advisory Services for U.S. citizens and green card holders living all over the world.
13. The Fair Tax Blog: This blog makes the Fair Tax Plan seem understandable, although the bias is toward the Fair Tax.
14. The TurboTax Blog: “It’s all about the refund” for this blog, but you can find timely advice about tax policies.

State-Specific Tax Policy Blogs

15. California Tax Attorney Blog: The Law Office of Mitchell A. Port offers legal services in probate, tax controversies, business transactions, and estate planning.
16. California Tax Reform Association: The mission of the California Tax Reform Association is a fair tax system in California.
17. DC Fiscal Policy Institute: The DC Fiscal Policy Institute conducts research and public education on budget and tax issues in the District of Columbia, with an emphasis on issues that affect low- and moderate-income residents.
18. Decatur Tax Blog: City hall in Decatur, Georgia, offers taxpayers non-partisan content about national and local tax and housing developments.
19. Federal Tax Policy Blog: This is the voice for Texas CPAs on tax legislation and regulation.
20. New Jersey Tax Practice Blog: Information and commentary on items of interest to tax professionals who practice in New Jersey by 39-year veteran tax preparer Robert D Flach.
21. NJ Tax Revolution: This purpose of this blog is to fight excessive taxation in the New Jersey and Federal governments by providing information and opportunities to better understand the legislative process.
22. Property Tax in Florida: Sherri L. Johnson is the owner of Johnson Legal of Sarasota, P.L. in Sarasota, Florida, where she concentrates on business law and property tax litigation across the state.
23. Roth & Company, PC: An Iowa-based business service, a variety of other media often quotes this blog as a source of reason about taxation.
24. Rubin on Tax: An easy way to keep current on tax and legal issues relating to federal and Florida tax issues.
25. Stateline: Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Center on the States. This link leads to the category of taxes & budget news.
26. Tax Lawyer’s Blog: Peter Pappas is a CPA and tax attorney and the founder of the Orlando/Tampa based tax law firm of Pappas & Associates, P.A.
27. Texas State & Local Tax Law: Alan E. Sherman is a Texas attorney Board Certified in Tax Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
28. The Maryland Public Policy Institute: This is a nonpartisan public policy research and education blog that focuses on state policy issues.
29. The Wandering Tax Pro: Up-to-the-minute advice, information, resources, and, on occasion, commentary on federal and New Jersey state income taxes.

Tax Professors

30. 21st Century Taxation: This blog by a tax professor of the MS Taxation Program at San Jose State University is about tax reform and moving tax systems into the 21st century.
31. A Taxing Matter: Linda Beale is a law professor at Wayne State University Law School who teaches various courses in the area of federal income tax.
32. Fault Lines: Raghu Rajan is Eric J. Gleacher Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
33. Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Mankiw is professor of economics at Harvard University, where he teaches introductory economics (ec 10) among other courses.
34. Mauled Again: Prof. James Edward Maule’s commentary on tax law, legal education, the First Amendment, religion and law generally.
35. Tax Prof Blog: Currently maintained by Paul L. Caron, Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law.
36. The NYU Law Tax Blog: This Web site contains the latest news from the NYU Graduate Tax Program.

International Tax Blogs

37. From Milan to Mumbai: Post and riposte from a “resolutely cranky but creative law professor,” with an emphasis on international and comparative tax law and other topics.
38. International Economic Law and Policy Blog: This blog offers commentary on current developments and scholarship in the field of international economic law and policy.
39. International Tax Blog: Andrew Mitchell, an international tax lawyer, provides new and interesting international tax issues.
40. Public Financial Management Blog: PFM Blog is managed by the two Public Financial Management Divisions of the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department.

Policy Think Tanks

41. Amy Ridenour’s National Center Blog: The official blog of the National Center for Public Policy Research, covering news, current events and public policy from a conservative, free-market and pro-Constitution perspective.
42. Center for American Progress: A progressive think tank for a wide variety of policy issues.
43. CATO at Liberty: The CATO Institute’s scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a wide range of policy issues.
44. Off the Charts: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonprofit, nonpartisan policy organization working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.
45. Reason Foundation: This link leads to the Foundation’s tax and budget policy articles, based upon libertarian principles, including “individual liberty, free markets, and the rule of law.”
46. Tax Policy Blog: The mission of the Tax Foundation is to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the size of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government.
47. Tax Policy Center: The Tax Policy Center is a joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution. The Center is made up of nationally recognized experts in tax, budget, and social policy who have served at the highest levels of government.
48. The Foundry: This blog promotes conservative policies and principles by “marrying the best in public policy research witht he day’s current events.”
49. The Market Center Blog: The Center for Freedom and Prosperity is a non-profit organization created to lobby lawmakers in favor of market liberalization.
50. Up Front: Daily commentary from Brookings, a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC.