Start with a question.
Read the open textbook, get familiar with Charles River, and turn accounting questions into practical analysis.
Find your starting pointOpen accounting textbooks, datasets & learning pathways
One accounting
environment.
Connected learning.
Discover a free accounting analytics textbook, a synthetic accounting dataset, and resources for learning with Excel, SQL, and Power BI. The books and public practice materials connect through one fictional company: Charles River.
Free educational resources. Open to every learner.
The connected learning environment
Order-to-cashProcure-to-payManufacturingDesign ServicesPayroll & timeFinancial close
One shared companyCharles RiverBusiness events → accounting information
01 / UNDERSTANDIntegrated textbooksAccounting systems & analytics
02 / APPLYLearning pathwaysCourses, exercises & cases
03 / ANALYZE
ExcelSQLPower BI
Cover: Mauricio Codesso · CC BY-SA 4.0 (opens in a new tab)
The flagship open textbook
Early release availableAccounting Analytics
An Integrated Approach
A free, open textbook for accounting students and instructors, connecting analytical tools with financial, managerial, and audit questions.
Free digital access. See publication details for edition, revision, licensing, and the scheduled official release.
Find your way in
Different starting points.
Shared possibilities.
Whether you are learning, teaching, or investigating, the resources connect around a common accounting environment.
Build a connected course.
Evaluate the open textbook, explore suggested teaching pathways, and request access to instructor materials in development.
Explore instructor resourcesWork from a documented source.
Find a synthetic accounting dataset with a versioned scholarly record, licensing, and reusable data formats.
Review the dataset recordThe Charles River Accounting Dataset
One company.
The whole accounting story.
Trace transactions from operational records to the general ledger with a free synthetic accounting dataset. Use the same company for accounting systems, financial and managerial analysis, and auditing practice.
SQLiteExcelCSVSynthetic educational data
01
Business event
A sale, a service, production, or approved time.
02
Source & system
Documents, processes, and relational records.
03
Accounting information
Traceable entries and the general ledger.
04
Analysis & decisions
Financial reporting, management, and auditing.
The learning pathways ahead
Understand the system.
Develop the skills.
Accounting Information Systems and Accounting Analytics establish the conceptual pathways. Excel, SQL, and Power BI are planned as focused technical pathways.
AIS textbook · In development → · Managerial Accounting · Future initiative →
The textbook is ready to read today. Standalone courses are planned as free, open learning resources without enrollment.
AnalyText · Financial text research
Explore financial disclosures.
Financial textual data and tools for accounting research, including SEC disclosures, financial statement notes, text metrics, and word lists.
Data, tools & research references →Created by Mauricio Codesso, Rani Hoitash, Udi Hoitash. Review project access and reuse terms on the discovery page.