October 26, 2009 | Posted by Steve (cpastories)
Five things are needed to pass the CPA exam, and it is amazing how simple the things are. The good news is, almost everyone has the things, or one can develop them:
1. Intellectual and academic readiness. If you have been approved to take the exam, then the AICPA, NASBA, and/or your State Board of Accountancy think you [...]
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October 12, 2009 | Posted by Steve (cpastories)
[A little background: My undergrad degree is in Mathematics and Education. When you study education, you learn about Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, and of course, Theories of Education and Learning. As you may expect, most of the Psychology, Sociology and Philosophy lean towards education. One of the few things I still remember liking from my time [...]
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October 2, 2009 | Posted by Steve (cpastories)
People ask this question over and over again. May be the only other question closest to it is “which is the cheapest CPA review course?” You just have to look at the forums.
Here is my opinion: passing the CPA depends more on you than anything else. Thus, if you take any of the top 5 [...]
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September 16, 2009 | Posted by Steve (cpastories)
This post is to offer a shoulder to lean on to those who have failed the CPA exam. [The exams have started coming out. I saw a twit from Jeff[another71] that the AICPA had released BEC. [Shout out to Jeff: Good work, man! Keep up the good work!]]
First of all, to those who have passed [...]
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September 14, 2009 | Posted by Steve (cpastories)
Where do you get the motivation to study at all? How do you keep studying when you don’t think you are getting it? How do you overcome the possibility of failure despite your best efforts? How do you overcome all the negative self-talk that might take place more often that you would like? How do [...]
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September 13, 2009 | Posted by Steve (cpastories)
We are trained to be accountants. One of the jobs of accountants is to measure and report performance of a business. If you don’t track it, you cannot measure it, and if you cannot measure it you cannot evaluate and report it. I believe that as one prepares for the CPA exam, she or he [...]
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September 13, 2009 | Posted by Steve (cpastories)
On the exam day, the only thing you should be thinking about is the exam. You don’t want other extraneous things to occupy your mind. These extraneous things include directions to the exam location.
The CPA exam is one of the many exams that I have had to take outside the normal or school environment, and [...]
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