Every year, the AICPA considers changes to the CPA exam based on new laws or changes to the Authoritative Literature. These changes are meant to reflect what’s happening in the business environment, and keep exam candidates up-to-date and aware of new topics as they go into the work force. Earlier this year, the AICPA announced … Read more
Choosing the best accounting certification for your career will open the doors to many opportunities that you wouldn’t have access to. The right accounting credential will propel your career forward and allow you to increase your job performance, professional position, and compensation. The problem is that there are so many different certifications for accountants that … Read more
How Much Do Certified Public Accountants Make? Average Certified Public Accountants (CPA) salaries range from $50,000 to $150,000 depending on the size of the firm and position of the employee. CPAs are fortunate in that they can be relatively assured of job security even in the most turbulent of economic times. Businesses, as well as … Read more
Audit vs tax is probably the first question that people will start asking you in your senior year of college when it’s time to start thinking about your career. Which do you choose? That’s a joke. You should be thinking about your accounting career path way before your senior year in college. This way you … Read more
Ok. So how difficult is the CPA exam to pass, really? Is it harder than the bar? Let’s be honest. The CPA exam crazy difficult compared to the bar exam. It sucks. Anyone who says it was a piece of cake and they passed by only studying for a few hours is a total liar. … Read more
I can remember taking the CPA and waiting for what seemed like forever to find out if I passed or not. Back in the day, NASBA didn’t have targeted release dates or an online system where you could just login to check your status. You were stuck waiting for a letter to come in the … Read more
Ok. I admit this headline is a little pessimistic, but it’s really true. I talk with CPA exam candidates all the time who work really hard at studying and end up failing a section by a couple of points. Few things in life are quite as devastating as opening your exam results and seeing a … Read more
A lot of people ask me which CPA exam section they should take first. You might be wondering the same thing. Unfortunately, there isn’t an easy. Everyone is different and is better with some subjects and worse with others. Telling everyone to take the same section first doesn’t make a lot of sense. Instead, what … Read more
The CPA exam or the Uniform CPA Examination is recognized as one of the most difficult professional exams. Believe me. I know how difficult it is. Six months of studying and four sections later, I passed the entire CPA exam the first time. If you have sat for one section, you know this is no … Read more