CPA Exam Preparation

  Looking for the ideal gifts for accountants? Whether it is the festive season or simply showing your appreciation to them for resolving a tricky taxation issue, there is no better way than gifting to show that you care. But is it as straightforward as walking into a shop or ordering online gifts for accountants? The answer is No. You should be aware that the price of the gifts is within the norms as laid down by AICPA, the regulatory body for accountants. What are the norms that govern gifts for accountants ? You have to ensure that the gifts do not impinge on the work ethics of the accountants and are not priced so high that they might influence their bookkeeping judgments and tempt them to adopt unfair practices. The benchmark is that you should limit the gifts to something that they can afford to buy. An example will clarify this point better. Suppose you gift an international travel voucher to a young accountant who has recently joined your company and has worked hard t...

  There is nothing better than gifting to show appreciation to your accountant for work done to your satisfaction or maybe solving a tricky taxation issue. It is always a source of motivation for the recipient to perform better at work. When it comes to choosing a gift for your accountant, the sky is the limit. From accounting mugs with tongue-in-cheek stickers to leather portfolios, business card holders, or pens you will be spoilt for choice. However, before you go gift-hunting, know that there are certain standards of ethics laid down by the AICPA on gifts to accountants. This is to ensure that the value of the gifts does not impair the professional judgments and fair ethics of the accountants. This is indeed a complicated situation. While accounting mugs do not cost the earth, a voucher for a fine dining experience at a fancy restaurant may be within your means but outside that of an accountant starting in this profession. Gifting and accepting it will be outside the nor...

  When preparing for the CPA exam, it is essential that you adopt the most optimized learning experience. The Surgent CPA Review offers you all this and more. Like most courses, the S urgent CPA Review offers three packages – Essentials, Premier, and Ultimate – and all of them cover all four sections of the CPA exam. The USP of the course from Surgent is the unique ASAP adaptive learning technology. At the beginning of the course, you have to go through a set of multiple-choice questions. After the software evaluates the answers, you will know which are the areas of your strengths and weaknesses. Based on this diagnosis, the ASAP of the Surgent CPA Review will suggest which lectures to watch and focus on, which textbook chapters to read thoroughly, and which topics you have a fair knowledge about and hence, can be left for later. Here are the key points of the Surgent CPA Review. Course Planner Surgent CPA Review takes your exam date and the days per week you plan to s...

  The LSAT (Law School Admission Test) tests a candidate’s abilities in various areas, not only in law but logical reasoning too. It is conducted by the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) and appraises the examinee’s logical and verbal reasoning efficiency as well as mastery of reading and comprehension. A top-of-the-line LSAT study guide has content that prepares you in these areas so that you get scores good enough for admission to the leading law schools in the country. The structure of the LSAT exam has more or less remained the same since 1991 and this helps to choose an LSAT study guide that covers the relevant topics and what you should focus on while preparing for the exam.   There are five sections in the LSAT – an unscored writing section, an unscored experimental section, and three sections consisting of multiple-choice questions. For arriving at the score, the raw scores are transformed into a scaled score, ranging between 180 to 120 with the average score ...

  Going through the CMA course and getting this prestigious certification will help you to gain a lot of exposure in the finance and accounting field. Here is an overview of the CMA course. Eligibility Criteria for the CMA To pursue this program conducted by the IMA, certain criteria have to be fulfilled by the candidates as per the specifications laid down by the Institute. Those who fail the requirements or have discrepancies in the application will not be allowed to get admission to the CMA course . The key requisites of the course are as follows. ·         A Membership of the IMA ·         A bachelor’s degree from a well-known institution in this field. ·         Two years of continuous work experience in Financial Accounting or Management Accounting ·         Give the undertaking to follow Statement of Ethical Professional Pr...

Before enrolling in any CPA Review Course, the first thing that to evaluate is whether you are getting value for money. Here, the c comes out on top. It offers maximum study materials when compared to any other at a price that is affordable considering the bulk of the course at your disposal. However, for many, there would not be time to go through everything in the course. Even though this is challenging, the Gleim CPA Review has made it easy for candidates to know what subjects to focus on and which they can give less attention to through their Smart Adapt technology. It is a unique tool in the Review and works thus. At the start of each chapter, there are diagnostic questions to test your knowledge of the subject. Once you answer them, the technology will evaluate the responses and recommend whether you should leave out that section since you have an understanding of the topic or focus on it. In this way, there will be many chapters you can leave out to lessen your burden and ...