kkimi05 on "18 Days Till BEC Exam!!"
I have gone through all of my lectures and now am currently working through all the MCQ's from Becker. I am kind of freaking out that I don't have enough time. Do you guys think 18 days is plenty of...
View ArticleEasyCPA on "Wow, Wiley MCQ are hard!"
I've been scoring 85% in Becker so I decided to do the 24hr free Wiley test bank trial for the tax sections. Man, these questions go into the minutia. I'm scoring around 75%! They actually have...
View Articlecpaguru on "REG SIMS"
I gave REG last week. I just want to emphasize on what Jeff always suggests" Do not practice sims " It is just a waste of time. Try to understand the MCQs. Just don't solve it, try to understand the...
View ArticleHeidi-O on "REG Becker Sims VS Wiley Sims - How to pass Reg"
I'm a little worried, and my exam date is this Sunday. I have read the posts on the Reg Exam experience and am getting concerned - to put it mildly. Although, I am quite pleased to see that many of you...
View Articlecalicpa on "Dollar value LIFO retail on tests"
Is this a commonly tested topic? Or do I not need to worry to much about it.
View Articlenclynch on "FAR - How Deep Do I Go?!"
I'm reviewing FAR now and getting frustrated because there is so much verbiage! It may be because I'm only on concepts, theories, etc. I'm much more comfortable with calculations, entries, etc. than I...
View Articlecalicpa on "Is reviewing every week worth it?"
Do you review your notes or book every week or so? I find this takes a good amount of time the further you get along your studies and I don't know if it's worth the time when you are going to review...
View Articlenoodles on "Child's standard deduction (2013)... and several other hard...
1. Child's standard deduction (2013) Here's the 2012 amount: the greater of: 950 or child's earned income + 300. Is there a change in 2013?2. State income tax of a sole proprietor's business should be...
View Articlecalicpa on "Whats worse? 40 hours job and studying or big 4?"
I am not enjoying studying but I know it will pay off soon and I know there is an end in sight. For those of you who have transferred to big 4 after studying, which was worse? social life is gone when...
View Articlebarelystayingsane on "IT Segregation of Duties Question"
Okay, so in the Becker book, it says that theoretically, the duties of the system analysts and the computer programmers should never be combined. Then, it goes on to say that they typically are...
View ArticleT-rex on "Launching Your Own Practice"
Are any of y'all interested in running your own CPA show at some point? I know I am. My days as an employee are numbered. I'm simply not employee material. I'll be licensed in CA once I pass the exam,...
View ArticleDJN on "How to print Wiley sim answer?"
One of the sims on adjusting entries is INCREDIBLY useful and I can't find a way to print it. Maybe I'm just missing something... ?
View ArticlefutureCPA12 on "Fail REG and then passed--what changed?"
Hi,So I'm studying for REG and I'm just not feeling too confident with it. I'm using Becker and I want to ask the people who failed REG why they think they did? And then, if you passed it later on,...
View ArticleGottaPassEmAll on "REG in 2 weeks, working full time"
I'm taking REG in 2 weeks while working full time, and I just watched my first lecture last night. The only thing I have going for me is I've been working in public accounting for four years... is...
View Articlepolar21 on "2012 Becker CD's...no disk drive on new laptop"
I had to get a new computer at work and need to install the Becker software on the new machine. Problem is, the new computer does not have a disk reader. Can I load the CD's onto a flash drive and then...
View ArticleAwesome on "CA Exam Locations"
Hey guys ..I haven't scheduled my AUDIT exam yet but I plan on taking it the latest date I can this monthHas anyone in CA schedule their test on a Friday or Saturday ?? Going for the 30th or 31st If so...
View Articlederkaderka on "FAR Bonds Wiley Test Bank"
Bonds definitely wasn't my strongest topic going through the Becker chapters, but I have started Wiley Test Bank for review and have crossed the following question that has thrown me off a little...
View ArticleLilla on "Confession time: How much time do you actually study for each exam?"
I'm curious to see how many hours we all honestly and truly study for these exams. Of course, no one's probably going to have an exact figure...and it will vary based on the exam, on prior experience...
View Articleanonymous1011 on "Major vs Non-major funds"
Are only major governmental funds presented as columns in the governmental fund financial statements? To my understanding, non-major governmental funds are included in the governmental activities...
View Articlelastsection4mee on "NY CPA application and licensing experience"
I would like to tell people about my experience with being certified in NY and what to look out for. I successfully completed the CPA exam in October 2012, received my one year of work experience in...
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