Privacy Policy

2009-11-24T00:57:00.000-05:00

This website/blog uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when visiting this site. These third parties may collect and use information (but not your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, you can visit Google's Advertising and Privacy page.

If you wish to opt out of Advertising companies tracking and tailoring advertisements to your surfing patterns you may do so at Network Advertising Initiative.

Google uses the Doubleclick DART cookie to serve ads across it's Adsense network and you can get further information regarding the DART cookie at Doubleclick as well as opt out options at Google's Privacy Center

Privacy

I respect your privacy and I am committed to safeguarding your privacy while online at this site. The following discloses how I gather and disseminate information for this Blog.

RSS Feeds and Email Updates

If a user wishes to subscribe to my RSS Feeds or Email Updates (powered by Feedburner), I ask for contact information such as name and email address. Users may opt-out of these communications at any time. Your personal information will never be sold or given to a third party. (You will never be spammed by me - ever)

Log Files and Stats

Like most blogging platforms I use log files, in this case Statcounter. This stores information such as internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring, exit and visited pages, platform used, date/time stamp, track user’s movement in the whole, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses etc. are not linked to personally identifiable information.

Cookies

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s computer tied to information about the user. This blog doesn't use cookies. However, some of my business partners use cookies on this site (for example - advertisers). I can't access or control these cookies once the advertisers have set them.

Links

This Blog contains links to other sites. Please be aware that I am not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. I suggest my users to be aware of this when they leave this blog and to read the privacy statements of each and every site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Blog.

Advertisers

I use outside ad companies to display ads on this blog. These ads may contain cookies and are collected by the advertising companies and I do not have access to this information. I work with the following advertising companies: Google Adsense. Please check the advertisers websites for respective privacy policies.

CPA Exam Review Courses

2009-08-12T01:18:00.001-04:00

The CPA exam, Certified Public Accountant exam, is an exam for people that wish to become Certified Public Accountants in the U.S. Although you do not need to be a CPA to work as an accountant, most companies prefer that you are a CPA since you can sign off on your work. Companies typically pay more for a person who is a CPA, so it is in your best interest to take the exam.

The CPA exam consists of four sections and all four sections much be completed within 18 months. There are four times in a test year that you can take the exam sections. You can take as many sections as you want during each test. The four topics are Auditing and Attestation, Financial Accounting and Reporting, Regulation, and Business Environment & Concepts. You are also tested on your ability to use word processing and spreadsheets.

As you can see, the CPA exam is not easy so you want to be very well prepared before you step foot into the testing. You can start your preparation by going over CPA exam reviews. There are many courses and books you can over for your preparation. Some popular CPA exam review materials are Becker, Bisk, Kaplan, and Wiley. Many of these CPA exam review courses offer online courses, textbooks, or materials on CDs. They usually cover similar questions that the CPA exam would ask.

Before you select the CPA exam review course to take, do some research online about each one. Many customers in the past that have taken review courses will provide feedback on sites such as Amazon or maybe on their own blogs about how good the CPA exam review course was. Since the courses all have different styles of teaching, you should find one that suits you the best.

When you are trying to study for the CPA exam, it could turn out to be a chore. You have to put a lot of effort into studying and you may have a very busy schedule. Create a schedule for yourself for when you can go through your CPA exam review course. That way you will be more likely to stick to the schedule. The CPA exam is certainly not an easy test, but once you pass that exam, you’ll reap the rewards. So take your time and study hard on those CPA exam review materials.