The CPA Evolution Initiative has announced a transition policy for the 2024 CPA exam. There has been a lot of discussion about the evolution of CPAs. Let’s take a closer look at what it means: A survey of over 1200 accounting department chairs asks if data analytics, IT auditing, and cyber security are taught in their accounting programs. According to the gap analysis results, 64% of schools teach data analytics, 40% teach predictive analysis, 23%…
Vipin – Simandhar’s US CPA aspirant has shared his journey to ace the BEC exam and provided a strategy to make the preparations easy. I am sharing my journey and the things I have done during my BEC preparation. Being US CMA and having good experience in core accounting, I did have a good grip on the general and basic concepts, so my focus was on things that were not covered previously in my study…
First and foremost, if you have decided to pursue this course, 100% determination and consistency are necessary. One cannot pass the exam unless he/she is focused on studies. My study strategy for all four subjects is as follows. I will suggest you appear for the exams in the following pattern only as FAR has interconnection with other subjects. FAR: – Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) is the BEAST. You have to dedicate more time to this…
I would like to share my preparation strategy for the Financial Reporting(FAR) section of the CPA exam. My score of 94 has been the consequence of the study environment that has been fostered by you and your team, and I will ever be thankful for that. Disclaimer(for the students): I have committed full time for my examination, and I do understand that working professionals may find it relatively challenging to pay heed to some of…
We are delighted to share that our student Mr.Abhishek (CA, CPA Aspirant) has scored 96 in the CPA-Audit exam. He shared about ‘How he got 96 in the Audit exam?’ Let’s move right into his experience. Hi, I’m Abhishek. I’m a qualified CA and now pursuing the CPA Course from Simandhar Education. All – my two cents on CPA AUD preparation. I hope you all find it useful: 1) First and foremost may be rhetoric,…
Mr. Shailesh Haribhakti, one of the most renowned CA’s in the current times emerged as a national scholar in 1971 after passing the Indian School Certificate exam with a top rank in the country.He was offered a scholarship at Cambridge but he declined it. In 1950, Haribhakti & Co was founded by his father who himself is the most tenured living and practicing CA at the age of 91 and was a past President of…
This is Wasim; please find my strategy to prepare for CPA-FAR exam given below. – Don’t try to learn FAR like remembering theory, understand the concepts. – Finishing FAR in 3 months if possible, I finished it in 3 months. You need to study for 2 days of the week-ends and daily for at least 3 hours which is minimum (For working candidates). – Give 4 mini-tests per week for the modules you already completed…
My CPA Regulation journey: For me clearing CPA REG was the toughest thing. After failing twice in the regulation part I didn’t lose my hope but instead I started preparing again from scratch. There were lots of disturbances while preparing for the exam but consistency and determination to pass the exam has indeed helped me clear the exam. Everyone has their own strategies and plans for studying and clearing exams. Here are few things that…
CPA-BEC Exam STRATEGY Everyone has a different style of learning. There is a saying that your mind imitates what you see and this is what I am, a visual learner. I attended live classes of BEC at Simandhar education and then I went through Becker’s lecture. It helped me understand concepts better. Becker’s skills practice helped me a lot during my studies. They explained the topic in a very brief and crisp form, which helped…
CPA-FAR Exam: PRACTICE! PRACTICE! Practice was the main key in clearing my FAR Exam with 83. Followed almost the same strategy which I made during REG preparation. Conceptual clarity is must to crack any exam. This can be achieved through continuous practice and revising the chapters. Revising once and twice was not sufficient for me. So I kept on revising it until I am thorough with the concept. Because every time you revise, you come…
