US CPA Exam: “You never fail until you stop trying” – Albert Einstein. In 2000, I’d just graduated from a University with multiple honors within 3 years and I went to work for my first-choice employer. Life was very good; I was a young person making a great salary with an extremely bright future. My first priority as a tax accountant working for a global firm was to take the CPA course and pass the…
CPA Exam Update: In India, CPA Exam testing will begin on January 1, 2021. CPA aspirants may start using the scheduler from November 2, 2020. With all the disruptions and inconveniences COVID-19 has caused worldwide in each field, it has been even more difficult for people to deal with situations. One of the most critical situations that need to be dealt with is ‘Exams.’ Exams are either being discontinued or postponed. However, even during these…
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…
Hi Everyone, I’m Rishika. Here, I’d like to share my study strategy for the CPA-FAR section. As I walked out of the exam center, I felt an immense sense of relief, I looked at my parents and told them that I knew I was passing FAR. This was totally different from what I had heard people say after they gave their exams. Most of the feedback I got back from people giving FAR was negative…
In India, finance is one of the most coveted streams and also one of the most prestigious career choices for students and young professionals. In this article, we have shortlisted a few long term courses in finance which have been formed by analyzing the availability of jobs and popularity amongst aspirants. Chartered AccountancyCertified Public Accountant (CPA)MBA Finance from Tier-I InstitutesChartered Financial Analyst (CFA)Chartered Management Accountant (CMA) Chartered Accountancy: Chartered Accountancy (CA) offered by ICAI (Institute…
Many people believe it’s like a fantasy to write the US CPA exam while working full time. The first question that comes to our mind is, how to prepare? What should be my study plan? So here are a few tips for you to follow: Planning: Plan the dates for each segment as soon as they start the test window. Iterations: Go over the course material, sample questions, etc. at least 4 times before the…
