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Taking All 4 CPA Exam Sections at Once: Smart or Crazy?
What’s the best strategy for passing all four CPA Exam parts in an amount of time that fits both your lifestyle and the AICPA’s timing restrictions? Should you spread the sections out over a few months, or is it better to take multiple CPA exams at once? Well, it depends on how much time you […]
Continue readingCPA Exam Written Communication Tips: 7 Steps toward Success
A note about the CPA Exam Written Communications: The CPA Exam updates were implemented at the beginning of January 2024. As part of the CPA Evolution, the BEC section and Written Communications have been eliminated. Instead of the BEC section, candidates must now pass one of three CPA Discipline sections. But still, we are going […]
Continue readingCPA with CFA®, CMA, or MBA: Does It Make Sense?
“I am now a CPA. Should I go for a CFA® or MBA?” Well, it depends on your choice of career path. As a professional accountant, you have several different tracks to consider. Additional credentials require a substantial investment in time and money. Plus, those credentials may or may not bring you higher job satisfaction […]
Continue readingCan You Become a US CPA with 3 Year Degree Alone?
Can a 3-year bachelor’s degree (generally equivalent to an associate’s degree) qualify you to sit for the CPA Exam? I am afraid not. Since 2012, it has been exceeding hard for 3-year bachelor’s degree holders to get qualified for the US CPA exam. Delaware, the “last remaining” state that welcomed associate’s degree holders, changed its […]
Continue readingWhy Become a CPA: The 5 Great Benefits
What are the major CPA benefits? Well, becoming a CPA is a dream goal for many accountants. After all, it is a designation that is synonymous with accounting for many in the field. One of the major benefits of CPA licenses is that they open up industry doors that are closed to unlicensed accountants. […]
Continue readingCPA Exam Credit Transfer: General Rule and Process
Many candidates want to know if a CPA Exam credit transfer is possible between the states. If you’re one of these candidates, you can use this information to learn the background, general rules, and process for a CPA Exam credit transfer. CPA Exam Credit Transfer: An Overview First of all, we need to understand the […]
Continue readingHow to Minimize CPA Exam Costs (Pay Less with these 5 Tips)
The path toward the CPA qualification can get expensive. However, you can use CPA discounts to help pay for the CPA Exam. I hope these tips help keep your CPA Exam cost down. At the end of this article, you’ll find links to a Becker CPA discount, a Gleim CPA discount, and many other CPA […]
Continue readingCPA Certificate vs License: What’s the Difference?
Readers are often confused about the CPA certificate vs license. So, I am going to highlight the differences below. But, remember that CPA certificates are becoming less relevant because most state boards have stopped issuing them. Therefore, it’s important to understand how CPA licensing is changing and how that might affect you. CPA Certificate vs […]
Continue readingCPA License Transfer: How to Transfer Your License to Another State
If you are a currently licensed CPA, can you transfer your license from one state to another? In some cases, yes, you can. Use this information to learn what conditions apply and how to accomplish a CPA license transfer. Substantial Equivalency and CPA Mobility Act First of all, most state boards allow a CPA license […]
Continue readingCPA vs MBA: Which is a Better Qualification for your Career?
Thank you to our readers for suggesting the topic of a CPA vs an MBA degree. Since so many of my readers contemplate which qualification will be better for their careers, this topic is worthy of a thorough discussion. CPA vs MBA: They Lead to Different Career Paths Accountants go for a CPA (Certified Public […]
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