Wiley CPA Exam Review Fast Track Study Guide

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John Wiley & Sons, Jun 15, 2010 - Study Aids - 384 pages
THE CPA STUDY GUIDE THAT PUTS YOU ON THE FAST TRACK TO SUCCESS!

This tightly focused study guide ––now thoroughly updated to cover the latest changes in the CPA Exam––cuts away all the excess information to simply give you what you need to know. Presenting the absolute key points and precise steps to take in preparing for the CPA Exam, the Wiley CPA Exam Review Fast Track Study Guide, Fourth Edition includes sample questions and solutions that will help you master the CPA Examination.O. Ray Whittington, well-known author and professor, has compiled this book using his extensive experience in preparing candidates for the CPA Exam. His time-honored and highly successful outline approach includes:

  • The most essential and current material needed to successfully pass the exam, including discussion of the simulation-style questions
  • Thoroughly revised content to prepare readers for the new computerized CPA Exam
  • Test-taking strategies, tips, and techniques
  • Coverage of new financial accounting standards including SFAS 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments; 157, Fair Value Measurements; and 159, Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities
  • Coverage of new auditing standards, especially AICPA Statement on Auditing Standards Nos. 104 through 111 (Risk Assessment Standards) and the latest PCAOBs
  • You can pass the CPA Exam —Wiley CPA Exam Review Fast Track Study Guide, Fourth Edition helps you preparefor, master the concepts in—and pass—the CPA Exam.

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Selected pages

Contents

Title Page
USE OF REPORT OF ANOTHER AUDITOR
COMPILATIONS AND REVIEWS
EVIDENCE GATHERING
AUDITING WITH TECHNOLOGY
PRESENT VALUE COMPUTATIONS
BONDS ANDNOTES PAYABLESAND INVESTMENTS IFTO BE HELD TILLMATURITY MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAXESINCOME
CORPORATIONS CORPORATEINCOME TAXESINCOME CORPORATE INCOME TAXESEXPENSES
BUSINESS STRUCTURE
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MICROECONOMICS
BUSINESS STRATEGY FINANCIALMANAGEMENT
WORKING CAPITALMANAGEMENT
RISK MANAGEMENT

GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTINGFINANCIAL REPORTING
REGULATION
SARBANESOXLEY
CODE ARTICLE9
REGULATIONS
CAPITAL BUDGETING
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
FINANCIAL PLANNING
VARIANCE ANALYSIS INDEX
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About the author (2010)

O. Ray Whittington, CPA, PhD (Chicago, IL) is the dean of the College of Commerce at DePaul University. Prior to joining the faculty of DePaul, he was the Director of Accountancy at San Diego State University. From 1989 through 1991, he was the Director of Auditing Research for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and he previously was on the audit staff of KPMG. Ray previously served as a member of the Auditing Standards Board of the AICPA and as a member of the Accounting and Review Services Committee and the Board of Regents of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Professor Whittington has published numerous textbooks, articles, monographs, and continuing education courses in addition to being the author of the Wiley CPA Exam Review books.

Bibliographic information

TitleWiley CPA Exam Review Fast Track Study Guide
AuthorO. Ray Whittington
Edition4
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2010
ISBN0470428651, 9780470428658
Length384 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Business & Economics / Accounting / General
Business & Economics / General
Study Aids / CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
  
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