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Switched Keys - Category: "CPA Exam Club" https://tylerhosting.com/b2e/dbell.php Switched Keys, the blogs of Dana Bell of Tyler, Texas en-US http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 The Research Review Method https://tylerhosting.com/b2e/dbell.php/the-research-review-method Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:00:00 +0000 Dana Bell CPA Exam CPA Exam Club 6@https://tylerhosting.com/b2e/
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<p>&lt;posted on cpaexamclub.com&gt;</p> <p>For my first CPA exam, I decided to go without one of the review courses. Instead, I am researching the material as a method of preparing for the CPA exam. I'm currently going through REG material and I have found that there is a wide range of material available for review. I am using the cheap Wiley review books but my study process is much like researching for a paper. I get a general overview of the subject first, and then dig into different topics as I review.</p> <p>For example, I have a basic business law book (Barron's) for the basics of the business law section. Following that I study the Wiley CPA exam review book and a more comprehensive business law textbook (Business Law Today). The Wiley is an outline while the textbooks provide explanation. For all three, I reconcile any apparent differences and omissions. One or the other may have better explanations of the topic. For example, Barron's lists the non-dischargeable debts in two separate lists while the Wiley has a long disorganized list. </p> <p>Of course, those are just a few of the resources. There are also some outlines of business law material available for studying for the bar exam. Obviously, you wouldn't try to use a bar exam review, but you could benefit from reading sections on Secured Transactions or Bankruptcy. The US court system website is another resource. You can get an overview of all six chapters of the bankruptcy code there.</p> <p>Finally, I make some of my own notes and outlines. One thing I noted in the order of bankruptcy distribution is that the items can be categorized. Alimony and administration are <strong>high priority</strong> items. The next five are <strong>business related</strong> (ordinary course, wages, benefit plans, storage, and deposits). The next three are <strong>government related</strong> (taxes, FDIC claims, and DUI liabilities) with general creditors (timely or untimely) as <strong>low priority</strong>items. Of course there are details to remember about each, but at least I have the order right.</p> <p>My philosophy is that a mastery of the subject is more related to how much you know and how well you know it, rather than how good the review course is. While "research review" may not be the most efficient way to prepare, it may be the most effective way to master the material. I suspect the better you master the subject, the better you will be prepared on the job.</p> <p>Yet another advantage of the research method is that it is less likely to put me to sleep. Reading and re-reading all of the same material tends to make my eyelids heavy.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="https://tylerhosting.com/b2e/dbell.php/the-research-review-method">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://www.tylerhosting.com/b2e/">Switched Keys</a>.</small></p></div>
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<posted on cpaexamclub.com>

For my first CPA exam, I decided to go without one of the review courses. Instead, I am researching the material as a method of preparing for the CPA exam. I'm currently going through REG material and I have found that there is a wide range of material available for review. I am using the cheap Wiley review books but my study process is much like researching for a paper. I get a general overview of the subject first, and then dig into different topics as I review.

For example, I have a basic business law book (Barron's) for the basics of the business law section. Following that I study the Wiley CPA exam review book and a more comprehensive business law textbook (Business Law Today). The Wiley is an outline while the textbooks provide explanation. For all three, I reconcile any apparent differences and omissions. One or the other may have better explanations of the topic. For example, Barron's lists the non-dischargeable debts in two separate lists while the Wiley has a long disorganized list. 

Of course, those are just a few of the resources. There are also some outlines of business law material available for studying for the bar exam. Obviously, you wouldn't try to use a bar exam review, but you could benefit from reading sections on Secured Transactions or Bankruptcy. The US court system website is another resource. You can get an overview of all six chapters of the bankruptcy code there.

Finally, I make some of my own notes and outlines. One thing I noted in the order of bankruptcy distribution is that the items can be categorized. Alimony and administration are high priority items. The next five are business related (ordinary course, wages, benefit plans, storage, and deposits). The next three are government related (taxes, FDIC claims, and DUI liabilities) with general creditors (timely or untimely) as low priorityitems. Of course there are details to remember about each, but at least I have the order right.

My philosophy is that a mastery of the subject is more related to how much you know and how well you know it, rather than how good the review course is. While "research review" may not be the most efficient way to prepare, it may be the most effective way to master the material. I suspect the better you master the subject, the better you will be prepared on the job.

Yet another advantage of the research method is that it is less likely to put me to sleep. Reading and re-reading all of the same material tends to make my eyelids heavy.

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BLT (business law & tax) in July? https://tylerhosting.com/b2e/dbell.php/blt-business-law-tax-in Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 Dana Bell CPA Exam CPA Exam Club 7@https://tylerhosting.com/b2e/
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<p>&lt;Posted on cpaexamclub.com&gt;</p> <p>Studying for REG, I've decided that it could best be described as Business Law and Tax (BLT). I've taken individual and entity taxation classes, and a basic Business Law course and that covers practically everything in REG. Right now I'm studying the subjects in business law not covered in the class that are mentioned in the CSOs. In the process I've frequently found myself studying notes from the Bar exam. I guess you could say that a miniature version of the bar exam is a part of the REG section of the CPA exam.</p> <p>I'm actually a week behind my schedule leading to a July 13 exam date. That may be a good thing. The 13th is also a Friday. Also, I discovered that my degrees won't make it to my transcript until mid to late June, so there may not be enough time to get exam qualifications approved with the state board until later in July.</p> <p>I have heard many say that CPAs rarely use most of what is on the exam in their jobs. That may be true, but I've found the material I have been studying very informative and potentially useful. Things like contract law, bankruptcy, commercial paper, and secured transactions. Of course, I'm looking more to working toward consulting instead of full-time auditing or exclusively taxation.</p> <p>I've also heard that if possible, it's best to get the exam out of the way before going to work. I understand the scheduling challenges, but it seems that work in the same area will only enforce exam study. I feel much more confident about taxation after doing tax returns in my recent internship. I still need to study, but there are so many things that I've learned in the work environment that I won't have to relearn.That's also why I'm taking REG first. I would probably also prefer to be working in Auditing while studying for AUD, or doing something with books while studying for FAR. I wonder if there are firms that have a sort of work-study program that match job duties with the part of the exam the person is working on. That would by impressive.</p> <p>Anyway, that's my first blog post here.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="https://tylerhosting.com/b2e/dbell.php/blt-business-law-tax-in">Original post</a> blogged on <a href="http://www.tylerhosting.com/b2e/">Switched Keys</a>.</small></p></div>
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Studying for REG, I've decided that it could best be described as Business Law and Tax (BLT). I've taken individual and entity taxation classes, and a basic Business Law course and that covers practically everything in REG. Right now I'm studying the subjects in business law not covered in the class that are mentioned in the CSOs. In the process I've frequently found myself studying notes from the Bar exam. I guess you could say that a miniature version of the bar exam is a part of the REG section of the CPA exam.

I'm actually a week behind my schedule leading to a July 13 exam date. That may be a good thing. The 13th is also a Friday. Also, I discovered that my degrees won't make it to my transcript until mid to late June, so there may not be enough time to get exam qualifications approved with the state board until later in July.

I have heard many say that CPAs rarely use most of what is on the exam in their jobs. That may be true, but I've found the material I have been studying very informative and potentially useful. Things like contract law, bankruptcy, commercial paper, and secured transactions. Of course, I'm looking more to working toward consulting instead of full-time auditing or exclusively taxation.

I've also heard that if possible, it's best to get the exam out of the way before going to work. I understand the scheduling challenges, but it seems that work in the same area will only enforce exam study. I feel much more confident about taxation after doing tax returns in my recent internship. I still need to study, but there are so many things that I've learned in the work environment that I won't have to relearn.That's also why I'm taking REG first. I would probably also prefer to be working in Auditing while studying for AUD, or doing something with books while studying for FAR. I wonder if there are firms that have a sort of work-study program that match job duties with the part of the exam the person is working on. That would by impressive.

Anyway, that's my first blog post here.

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