Arthur is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Hey NINJAs! If you are reading this post right now, there is a good chance you have failed or will fail a part of the CPA Exam. I am not trying to scare or discourage any candidates but it is the hard truth. Although I do not know the
Read MoreCPA Exam Score Release & Results: Q1 2014
[Track the Score Release in the CPA Exam Forum] CPA Exam Score Release Timeline: January 1-20 Exams Official Target Date: February 4 NINJAs Said: Monday, February 3 Actual Date: Monday, February 3 January 21 – February 14 Exams Official Target Date: February 25 NINJAs Said: Monday, February 24 Actual Date: Monday, February 24 Next: February
Read MoreTragedy & Loss: My 10 Year Journey to PASS the CPA Exam
David is a NINJA CPA Blogger. It’s over!!!! 10:45 am. October 2, 2002. A phone call that would change my life forever, and alter my CPA path for a very long time. I had been studying for the exam for about three months–back when it was paper based, 4 exams in two days, only in
Read MoreCPA Reviewed: CPA Exam Podcast #53 – NINJA Hotline
Like the Podcast? Please Subscribe and Review![Listen on iTunes][Listen on Stitcher][Listen on Tunein] Want to be on the Podcast? Ask JeffFacebook Live NINJA Hotline Calls: 1 – Regulation2 – Auditing3 – Regulation4 – Auditing5 – FAR6 – BEC Podcast Version: Subscribe on iTunes Get More CPA Exam Podcasts Want to call the NINJA
Read MoreIntroducing NINJA CPA Blogger Patti
Patti is a new NINJA CPA Blogger. The week has finally arrived. This is the week that I sit for FAR. I have not taken any other parts of the CPA exam yet. Understandably, I am nervous. Actually, nervous doesn’t even begin to describe it. Terrified, stressed, pressure to pass. Those all accurately describe me.
Read MoreFAR in the Books: First CPA Exam Behind Me
Parth is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Hey NINJAs! It’s official: My first attempt at slaying the FAR beast has reached the history books. Because this attempt also marks my first time sitting for any part of the CPA Exam, I wanted to share some thoughts on my testing experience. Having a Prometric Testing Center on
Read MoreSelf-Evaluation: Is the Pain of the CPA Exam worth the Price?
Ben is a NINJA CPA Blogger. I was listening to a song the other day and I misheard the lyrics. It was 21 Guns by Green Day. The line that caught my ear was “Does the pain weigh out the pride”. What I actually heard was “Does the pain outweigh the price”. It made me
Read MoreIntroducing NINJA CPA Blogger Andrea
Andrea is a new NINJA CPA Blogger. CPA. Those three little letters strike fear into the hearts of students and accountants-to-be everywhere. Until you climb that mountain, those three letters can be the most daunting in the world. These are all of the clichés we are told to get us through the hell of studying
Read MoreCPA Reviewed Podcast #52: NINJA Hotline
Like the Podcast? Please Subscribe and Review![Listen on iTunes][Listen on Stitcher][Listen on Tunein] Want to be on the Podcast? Ask JeffFacebook Live NINJA Hotline Calls: 1 – FAR Exam is tomorrow2 – 2012 BEC Materials still ok?3 – CPA Review Course Question4 – Failed Auditing – BEC this week5 – FAR exam coming
Read MoreAsk the NINJAs: California CPA Experience Requirements
Dear NINJAs, I’m currently looking at a variety of jobs to fulfill the experience requirement in California. One job on my radar is an internal auditing position with a national construction company. Does internal auditing typically satisfy the attestation requirement? -Brian Dear Brian, It looks like this experience would fall under General Accounting Experience
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