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Informationen zum Autor STEPHANIE NG is a CPA (not in public practice). She received a bachelor of arts in economics with a second concentration in public policy studies from the University of Chicago. She began her career as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers and Morgan Stanley before joining her client to work in the Group Finance department, where she spent five years specializing in corporate finance, mergers and acquisition, and debt refinancing and obtained her CPA qualification. Stephanie launched a CPA exam preparation website, IPassTheCPAExam.com, in January 2010 to help accountants around the world obtain the U.S. CPA qualification, providing information on CPA exam requirements, review courses comparison, and exam taking strategies. She welcomes readers' questions through her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ipassthecpaexam. Klappentext A CPA exam guide written specifically for international students The US CPA qualification exam is the most popular professional accounting qualification not just in the United States, but around the world as well. As international testing centers open across the globe, increasing numbers of non-American students are taking the exam, but lack a study resource written specifically for them. Author Stephanie Ng passed the exam in less than a year and operates a popular exam test-prep website at IPassTheCPAExam.com. In How to Pass the CPA Exam , Ng explains her techniques and study tactics specifically for students outside the United States. A comprehensive and practical study guide for CPA exam students outside the United States Written by the operator of a highly popular test-prep website for international students Includes practical and effective test-prep resources Packed with smart advice presented from an international perspective, How to Pass the CPA Exam is a must for international students preparing for the test. Zusammenfassung A CPA exam guide written specifically for international students The US CPA qualification exam is the most popular professional accounting qualification not just in the United States! but around the world as well. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Why CPA? 5 What Is CPA? 5 Five Reasons to Become a CPA 6 Five More Reasons to Become a CPA for International Candidates 9 What Are You Waiting For? 12 Chapter 2 What Is the CPA Exam? 13 Exam Coverage 13 Exam Schedule and Location 15 Exam Qualifications 16 Exam?]Taking Strategy 18 Exam Design and Navigation 20 After the Exam 22 Chapter 3 How to Get Qualified 25 An Overview 25 The Educational Requirements 26 The Experience Requirements 33 Citizenship and Residency Requirements 36 Taking Advantage of the Differences 37 Taking the Exam at International Sites: The Pros and Cons 47 CPA Exam Qualification Quiz 48 Final Thoughts 50 Chapter 4 Getting Ready 51 Budgeting 51 Submitting the Application 53 Scheduling the Exam 55 Travel and Accommodation 57 What to Bring on Exam Day 59 What to Expect at the Prometric Center 61 What to Expect after the Exam 63 Are You Ready? 63 Chapter 5 Creating a Study Plan 65 But I Can't Afford to Plan. I Am So Busy! 65 Step 1: Aim to Complete the Exam within One Year 66 Step 2: Settle on the Sequence 66 Step 3: Estimate the Time Required for Study 67 Step 4: Plan to Complete Each Section in One Quarter 69 Step 5: Write It Down! 72 Chapter 6 How to Become More Efficient and Effective 73 Create 25 Hours in a Day 73 Transform Your Stress into Strength 78 Let's Move On! 83 Chapter 7 Study Tips and Exam-Taking Strategies 85 S...
