The CPA exam sample tests are here!
Try your hand at the new computerized CPA exam. Sample tests allow candidates to download and answer a sample set of multiple-choice questions and a case-study simulation for appropriate sections of the CPA exam. Since the sample tests use the same software as the actual computer-based CPA exam, candidates can have an interactive experience and become familiar with the test's new format before they take the live exam. The sample tests are available at no cost here:
www.cpa-exam.org/lrc/exam_tutorial.html
Enron's Skilling finally takes his walk
Adelphia's John Rigas did it. So did Tyco's L. Dennis Kozlowski, as well as countless other corporate executives. But this was the perp walk that so many have been waiting for — a former Enron CEO being led in handcuffs.
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A word to the wise
Many young workers in first-time jobs don't think of saving for retirement. You should. But what about student loans and credit card debt?
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In good hands: CPAs provide emergency services
CPAs, long known for their community involvement and volunteerism, are using a new guide to establish even stronger ties to individuals and to help local organizations.
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Cracks in the opaque ceiling?
Women know all about the glass ceiling. They look up and see their male counterparts in better positions and earning more money. However, there is another barrier — the opaque ceiling, and it reflects minorities looking up and seeing nothing above them. In the world of accounting, that ceiling has been in place for a long time, but cracks are now forming.
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Etiquette and ethics in your job search
The questions most people ask about etiquette involve understanding what to do, while questions about ethics are often designed to escape their constraints.
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Prince George's Community College offers new program
Prince George's Community College has announced the opening of its Bernard Center, a program that offers accounting and business students an experience outside the traditional classroom. Activities include job shadowing, internships, field trips, mentoring and faculty advising, and an annual scholarship competition. For more information, contact Mary Falkey at (301) 322-0769 or mfalkey@pgcc.edu.
Yaeger CPA Review introduces live CPA review online
Yaeger CPA Review announces that with the use of the Internet and any high-speed connection, you can access its teaching course for the CPA exam. For more details, go to:
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Bill Gates' 11 rules for living
Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparents had a different word for burger-flipping: They called it opportunity. To see all 11 rules, go to:
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TCPA member profile
Meet Donna M. Green, a senior at UMUC and staff accountant at the Corporation for Pubic Broadcasting in Washington D.C.
Graduation date: December 2004
Hobbies: Traveling, mentoring, eating, and going out and meeting people
Favorite movie: "Men of Honor"
Why I want to be a CPA: I have a love and passion for accounting and finance.
Favorite course: Auditing
Least favorite course: Cost Accounting
What people say when I tell them my career choice: They say, "Wow! What a great career choice."
Run a little, help a lot
Run with CPAs! Register now for the annual Maryland Association of CPAs 1040K Run and 1040EZ Fun Walk on Saturday, May 1. This is a 5-kilometer run and 1-mile fun walk at Rash Field in Baltimore. Registration is only $20 before April 15. Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity. For more information, or to register, go to www.macpa.org/race/index.htm.
And hey, need community service hours? Then lend MACPA a hand the morning of the race. Contact Natalie Antonakas at natalie@macpa.org or (410) 296-6255, ext. 239 for more information.
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