Bisk CPA Review: Auditing & Attestation - 37th Edition 2008-2009 (Comprehensive CPA Exam Review Auditing & Attestation) (Cpa Comprehensive Exam Review Auditing and Attestation) [Paperback]

Nathan M. Bisk (Author, Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1579616062 | ISBN-13: 978-1579616069 | Publication Date: October 15, 2007 | Edition: 37th

America s Best CPA Review Since 1971

These comprehensive textbooks are the perfect tool to study for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam and are the resources you will refer to over and over again for exam tips, techniques, strategies and, of course, answers. Our 4-volume textbook series provides comprehensive coverage of all exam topics and includes a free simulations CD-ROM to practice simulation questions in a format that will help prepare you for the actual exam. Available separately or in a 4-volume set, our textbooks will enable you to achieve maximum preparedness to sit for the CPA exam.

Features:
- Tips, techniques and strategies on how to prepare for the CPA Exam, including a Getting Started section that provides a recommended weekly training plan.
- Coverage of all exam changes, the very latest AICPA, FASB, GASB and ISB pronouncements and all significant ARBs, APBs, SASs, SSARs, SFACs and FASB materials
- Thousands of review questions with correct and incorrect answer explanations not available from the AICPA

What s Included:
- A diagnostic exam to determine your strengths and weaknesses and direct your studies and a practice exam to test your exam preparedness
- Our exclusive Solutions Approach to problem solving that shows you how to answer questions for maximum points from the graders
- A special appendix containing answer-writing tips that will boost your scores
- Instructions on how to obtain a FREE Simulations CD-ROM so you can practice Simulations questions just as they appear on the computer-based exam
- Much more!

Bisk CPA Review is the only CPA review texts developed by full-time experts.

Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
NATHAN M. BISK, JD, CPA (FL) is both an attorney and a CPA in the State of Florida. His background includes public accounting experience at both Ernst & Young and Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Bisk has written and taught CPA Review, accounting, auditing, taxation, and business law programs since 1970.

Contributing Editor ROBERT L. MONETTE, JD, CPA (PA) is a specialist in continuing professional education and nationally recognized as an expert on the CPA exam. His background includes experience in statistical sampling, EDP auditing, financial statement analysis and taxation. Mr. Monette has also taught CPA Review in Boston, New York, and New Jersey, where he has helped tens of thousands of candidates become CPAs.

Contributing Editor PAUL MUNTER, PhD, CPA (CO), is a Partner in the New York office of KPMG, LLP. He has extensively published articles on financial accounting and auditing matters in journals such as the Journal of Accountancy, CPA Journal, Management Accounting, Accounting Review, Today's CPA, and Practical Accountant. Dr. Munter also teaches CPE courses for accountants in public accounting and industry.

Consulting Editor DONALD C. ALEXANDER, LL.B., LL.D., is a Partner with the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld. He has served as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, is the former Director of the United States Chamber of Commerce, and is the former Chair of the Commissioner s Exempt Organizations Advisory Group, and is a nationally recognized author of more than 30 articles on federal tax subjects.

Other Consulting Editors MORTIMER M. CAPLIN, LL.B., J.S.D., LL.D.
RICHARD M. FELDHEIM, M.B.A., J.D., LL.M., C.P.A.
WILLIAM J. MEURER, CPA
THOMAS A. RATCLIFFE, PhD, CPA
C. WILLIAM THOMAS, M.B.A., Ph.D., C.P.A.

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About the Author

Nathan M. Bisk, JD, CPA (FL) is the founder and Chairman of Bisk Education, the parent company of Bisk CPA Review. Mr. Bisk is recognized as the leading expert in the nation on the CPA Exam and is well known as the dean of CPA Review. He is both an attorney and a CPA in the State of Florida, and since 1971 has written and taught CPA Review, accounting, auditing, taxation and business law programs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Bisk Education, Inc.; 37th edition (October 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579616062
• ISBN-13: 978-1579616069
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,462,714 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nathan Bisk founded Bisk Education in 1971 and is responsible for directing the strategic activities of the business, including forming and communicating the vision of Bisk to its employees and driving the company's market focus. Mr. Bisk is a nationally known author of CPA Review, taxation, accounting and auditing programs and texts, as well as continuing education courses.

Additionally, he has pioneered the development and production of audio, video, multimedia and online continuing education. He was the first to provide distance education programs to CPAs. Expanding on his vision, Nathan Bisk then lead the company to become the nation's largest exclusive online facilitator of degree and certificate programs from the nation's leading universities, offering end-to-end, lifelong-learning solutions that allow working adults to reach their personal and professional goals through education.

Nathan Bisk served on the auditing staff of Ernst and Ernst (now Ernst & Young) and Arthur Andersen. In this capacity he was involved in auditing and taxation for corporate clients. Additionally, he was employed by Merrill Lynch and graduated from their two-year Executive Management Program. At Merrill Lynch he served in sales as well as a merger and acquisition specialist. Mr. Bisk has practiced law in Florida since 1973, with his practice focused on corporate and taxation matters. He previously served as Corporate Counsel to Bisk Education.

Mr. Bisk earned a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Franklin and Marshall College. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Florida College of Law. Mr. Bisk is both an attorney and CPA in the State of Florida. He is a member of the Florida Institute of CPAs, AICPA, American Association of Attorney-CPAs, Florida Bar and American Bar Association. He serves on the Board of Governors of the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law School and the Board of Trustees at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech). He serves on the Board of Overseers at the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business at Florida Tech which was named in his honor in 2009. This college is one of the largest private business colleges in the U.S. with approximately 5,000 students.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not quite as advertised, February 9, 2009

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This review is from: Bisk CPA Review: Auditing & Attestation - 37th Edition 2008-2009 (Comprehensive CPA Exam Review Auditing & Attestation) (Cpa Comprehensive Exam Review Auditing and Attestation) (Paperback)

This textbook is pretty good. I bought it after I had done all the questions in the Wiley study guide. The questions in both books are almost identical, about 99% identical. I did not know this until I bought the book, hewever.

The simulations in the book are good too. The main selling point for me were the instructions on how to get a CD-Rom with 50 simulations. The disk does not come with the book, this was annoying. I had to fill out a card and give them my phone number and e-mail address or I would not receive my disk in the mail. Four days after mailing the card to Bisk I got bomabarded with e-mails and messages on my answering machine from them wanting to sell me all kinds of study materials, but after two weeks of this I still did not have my CD-Rom. I finally e-mailed them and complained that I didn't like having to subscribe to there sales pitch just to get the rest of what I paid for.

The disk showed up a few days later but it only had 5 Auditing simulations on it, not the 50 that the card I mailed in said it would. It had a total of 13 simulations if you counted the ones that were with the other exam sections. Plus you have to type in this rediculously long password everytime you want to use this demo software, that's right, demo software. Like I said the text is pretty good, but unless you want to be annoyed with sales calls and spam, I would stick with the CPA review books from Wiley. The Wiley books are layed out a little better and I have passed the other three sections of the exam using only the Wiley study guides and Audio CD's.