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Mastering Accounting Research for the CPA Exam

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The author has spent a lot of time reviewing the research part of the exam. This book was good for me in two important ways:

1. It provides a useful outline of all the standards (with brief summaries of contents) to review and be familiar with before sitting the exam.

2. She concludes that the way the CPA exam search engine returns search results (especially for advanced searches) is not great due to some peculiarities and you can lose a lot of time trying to figure out where the data is that you need.

Regarding point #2, it's such an important conclusion based on her research, I think I would have put the conclusion towards the beginning of the book so it was clear why we should focus on knowing our way around the standards so well.

The author recommends relying more on the Table of Contents in the CPA exam infobase. Her book shows you how to do that and also has some other useful tips on exam functionality.

I'm happy I got this book and would recommend it.

With all the CPA review materials out there, I haven't found ANY that do a very good job explaining the research part of the exam. This book is excellent. I know the research part isn't a large percentage of your exam grade....but a few points here and there can make a huge difference...believe me. I just received a 74 on one exam part recently. I think this book will add at least a few points to my score. And for only about 20 bucks.

This book is unique and awesome! Professor Feller did such a wonderful job to illustrate all research strategies and provide all most updated "quick study lists" for FAR, AUD, and REG that every CPA exam candidate need desperately to survive the simulation sections. For example, the book discusses about pros and cons of using FARS Online vs. FARS CD-ROM, and other free resources of authoritative literature. I feel so lucky to have found and read this book before I sit for the CPA exams, and highly recommend it with my full heart!

Received Book on time and it's very helpfulMastering Accounting Research for the CPA Exam