Wiley CPA Examination Review Focus Notes, Accounting and Reporting (CPA Examination Review Smart Notes) [Paperback]

Less Antman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 8, 1997 | ISBN-10: 0471198471 | ISBN-13: 978-0471198475

This text is part of a four-volume paperback set of accounting notes providing the information needed to pass the Uniform CPA Examination, each packaged according to the examination part. The formats include: terms; key criteria and concepts; definitions; memory boosters; summaries; key point worksheets; tax rules; schedules; and mnemonics, all presented in an easy-to-read style and with some approaches designed especially for the CPA Examination. Each book includes: a series of structured approaches designed to facilitate the solving of quantitative and conceptual questions on the CPA exam; review process, covering questions in brief formats; notes for candidates, the majority specific to a particular subject or question situation that appears on the CPA exam; formats that are generalized approaches such as typical journal entries or account analyses applied in a number of question situations; and a time-saving tool that should boost productivity. The book can also be used by CPAs as a refresher.

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From the Publisher

Published annually, this four-volume paperback spiral-bound set of accounting notes provides all the critical information accountants need to pass the Uniform CPA Examination. Packaged according to examination section, the notes include: terms; key criteria and concepts; definitions; memory boosters; summaries; key points worksheets; tax rules; schedules; and mnemonics, all presented in an easy-to-read style.

From the Back Cover

Study on the go! Produced is an easy to read and carry spiral bound format, The second edition of Focus Notes, just published in July, is a four-volume paperback spiral-bound set of accounting notes provides all the critical information that candidates need to pass the Uniform CPA Examination. This quick-review tool is the most effective way to complete test preparation. Its' easy to use and covers all the basics needed to pass the exam! Packaged according to examination section, the notes include: terms; key criteria and concepts; definitions; memory boosters; summaries; key points worksheets; tax rules; schedules; and mnemonics, all presented in an easy-to-read style.

This handy guide makes the most of a candidate's valuable study time and lets them study anywhere they can carry a pocket-sized, spiral-bound book. It's easy-to-use and user-friendly:

Convenient size and format
Easy to remember mnemonics, definitions, and buzzwords
Key rules and problem-solving techniques
Study tips and worksheets
Summaries and examples

Buy the entire set of all 4 Focus Notes or buy the individual Focus Notes that corresponds to the section of the CPA Exam that you need extra help with. Sections are the following: Accounting and Reporting, Auditing, Business Law, and Financial Accounting and Reporting --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (September 8, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471198471
• ISBN-13: 978-0471198475
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,579,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Business Law Focus Notes, May 8, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Wiley CPA Examination Review Focus Notes, 4 Volume Set, 2nd Edition (Spiral-bound)

I used the Focus Notes to assist in preparing for the May 2001 Business Law portion of the CPA exam. I made additional notes on the Focus Notes as I read my textbook and as I completed practice exams. I felt I saved a lot of time I might have wasted making my own flash cards, and the logical format of the Focus Notes helped to clarify the information for me.

I felt great after I completed the exam, and I highly recommend the Business Law Focus Notes as part of your studying.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good notes, not updated for current CPA Exams., October 14, 2002

By 

Sharif Ebrahim (Bahrain, Middle East) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wiley CPA Examination Review Focus Notes, 4 Volume Set, 2nd Edition (Spiral-bound)

These focus notes are very useful to get the core concepts to pass the CPA, and in my opinion would relieve the "too much information" problem in the Wiley CPA books series.

In my opinion, these focus notes will be more useful if combined with another text book. Perhaps the Wiley CPA books series have the advantage of faster cross referencing, since they have the same module division.

If you are a Beckerconviser student, I would recommend that you buy their flash cards...(yes they started selling their own flash cards to their students in fall 2002).

One last note, if you are buying the second edition of the focus notes and using them to attend coming CPA exams,BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UPDATED!!!.
Examples of outdated notes in the financial accounting and reporting section are:
1. in the Intangible assets section (40 years is not any more the maximum useful life for intangible assets), and
2. the treatment of discontinued operations in the financials.

I gave it a 3 stars score because of the update issue.

5.0 out of 5 stars CPA Focus Notes, November 22, 2005

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Terry W. Hammond Jr. (Rocky Mount VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wiley CPA Examination Review Focus Notes, Accounting and Reporting (CPA Examination Review Smart Notes) (Paperback)

I would not have passed the CPA exam without Mark Edward's Focus Notes. They were invaluable.

I wish he would do Focus Notes for the CMA exam.