CPA exam shouldn't be too easy.The number of JofA articles lately concerning the new format for the CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. exam has been overwhelming. Who are you trying to convert? The remaining big four CPA firms may need cheap labor for the daily tasks of auditing, but what about us, the self-employed CPAs, trusted by our clients, good business advisers and the backbone of our profession--what is our opinion? Here is mine--becoming a CPA is not easy and never should be easy. I sat for the exam on a hard chair in a cattle barn on the Indiana State Fair The Indiana State Fair is held in Indianapolis, the state capital, usually in August. It is one of the largest state fairs. In 2004, a record 900,000 people attended the fair. Grounds in 1984 for 272 days without a calculator calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator but performs other functions as well. . I wanted very much to be a CPA. I knew there would be long hours in public accounting and that I would be required to spend my own time continuing to educate myself on various issues. I do not agree with the easy way out for the exam. Our profession needs to get harder on our members to uphold up·hold tr.v. up·held , up·hold·ing, up·holds 1. To hold aloft; raise: upheld the banner proudly. 2. To prevent from falling or sinking; support. 3. our standards, not make the exam "a piece of cake" (in pieces, by the way) to pass. Debra J. Duncan, CPA Carmel, Indiana Carmel (IPA: [ˈkɑɹ.ml̩]) is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, United States. The population was 37,733 at the 2000 census but has been growing very rapidly. |
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