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Synopsis
Everything today's CPA candidates need to pass the CPA ExamPublished annually, this comprehensive four-volume paperback reviews all four parts of the CPA exam. Many of the questions are taken directly from previous CPA exams. With 3,800 multiple-choice questions, these study guides provide all the information candidates need to master in order to pass the computerized Uniform CPA Examination. Its unique modular format helps you zero in on those areas that need more attention and organize your study program.
- Complete sample exam
- The most effective system available to prepare for the CPA exam—proven for over thirty years
- Timely—up-to-the-minute coverage for the computerized exam
- Contains all current AICPA content requirements in auditing and attestation; business environment and concepts; financial accounting and reporting; and regulation
- Unique modular format—helps candidates zero in on areas that need work, organize their study program, and concentrate their efforts
- Comprehensive questions—over 3,800 multiple-choice questions and their solutions in the four volumes
- Guidelines, pointers, and tips—show how to build knowledge in a logical and reinforcing way
- Other titles by Whittington: Audit Sampling: An Introduction, Fifth Edition
Wiley CPA Exam Review 2012 arms test-takers with detailed outlines, study guidelines, and skill-building problems to help candidates identify, focus on, and master the specific topics that need the most work.
About the Author
O. Ray Whittington, CPA, PhD, CMA, CIA, is Dean of the College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University. He is also the coauthor of
Audit Sampling: An Introduction, Fifth Edition, available from Wiley.
Patrick R. Delaney, CPA, PhD, was the Arthur Andersen LLP Alumni Professor of Accountancy at Northern Illinois University and the author of bestselling books, audios, and software in the Wiley CPA Exam Review System.
Table of Contents
Preface vii
About the Authors ix
About the Contributors ix
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Beginning Your CPA Review Program 3
Chapter 2: Examination Grading 15
Chapter 3: The Solutions Approach 16
Chapter 4: Taking the Examination 24
Chapter 5: Exam Content Overview 27
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND BUSINESS LAW
Module 23: Professional and Legal Responsibilities 37
Module 24: Federal Securities Acts 78
Module 25: Business Structure 107
Module 26: Contracts 153
Module 27: Sales 195
Module 28: Commercial Paper 227
Module 29: Secured Transactions 266
Module 30: Bankruptcy 284
Module 31: Debtor-Creditor Relationships 309
Module 32: Agency 329
Module 33: Regulation of Business Employment, Environment, and Antitrust 345
Module 34: Property 379
FEDERAL TAXATION
Module 35: Individual Taxation 415
Module 36: Transactions in Property 548
Module 37: Partnerships Taxation 585
Module 38: Corporate Taxation 628
Module 39: Other Taxation Topics 715
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Regulation Sample Examination 759
Appendix B: Sample Regulation Testlet Released by the AICPA 783
Appendix C: 2011 Released AICPA Questions for Regulation 790
INDEX 805