Wiley CPA Exam Review 2008: Business Environment and Concepts - Softcover

Whittington, O. Ray; Delaney, Patrick R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470135220 ISBN 13: 9780470135228

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2007

Synopsis

Completely revised for the new computerized CPA Exam

Published annually, this comprehensive, four–volume study guide for the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Exam arms readers with detailed outlines and study guidelines, plus skill–building problems and solutions that help them to identify, focus, and master the specific topics that need the most work. Many of the practice questions are taken from previous exams, and care is taken to ensure that they cover all the information candidates need to pass the CPA Exam. Broken down into four volumes–Regulation, Auditing and Attestation, Financial Accounting and Reporting, and Business Environment and Concepts–these top CPA Exam review study guides worldwide provide:

• More than 2,700 practice questions
• Complete information on the new simulation questions
• A unique modular structure that divides content into self–contained study modules
• AICPA content requirements and three times as many examples as other study guides

About this title

About the Author

Ray Whittington, PhD, CPA, CMA, CIA, is the dean of the College of Commerce at DePaul University. Prior to joining the faculty at DePaul, Professor Whittington was the Director of Accountancy at San Diego State University. From 1989 through 1991, he was the Director of Auditing Research for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and he previously was on the audit staff of KPMG. He previously served as a member of the Auditing Standards Board of the AICPA and as a member of the Accounting and Review Services Committee and the Board of Regents of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Professor Whittington has published numerous textbooks, articles, monographs, and continuing education courses.

Patrick R. Delaney, deceased, was the dedicated author and editor of the Wiley CPA Exam Review books for twenty years. He was the Arthur Andersen LLP Alumni Professor of Accountancy and Department Chair at Northern Illinois University. He received his PhD in Accountancy from the University of Illinois. He had public accounting experience with Arthur Andersen LLP and was coauthor of GAAP: Interpretation and Application, also published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. He served as Vice President and a member of the Illinois CPA Society’s Board of Directors, and was Chairman of its Accounting Principles Committee; was a past president of the Rockford Chapter, Institute of Management Accountants; and had served on numerous other professional committees. He was a member of the American Accounting Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Institute of Management Accountants. Professor Delaney was published in The Accounting Review and was a recipient of the Illinois CPA Society’s Outstanding Educator Award, NIU’s Excellence in Teaching Award, and Lewis University’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He was involved in NIU’s CPA Review Course as director and instructor.

From the Back Cover

All the information you need to master the computerized CPA 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 business environment and concepts

• Unique modular format—helps you zero in on areas that need work, organize your study program, and concentrate your efforts

• Comprehensive questions—over 3,800 multiple–choice questions and their solutions in the four volumes. Covers the new simulation–style problems. Includes over 90 simulations

• Complete sample exam in business environment and concepts

• Guidelines, pointers, and tips show you how to build knowledge in a logical and reinforcing way

Wiley CPA Exam Review 2008 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.

Other titles in the WILEY CPA EXAM REVIEW 2008 FOUR–VOLUME SET:

• Auditing and Attestation

• Financial Accounting and Reporting

• Regulation

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Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470135220
• ISBN 13: 9780470135228
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 408