…At a time of high unemployment and low hopes, jobs in the accounting and auditing fields are expected to grow…

…Lifelock fined $12M by the FTC…

…Money has 12 ways to cut your taxes…

…The SEC gives everyone more time for a possible transition from U.S. GAAP to international reporting standards…

…Sometimes, you just need to tell your boss NO…

…Can you get money back for purchasing a washer and dryer in 2009 that has the energy star on it? Taxgirl says no…

…10 friendly ways to spend your tax refund…

…The IRS wants taxpayers who pay state or local real estate taxes but don’t qualify to itemize their tax deductions, to know that they may qualify for an increased standard deduction…

…15 ways to be more productive…

…Start inviting your kids into your work life…

…Do you really need to submit a cover letter with your résumé?…

…AICPA/NASBA/Prometric renew their contact until 2024…

…10 tips for small businesses to reduce risk of an audit…

…Top Secrets of a CPA Start-Up…

…Recession Flattens Accounting Firms in ‘09…

…The Art and Skill of Saying “No” Effectively…

…GAAP/IFRS Convergence: The SEC’s Roadmap is a Highway Leading Nowhere…

…Has the Minimum Wage Increase had Unintended Consequences to Teens?…

…Today’s Fiscal Crises Call for Top CPA Talent…

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The CPA Exam Weekly series has been anything but weekly lately. Last Friday, I physically could not write a post due to a log jam out there on the internet(s). Any other WordPress people using a proxy to write posts? It sucks, but I’ll make due. I even have to manually code my HTML…how old school. Enough of that…

Around the world of accounting…

• The number of accounting grads is rising…
• …the number of accounting grads getting hired is not
• For those of us fortunate enough to have jobs right now (and this is something that I have learned to not take for granted…oh how times have changed from the post-SOX accounting job explosion…)An article on work/life balance
• Something relevant to utility auditors and utility staff accountants alike:JofA article: Accounting for Emissions
• I read Mark Cuban’s blog occasionally and liked this post…Success and Motivation 2009
• Free IFRS CPE Webcast…
• Big Brother is getting bossier…
• Congrats to the Elijah Watt Sells Award winners. I looked and didn’t see my name on the list. Oh well.
• Yaeger CPA Review and Ellis University have teamed up…you can get up to 9 credits toward an Online MBA for passing the CPA Exam…

Site News

I will be attending a meeting with the AICPA in NYC this week as they tell the CPA Exam review companies what the 2010 CPA Exam will look like. I will give you a first-hand account of what they have to say about upcoming changes to the Exam.

-50 Things You Must Know About the CPA Exam has done well so far and people seem to like it.

-Club 75 has over 30 members now. It has a different type of discussion than what is on this site. It’s a rolling discussion about various topics via e-mail and people can get immediate advice from a variety of perspectives. Oh yeah – and no one is rude

Also – for the time being, I have made my FAR and REG (tax only) notes available for free to anyone who subscribes.

Have a good weekend. I’ll let everyone know how next week’s meeting goes and what you can look forward to on the 2010 CPA Exam.

-Jeff

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The CPA Exam Weekly series went on hiatus (after one pilot episode) so that I could work on my book.

Here are some items of note that I saved over the past month:

• The computerized CPA Exam reached the 1 million mark
• The Virgina Board of Accountancy reduced the number of hours required to sit for the CPA Exam from 150 to 120
• The Journal of Accountancy released a good article about SUMIF functions in Excel
• CPA Trendlines: 9 Ways to Use LinkedIn for Your Career
• Life of an Auditor had a post on review notes that made me laugh
• Accounting Web published my AICPA Interview
  

Now that my book is done, I will begin working on an even bigger project. Details to come – hopefully within the next month.

As always, thanks for reading.

-Jeff

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• Buy “50 Things You Must Know About the CPA Exam”

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A weekly round up of things that happened this week in the world of business and accounting…

• IRS to seek more regulation of tax preparers
• …the case for it
• …the case against it
• PCAOB Chairman resigns
• WSJ: Delay the Minimum Wage Hike
• FASB Accounting Standards Codification to Launch July 1

CPA Exam News:

• I expect BEC scores to roll out this weekend. Stay up to date by tracking the comments about CPA Exam Scores.
• Follow score updates on Twitter. It will be the first place I post info to if I’m away from my computer and get an e-mail on my phone.
• I’ve had questions from people wanting to buy the Yaeger CPA Review combo packs (HomeStudy + CRAM DVD + Audios) and wanting to know how to apply the CPA Review Discounts. The answer is to buy the combo and use either the “another71” code at checkout if you’re buying all four parts or the “1part2go” code at checkout if you’re buying a single section. The discount that you get on the crams/audios with the combo is better than what you get through this site. However, the discount on the HomeStudy from my site is much better.
• I hope to release my e-book next week. I’m excited to get it in the hands of candidates. Stay tuned for details…

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