This week we present the sixth installment in our series on poor study habits that you should avoid while you prepare for the EA exam. Click here to see Bad Habit #5. Multi-Tasking Explanation: Busy accounting professionals are accustomed to performing several activities simultaneously. This juggling act may prove effective when there are many daily […]
This “Question of the Week” addresses PTIN numbers Question: I am trying to register for the EA exam, but need to obtain my PTIN number. How do I do this? Answer: To obtain a PTIN, you will need to complete a W-7P by mail, fax, or online. The online method is quickest and provides you […]
Normally, this section offers successful study tips to ensure that you pass the CIA exam on your first attempt. This week, we continue a series in which we point out some poor study habits that you should avoid picking up from start to finish. This is the fifth in our series of bad habits to […]
Normally, this section offers successful study tips to ensure that you pass the CIA exam on your first attempt. This week, we continue a series in which we point out some poor study habits which you should avoid picking up from start to finish. This is the fourth in our series of bad habits to […]
Practice like you play Coaches are always telling athletes to approach practice as if it were a game. In the late 1990s, Roy Williams-the current UNC basketball coach and winner of the 2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship-gave a speech in which he talked about how one of his former players was drafted by the Chicago […]
New Testing Window Approaching A new 10-month testing window for the computerized EA exam will open May 1, 2010. Now that April has arrived you have a month to prepare for at least one part of the EA exam. Don’t wait until the exam window opens to start preparing. Prepare now using the 2010 edition […]
Normally, this section offers successful study tips to ensure that you pass the CIA exam on your first attempt. This week, we continue a series in which we point out some poor study habits which you should avoid picking up from start to finish. This is the third in our series of bad habits to […]
Certification for Professors Many professors teach courses in auditing, but may never have considered becoming certified themselves. If you are a professor, it is important to talk to your students about sitting for a certification exam, but you should also consider it yourself. The IIA offers full-time educators the opportunity to sit for the CIA […]
Normally, this section offers successful study tips to ensure CIA candidates pass the CIA exam on the first attempt. While all these tips are useful, it is equally important to know what study habits to avoid. Once a habit forms, it is difficult to break. This is the second in our series of bad habits […]
Close of 10-month Testing Window Now that March has arrived, so comes the close of the 10-month “testing window” for the computerized EA exam. The next continuous 10-month testing cycle will begin May 1, 2010. The IRS will begin testing 2009 tax laws when testing resumes in May. Exam candidates must use current review materials […]
