

Series: Wiley Cpa Exam Review
Paperback: 936 pages
Publisher: Wiley; 13 edition (December 3, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1118917650
ISBN-13: 978-1118917657
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1.9 x 10.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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There are numerous spelling mistakes in this book and absolutely no sign of any editing. Reads like college notes turned into a book. The layout is very difficult to read. If you use this book, make sure you do the questions at the end of each chapter as some of the questions deal with issues that are not addressed at all in the main body of the chapter. Don't buy this book it is not worth it. Bisk CPA Review published by Thomson Reuters is far superior
I have 2 main concerns about this book. The first is that, surprisingly, there are spelling and grammatical errors. I was taken aback by that considering the author and the publisher. That does not bother me as much as that, secondly, some of the test questions at the end of the modules do not line up with the material presented sometimes.
If you are thinking about purchasing this book, I would only recommend this as a supplement. The actual text has quite a few typos. Also, many of the answers to the questions may not even be found in the text of the book. Google will be your friend while working through the questions. Hopefully you are using another review material (Becker, Roger CPA, etc.) to help you understand the material. Bottom line: just use for the questions.
This book covers ALL major topics of BEC on the CPA exam. It is well written, logical, and very thorough. After carefully reading through this book and doing the multiple choice questions at the end of each chapter/module, I was able to score a 90 on the exam. The multiple choice questions are very comparable to the level of difficulty you'll see on the exam and also have detailed answers to help you understand the relevant concepts. There are additional questions released by AICPA and a practice exam on the end of the book for further practice. This book is really the only thing you'll need to pass the exam and is highly recommended!
Very good resource. The only reason I would not give this 5 stars is because there are mistakes and typos in some of the materials. It wasn't just with Aud, but in BEC, too. If you don't thoroughly study, you may be relying on faulty info, but fortunately minimal (i.e., I saw a formula in the text with the incorrect denominator, but fortunately, it was in another book the right way so I recognized it shortly after getting a problem wrong. Also saw periods in numbers that should have been commas to represent thousands). Also, the text alone does not give you sufficient information to help you respond to the multiple choice questions. On the flip side, this does force you to study in a more comprehensive manner. You absolutely must spend the bulk of your time on the MC'so and reading the explanations. I was able to pass this section of the exam by just using this book an no other resources and would still recommend it. It's much thicker than older versions, so try not to feel overwhelmed. Good luck!
I bought the Wiley study guide for all four CPA subjects - FAR, REG, BEC and AUD. Along with the study guide also purchased the Wiley focus notes and online test bank so thats the investment I made for my CPA studies. As far the study guide is concerned - have seen so many mistakes and typos such that there are times I wonder if all that I'm reading is correct. Focus notes and test bank have been very handy and helpful so would definitely recommend. However, not happy with the study guide. Other major issue I faced is I purchased the entire material in January so got the Januray 2015 edition. Now that I plan to sit for Regulation in July and realize that law has changed - this is tough. Wiley doesn't provide any page / section wise updates (unlike other courses eg Becker / Gleim which categorically point out changes in lines reference to page / section). When I contacted the customer care, she says I can provide you a discount of 20% for a new book. Eh??!! Pure money making strategy causing hardships to students. Not appreciated.
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