hi everyone,

I need help , planning to start studying for CPA exam don't know where to start , I have taken the classes in Jan 2009.

I have very weak accounting background , dnt have any idea how I will be able to study pl help

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I have Masters in Commerce in 2003 then worked for 5 yrs ,but accounting was never my cup of tea.I would just manage to reach the border line .

I have the study material from Becker , attended their lectures in Jan 2009.

I just need to start studying , i would actually need to strengthen my basic accounting  which is very bad.Can you suggest me some material other than CPA to start with , so that i can start from the scratch.

new_bird,

Do not get disheartened.I am in probably in the same boat as you.I do not have an accounting degree and I went to local community college to get my accounting credits,all in all I have 30 credits in accounting and 30 in business courses.Even after having no accounting background I could pass all 4 parts of CPA exams in a 11 month period,I skipped two windows in between.I did it with two kids.I feel if I can then anyone can.

Hard work pays off.When I went to my first job I did really well in taxes,in my second job my manager was very very strict and he was used to my senior who was well trained and had 5 years of exp.He wanted me to be at her level within 5 weeks.He knew I am learning well but he had a habit of shouting.Also some employers (mostly non-american) usually get you in and promise some salray but in actuality they do not want to pay you at all and just want to give some exp.Sometimes they get annoyed and you end up kicking them off.In my other jobs I did reasonably well and I would say each job was a learning exp and I learned new stuff everytime.I have been able to build up considerable amount of an exp.Keep up your hopes,where there is a will there is a way.Hundred thousand candidates sit for CPA exam and 15000-20000 eventually pass all four parts which is roughly 4-5% a year.

Take an example of some graduate degree......ok lets say Masters in Pharmacy.96 different schools offer this degree all around the US and each year around 46000 students are enrolled into his program and finally alll of them pass and graduate so lift up your spirits because you are doing something in which you are competing against a lot many who are extremely good...some of them are MBA students from good schools,Charted accountants from different nations,accounting majors who have a very high GPA.So CPA is something that some get eventually not all like I gave you an example of that graduate degree in Pharmacy.I am not under mining the capability of anyone but CPA is not a regular courseware ,its a test of your aptitude and how fast you can think.3 out of 4 sections are adaptible.I mean your exam will become more difficult as you go on,like we have GMAT and GRE but that is just 1 test and that too school level,this one is college level and 4 sections that test every aspect of you.