Multiple career doors are going to open up when you get your accounting degree, and it can be hard to decide which job to go into or which certification to work toward if you aren’t sure what each career path entails. If you’re analytical and investigative, and if you also like to socialize, becoming a […]
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Want to be a CPA? What’s your ReadySCORE™?
As CEO of Surgent, my career has come full circle. Upon college graduation over 20 years ago, my path was set towards public accounting. During my senior year at University of Michigan Business School, I had already interned the previous summer for a Big 4. I even had my offer in hand! The only thing […]
Do You Have What it Takes to Own Your Own Tax Business?
Have you been dreaming of flexibility? Of being your own boss… Setting your own hours… and owning your own business? It’s true, business ownership is not for everyone. But it’s also not as out of reach as you may think. Everyone is in charge of their own destiny. There are business owners (like me) who […]
How to Pass the CPA Exam
We’re excited to announce a new partnership with Exam Matrix that gives us the opportunity to help students further their careers by preparing them for the CPA Exam! A CPA is different from an EA or tax preparer. CPAs are accountants, they have the knowledge to do business accounting, a service that is complimentary to […]
Video: Overview of the REG section of CPA Exam
Surgent CPA Review co-founder, Liz Kolar recently shared an overview of the REG section of the CPA Exam, and why she highly recommend candidates sit for the REG section in 2018. Here’s what she had to say: If you can, sit for REG in 2018 President Trump’s Tax Cuts & Jobs Act was passed in […]
Tax Talk: July Tax News Roundup
Are you helping your clients stay informed of the latest tax happenings? Newsworthy tax stories occur year-round, and the off-season is no exception. If you’re feeling out of the loop, we’ve got good news! We rounded up the biggest tax stories from the last month to help tax pros stay current and keep clients in-the-know. […]
Why joining Beta Alpha Psi is a great career move to make in college
Apart from being the premier collegiate organization for finance and accounting students, Beta Alpha Psi is a great way to open doors and create opportunities for your career. Employers know Beta Alpha Psi members have taken the extra step to become career professionals and explore the industry. Below, we’ll discuss six reasons joining Beta Alpha […]
Why Surgent is the best course to prepare for CPA Exam
With so many CPA Exam courses out there, it can be difficult to know which one is going to work best for you. Your study habits and learning style are unique, and finding a course that adapts to that individuality can seem impossible. However, Surgent’s CPA Exam Review course is here to break the mold […]
What you need to know about the 2019 CPA Exam Blueprints
What are the CPA Exam Blueprints? The AICPA builds the CPA examination from the “specs” contained in a document called Blueprints. The CPA Exam Blueprints are updated and published once or twice a year, and the version used to build the 2019 exam was just released this month. There is a Blueprint for each exam […]