CPA Exam Books

We’ve included various books that offer tips on passing the CPA exam or advice on passing tests in general.

Wiley CPA Excel text books – Complete Set

Published annualy these are the number one bestselling CPA exam study texts. They have helped well over 500,000 candidates pass the cpa exam.

This package offers all 4 parts including BEC, FAR, REG, and BEC.

It offers over 3,800 multiple choice questions

It contains all AICPA content requirements as well.

Below are other Wiley products in pieces

Wiley Books for FAR, REG, BEC, and Aud separately

Again these are the number one best selling CPA books every year. We’ve just listed them here as separate products.

 

Wiley FAR Study Guide

Wiley REG Study Guide

Wiley BEC Study Guide

Wiley AUD Study Guide

CPA Exam Secrets

These guys are some new players in the market and have a pretty interesting pitch. They have dedicated people who researched the necessary concepts to pass the exam. They are trying to cater to people that don’t benefit much from traiditional test prep – you know who you are. They claim that they have found some secrets that can help any test taker dramatically increase their scores.

  • Some interesting techniques that show in this guide are:
  • Test time limits are #1 enemy of test takers
  • Super speed method to get through questions
  • Learn when, why and how to guess
  • Learn “flags” and “giveaways” to get to the right answers
  • 100% independent and original research

Wiley CPAExcel Focus Notes – Set

The Wiley Focus notes help candidates review key skills and concept necessary to master the CPA exam. These Focus notes are easy to read and are easy to carry. These help you learn important strategies to help you take the exam more quickly and accurately. They also help you memorize

This includes Focus Notes for all four parts of the CPA exam. Reg, Bec, Aud, and Far.

Wiley Apps

Everyone loves apps these days, so why not feature a couple of applications. Wiley has several apps for each section of the exam. They offer the Wiley CPA Test Bank apps that provide practice questions for the exam and they also offer a notes app for each section of the exam. The notes apps provides hundreds of study cards for test takers to utilize. You can even add your own custom notes to the app and star cards for quick recall.

CPA exam for dummies

The dummies series has sold millions of copies around the world. The good thing about this book is that it gives you information not only about the exam but also steps on how to register, exam requirements, and a review for all four parts of the exam. This book also has all the required AICPA content as well.

It offers practice questions and explanations of answers so that you actually learn the required information. This also comes with online bonus practice exams to help you out and boost your confidence.

500 Questions for the FAR section – McGraw Hill

McGraw Hill’s book with 500 Questions regarding the FAR section of the CPA exam. In order to succeed on the CPA test you are going to need to complete a lot of multiple choice questions. 500 questions for the financial accounting and reporting section is a good start. This has pretty good reviews on Amazon as well.

How to Pass the CPA Exam

There are an increasing number of international candidates who are taking the CPA exam across the world. This books is aimed at international students who will be taking the test overseas.

Congratulations, You Passed!: Test-Taking Techniques & Tips for Passing Exams 

This book is not completely centered around taking the cpa exam, but it does have great reviews. You can use this and various tips about how to