The practice case for my Performance Management Elective module I attempted today was one of the most challenging ones I have written. There was a lot of information (7 pages), a wide variety of AOs (production schedule, financial statement impact, pricing etc) and nothing exciting about the company (it sells pressure valves, what?). The information…
I want to start this post by encouraging you to go to the next PERT Q&A session hosted by CPABC. As of now, there is 1 more session taking place in Feb 2021 (register here) but I am sure there will be more to come. I was lucky enough to attend a PERT session also…
My last CPA PEP module officially started one week ago. Since I work in the industry and passed Finance, I had a choice* between Performance Management, Assurance (audit) or Tax. It wasn’t a difficult choice for me as I had always known I wanted to take Finance and Performance Management. The schedule also worked out…
If you have been following me for a while, you would know that I am an avid planner. I had an idea of when I will be designated before I even started taking the PREP-equivalent courses in college (I was working full-time then because I got a Psychology degree in university first). I rarely go…
I have been reading a lot about CFE prep from past candidates and shared what I have found in two of my previous CFE posts. Based on what I have learned from others and what I know about my study style, I have finalized the first draft of my CPA CFE 2021 study plan. Note,…
Failing your CPA PEP exam is frustrating. However, that doesn’t say anything about your intelligence or ability. Since your grade is determined by your performance on two cases, failing your PEP exam only means you could have executed your exam strategy on the day of the exam more efficiently. It is natural to be upset…
The result of my Finance exam is coming out in less than one week and I was confident I passed after I wrote the exam. Luckily, my feelings didn’t change in the last 3 weeks (I went back and forth after I wrote Core 1 in Dec 2019) this time. For those of you who…
As I prepare to write the CPA CFE in September, I plan on sharing every step of my journey with you all. Since my plan is to start studying as early as possible, I hope my content will be useful for candidates writing in May 2021 as well. In a previous post, I shared what…
If you have been following my CPA journey, you would know that I just wrote the PEP exam for the Finance module. Even though the result won’t be released for another two weeks or so, I am quite confident that I passed (especially when the pass rate for Finance was 90% in 2019). One thing…
With only a few days left in 2020, I am going to do what everyone else seems to be doing – a recap of the year. Looking back, I have never done an annual recap. The holidays were usually quiet and chill for us (rarely travelled as I couldn’t justify the peak costs when we…