The examination to become a U.S. Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Accounting Institute Seminars (AIS) is dedicated to helping candidates join the profession by passing the exam.
CAUTION: Studying old CPA review material can be dangerous as the rules often change. We rewrite our seminar workbook four times a year to cover the rules tested on each exam window.
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In the past, people did best who scheduled their exam one to two weeks after the seminar.
Call AIS Toll Free at (800) 635-9442. A real person in the Mountain Time zone answers weekdays between 9 and 5.
SCHEDULE: The course starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m. each day. We break from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m. for lunch.
You can REQUEST A COURSE.
Just E-MAIL your preferred city, dates. and sections to
Please also tell us about dates you can’t attend. We’ll schedule classes convenient for as many requests as we can. We read every e-mail sent to us.
We also offer in-house CPA exam review courses for staff members of firms and corporations.
Call us at 800-635-9442 or send an e-mail to
YvetteH at with location, approximate dates, exam sections, and number of people if you'd like a proposal.
And we offer self study CPA exam books by the same authors.
Most are available on-line, for download to your computer.
For more information on e-books or for paper copies, refer to CPA REVIEW SELF STUDY BOOKS.
If you are in our seminars or using our self study books, we invite you to ask your study questions either during the seminar or by e-mail directly to either of the authors of the course.
All of our seminars are taught by one of the authors in person.
Ken Smith, CPA, Ph.D. Al Francisco, CPA, Ph.D.
If you are interested in the specific goals of the seminar, refer to Objectives and Organization of the Seminars. People often ask what the CPA exam seminar workbook is like. For an example of a summary from the workbook of a rule likely to be tested, see Summary of FASB S-115
If you must travel to take our seminar or the CPA exam, be sure to check the weather forecast before you leave!
This web site is dedicated to those people who are attempting to pass the CPA exam. We have tried to make it as user friendly and helpful as possible. If you have ideas about changes that could be made, or additional information that could be included, please let us know.
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