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.

We offer intensive CPA review courses taught in person by one of the two course authors. We've received enough requests to schedule these courses:

CENTRAL TIME	AUD	FAR	BEC	REG
~ HOUSTON	Oct 29	Oct 30, 31	Oct 8	Oct 9, 10
~ NASHVILLE	Oct 15	Oct 16, 17	Nov 5	Nov 6, 7
~ DALLAS	Oct 22	Oct 23, 24	Nov 12	Nov 13, 14

Click on the time zone above for location details.
~ Southwest has hubs in these cities and other airlines have to match their fares.
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 this number weekdays between 9 and 5.

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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 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

Your seminar workbook will be shipped to you FedEx (and you can track your package at that Fed-Ex web site!).

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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.

COST: The cost depends on the number of sections for which you enroll. AUD and BEC (each one day) are $250 each. FAR and REG (each two days) are $500 each. That cost includes the workbook we use in the class as well as reading and homework for you to do outside, either before or after the seminar.

You can register for a seminar:

• On-line with our encrypted secure server using your credit card.
• By calling toll free (800) 635-9442 weekdays 9 to 5 Mountain time (Outside the U.S. call 208-233-3222).
• By mailing or faxing our registration form.

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GUARANTEE: If you are not convinced in the first two hours that the course is what you need to pass the CPA exam, hand in your workbook, and we will gladly refund the cost of the course.

REPEAT PRIVILEGE: You are entitled to a 15% discount for repeating a section previously taken provided you register at least a week in advance to repeat. To obtain the discount tell the office the dates, course sections and city where you previously took the course. The office will send you a copy of the current seminar workbook.

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Do the AIS seminar and self study books work? Here are e-mail grade reports from several AIS students.

If you are in the U.S., we'd be delighted to mail you a color brochure describing the seminar and self study materials. Just enter your name and address in our request form. If you are outside the U.S., please see information for citizens of other countries.

If you have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader you can download the color brochure in PDF format and read it on your screen.

If you would like to know more about AIS, see answers to questions frequently asked about AIS and the intensive CPA exam review seminars.

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Call AIS Toll Free at (800) 635-9442

A real person in the Mountain Time zone answers this number weekdays between 9 and 5.

AIS...We provide the formula....

How does the job market look for accountants? For openings that might be of interest to you, see accounting jobs or finance jobs. For more accounting job information, see the career bank. Or try entering "CPA" into the job search at the Online Career Center.

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.

Why are there so few graphics on this page? Because the people who are interested in this information are, by definition, very busy people. They don't have a lot of time to wait for pictures to appear on their screens.

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