--- title: CPA Exam Strategy | Become a CPA description: Become a CPA | Here you will find blog posts with pertinent information on the CPA exam and exam tips and strategies. Be sure to read some posts today. --- # Accounting Certification News and CPA Strategy Stay current with the latest accounting certification news and proven CPA strategies. Browse by All CPA CPA tutoring CPA exam Become a CPA CPA REG CPA exam order CPA-FAR CMA exam CPA AUD CPA BEC CPA study tips This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. ## Posts about Become a CPA: [CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa) [CPA tutoring](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-tutoring) [Become a CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/become-a-cpa) [CPA exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-exam) ![CPA student studying](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CPA%20student%20studying.jpg?width=300&name=CPA%20student%20studying.jpg)Signing up to sit for the CPA exam is a major milestone in your career.  The long-term career benefits for earning a CPA license are clear. The [Journal of Accountancy](https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2017/sep/cpa-average-salary-201717483.html) reports that newly minted CPA’s earn a $66,000 average salary and more experienced CPAs with 20 years of experience can earn up to $152,000. [CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa) [CPA tutoring](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-tutoring) [Become a CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/become-a-cpa) [CPA exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-exam) ![studying for CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/studying%20for%20CPA.jpg?width=300&name=studying%20for%20CPA.jpg)Earning your CPA license can give your career a jumpstart. You will gain a significant advantage over the other accountants who don’t possess this credential. According to the [2019 Robert Half Salary Guide for Accounting and Finance Professionals](https://www.roberthalf.com/blog/salaries-and-skills/cpa-salaries-are-up-how-to-get-a-pay-raise-in-the-year-ahead), the midpoint CPA salary for tax professionals with one to three years of experience is $57,500, with auditing experts making $52,000. As you climb the organizational ladder, you can expect to earn substantially more. At the level of Manager of Tax Services, you could be making **$104,000** annually! At the upper end of the salary range, your yearly compensation could even be as much as **$164,250.** [CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa) [CPA tutoring](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-tutoring) [Become a CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/become-a-cpa) [CPA exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-exam) [CMA exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cma-exam) ![taking cma exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/taking%20cma%20exam.jpg?width=300&name=taking%20cma%20exam.jpg)In the previous article on the CMA certification, we discussed the steps to become CMA certified such as fulfilling the examination, education, and experience requirements. In this article, let us take a closer look at the CMA exam itself, including exam specific content, recommended preparation time, sequence of taking the two parts, exam preparation strategies and so on. [CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa) [CPA tutoring](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-tutoring) [Become a CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/become-a-cpa) [CPA exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-exam) ![cpa-2](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cpa-2.jpg?width=330&height=220&name=cpa-2.jpg)In a [previous article](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/which-accounting-license-should-i-add-to-my-cpa), we briefly introduced the other three major accounting certifications that can be added on to the CPA. In this article, we will focus on one of them: Certified Management Accountant (CMA).  [CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa) [CPA tutoring](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-tutoring) [Become a CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/become-a-cpa) [CPA exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-exam) ![becomeacpa.jpg](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/becomeacpa.jpg?width=320&name=becomeacpa.jpg)The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license is known as the most popular certification for accountants and has a reputation of the “gold standard” in the accounting industry. While many CPAs choose to practice in public accounting, a large number of them follow [career paths](https://www.aicpa.org/career/careerpaths.html) in corporate accounting and other fields such as government, academia and the non-profit sector. [CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa) [CPA tutoring](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-tutoring) [Become a CPA](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/become-a-cpa) [CPA exam](https://www.myguruedge.com/cpa-exam-blog/topic/cpa-exam) ![cpa-1.jpg](https://www.myguruedge.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cpa-1.jpg?width=225&height=225&name=cpa-1.jpg)Just starting out on your path to becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)? Unsure where to begin? One of the biggest decisions to make is the selection of a review course. Many people are familiar with Becker, Roger, Wiley CPAexcel, and Yaeger. There is also Surgent, Gleim, Kaplan, Ninja, Lambers, ExamMatrix, and more. With so many options available to a candidate, it may be difficult to determine what will work best. While some programs will boast about a high pass rate for its users, at the end of the day, the content provided is very similar --- is it simply delivered in varying formats.  ### Follow this blog