PDF PassKey EA Review Part 3 Representation IRS Enrolled Agent Exam Study Guide 20122013 Edition Christy Pinheiro Richard Gramkow Collette Szymborski 9781935664178 Books

Product details Paperback 264 pages Publisher Passkey Publications (February 28, 2012) Language English ISBN-10 1935664174

PassKey EA Review Part 3 Representation IRS Enrolled Agent Exam Study Guide 20122013 Edition Christy Pinheiro Richard Gramkow Collette Szymborski 9781935664178 Books Reviews

• Great books, straight to the point, and very good examples for SEE preparations. I used all the 3 parts to prepare for the SEE and passed parts 1 and 3 on the first sitting and part 2 on the second sitting. I will recommend it to anybody who wants to pass the rigorous EA examination.
• To the authors,
  
  I recently purchased the 2012-2013 Individuals, Business, and Practice Exams books and was able to pass the Individual and the Business section of the EA exam. However, it is not something I would laud about. There are some things about the courses that I think are lacking and could be improved. Even though I was able to pass the EA exams, I didn' think the study material adequately prepared me for the Exam.
  
  The pros
  The books were very written and the information in each chapters were very easy to understand. The examples were very helpful in understanding the material in each chapter.
  
  The cons
  I was disappointed by the fact that the chapters regarding estates and gift taxes from both the Individual and Business books were very lacking. During the EA exam I've encountered mutltiple questions regarding estates and gift tax questions that I did not encounter before and did not know or even how to begin to solve the quesion.
  
  Second, I felt that the exercise questions in the book were too straight forward and not challenging enough. It's not that it was a bad thing that it was too easy because it did help me to understand the chapters better. However, when taking the EA exams, the questions on the EA exam were far more challenging and much more difficult. Now I've also bought the book with he three sample tests to supplement my study but even that didn't really adequately prepare me for the EA exam.
  
  My suggestions
  First, is to add to the chapters regarding estates and gift taxes as I reiterate that I have encountered quite a few number of questions regarding those topics.
  Second, make the exercise questions more challenging. You don't necessarily have to take them out. Just add to them ones that are of a higher difficulty than the straight forward ones.
  And finally, the sample test book could also contain more difficult questions as well.
  
  To reitrate, I'm thankful that I was able to pass the first two sections of the EA exam wih the Passkey materials but I do think that it could be improved.
  I hope that the authors read this and take my suggestions to improve the EA study guide.
  
  Thank you.