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Big 4 people – do you use Checkpoint Learning at your firm?

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TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Bisk Education, one of the nation’s largest providers of online education from America’s leading universities, has sold its Continuing Professional Education (“CPE”) and test preparation services for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination (“CPA”) to Thomson Reuters Tax & Accounting Business.

Included in the sale is Bisk CPEasy, America’s best-selling CPE programs for Public and Industry CPAs since 1971. With more than 300 continuing professional education programs in a variety of multimedia formats, including online, video and live webcasts, CPEasy complements the existing Thomson Reuters continuing professional education line of business. Also included in the sale is Bisk’s CPA Review, with its remarkable record of helping more than 150,000 CPA candidates pass the Uniform CPA Exam.

“We believe that this transaction is a win for both organizations as well as our accounting and tax customers,” said Nathan Bisk, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Bisk Education. “Going back 42 years, Bisk CPA Review and CPEasy provided the base from which we grew the company. With this sale we now have a single focus toward our online higher education business. Thomson Reuters and our customers will benefit as the CPEasy and CPA Review product lines will be supported by the world’s leading source of intelligent information in the tax and accounting marketplace.”

Bisk added that, “We are now totally focused on the online higher education market. Our primary goal continues to be the expansion of our University Alliance and U.S. News University Directory divisions. We are looking forward to the addition of new universities and expanding the number of online degree and professional certificate offerings from our existing university partners.”

https://www.ereleases.com/pr/bisk-education-announces-thomson-reuters-acquired-bisk-continuing-professional-education-cpe-cpa-test-preparation-cpa-division-serving-accounting-industry-169741

[Tailwinds Brewing]

I’ve used Checkpoint Learning and have been fairly pleased with what they have to offer. Bisk was not part of my study regiment but I imagine that the price of their CPA review courses (in whatever form they come up with) will go up. The recent consolidation of the industry is interesting. I fear that we will one day read an article with the headline ‘Another71 has been acquired by Corporate Storm Troopers Inc.' If that ever happens I expect you to start a new web site called Jeffandhisfamilyboughtatropicalisland.com, or something like that.

Finally done!
FAR: 54, 51, 68, 76!
AUD: 64, 55, 59, 76!
BEC: 77 (Expired), 86
REG: 88 (Expired), 84

[Tailwinds Brewing]

I’ve used Checkpoint Learning and have been fairly pleased with what they have to offer. Bisk was not part of my study regiment but I imagine that the price of their CPA review courses (in whatever form they come up with) will go up. The recent consolidation of the industry is interesting. I fear that we will one day read an article with the headline ‘Another71 has been acquired by Corporate Storm Troopers Inc.' If that ever happens I expect you to start a new web site called Jeffandhisfamilyboughtatropicalisland.com, or something like that.

Finally done!
FAR: 54, 51, 68, 76!
AUD: 64, 55, 59, 76!
BEC: 77 (Expired), 86
REG: 88 (Expired), 84

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