1. Writing Tips For The Aspiring Accounting Professional
Be concise when writing for work. Use proper grammar and punctuation, correct spelling, and appropriate language Jargon is acceptable, if the reader understands the jargon. Do not rely upon the “spell check” function of your word processing software. Proofread all written material. Careful attention to your written work will advance your professional accounting career.

2. General Tips
The tips outlined by Helen Wilkie below are useful when preparing any written information for work.
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3. Why learn to write a 5 paragraph Essay?
Fifty years ago, elementary-school teachers taught the general rules of spelling and the structure of sentences. Later instruction focused on building solid paragraphs into full-blown essays. Some kids mastered it, but many did not. About 25 years ago, in an effort to enliven instruction and get more kids writing, schools of education began promoting a different approach. The popular thinking was that writing should be “caught, not taught,” explains Steven Graham, a professor of education instruction at Arizona State University. Roughly, it was supposed to work like this: Give students interesting creative-writing assignments; put that writing in a fun, social context in which kids share their work. Kids, the theory goes, will “catch” what they need in order to be successful writers. Formal lessons in grammar, sentence structure, and essay-writing took a back seat to creative expression.

4. The Debate
 The students couldn't write coherent sentences. In 2009 New Dorp High made a radical change. Instead of trying to engage students through memoir exercises and creative assignments, the school required them to write expository essays and learn the fundamentals of grammar. Within two years, the school's pass rates for the English Regents test and the global-history exam were soaring. The school's drop-out rate — 40 percent in 2006 — has fallen to 20 percent.

5. Why learn to write a 5 Paragraph Essay? Part 2
The CPA Exam Written Communication is more similar to a Five Paragraph Essay than a standard business communication.
A possibleCPA Exam Written Communication format:
Intro/Topic Paragraph1: Topic description and advise reader how you will help in opening sentence. Use a minimum of three sentences.
Paragraph 2: Write about the topic with a minimum of three sentences.
Paragraph 3: Write about the topic with a minimum of three sentences.
Closing:Paragraph 4: Summarize the advice and you may use this outline for the last paragraph:
“Thanks for reviewing this information. [Sentence or two mentioning topic] I hope that you will take these thoughts into consideration regarding [topic]” Three or four sentences for the closing paragraph.
This format should help and is similar to a Five Paragraph Essay.

6. Descriptions of the Five-Paragraph Essay

7. CPA Exam
Sorry Charlie, this is wrong: While the rest of the questions on the CPA exam are graded with automatic scoring, written communications are reviewed and scored by a network of readers who are actual certified public accountants.
The rest of the information seems solid.
How the CPA Exam is scored:
This guy cracks me up:
He forget to mention the simplified cut-n-paste tip.
Sample Exam: