I heard they release the score a day earlier. Does anyone know the exact time they release the results? If so, which time zone? I am waiting for the result of my first exam (REG) hope we all hear some good news this week!

MCQs like this take me so much time, like around 4-5 min and most of the time I get them wrong. Is there a shorter way to do this? Also, I'm just not getting the calculations right on this, can someone pls help?

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I'm reapplying for CPA exam cause my coupons expired. Does anyone know if I'll be able to change the discipline?

As the title says, that’s for all the practice exams I took recently. Taking it in 9 days, just seeking validation how ready am I? lol Just needed a boost confidence.

I use Uworld and I’m on the PPE chapter and Pete keeps talking about coupon rates and whether there is a coupon or not. Am I the only one who is lost when he talks about that? I don’t remember it in previous chapters. Any help would be appreciated.

I'm looking to guidance for bride couse as well as CPA couse without depending on third parties coaching institutes.

I am looking at Becker and it is currently 30% at a little over $2.5k for the pro version. I have heard very good things about this software but i just wanted input from others that have purchased this and taken the exam.

Whew! I feel like I used every single one of my brain cells on this exam.

MCQs weren’t too bad, but I did have quite a few that had two really good answers which was a little annoying. I ended up just picking the one I thought was best and kept moving on. The material was pretty comprehensive, so no one topic stood out more than the other in my opinion.

DO NOT spend more than 90 minutes on MCQs because you will need every bit of time possible on the SIMs. I didn’t find them particularly difficult, but between understanding the ask of the prompts, reading the volume of exhibits, and trying to pick the correct answer, time gets eaten up pretty quickly if you aren’t careful.

I feel like I’ve done enough to earn a pass, but we will see come score release time!🤞On to FAR I go!

My test prep said that an auditor can still conduct an audit after providing bookkeeping services to that same client. How is this not self-review? Just file it under "special exceptions"? Any tips on keeping all this straight?

Just recently got a 74 and retaking at feb 13th. how can i get better at sims? i use becker please help!!!!

Looking for CPA. I’m a contractor who’s books are a mess and owe about 40k to IRS over last 3 years but think my now retired CPA missed a few things on his way to retirement. I’m also about to move looking for someone honest but knows how to look for the most deductions possible. Needed in Texas - Houston, Austin, San Antonio would all work.

I know a lot of people ask which exam is the easiest or the hardest etc. But I have a different question. Out of the exams you’ve taken, was there one that you actually enjoyed learning the content or found it interesting?

Editing to add my own experience: so far I’ve taken REG (passed) and ISC (waiting until March score release) and I’m currently studying for AUD. I’ve enjoyed the AUD content WAYYYY more than REG and ISC. It’s definitely tricky, but something about it just clicks for me. It’s like when I’m doing the MCQ’s, I’m able to take a step back and logically think about the scenario and figure out the answer, and it just makes sense. I don’t think I would enjoy actually working in audit, as it seems like it could get boring doing that everyday. But it’s definitely been interesting to learn about! And I’m sure it helps that I’m trending much higher on the AUD quizzes than I was for REG and ISC 🤣.

hello all, i’m scheduled to take FAR on march 8th.i know that if AICPA receives your test by march 9th, you will get your scores back march 18th, as seen on the chart below. Will they receive my scores in time by March 9th so I can get my results back March 18th? or am i cutting it too close.

Well, that was for sure an exam. Prepped with UWorld and thought I was well prepared during the multiple choice, but then the TBS's hit, but this is a tale as old as time. Got a few TBS's on correcting accounting errors / changes and I wish I had prepped on those a little more . Didn't see a single bank recon which made me sad because those would've been easy points for how much i studied them. I will say UWorld's multiple choice was much harder (at least for me) than what I saw on the actual exam. Felt as if in UWorld you had to calculate for a lot of intermediate numbers but on the exam not so much (say in a bond question, UWorld would have me calclulate the beg. CV but it was given on the actual exam).

Pass or fail I feel relieved that its over. I work in tax and my firm is already extremely busy; before the exam I had already told myself that once I took it I won't worry about this exam until April and am extremely relieved that I can take a break for a few months.

Figured I would repost these Cheat Sheets again. None of these Cheat Sheets are mine, but they are super helpful!

FAR Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/168lkeAaw-OU9EMyR2E6wpaZGqB-mFxtM/view

AUD Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13KStrPYj1iy8_4Fn8r09H_xCUD177ATh/view

REG Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VPukwI09_Hy0P-fafsGTVPkmcw7FjMOj/view

I'll be leaving an internship in May for a full time position at another firm. Should I get my 4 months of experience signed off on before I leave my internship? Or can I just have 1 CPA sign off completely once I get my full year?

Hi everyone, I recently took Far of the weekend and found it to be honestly be a lot easier compared to what I studied on Becker. I had kinda rushed to the MCQs seeing that I spent 45 mins on the first one, so I rushed a bit so that I could have more time for the Sims as I didn’t know what to expect. During the TBS I had honestly gave up on one of them cause I didn’t know how to do it…. I put the J/E accounts instead of the amounts hoping they’ll at least give me some type of credit… but I ended up finish with 30 mins left. I don’t know if I should feel confident or not. I’ll have to wait for two weeks until I get my scores back.

I’ve passed BEC and FAR and am currently waiting for my AUD results. Since I don’t have much prior tax experience, REG feels like a whole different world with a lot to memorize right from the start. Does anyone have any tips or advice on how to tackle it? Thanks!

In my private AICPA academy, they teach BAR pretty much the same way as they taught BEC. However, it seems like BAR exam is more likely based on FAR courses like intermediate acct, advanced acct, and non-profit. Could you please give me your opinion if you’ve taken BAR?

TL:DR: Join MCQ Accountability Group Here

Got my 1/29 score and I failed FAR (wasn't surprised). The 1st time around, I stuck to my study plan super easy - even got ahead some days. But, this time I'm having a REALLY hard time getting back into studying. I'd like to do 50 - 100 MCQs every day, but I feel like I would do better if I had accountability.

Would anyone be interested in joining a group like that? It wouldn't be anything fancy. Just a Google Spreadsheet where you type your username and your goal for questions per day and then log what you do everyday. You wouldn't even have to be studying FAR. It would be for anything. I went ahead and edited the post and just put the link at the top. Feel free to add your name, test, and goal.

Holy shit. That was so much different than the first time I took it in 2024. I felt so good going into that exam and felt like I was doing good on the MCQ then I got to the sims and idk what happened. They were absolutely brutal. Did anyone else have insanely hard sims and still pass?

It's finally time, FAR exam tomorrow and tbh I have no idea how I feel going into the exam. I'm in my last semester in my MS program and have had multiple friends take the exam within the past few weeks and has told me that the experience wasn't too bad. I got SE grades of 62 on SE1 and 64 on SE2 on Becker last week and have gone through the questions I got wrong to understand why I got them wrong. I just don't really know how to process the fact that the exam is tomorrow, kinda anxious, kinda having confidence because Ik I did pretty ok on the SEs and that the exams tend to be easier on the MCQs. I tend to just get super anxious before big exams and just was wondering to see if anyone has any advice or tips that could help me out 24 hours before the exam. Any words would be greatly appreciated.

I take audit in a few weeks and I am needing up to date notes. I am currently using Becker to study.

Multiple choice questions ripped me a new butthole ngl. That is the post.

Hi everyone,

Got my score back from the January score release date for FAR, and I ended up failing with a 60. I’ve been studying for a retake since I got my score back, and I’m stuck on if I should schedule my retake for 2/13 to get my score back in the February release window, or just schedule towards the end of February and go from there.

Just left FAR feeling absolutely crushed. I gave it my all, but I’m also starting to come to terms with the fact that Public Accounting might not be the best fit for me if I want to thrive in my career. I felt like I didn’t understand most things on the exam after having studies over 100 hours. You know there are times when your chances could be 50/50 to pass, but I know I’m going to fail.

I’m only a first year associate but I’m starting to reevaluate my path moving forward…. Maybe after 3-4 years.

Hello r/CPA,

I recently passed FAR with an 88 and am starting to think ahead to the work experience requirement. I’ve been doing property accounting for over 5 years and the only CPAs at my company are on different teams and do not really work with me or oversee my work, however, it says that the signing CPA must have “direct knowledge” of the candidate’s work. Would one of these people qualify if they are familiar with my role or do they actually have to have oversight of my financial reports? Lastly, do they need to be an active CPA or can their license have expired?

Further, I know another option is to pay for someone in a different state to interview you and attest to your work experience. Has anyone done this that can speak to the process? Do you have to have your license issued by an outside state, since Minnesota doesn’t offer this service? Would appreciate anyone that can explain this process to me that’s been through it.

Thanks,

Did anyone walk out of audit feeling a little shitty about it but still pass? I averaged like an 82 on beckers SEs but I still walked out feeling like the sims kicked my ass and the MCQs were tricky. I’m hoping to be halfway done this score release, but I’m nervous for Thursday.

1. Should I watch every lecture from every unit and then go back and do all the MCQs?

2. Should I watch all the lectures from a unit and then do the MCQs from that unit before moving on to the next unit?

3. Should I go module by module for every unit?

I’ve done option 3 for FAR and AUD and failed both on my first attempt. Don’t know if should change my approach for my first REG attempt.

Plan to start studying this week (1st week of Feb) and plan to take it by mid April