If you haven’t heard, there’s a new type of simulation coming to the CPA exam starting in July 2016. It’s called a Document Review Simulation or DRS, and the objective is to give the CPA candidate something closer to what they’ll actually experience in practice as a newly licensed CPA. An Example of a Document …
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The CPA exams are one of the hardest professional exams that exist. Many people think it is actually the hardest professional exam one can take. According to AICPA, the average pass rates in 2015 for each section were: AUD: 47% BEC: 57% REG: 50% FAR: 48% Yikes. On 3 out of 4 sections, half of everyone …
Grab our free guide to passing the CPA exams, even if you’re extremely busy: Every month I get at least a few emails that basically ask the same question: “Do you really think getting the CPA license is necessary? I know this person and this person who makes this much or this much without …
In 2017 there will be several major changes to the CPA exam. The AICPA released an exposure draft titled “Maintaining the Relevance of the Uniform CPA Examination”, with the purpose of tailoring the CPA exam to the market demands of a “higher-order” skillset that CPA candidates need to demonstrate. After reading through the exposure draft …
When Albert Einstein was 16 years old, he applied to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic school in Zurich, Switzerland. He did well on the math and physics portion, but he failed the general part of the exam. Knowing the hard stuff wasn’t enough to get him into college- that’s very much how the CPA exam is. …
