AUD – Exam Experience

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  • #169277
    jeff
    Keymaster

    We have a lot of “I took __ today threads” so to consolidate, here is the official thread.

    Please – Not even a hint of exam disclosure per AICPA rules.

    Links to other Exam Experience Threads:

    BEC

    REG

    FAR

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 80
    FAR - 76
    REG - 92
    Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
    NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71
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  • #1658008
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Don't understand this.

    #1658011
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Please share your exam experience. Thank you!

    #1658024

    Hi @another81,

    Probably, what @Jeff meant was the disclaimer/agreement that we ‘accept' each time we write our exam with AICPA.

    Also, the @another71.com team support has its own ‘housekeeping rules & regulations': https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/cpa-exam-forum-faqs-and-help-center/

    I am one of the newer ones in this forum, so in times, I got my post checked by the most ‘reasonable' @another71.com team support. I am thankful that they do that. Not only that they are protecting me for what I post, but also protecting this site for possible liabilities. It can be through indirect violation of its members (that's us), posting against AICPA CPA exam guidelines.

    AUD - 49
    BEC - NINJA in Training
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - 55
    Passed: AUD (75%'08/77%'17), REG (76%'09) & BLaw(77%'99); highest on FAR (63%'11/'15) & BEC (63%'11). Credit Hours: USA(PH)-BCom'85(4yr-grandfathered); UBC-(DAP'02/'19); DC-(BBA-Acctg.'22-4th yr)=over 150 hrs credits
    #1658033

    @another81,
    As to,
    Please share your exam experience. Thank you!
    We can only share so much without in violation of AICPA rules.

    I am a very old CPA candidate. I have taken many AUD CPA exams, and each of them are quite different from each other. Out of these AUD exams, I passed twice, and had a few 50s, 60s & 70s from all them.

    Becker, Wiley & Ninja are great for AUD exams. If you decide to supplement, make sure you get the Ninja Sniper package. Do everything included in the package, and you'll do fine.

    Since I can't say much about the actual exam, but I can at least share my favourite AUD to-do-list. Make sure you are comfortable with:
    – Audit planning
    – Audit objectives
    – Audit committee
    – Audit procedures
    – Assertions
    – Internal control
    – Segregation of duties
    – Evidence gathering
    – Risk assessment – Audit Risk, Control Risk, Detection & Inherent Risk (esp between detection risk and substantive testing)
    – Audit committee
    – Misstatement/Fraud/Illegal activities
    – Analytical procedures
    – Ratio Analysis (number crunching)
    – Substantive Testings (number crunching)
    – Vouching / Tracing
    – Types of reports (esp. when to add a paragraph)
    – Reports format and opinion, when to use Disclaimer and Adverse
    – Know some IT related to Audit.
    – Briefly read Sampling topic.
    – Be comfortable with F/S analysis (using vouching/tracing accounts), matching source documents, FS & related schedules.
    – Be comfortable of doing adjustments – JEs, and using of worksheets.
    – Know the laws and procedures that relates to professional responsibilities
    – Basically read your notes and textbook, first to last page and pay attention to illustrations.
    – Last, but not the least, visit AICPA website for Sample Test, at least a week before your exam.
    Good luck.

    AUD - 49
    BEC - NINJA in Training
    FAR - NINJA in Training
    REG - 55
    Passed: AUD (75%'08/77%'17), REG (76%'09) & BLaw(77%'99); highest on FAR (63%'11/'15) & BEC (63%'11). Credit Hours: USA(PH)-BCom'85(4yr-grandfathered); UBC-(DAP'02/'19); DC-(BBA-Acctg.'22-4th yr)=over 150 hrs credits
    #1658035
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Earla, thank you for your reply. Actually I was confused that there was only a post for REG exam experience. Now I understand that I was the first person to start a follow up post for AUD. Congrats! You pasted AUD.

    #1660811
    rwglapalma
    Participant

    Anyone tested this month?

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 87
    REG - 83
    "Stay ready so you don't need to get ready"

    ¿Listo? ¡Siempre!

    #1661198
    Farhan125
    Participant

    @rwglapalma Taking AUD in December. Can't wait for this nightmare to be over with.

    AUD - 71
    BEC - 75
    FAR - 84
    REG - 85
    You can do it!!!
    #1661270
    CS
    Participant

    I'm taking it in December also. I can see how people can take it lightly given the subject matter, especially after a section like FAR, but it's so subjective that I'm keeping diligent with really understanding the material. There is a decent amount of memorization I feel regarding facts, so I try to keep on top of those but will definitely hit them harder come closer to exam day (12/6 for me).

    However, I feel like I'm falling into the trap as I did before of focusing on questions/concepts that are super detailed and probably not tested to such a level on the exam itself, but I have a huge review window so I'm not beating myself up over it too badly. I get paranoid that a certain couple of questions/concepts will be on the exam and start delving deeper into it so I have to keep myself in check. I guess actually posting about it is a little “therapeutic” and helps me realize it. I remember being annoyed after FAR at how much time I spent going over concepts, tracking them into college textbooks and powerpoints online and the actual questions were super basic, and there was maybe 1 or 2 pertinent to them.

    Best of luck everyone!

     

     

    #1662008
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    I took AUD today and it was a similar exam experience to FAR. The multiple choice questions seemed to easy and the test lets were difficult. On FAR, there was one ridiculous testlet that I had no clue on, but I passed. That didn't happen with AUD. I am hoping for my 2nd consecutive pass.

    #1663753
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    Good luck to everybody. I will take mine on 11/22. I have spent a lot of time to understand the material. Have not purposely practice a lot of SIMs though. Will try to practice some next week before the test.

    #1664033
    CS
    Participant

    @ ems215 Sounds like you did well, good stuff!

    Good luck another81!

    To anyone with the exam experience, is it necessary to know rules by actual codification/number *only* for the MCQ i.e. a question asking what “Section 403 of SOX Title IV” states … I'm doing NINJA MCQ right now and had that exact question except the question also provides the actual title of that section, which helps in identifying the answer. I am assuming the exam does the same thing, unless we're supposed to know the rules to the number itself?

     

     

    #1670078
    rwglapalma
    Participant

    Well, that was fun. Took AUD this morning and I wouldn't be surprised with either a pass or a fail. Despite what many other people reported this quarter I thought the sims weren't too bad. Only one was extremely difficult and I utilized the AL in almost every sim just to reassure myself and in two cases found exact answers to a part of the question.
    The mcqs on the other hand KILLED me. Not like the first section was easy and the second was harder, but they were both hard. A lot of “educated guesses” after I was able to eliminate two of the choices and two of the questions I 100% guessed on. Those two were on topics that either weren't in my review material or were and I glossed over it, apparently. Anyway, now the wait for score release plus the CBA delay.
    For anyone else taking AUD this quarter, hammer those mcqs, make sure you are comfortable in AL. good luck to everyone!

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 87
    FAR - 87
    REG - 83
    "Stay ready so you don't need to get ready"

    ¿Listo? ¡Siempre!

    #1670512
    SallyCPA
    Participant

    @rwglapalma I had a very similar experience as you on November 20th. I took audit in Q3 and thought the MCQ were significantly easier than in Q4. I think the 2nd testlet this time was a little more difficult but it was hard to tell because I think they included in a lot of pre-test questions in the first testlet. From my experience, I could tell the 2nd testlet required a more in depth knowledge of the material based off the complexity of the questions and amount of judgement calls.

    The sims were actually probably the hardest sims that I've had out of all the exams. I had a good basis of the material so I think I did ‘ok” but this audit test was 100% more difficult/different than the Q3 exam that seemed almost too easy.

    Not sure how to feel with this one. My theory is if it seems too easy its not a good thing but if you think it was hard and knew what you were doing on most of it, thats usually a good sign.

    #1670776
    lurking_CPA
    Participant

    I don't have the experience of sitting for AUD in Q3, but reading the comments I thought the MCQ was fairly easy too with the 1st testlet being a cakewalk and the 2nd testlet being a little trickier. It was also my opinion the 2nd teslet must have had pretest questions.

    The sims I also must say were some of the hardest I've had in the CPA exam period.

    Reading the Q3 experience makes me wish I sat for AUD last window, but similarly I feel confident enough that I passed as I was trending 75% on 3 attempts on a final review simulated test which is one of the highest trends I've had since starting my CPA journey….

    You DO eventually get better at taking the CPA if you stick with it!

    AUD - 85
    BEC - 85
    FAR - 76
    REG - 75
    FAR  - 67, 47, 60, 76
    REG - 55, 56, 75
    AUD - 59, 73, 85
    BEC - 63, 74, 85

    Ethics - 92

    #1670794
    Wannafree
    Participant

    @lurking_cpa ,your FAR score from 60 to 76 is impressive.What you did different in your last attempt ?

    WannaB
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