The AICPA, NASBA, & state boards of accountancy system stinks. It is too complicated, too expensive, and takes too long (a month for me) to register for the tests. Eliminating 4 months of the year from possible test dates makes no sense.
I am also not too fond of only a 6 month window for registering - if you want a discount you register for all 4 tests but there are only 4 months in which to take those tests. If real life slows you down then you've paid for one or more tests that you didn't take. These tests are expensive. I can only assume that the people who set this system up and monitor it never had to take any ethics section.
I am waiting for BEC. Can somebody tell me why a test that is 100% multiple choice taken at a testing center does not give you results on the spot???? [On a related note, I understand why cost/managerial is tested, but the rest of BEC makes little sense to me when FAR packs in too much material. I understand why a bit of I/T is covered in AUD, but the part in BEC should be scrapped in favor of better testing ACCOUNTING.]
I am also waiting for FAR results on a test that I took almost 11 weeks ago (October 1st)! If I did not pass I would have already started studying for it again, before I fill my head with possibly conflicting tax (REG) rules. Since I do not know my results I have started studying for REG (legal), which I may have to put down while I return to FAR. In other words, this almost two month wait for FAR is slowing down my optimal study method. This is too long of a wait.
