The CPA Exam Pass Rates for the January/February 2013 Testing Window have been released by the AICPA. AUD Q1 2013: 45.19% AUD Q1 2012: 44.9% Increase: Negligible BEC Q1 2013: 53.47% BEC Q1 2012: 48.63% Increase: 10% FAR Q1 2013: 47.16% FAR Q1 2012: 43.84% Increase: 7.5% REG Q1 2013: 47.57% REG Q1 2012: 45.00%

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The AICPA released the 2012 CPA Exam Pass Rates wayyy back on January 4th. The NINJAs must have been hung over from too much Mountain Dew on New Year’s Eve and didn’t notice. 2012 CPA Exam Pass Rates   vs. 2011 CPA Exam Pass Rates

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The Q2 CPA Exam Results are in, and they’re interesting. … State with Highest Pass Rate? Missouri. My Jayhawk friends won’t like that. I’m a fan of the Missouri Society of CPAs because they featured one of my articles in their monthly newsletter, so good for them. … 57,086 Exam Sections Taken: What’s the average

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Auditing and Attestation: 2012 Q2: 47.81% 2011 Q2: 47.95% 2010 Q2: 50.75% Business Environment and Concepts: 2012 Q2: 53.17% 2011 Q2: 46.48% 2010 Q2: 48.86% Financial Accounting and Reporting: 2012 Q2: 46.49% 2011 Q2: 44.27% 2010 Q2: 48.37% Regulation: 2012 Q2: 49.62% 2011 Q2: 45.01% 2010 Q2: 52.07% Analysis: Candidates are adjusting to the new

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The Final CPA Exam Pass Rates for 2011 have been released by the AICPA. Overall – pretty much par for the course … July/August (Q3) 2011 was the strongest of the year and January/February was the worst. The notable exception was that AUD scored worse than Q1, which isn’t normal. Look for 2012 CPA Exam

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The AICPA has released the CPA Exam Pass Rates for Q2 2011. Just like Q1, 2011 scores are down compared to 2010. Auditing and Attestation: 2011 Q2: 47.95% 2010 Q2: 50.75% Business Environment and Concepts: 2011 Q2: 46.48% 2010 Q2: 48.86% Financial Accounting and Reporting: 2011 Q2: 44.27% 2010 Q2: 48.37% Regulation: 2011 Q2: 45.01%

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