The CPA Exam pass rates for the First Quarter of 2010 have been released. Auditing and Attestation: 2009 Q1: 47.61% 2010 Q1: 46.86% Business Environment and Concepts: 2009 Q1 46.23% 2010 Q1: 46.59% Financial Accounting and Reporting: 2009 Q1 45.54% 2010 Q1: 44.95% Regulation: 2009 Q1: 47.96% 2010 Q1: 49.00% Analysis: Overall, Q1 pass rates

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Update 2010: I consider this one of the best posts I’ve ever written. Two years ago, it captured what I was feeling when I was neck-deep in the CPA Exam and wondering if I would pass. I was trying to balance family, work, the CPA Exam, and trying to maintain some semblance of a “life”.

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“What CPA Exam sections should I take in 2010 before the 2011 changes? I am seeing this question a lot lately. Candidates are confused about the 2011 changes, what exams are changing – what exams aren’t changing, etc. Let me break it down for you. FAR and AUD must be the priority. As of January

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Congratulations to the following Club 75 members who are celebrating CPA Exam success after the April/May 2010 Wave 1 score release: Dale Sines My CPA exam experience actually started back in 2001 when I took the paper exam. I had to burn several days of vacation time and come out of pocket for hotel expenses

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