Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)

I can use slang and double-negatives when referring to BEC because there’s no essay or writing portion of the exam – at least not until 2009. I consider BEC as the second-hardest section of the CPA Exam.

I had a question on which section to take first and wanted to address it. You’ll find different opinions on this subject and here is mine: Take the hardest section first. The reasoning for this is very simple. Once you pass a section, your 18 month window begins (from the date you sat for the

I’ve been running the numbers trying to devise a battle plan for REG and BEC. I did the math and I have 4,706 REG multiple choice questions and 2,790 BEC questions at my disposal. By the way, that’s 7,496 questions – all on software. I’ve never done all of the questions in preparing for an

Maybe it is just my imagination, but I thought the numbers were green when I passed FAR? Green…Gray…Burnt Umber…I’ll take anything 75 or above. I really needed this one. I seriously may have taken a looonnngggg hiatus I hadn’t passed. Thank you GOD/JESUS!

According to the Uniform CPA Examination Alert, students who took two sections in a testing window were more likely to pass one section of the CPA Exam than those who took just one. Thought: Makes sense… Students who took two sections were also more likely to pass both of them than pass just one. Thought:

According to the Uniform CPA Examination Alert, they are considering getting rid of the 6 writing sections on AUD/FAR/REG and moving 3 of them to BEC. The thinking surrounding this move is that they can adequately determine a CPA candidate’s written communication skills based on one exam alone.

According to the Uniform CPA Examination Alert the old format of two simulations will be replaced by 5 or 6 shorter Task-Based Simulations. Unlike the current two simulations, the new simulations will be independent of each other and each question will derive from a new set of information. Once approved by the end of 2008,

I doublee check my scores each day in hope that they will magically change and today I got my wish. My “71” turned into an “Error: Score not found.” Maybe they meant 81 and not 71.

My FAR score expires in April and I know this much as of today: I must pass BEC and REG or I have to re-take the beast known and Financial Accounting and Reporting. Ugh. Maybe I shouldn’t have celebrated passing FAR by taking a year off? Just a thought. I hate the BEC exam with

I scored a 74 on the CPA Exam and all I got was this lousy FAIL letter. It felt like a 44. Does a more gut-wrenching number exist?

Author: Jeff Elliott, CPA

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4th Time is a Charm?

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