[12tang]

Anyone else tally up what they’ve paid so far for the CPA? Two review programs, numerous nts’s and some anticipated fails along with a few anticipated passes, I’ve forked over a total of $6,250; that’s if I don’t fail any going forward.

Feel free to share what you’ve paid so far…

BEC - PASS

FAR - PASS

AUD - PASS

REG - PASS

BOOM!  JUST LIKE THAT, I GOT MY LIFE BACK!  =D

Using Becker self-study
FAR: (82) 175 hours - 1st attempt
BEC: (XX)
AUD: (69) 45hrs of study - 1st attempt
REG: (XX)

[Me!]

I spent about $8,000(prep courses, application, multiple NTS, etc) to pass the CPA and get licensed in Tennessee, moved to California and just waiting for my license # to be issued after 6 months! it cost me another $1800 by the time I paid for additional classes required, California Ethics (because the AICPA Ethics isn't good enough for Cali! lol!) background check and application + licensing fees…so close to $10 grand…but it did land me a job with a significant pay increase!

AUD - 76
BEC - 78
FAR - 70-Q1; 66!-Q2 WTH! 77
REG - 78

Used CPA Excel, Wiley, Ninja

Licensed CPA, Tennessee 2/2018

[Kerias]

CPA Talley

CPA Course: 1,701.30
CPA Test: 3,033.00
CPA Application Fee: 135.00
One month of BEC Ninja: 67.00
Application to evaluate for Licensure: 140.00
Gleim 1 section 250.00
Grand total 5,326.30 (in true accountant fashion)

So my sanity cost me 5.3k over the last 1 1/2 but honored to complete this process.

Also this did Not include my gas and several wasted PTO days (lol)

AUD - 82
BEC - 77
FAR - 79
REG - 76

This is a marathon not a 100 yard race!!!!!!!

[YouCanDoIt]

$6,507 til date, and hopefully not more than that if I pass last one in March.

A big chunk of that $ includes when few years ago I had decided to go with Becker with all 4 parts purchased at once. Only ended up taking 2 tests, before life had different plans.

Now decided again to finish up, wanted to go a more economical route with Ninja (67/mo.).

AUD - 77
BEC - 79
FAR - 75
REG - 80

Won't know until you try.

FAR: 76
REG: Currently studying
AUD:
BEC:

[Y05H1 3GG]

NTS for AUD and REG $491.80
NTS for AUD Retake $283.40
NTS for FAR and BEC $491.80
Wiley Course $1,583.60
Wiley MCQ Test Banks $600

So roughly $3,450 to date. I took BEC yesterday and if I pass I am done.

AUD 72 82
REG 75
FAR 76
BEC 77

[pwhite8388]

Right around 10k. I had a history degree so I had to take 2 years of accounting courses at community college before purchasing Wiley and taking all of the exams. Work reimbursed probably 5K of that amount though. Luckily 5k over 3 years hasn't been too bad because the costs have been spread out.

FAR-81 August 2018
REG-81 November 2018
AUD-83 January 2019
BEC-91 March 2019

[Ryan]

Application = $100.00
Transcript Fees = $22.00
Wiley = $1,400.00
Four test = $952.00

Total = $2,474.00
Plus Alcohol = $2,800.00

Grand total = $5,274.00

AUD - 78
BEC - 75
FAR - 80
REG - 77

Best of luck to everyone.

[Recked]

There have been quite a few threads like this.
I think my total was somewhere around $5k. Got myself a $25k raise out of it, so money well spent.
_
i was a little high with my estimate. Here's the other thread if anyone is curious to read more costs.
https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/exam-cost-poll/

Memento Mori - Kingston NY CPA & EA (SUNY Albany 2002)

FAR-93 11/9/17 (10wks, 250 hrs, Roger 1800+ MCQs, Gleim TB 600+MCQs, SIMs)
AUD-88 12/7/17 (3 wks, 85 hrs, Roger 1000 MCQs no SIMs hail mary)
REG-96 1/18/18 (6 wks, 110 hrs, 1400 MCQs, no SIMs)
BEC-91 2/16/18 (4wks, 90 hrs, 1240 MCQs)

[cpa1234]

Review Course Total: $3300
4 x NTS: $400
4 x Exams: ~$1000
3 x Retake Exams: ~$750
Total: ~$5,450
Out of My Pocket: $2,250 (left the firm and had to payback for some of the review course)

But I got the actual license in October, then I got a new job (and I know having my CPA was part of the reason I was hired so quickly), and now I am making $10,000+ more than when I started without it. Worth it!

AUD - 83
BEC - 78
FAR - 76
REG - 79

BEC: 78 (May 2017)

FAR: 76 (Oct 2017)

AUD: 83 (April 2018)

REG: 79 (June 2018)

[Jimmy Dugan]

About $5K with prep and NTS's. These CPA folks don't let you do anything for free, that's for sure.

AUD - 95
BEC - 87
FAR - 84
REG - 90

You're killing me Smalls

 

[B4BeanCounter]

$0. Becker paid for by my firm and got reimbursed for all the admin/exam fees. If anything, I got $5K bonus for passing the exam. Life is good.

AUD - 86
BEC - 87
FAR - 87
REG - 84

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