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February 27, 2019 at 6:46 pm in reply to: Can an Out-of-State Candidate go for finger printing at a LiveScan Service in CA #2236035
Me!ParticipantHi,
Per the CBA website:
Licensees residing in California need to submit fingerprints via Live Scan. Your notification letter will include a Request for Live Scan Service. Take the completed form to a Live Scan location. You may view a current list of Applicant Live Scan locations on the DOJ website.
Non-California Residents – Hard Cards
As a licensee residing outside of California, you will need to submit your fingerprints via hard card. Included with your notification letter will be a fingerprint hard card. Only hard copy fingerprint cards furnished by the CBA will be accepted. Once your fingerprints are completed, mail the unfolded cards directly to the CBA at the address below.
California Board of Accountancy
2450 Venture Oaks Way, Suite 300
Sacramento, California 95833-3291
Attn.: Fingerprint UnitMe!ParticipantI 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 - 78Used CPA Excel, Wiley, Ninja
Licensed CPA, Tennessee 2/2018
Me!ParticipantHi skrishnabhat!
I came from out of State and I took the Cali Ethics from UCLA extension. It is 4 Qtr units which is approved by the Board of Accountancy. If you pay ahead of time I think 30 days before you receive a 10% percent discount, it is a pricier course. It is a college class and required work to get an A. The professor was great and I learned from the class.
Me!ParticipantSat for FAR today. Hoping it's the last time!
But I am going to continue to study as I have one more chance before I lose a section…
MCQ's seemed fair but didn't cover all areas but not focused on an area either. SIM's anybody's guess, I feel that there were items that were not covered in prep software as extensively as the exam tested.
Good luck everyone! Hope you all get at least a 75 on the 19th!
September 7, 2017 at 8:06 am in reply to: Random thoughts of an AICPA 10%er, 11 attempts or more #1621784Me!ParticipantFor REG I did copious amounts of MCQ's tried to get my average in the upper 70's then, for my review I reread the book(Gleim) and took notes. I found that the book had little tidbits of info that wasn't covered in the MCQ's. I am hoping that it worked for FAR for 3Q (I did some reading for 1Q and 2Q but for this last attemp I reread the entire book and took notes and threw in some MCQ's. it's just so much freaking information! I'll trade my REG score for your FAR score!
Me!ParticipantMe!ParticipantSeptember 6, 2017 at 7:53 am in reply to: Random thoughts of an AICPA 10%er, 11 attempts or more #1621180Me!ParticipantI totally relate! I am also on my last test, last year I had issues passing AUD even though I consistently scored in the upper 80's on practice exams yet took me three times last year to pass, then I passed BEC and REG(This was a retake as I lost it to the 18 month rule). This year for FAR, 1Q – 70; then 2 months of additional studying 1000's of MCQ's and 2Q I get a 66! How is that even possible? I lost some brain cells?! Well I decided to go for a Hail Mary! crammed for 12 days for 3Q and sat for the exam on Labor Day…figured it couldn't be any worse than 2 extra months of studying to get a 66! It is personal for me as well at this point. I have my own conspiracy theories! Hope we all get a pass this time around.
Me!Participant@dab88
Here is a link to an example of bond amortization with BIC from fellow ninjas.
Me!ParticipantHi Everybody! Found out while on vacation in beautiful Ireland (Helped ease the sting of not passing) that I didn't pass FAR again!!! Thought I'd be done with this agonizing journey! Have three more windows before I lose one. Gonna try a cram for 2 weeks…couldn't be any worse than my Q2 score with studying for 2 months after a fail of 70 in Q1 to get a frickin' 66! Good luck everyone retesting…Let's slay this beast!
Me!ParticipantDang! I wasn't nervous until last week when I was reading about other peoples thoughts on score release…I will be on vacation during release so probably will not be checking it at 1 am. This is hopefully my last score release…nervousness is definitely building. If I have a retake, I will take it at the end of 4th Q.
Best of luck to everyone waiting!Me!ParticipantI will be on vacation during score release, either way I am going to a pub…to celebrate or drown my sorrows…a win/win either way!
Me!Participant“* Each section includes 12 pretest MCQs and 1 pretest TBS. BEC also includes 1 pretest written communication task.”
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Me!ParticipantMe!Participant@Cruzer- I looked into the Board of Examiner's report on the new exam. It basically says that the average CPA exam taker “should” have 2 years of experience. Well I have way more than that and it is still a b****! I believe the Board of Examiners meeting in August will be setting the passing(curved)or what constitutes a “75” based on the new exam criteria that has been reviewed for the past 2 months. A curve is a curve. I am just hoping that that we get a 75, whatever that really is…And be done with it!
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