They’re up from the first quarter of 2008. My guess is that tax season/year end audits for calendar year corps has something to do with it. Get the pdf here.
Read MoreAICPA: 2nd quarter 2008 passing rates released

They’re up from the first quarter of 2008. My guess is that tax season/year end audits for calendar year corps has something to do with it. Get the pdf here.
Read MoreNASBA issued a draft in June titled “Education and Licensure Requirements for Certified Public Accountants: A Discussion Regarding Degreed Candidates Sitting for the Uniform CPA Examination with a Minimum of 120 Credit Hours (120-Hour Candidate) and Becoming Eligible for Licensure with a Minimum of 150 Credit Hours (150-Hour Candidate)”. They stress that the discussion isn’t
BEC 46.94% FAR 45.95% REG 45.66% AUD 44.66% Get it here. Surprisingly, AUD had the lowest passing rate. It is generally regarded as the least-difficult section of the CPA Exam, while FARE is the hardest. Opinions vary, obviously.
Read MoreI was just given a heads-up from that the new AICPA sample tests were released by the AICPA minutes ago.
Read MoreMaybe 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!
Read MoreAccording to the AICPA, the third quarter of 2007 by far had the highest candidate passing rate. BEC was the only exception and it was lower than the 2nd quarter by less than 1%. The worst time to take the exam? January/February. The difference between the third quarter passing % and that of the 1st