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CPA Exam - Audit
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New Sections added to the CPA Exam Archive...
FAQ: EXAM DAY AT THE TEST CENTER
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=24297
FAQ: TEST CENTER REPORTS
(don’t forget to add your report...getting there, where to stay, eat, test center atmosphere, etc. etc...)
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11631
FAQ: PROMETRIC PROBLEMS
http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15970&am p;PN=1
"1. You will find that the exam questions for the most part are not as “wordy” as the questions you have practiced and seem a little more straightforward. Chances are, the practice MCQs in your materials are a collection of the more-difficult questions that you can encounter on the CPA Exam. I’ve always left the testing center feeling like the actual exam is easier than the practice questions.2. It will be the fastest 2.5 to 4.5 hours of your life.3. You cannot be a perfectionist on your exam. If you get stumped and sit there stubbornly for 10 minutes trying to figure something out, that’s 8 minutes that you just cheated yourself on your second simulation..."
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Source: another71
"The AICPA recently released their list of 2009 CPA Exam questions, which is something that they do on an annual basis. They release fifty questions or so per section, which is in addition to the questions that they license to the various CPA Review courses to use in their books. Should candidates spend valuable study time going over them? To answer this, I asked Phil Yaeger of Yaeger CPA Review. His response is as follows: “While I realize that there is some buzz about the 2009 AICPA Released Questions, I do not recommend that my students (or any other CPA candidates) spend time studying them. The reason for this is two-fold..."
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Source: another71
Here’s some information to help you navigate the CPA Exam scoring process...additional updates/posts will be made as information becomes available. If you have information to provide please leave a comment.
CPAnet Discussion Forum - Apr/May 2009 Window
FAR Results | BEC Results | AUD Results | REG Results
May 22, 2009
Per another71, REG released by AICPA today after NASBA offices were closed. NASBA people could see them by Tuesday night, but Wednesday evening is a more realistic scenario due to the holiday.
discussed here
May 20, 2009
Illinois Board of Examiners Score Release from the April-May 2009 Testing Window
"The Illinois Board of Examiners has received its second group of electronic scores from the April-May testing window. They are noted below. Watch this space for regular updates. This score release cycle covers testing events from April 1 through May 8, 2009. If you tested after May 8, you will NOT receive your scores until mid to late June. And remember: Not all scores for all candidates with exams in the early date range will receive scores in May. Some candidates will have to wait until June..."
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May 11, 2009
NASBA Updates CPA Exam Score Release Process
"...CPA Exam candidates will now get their scores through NASBA five to six hours earlier than in previous windows...Instead of running at midnight CST, they are now starting the process at 7pm. Instead of scores coming out at 4:30am CST, they will now come out between 9pm and midnight CST the night before (plan on it being closer to midnight than 9, though)..."
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In the past...
- California, Illinois and Virginia release scores on their web sites and the NASBA releases their scores a couple days later
- BEC releases first, FAR releases last
Additional Resources
- How the CPA Exam is Scored
The AICPA is expanding on the value proposition of CPA as a lifelong career path via its Start Here. Go Places. website, Monster.com and the virtual college...
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Source: AICPA
"According to the third annual Deloitte LLP Ethics & Workplace survey,60 percent of business executives believe they have a right to know how employees portray themselves and their organizations in online social networks. However, employees disagree, as more than half (53 percent)say their social networking pages are not an employer’s concern. This fact is especially true among younger workers, with 63 percent of 18–34 year old respondents stating employers have no business monitoring their online activity. That said, employees appear to have a clear understanding of the risks involved in using online social networks, as 74 percent of respondents believe they make it easier to damage a company’s reputation..."
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Source: AccountingWeb
"In my request for questions for the NASBA interview, I received a lot of good questions that were better suited for the AICPA. So, I submitted these questions to the AICPA via Rick Telberg at CPA Trendlines on April 10, 2009. The AICPA has answered them and I hope that you find their answers helpful in answering some of your questions. The Maryland Association of CPAs is featuring the article, as is their sister site CPA Success. Thank you for your question submissions. Thank you also to the AICPA for the interview..."
Questions like…Is the exam graded on a curve? Why can’t test-takers get their scores at the test center immediately? Can I apply for a re-score? Why are some scores released faster than others?
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Source: Another71
"For the fourth consecutive year, graduates of Wake Forest University’s Calloway School of Business and Accountancy have achieved the highest passing rates in the nation on the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam. According to results compiled by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) for the 2007 exam, the most recent scores available, Wake Forest graduates led all first-time candidates by achieving a passing rate of 82.86 percent. By comparison, among all candidates taking the 2007 exam, just 9.4 percent passed all four sections on their first try..."
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Source: Wake Forest University
"U.S. News & World Report yesterday released its most recent ranking of the nation’s best business schools, revealing little change from last year among the very top spots. Harvard Business School remained at number one, a spot it shared last year with Stanford Graduate School of Business. Stanford slipped a little to number two.
Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Business, meanwhile, sidled up a spot to join the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in third place this year. And MIT’s Sloan School of Management and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business tied for fifth place..."
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Source: ClearAdmit | U.S. News & World Report
