With a radically new version of the test launching in 2024, the American Institute of CPAs' vice president of CPA examination and pipeline, Mike Decker, details the major changes, and shares valuable ...

Is the CPA Exam outdated? Or worse yet, has it become unnecessary in today's accounting landscape? The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy reported that 95,654 candidates sat for the ...

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It’s a question that many aspiring accountants think about. To put things into perspective, on average, people spend about 90,000 hours working throughout their lifetime, based on a typical full-time ...

With CPA exam pass rates historically teetering around 50%, the question of “How hard is the CPA exam?” looms large for aspiring accountants. As a testament to its challenging nature, even the ...

Understanding the exam requirements is key to starting your journey to becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). You must not only meet these criteria but also understand their importance and role ...

Candidates who did not pass the BEC (no longer a CPA exam section) must choose one of the following Disciplines to take: Business Analysis & Reporting (BAR), Information Systems and Controls (ISC), ...

The debut of the next CPA exam on April 1, 2017, reflects an important evolution in the accounting profession. Advances in technology, along with factors such as globalization and outsourcing, have ...

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