[jeff]

Welcome to the Q4 2016 CPA Exam Study Group for AUD.

If this is your first post in the study group – please post your target exam date (just the time frame to preserve your anonymity), and your past history with this exam (optional, of course).

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[Chantel]

aogreen,

Honestly, I don't even remember where I scored weaker. I'm going to say it's in the ‘performing audit procedures & evaluating audit procedures.' I'd have to dig up my papers.

My issue is I've always been in tax and never into audit whatsoever. I believe a lot of auditors and tax preparers have different learning styles and ways of thinking. I have issue narrowing down the answers when two, sometimes three answers, sound soo right. Tax seems a little more cut and dry.

The first 73 sucked, but I just moved on to regulation right away. The second time I took the test I reallyyyyy wanted to pass knowing I was so close the time before and I put way too much stress on myself during the test. I second-guessed a lot. I know if I wouldn't have been as stressed during the exam I would have passed. But then, moved right on to BEC.

I have spent much more time on MCQs than I did the prior two times and I think that will help. If I can just figure out how to keep my stress levels down during the exam, I hope I can get those TWO points I need.

F - F ('12), 90 (Dec '15)
A - F ('12), 73 (Feb '16), ? (July '16)
R - 87 (May '16)
B -

[Forem004]

I test on Monday and I am just exhausted and am so sick of this information!

[Forem004]

What is the review portion on the status bar of your dashboard?

[Forem004]

How many times are people taking the practice exam?

[guiselldtn]

Hi all,

I am totally new on this CPA review and test process. I have a foreign accounting degree and I was just approved by the California Board of Accountancy to sit for the test and I am aware how difficult this is. I am planning on start study after next tax season since I am currently working on a CPA firm. However I am very interested on doing the audios , in fact I would like to start listening to the audios now. I was wondering if any of you have used the audios and maybe you can give me a feedback. Also, do you know if the materials in general including the audios will get updated since the test structure is changing in April 2017?

Thank you for your help and good luck to all of you.

Guisell

[Forem004]

I'm sure the audios will be updated. I would email Jeff and ask him directly. The partner of my firm did not think that experience would help as much as recently graduating, but I definitely think he is wrong for the most part. Except for BEC, I don't think I could have passed any other section. I only have Audit left which is Monday.

[pharaoh]

I had to stare at it for a minute to get it

Determining that proper amounts of depreciation are expensed provides assurance about management's assertions of valuation and allocation and:

A.presentation and disclosure.

B.completeness.

C.rights and obligations.

D.existence.

FAR 8/2016
AUD 1/2017
REG TBD
BEC TBD

[Forem004]

A?

[Chantel]

Took the test today. Felt way better about it than 2nd time around, so we'all see!!

I still had 900 questions I never saw and never took a practice exam or answered any sims.

F - F ('12), 90 (Dec '15)
A - F ('12), 73 (Feb '16), ? (July '16)
R - 87 (May '16)
B -

[pharaoh]

@Forem – Yes A

@Chantel – Are you talking about Ninja questions? How were the Sims for you?

FAR 8/2016
AUD 1/2017
REG TBD
BEC TBD

[Anonymous]

Keep pushing guys!!!

[pharaoh]

Isn't the practice exam made of the regular MCQs? Which means if I've been through the MCQs few times, I will do good on the practice exam, Am I right?

FAR 8/2016
AUD 1/2017
REG TBD
BEC TBD

[Forem004]

You should. But in my experience, out of 1600 questions, I still tend to miss some. Even when I have answered them correctly at least once.

[pharaoh]

Yes, I still miss some too but my point is I don't see the benefit of doing the practice exam, I can just keep answering questions and sims.

FAR 8/2016
AUD 1/2017
REG TBD
BEC TBD

[pharaoh]

@forem – I see you were asking about the review stage, when you answer all the questions correct, you hit that review stage but nothing new after that. I hit the review stage last week and did reset the scores and started from the beginning.

FAR 8/2016
AUD 1/2017
REG TBD
BEC TBD

[Author]

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