[krokofilen]

How much time did you save up for the BEC sims (writing tasks) on the actual exam? Was it sufficient?

Big 4 Audit Manager from Europe here to pass the CPA in the U.S. of A in 2014! Niiice!

AUD - 95 / Jul 15 / 130h over 4 weeks
FAR - 86 / Aug 14 / 240h over 4 weeks
(11 week break)

REG - 81 / Nov 14 / 200h over 4 weeks
BEC - 87 / Nov 17 / 30 h over 2.5 days

[Anonymous]

I left an 1.5 hours. It was sufficient and gave me time to read back through my writings a couple of times. Comcast was drilling on the outside of my test wall for the entire 1.5 hours and I could hear everything even with my headphones on so without that distraction you could probably do it in an hour if you're comfortable enough with all the MCQ material.

[rana_cali]

I would say an hour cuz it takes time to understand and digest all the info provided and then forming your ideas in structured sentences and paragraphs also takes time.

AUD: 84
FAR: 75
BEC: 78
REG: 75

DONE-ZO!!!!!!!!

REG: Used Becker 2014 book, NINJA MCQ, Ninja notes, ninja audio
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[krokofilen]

OK, thanks.

Becker recommends 45 min. I will try to have 75-60 minutes for it.

Big 4 Audit Manager from Europe here to pass the CPA in the U.S. of A in 2014! Niiice!

AUD - 95 / Jul 15 / 130h over 4 weeks
FAR - 86 / Aug 14 / 240h over 4 weeks
(11 week break)

REG - 81 / Nov 14 / 200h over 4 weeks
BEC - 87 / Nov 17 / 30 h over 2.5 days

[spinfuzer]

50 minutes is what I spent on it. You know the topic or you don't. I wouldn't spend more than 1 hr unless you have a lot of trouble writing in general. The mcq is 85% of your score.

FAR - 08/08/14 - 93
BEC - 08/28/14 - 95
REG - 10/11/14 - 96
AUD - 11/30/14 - 99

[Anonymous]

I went it with an hour and 25 minutes and used an hour. It was more than enough. It's either you know what to write or you don't. I tried to BS as much info as I could. Thought about it for a little. Proofread it and moved on. My WC were pretty straight forward except the last one was a weird topic so I did my best and hopefully it's the one that gets thrown out.

[mw798]

Had 1 hr 30 mins left. Probably should have spent more time on the MCQ as I finished the sims and proof reading with over 30 mins to spare.

[CPA soon]

Is the research tool available on the BEC written communication questions as it is on sims or no?

FAR - 71, 68, 74, (8/31/14) 78 ✔
REG - 67, 71, 71, (10/18/14) 78 ✔
BEC - (11/29/14) 86 ✔
AUD - 73, (4/4/15) 86 ✔

I can't believe this is over! 2 years and 3 months..

[mw798]

The research too is not available, but at least on my test, it wouldn't have helped anyway.

[krokofilen]

Update – 60 min was not sufficient for me, would have needed 75 minutes to be confident on the writing part. This was the main mistake I did on the BEC exam today.

Big 4 Audit Manager from Europe here to pass the CPA in the U.S. of A in 2014! Niiice!

AUD - 95 / Jul 15 / 130h over 4 weeks
FAR - 86 / Aug 14 / 240h over 4 weeks
(11 week break)

REG - 81 / Nov 14 / 200h over 4 weeks
BEC - 87 / Nov 17 / 30 h over 2.5 days

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