@HiraCPA, since Becker AUD guru told you AUD was easy let me clarify.First let me tell you that now I know AUD I can say AUD is easiest and that won't be lie but it would be after the pass comment not the before the pass comment.REG I am saying before pass view.You can get idea.
@xyz107 when is your REG exam ?Let me know what problem you are facing in REG ,accordingly can suggest tips and will send you Mnemonics.
Now details : In REG you know what need to be stressed or memorized ,it's obvious e.g. Filing status types ,eligibility etc .Contrary to widespread believe you don't need to memorize amounts like phasing out etc.
They test heavily on concept and that's logical .You may check my post I am a humble guy and don't boast but can say I haven't memorized any numbers for REG as they don't ask those types of questions.Again (Tim Gearty LOL )if this your last paper then you can cut the cake after exam is over.
Now AUD : AUD is very deceptively simple section and if you read the Becker's or Roger's for one week you will feel you are well prepared but check this forum and you will find most tragic repeated cases of 71-74 in AUD.Why ?
Let me give a metaphor :They will describe a scenario,Rita came to CPA with light makeup wearing long beautiful skirt for filing her annual tax returns .She was married and divorced on 31st December 2016 and her Gross annual Income was 123000 and she maintains the home where her two sons stays with her.One son has gone to college and get scholarship of 3000.etc etc.These info would be spread in 4-5 tabs and long lines of info.
In REG they will ask calculate the annual income of Rita.
In AUD they will ask what was the color of Rita's skirt ,you may search in AL? You will remember that Tim Gearty had once mentioned about colors of skirts of Rita or Anita or Margarita but not sure which color of skirt was for Rita ? LOL
I hope I make sense here .You have all information available for calculating annual income of Rita in that question and if remember the steps ( Mnemonics ) you can calculate the SIM in 15 minutes.
But in AUD you would scratching your head to recall it was black skirt or Blue ? I remember one of them was having Deep blue skirt for sure but who was she ? LOL
Now you may think okay so in AUD they ask mundane things that's easy Nope in next question they will give you to to calculate the Ratio which have done in BEC and now forgot it completely.
If pay attention to these semantics of AUD sure you can pass.I will post tips for AUD sometimes.
One more good thing about AUD you can get anything between 65-74 without paying attention to colors of skirts.
If my today's post is not making any sense to you that's okay as today is Thursday and I am in mood to go home.
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