[Jasper]

With the REG exam still fresh in my mind from my 2/28 test date, I can honestly say that I do not believe that the 40%/60% ratio of BL/TL is correct. This test felt more like the ratio was 20%/80%. Now I did not mentally count each Bus Law and Tax Law question to verify the 40/60 ratio, but IMHO it was not 40/60.

And considering Tax Law is probably harder than Business Law, this definitely made an overall difficult experience taking the REG exam.

Hoping I find my grades out by 3/7 and pass it so I can file and forget this experience instead of dwelling about it.

FAR 82
BEC 82
AUD 93
REG 87

[Kay]

Just relax and think positively. The MC exams get harder if you do well on previous testlets. maybe you had more Tax questions than BL questions for that reason.

Currently:
CPA - Class of 2013
ALMI (Associate, Life Management Institute)
CISA - Passed in 2011, Certified in 2014

In Progress:
ASA (Associate of Society of Actuaries) - EXAM P (O), EXAM FM (O), EXAM MFE (X), EXAM MLC (X), EXAM C (X)

[Kay]

Just relax and think positively. The MC exams get harder if you do well on previous testlets. maybe you had more Tax questions than BL questions for that reason.

Currently:
CPA - Class of 2013
ALMI (Associate, Life Management Institute)
CISA - Passed in 2011, Certified in 2014

In Progress:
ASA (Associate of Society of Actuaries) - EXAM P (O), EXAM FM (O), EXAM MFE (X), EXAM MLC (X), EXAM C (X)

[Jasper]

@ Kay, Trying to, but I think my undiagnosed OCD is kicking in. Just kidding on the OCD, but waiting for the grades can cause a certain degree of anxiety.

FAR 82
BEC 82
AUD 93
REG 87

[Jasper]

@ Kay, Trying to, but I think my undiagnosed OCD is kicking in. Just kidding on the OCD, but waiting for the grades can cause a certain degree of anxiety.

FAR 82
BEC 82
AUD 93
REG 87

[Kaymans]

I had substantially more tax questions than business law. I thought the AICPA recently released questions ratio was pretty spot on.

Audit: 91
FAR: 87
REG: 87
BEC: 86

7 months, full-time employee, self-study with Becker (All), CPA excel (REG), Wiley textbook (FAR) and testbank (All)

[Kaymans]

I had substantially more tax questions than business law. I thought the AICPA recently released questions ratio was pretty spot on.

Audit: 91
FAR: 87
REG: 87
BEC: 86

7 months, full-time employee, self-study with Becker (All), CPA excel (REG), Wiley textbook (FAR) and testbank (All)

[Kenada]

For REG the split is 60/40 but its more like this

60 – Tax

20 – BL

20 – Ethics Accountants liability Circular 230 etc.

So really those two 20 combined make up 40% which is viewed as business Law.

I think most exams will have a spread where you get 60% that is tax and then a variation on how much BL vs how much Circular 230/ethics etc.

In my last exams I felt it was mostly theory on Tax like in depth Concepts.

CA Candidate. 05/27/2014 ~ 786/110
I am done!!

[Kenada]

For REG the split is 60/40 but its more like this

60 – Tax

20 – BL

20 – Ethics Accountants liability Circular 230 etc.

So really those two 20 combined make up 40% which is viewed as business Law.

I think most exams will have a spread where you get 60% that is tax and then a variation on how much BL vs how much Circular 230/ethics etc.

In my last exams I felt it was mostly theory on Tax like in depth Concepts.

CA Candidate. 05/27/2014 ~ 786/110
I am done!!

[Author]

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