[jeff]

I’ve had a few requests for April/May Study Groups…March will be here before you know it.

In order to take an early April exam, you should begin studying…now. 🙂

[zxiao]

@Juliemiddle

In order to be a qualified dividend, the stock must be held for more than 60 days during the 120 day period which begins 60 days before the ex-dividend date. Disqualified dividends are treated as ordinary income and not taxed at favorable rate.

I Can Do This!!!!!

BEC: 89
AUD: 99
REG: 93
FAR: 8/2/2014

[nyurican5]

I'm taking REG 7/1, I may change the date. Anyway, the material is putting me to sleep. Its a 10 on the boring scale right now. FAR was much more interesting, at least for me.

[Lindrobe]

Good luck tomorrow, @amanda.runia!

@nyurican5, I take it you have not done AUD yet. That is the most boring material ever!!!!

FAR 12/3/14, 87
AUD 2/3/14, 90
BEC 4/1/14, 88
REG 5/27/14, 94

Licensed CPA, Indiana

"Successful people do things that unsuccessful people don't want to do"

[Anonymous]

I am taking REG on 7/18…..pushing myself, whenever I open the material I feel sleepy….I have to do this…..this is the last one to complete…

FAR -93

AUD -85

BEC -85 released today

REG – 7/18/14

[Anonymous]

Question,

I failed REG again (63) and will need to retake, probably towards the end of the summer. Apparently there are changes applied starting on July 1. Do I need to start studying from scratch and rewatch updated lectures, or are the changes very minor?

[wannabeCaliCPA]

@h0wdyus

Oh my, i am soooo hoping and wishing for this!!! 10 months of craziness will be over then!!! thank you very much! )))

one last exam score to wait for......
FAR - 78
BEC - 84
AUD - 92
REG - 88

[Juliemiddle]

Thank you, @zxiao. Just another thing to memorize, I guess 🙁

AUD: 84 - Oct. 2013
BEC: 83 - Feb. 2014
REG: 91 - May, 2014
FAR: 68, 96 - Oct. 2014...DONE

CPAExcel, Ninja Audio (all sections)

[Mamabear]

Hey guys! I'm taking REG in Q3 but that thread isn't really active yet. I was hoping some of you could clear up a discrepancy I have in two sets of my notes. One set says that the American Opportunity Tax Credit is not refundable and another set of notes says it is refundable but only up to 40%. Can you tell me which one is correct? Thanks!

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[h0wdyus]

@Mamabear

AOC credit is refundable credit. 40% of the Credit is refundable . This is true for taxable year 2012 and 2013

FAR - 81 29th Aug 2013
AUD - 84
REG - 82
BEC - 89 29th Aug 2014
Using Yager

FROM NJ

[h0wdyus]

@Mamabear I was just reviewing AOC .. The Form 8863 for AOC line 8 shows that 40% is refundable. The line is copied below for your ref.

8 Refundable American opportunity credit. Multiply line 7 by 40% (.40). Enter the amount here and on Form 1040, line 66, or Form 1040A, line 40. Then go to line 9 below……….

FAR - 81 29th Aug 2013
AUD - 84
REG - 82
BEC - 89 29th Aug 2014
Using Yager

FROM NJ

[Mamabear]

Thank you!

CPA Exam - Finally DONE (November 2014)
BEC (08/10/13) 80
AUD (08/24/13) 65 (11/13/13) 85
FAR (04/12/14) 81
REG (07/19/14) 69 (11/29/14) 87!!

[koz124]

So this is just me whining…but I don't know how I will ever pass REG and my test is in 1 week. 🙁 I'm reading the Wiley text book. I felt good going through the business law portions. I felt meh going through individual taxation. After reviewing it and hitting the MCQ's for this I think I'll be ok. However, for whatever reason Corporate taxation feels like a different language to me. I understand very little of it and don't know how I'll ever remember all the additions/subtractions (tax vs book, etc.) to come up with whatever they are asking, let alone the formulas. I think I could re-read this 10 times and still have the dunce look on my face. I'll listen to my audio a few hundred times and hit the MCQ's hard,but if anybody has some helpful tips, mnemonics, you name it, feel free to cue me in!

Studying with Wiley Review, Wiley Test Bank, Ninja Audio.
Retakes with Ninja MCQ only...awesome!
Far - 1/28 72, 7/22 79
Aud - 2/28 70, 8/14 83
Bec - 4/10 80
Reg - 5/30 64, 7/2 82

[Topsya]

@koz124

you need to reschedule

AUD - 90
FAR - 83
BEC - 81
REG - 80
ETHICS - 100

[kpmartin42]

Any tips for learning this stuff? I constantly bomb my homework.. It just isn't sinking in for me. Granted I am only in R2, but it is not making much sense?

[zombiecpa]

I just came up with Mnemonic for AMT Allowed Itemized Deductions

CCCMMM

Charitable Contributions

Casualty Losses

Misc NOT subject to 2% floor

Medical Expenses subject to 10% floor

Mortgage interest used to buy, build or improve your home.

FAR 85
AUD 83
BEC 76
REG 90

[Author]

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