REG Study Group – October/November 2012

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  • #173954
    jeff
    Keymaster

    Trying something new…

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  • #387998
    jcw1503
    Member

    I guess I will start it off….I was so close last time..2 points…I forgot REG is not as long as FAR and AUD and I ended up with only 25 minutes or so to do the simulations…….That will not happen this time….

    FAR - Attempt 1-(70)...Attempt 2 (Passed Baby)-Praise the Lord-Couldn't have done it without him.
    AUD- Attempt 1-Passed!!!!!!!!! )-Praise the Lord-Couldn't have done it without him.
    REG-Attempt 1-(73)...Attempt 2 (Passed Baby)-Praise the Lord-Couldn't have done it without him.
    BEC-Attempt 1-(71)...Attempt 2 (Passed Baby)-Praise the Lord-Couldn't have done it without him.

    ****What is one Golden Rule for Passing the Exam? 1) Read the question properly. and 2) Leave yourself enough time to answer all of the....
    ****Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They makes mistakes, but they don't quit.
    ****Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

    #387999
    momto5
    Member

    I will be working on REG for the first time. Finished chapter 2 tonight using Becker. Still have to go back and take notes though. Finding it challenging keeping all the rules straight, and I am sure it will only get worse. How does one keep this all straight?

    I seem to remember feeling overwhelmed when studying for FAR as well and it all seemed to come together during the review time (at least as together as FAR can get). I am hoping the same happens with REG. I have a tendency to get bogged down trying to get information solid before moving on, and I have to remind myself to just keep going!

    FAR - 92 (4/27/12)
    AUD - 96 (7/17/12)
    BEC - 92 (8/30/12)
    REG - 91 (11/12/12)

    #388000
    fnj_84
    Member

    Hi, for the REG research questions, when do you know it is IRC or TS? Thanks!

    #388001
    pacific1
    Participant

    I am in, I am taking REG in exactly 5 weeks, it is going to be a bit of a challenging 5 weeks as I have to travel for work next week, the week after that I am starting a 8 week training course that is about 10 hours a week so that will eliminate some of my study time….but sometimes I find the more I have to do the more focused I am and the better I actually do.

    Good luck to all who are taking REG this coming window!

    #388002

    I'll be officially joining this thread in November…. My exam is scheduled for 11/30. BEC is first. Good luck everyone!

    CA CPA - All because of the journey listed below
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    FAR - 53('10), 8/25/12 79 PASSED!
    REG - 66('11), 69('12), 12/06/12 77 PASSED!!
    BEC - 58('10), 74('12), 01/05/13 77 PASSED!!!
    AUD - 43('11), 66('12), 69('13), 74('13) 7/29/13 85 PASSED!!!!!

    (Combinations of Roger, Yaeger, Wiley Book, Wiley TB, & NINJA Notes)

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    #388003
    srope
    Member

    OK, so I've posted this before but I believe the thread was deleted. Missed passing REG by 1 point last window and I am retesting Oct. 1. Few questions that I have remaining after studying.

    Question 1: Will non-recourse debt increase a partner's basis in a partnership?

    Question 2: How do you know when to consider an activity to be classified as unrelated business income? For example, if I were to operate a gym for disabled people that was also open to the public for a fee this additional fee would be UBI, correct?

    FAR-85
    BEC-84
    AUD-77
    REG-74,86

    #388004

    Please I need your help in studying Regulation

    I scheduled my exam on November and I have Wiley book edition 2011. I notice that there are many changes on the Wiley book (all figures included in the book related to 2010).

    so please what should I do to update it ? and where can i find the update ?

    Thanks in advance for your help

    #388005

    Please I need your help in studying Regulation

    I scheduled my exam on November and I have Wiley book edition 2011. I notice that there are many changes on the Wiley book (all figures included in the book related to 2010).

    so please what should I do to update it ? and where can i find the update ?

    Thanks in advance for your help

    #388006
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @srope

    re: question 1- Yes, non-recourse debt will increase a partner's basis in the partnership. The advantage of having non-recourse debt within a partnership is that the partner in this case will not be personally liable should the partnership default on the loan. Meaning, upon default the lender can only claim the collateral (put up by the partnership) and not the partners' personal assets. However, if the debt were with recourse, the partners would be personally liable to repay if the partnership defaults. Either way, there is an increase in basis if there is an increase in liability.

    As far as question 2 goes, I'm not really sure what you're asking. Who are you referring to? The only situation I can think of is that of not-for-profit entities. See the following link: https://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Unrelated-Business-Income-Tax—Special-Rules-for-Organizations-Exempt-Under-Code-Section-501(c)(7),-501(c)(9),-501(c)(17),-or-501(c)(20)

    Hope this helps.

    #388007
    srope
    Member

    The first question was very helpful, thank you. I just didn't know what to do with specific problems where the partnership had both recourse and non-recourse debt. For the second question I can't get too far in-depth without violating CPA exam policy. I guess I'm having trouble identifying what is an exempt activity and what is not.

    FAR-85
    BEC-84
    AUD-77
    REG-74,86

    #388008
    rspencer2121
    Member

    I have this test scheduled for 11/30. I'm currently studying BEC. I'll post again once I'm done with BEC- early October.

    Happy studying everyone!

    AUD Passed!! 7/2012
    BEC Passed!! 10/2012
    REG Passed!! 10/2013
    FAR Passed!! 12/2013

    #388009
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @srope-

    I think exempt activities really only deal with not-for-profit entities, in which case I don't even think they are really tested on the CPA exam (if they are I'm guessing it will not make-or-break your score). I don't know if you've ever filed a 990 tax return before, but they are quite tedious. It's been awhile since I've done one, but from what I remember basically, not-for-profit entities are required to have a certain amount of contributions in relation to their net assets, and anything in excess of that limit that is set aside and NOT used for charitable purposes is unrelated business income that can be taxed. In my experience, this doesn't normally happen too often. I don't really know what would fall under this category, but my guess would be a large donation that serves no use to the entity unless they were to turn around and sell it for a profit (i.e.: a donated building that cannot be used in the normal course of business so they sell it- I'm just guessing here though). I think your example above isn't really an example of unrelated business income because the public's use of the facility is still the normal course of business (both disabled and non-disabled are USING the gym).

    The only other area I can think of is unrelated business income for other types of entities, in which case they would still claim that income on their tax return (I think..). The only difference is that you can't deduct expenses that aren't related to your business.

    #388010
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    @fnj_84: IRC is used for REG, TS is used for AUD. I've asked this question in the past and this is what someone else on the forum told me.

    #388011
    snemc889
    Member

    @passing, check this site out

    https://beckerkb.custhelp.com

    FAR 7/25/12 (81)
    AUD 8/31/12 (89)
    REG 10/13/12
    BEC 11/30/12

    #388012
    momto5
    Member

    @fnj_84

    Best answer I could find was here: (CPAski's question)

    https://www.another71.com/cpa-exam-forum/topic/difference-between-irc-vs-ts-in-research-sims-1

    Sounds like maybe the TS is not even available on the exam itself – maybe it is an old option in the software?

    FAR - 92 (4/27/12)
    AUD - 96 (7/17/12)
    BEC - 92 (8/30/12)
    REG - 91 (11/12/12)

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