[jeff]

Trying something new…

[littlenumberrobot]

I'm behind this week…. I blame the time change! I have not been able to get up at my usual time always an hr late 🙁 Still loving my NINJA flashcards though. They help me get another perspective at the material when I feel it dragging on.

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)

Ethics 90%

[MH]

Dear all,

I am taking REG on 11/29. I should be able to finish Wiley corporation today and move on to partnership earlier evening. My goal is finish the rest of business law sections on Becker & Wiley homework before 11/15, by this schedule, it will give me two weeks to do final review.

I didn’t purchase final review from Becker, the following is the lists that I want to follow for my two weeks final review:

1. Work on Becker/Wiley homework again

2. Work on past of 5 years AICPA release questions

3. Work on cpareviewforfree questions.

I feel like I am running out of time, by review these, I am hoping I can pass it this time, I got 70 last time, and I want to get passing grade

[rspencer2121]

Hi all,

I'm taking REG on 12/6. I can't seem to get through business law. I find it very dry and boring. I've been a tax accountant for a number of years so I hope this helps with the tax section. I've told myself that I need to be through the rest of business law by 11/13 so I can start tax. I want to use my last week for review and MCQ. From what I've heard I need to spend a good deal of time on the SIMs too. I've got my work cut out for me over the next several weeks.

Good luck to everyone in their studies!

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

[MH]

Hi, rspencer2121

I know how you feel about business law because that's how I felt when I took REG last time. This is what I am going to do when I need to review business law parts.

Go over with Becker book, then crazly working on homework over and over till I memorize them.

That's how I did last time when I took REG, and I did okay on that part.

Hopefully it helps

[MH]

Hi, rspencer2121

I know how you feel about business law because that's how I felt when I took REG last time. This is what I am going to do when I need to review business law parts.

Go over with Becker book, then crazly working on homework over and over till I memorize them.

That's how I did last time when I took REG, and I did okay on that part.

Hopefully it helps

[MH]

Hi, rspencer2121

I know how you feel about business law because that's how I felt when I took REG last time. This is what I am going to do when I need to review business law parts.

Go over with Becker book, then crazly working on homework over and over till I memorize them.

That's how I did last time when I took REG, and I did okay on that part.

Hopefully it helps

[MH]

I am using Becker & Wiley for my REG exam. I am working on Corporation taxation parts now, I feel like I did pretty well on Becker but not too good on Wiley.

Should I worry about it a lot?

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like I am getting freak out

[CPAfocused]

Hi guys! I am currently using only Becker (2012) material to study for the REG exam scheduled for 11/26/2012. I am contemplating to start doing additional MCQs using either Wiley( Ninja Notes +Wiley) or CPAreviewforfree. CPAreviewforfree does come out to be cheaper – $9.99 for SIMS and $30 for MCQ. Which additional material is everyone using? Which one is better as a review (1 week) before the exam? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

AUD - 78
REG - July/August 2013
BEC- May 2013
FAR - October 2013

[FTZ]

Stupid question .. probably.. Is business law 36% of the entire exam or just 36% of MCQ…and therefore only 21-22% of the entire test?

B: 77 (LC), 75
A: 63,74,88
R: 60,67,80
F: 71,74,74 again, and 86 - DONE!

Ethics and application - done.

Licensed in VA - 07/03/2014

[KLBHouston]

When I started studying for REG I though I would struggle with tax and do excellent on business law. Ummm no. I cannot get through the business law sections.They are sooooo boring!! And all the questions are so wordy, I feel my eyes rolling to the back of my head. I only have two weeks left before my test and I don't know if I should just focus more on tax or suck it up and memorize as much as I can from business law too? I feel like I am wasting time trying to learn something that my brain is probably not even retaining.

REG 11/24/12 - 73
REG 2/23/13
BEC 2/2/13

[maseosdream]

First time posting on the site (very exciting…)

Quick question. I'm using the 2012 version of Becker for REG and have received an update notice. Since I have the software installed on my work computer, I can't just update things. I will be sitting for REG this month.

Does anyone know if I should be using the new numbers provided in the update (phase-outs, exemptions, etc) or will my 2011 book still be fairly accurate when I sit for the test? I'd hate to think I've spent one billion hours studying to then get there and be thrown off bc my numbers are dated.

Any advice? Thanks!

B - 84 Feb '12
A - 94 Aug '12
R - 80 Nov '12
F - 80 May '13

[zrpzlt]

Practical questions – based on the content of REG exam

1. do I have to memorize those phase out amount or threshold for those adjustments, deductions?

2. do I have to know which form to fill out for different issues?

I just finished chapter 2 and have been confused with the $ of phase-out, qualified threshold and a bunch of forms mentioned there. I tried to be pragmatic in exams… if the exam doesn't normally stick to testing those stuff, I would shift my memory room for other concepts.

[love2passcpa]

Hello fellow candidates:

I am a little bit frustrated,tired,and sad, and need help from all of you guys. I started my CPA journey with FAR back in April/ 2010. I studied with KAPLAN review course and took the test on 08/31/10 and passed it with a score of 80. I was very happy to pass it in the first try. Now since my socre has expired, I am studying for it now and I am scheduled to take it on 11/26/12. Now I am using BECKER.Since I have started studying for FAR, a lot of material that I enconter are not familiar at all. Has the content changed so dramatically. How I can take advantage of the hard work and sweat that I put into it in 2010. Especially I need help from folks who have the same experience as mine. I have already thrown out all the material that I used then. How naive and supid I was. I thought I would be able to pass all four parts on first try, but boy I was wrong. The only thing I kept is the “power point” print outs with my notes. Should I go back and review those. Please whoever is reading this post if you can help me do so. I really appreciate for your help and hope that you pass CPA exam your first try. Thank you

FAR PASSED
BEC PASSED
REG PASSED
AUD PASSED

[Roma]

@FTZ,

Per the current AICPA CSO, business law is 17-21% of the total exam.

Multiple choice is 60% of the exam.

Make sure to check out the CSO outline of all sections (re % of exam & topics), if you haven't already.

Using Wiley
FAR = 94 Feb 2012
BEC = 92 April 2012
AUD = 95 July 2012
REG = 91 Nov 2012

[TDKR]

Hey guys,

I'm scheduled to sit for REG on Thursday. This weekend is my last weekend before facing the beast, it is my first time sitting for the exam so I really have no idea how bad it's going to be. Fortunately for me my some of my co-workers completed the exam fairly recent so they were able to provided some helpful tips. Tax is not my strong suit so I hit the panic button this weekend, getting a 61% on one of the Becker's final exam didn't help either…

I remember coming across some meme about Gandalf. I'm posting it here hoping that someone out there who are probably going through the stress like me will be able to get a chuckle out of it =D

https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/241592-you-shall-not-pass

https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/173540-you-shall-not-pass

https://youtu.be/HmDuG_NkgaQ

REG - 72, 72, 81
BEC - 77
FAR - 70, 81
AUD - 74 "so that's what it feels like." Round 2: 79

Passing the exam is not impossible task. GIVING UP is the only way YOU can make it impossible!

[Author]

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