[jeff]

BEC is out. Hopefully it is not too much longer for us! Sadly, REG always seems to be last :-/

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[koliver]

Good Luck Wendy!

FAR: 78 BEC: 79 REG: 86 AUD: 74, 83 DONE!!!

[Anonymous]

Wendy

Good luck! Hope the questions all on the topics you know the best!

[Patrick]

Goodluck Wendy!

I am in crunch mode myself. I take REG on Monday morning at 8! I guess I will be studying non-stop for the next two days. Good luck to everyone out there!

AUD - PASSED
REG - PASSED
BEC - PASSED
FAR - WAITING!!!

[Anonymous]

I just took Becker. I REG (7/2), and it was not what I expected at all. Without getting into specifics or anything, I had stuff on my REG exam that was not covered whatsoever by Becker I was stunned when I walked out. I felt very well prepared, like I had an excellent grasp on the materials in the review course. Then, I took the test.

I didn't use a single mnemonic (there were about 20 of them I had memorized/thought were extremely useful), and had some of the supposedly “heavily tested” areas in Becker not tested at all. Literally, I could list 5-6 things that were covered extensively (multiple pages) in the review program that were not covered on the exam. It was frustrating; I felt “ok” after the first testlet, and the second one was harder, and the third wasn't a cakewalk either. I can only guess that I got a lot of new material.

The simulations– definitely not what I expected/practiced, and I just tried to make sure I wrote well on both communication sections and at the very least found the research/authoritative guidance questions. So for those of you preparing for REG, I hope your test goes better than mine!

[Jason]

Dochalladay, research tabs are worth one point. I haven't done one yet. It's much more important to write the memo and fill in as many tabs as possible. The tabs are worth big points.

FAR 81, BEC 75, AUDIT 92 ,Reg 88

[Anonymous]

Yes, I'm aware of the point breakdown of the exam/simulations, but when you're running out of time and need a point or two, those two points can be really helpful. I'm just saying don't ignore them, they can be the difference between passing and failing.

[whitesoxfancpa]

Jason,

The research tab is not necessarily worth one point. Simulations are 30 points overall, as you know. The written communication is 10 points. Everything else is 20 points, which includes the research tab. It's not necessarily one point.

Why would you skip it?????????

AUD 96 FAR 95 REG 94 BEC 88

[aazaidi2000]

Hi:

This strategy to lose one or two points easily can give a grade of marginal failure like 74, but if during research, you will find that it is wasting your time then you can give up your effort.

Can we practice research by using IRC database? I could not find it in AICPA and FASB professional literature sent by NASBA as free 6 month subscription.

Syed Zaidi
BEC Passed, FAR Passed, AUD Passed, REG (Passed), Ethics (Passed), Done

[Jason]

Because it's a waste of time when you're already racing for time with these exams.

You can sit there for 10 mins researching some stuff that you probably won't even find for one point (yes, one point ask Jeff) or you can use that 10 mins to write two memos and finish up both simulations. On audit I looked at the first research tab it was ridiculous so i skipped it, and moved to 2nd sim and finished that instead. If you got plenty of time on the exam to sit there and look stuff up then answer it, but it's not going to make or break or your grade unless you've bombed the rest of the 100 plus questions.

Just my two cents…

FAR 81, BEC 75, AUDIT 92 ,Reg 88

[Jason]

It's just time management because what ends up happening is you spend 10 minutes looking for this and then you get to the second simulation and you run short on time. So you just end up just filling stuff in the other tabs because you've used your time looking stuff up. It's all in the test taking strategy.

FAR 81, BEC 75, AUDIT 92 ,Reg 88

[Anonymous]

I just took REG on 7/9 and I don't feel like I did too well. The second and third testlets were pretty hard and the sims were on topics that I never would have expected! I also took FAR last week and I felt pretty good about it. I still haven't gotten my score for BEC because they wouldn't give it to me until I finished my last semester of college, which I finally finished on June 27th. I sent my transcripts this week so hopefully I will get my BEC scores soon. As for REG I guess I just have to hope, and remember that most people will fail at least once. Now I just have to focus on AUD! This test is crazy!

[Patrick]

Doc – could you ellaborate as to what was on the exam that becker didn't cover?

Thanks!

AUD - PASSED
REG - PASSED
BEC - PASSED
FAR - WAITING!!!

[Anonymous]

@Patrick, I can't go into detail per say (i.e. against the confidentiality agreement), but it was stuff that you wouldn't really know to look for, and I even came home and looked it up right after the exam, and I couldn't find concise information on it on the web/various websites. My best guess is that they were some of the “test” questions; however, don't panic. I could always narrow it down to two choices and hope that I made a good educated decision.

And back to my point about the research tabs– I'll take a guaranteed 2 points over 0 guaranteed points if you don't look at those tabs. If you're that pressed for time, you haven't managed your time well enough over the course of the exam, and that is the fault of the test taker.

[jeff]

I will go out on a limb and say that many candidates are weak on 1231, 1245, 1250 assets…Like-Kind Exchanges with a Liability swap, and AMT preference items.

Why? Because I hated these topics and skipped them and it netted me back to back 74s.

When I finally studied them, I scored a 92.

For what that's worth.

Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS) | Another71 | NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE

[whitesoxfancpa]

Jason,

I'll say it again. The research tab is not necessarily worth one point. It's part of the 20 points of the non-written communication tabs in the simulations. It may be a point, it may be three points, it may be no points. But it's not necessarily one point.

I don't understand why you'd skip it on the second simulation if you finish everything else and have time left.

AUD 96 FAR 95 REG 94 BEC 88

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