2017 CPA Exam – Will it really be harder?

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  • January 14, 2016 at 4:13 am #199524
    Blackweth1445
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    I have a hard time with rote memorization and usually scored higher on the TBS than I did on the MCQ. Are we really convinced that the 2017 exam is harder?

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  • January 18, 2016 at 5:41 pm #754835
    RSBro
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    I have a harder time with TBS for sure, so for those of us who do much better on MCQs, it probably will be yes.
    Although I haven't read the exact changes yet. What are the TBS' turning in to?

    REG - ('11) 71, ('12) 71 - Becker
    AUD - TBD
    BEC - TBD
    FAR - ('16) 54 - Becker

    January 18, 2016 at 6:42 pm #754836
    OMGJUSTINBIEBER
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    yea m8, it may be harder. theyre reducing the total # of MCQs and increasing the TBS for each section. the wieghted score wont be 60/40, it's going to be 50/50. theyre also going to create a new TBS called review document section.

    January 18, 2016 at 7:34 pm #754837
    jeff
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    Gonna be ‘ugggggggeeeeee

    January 18, 2016 at 7:35 pm #754838
    RSBro
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    I've heard that translates into my “real world” experience or problems. I have no idea what that means but it may not be bad for all of us? No clue though.

    REG - ('11) 71, ('12) 71 - Becker
    AUD - TBD
    BEC - TBD
    FAR - ('16) 54 - Becker

    January 18, 2016 at 7:43 pm #754839
    Tripin93
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    You have a good point Blackwerth. I enjoy doing TBS more than mc, so that might be a nice change.

    Motivated by JC. I do it to make God proud.

    FAR: 91 July 2015
    AUD: 83 October 2015
    REG: 81 January 2016
    BEC: 83 February 2016

    January 18, 2016 at 7:47 pm #754840
    Tripin93
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    But on the other hand, if you have absolutely no clue what the answer is, with MC you could use a process of limitation and have a chance at selecting the correct answer.

    With TBS, that's not always the case. Often times you have to type in the answer. Yes, sometimes, there's a pick list of answer choices (you could use a process of elimination for that.) But that's risky if you end up doing that for 50% of your test.

    Motivated by JC. I do it to make God proud.

    FAR: 91 July 2015
    AUD: 83 October 2015
    REG: 81 January 2016
    BEC: 83 February 2016

    January 19, 2016 at 2:03 am #754841
    SIMmer Down
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    Do you really want to find out? I don't. I want to get this thing done NOW!

    January 19, 2016 at 3:37 pm #754842
    Anonymous
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    I took the AICPA practice exam/tutorial for FAR this weekend and a DRS was already included. It was interesting. The changes that was the hardest for me was actually what to omit! I thought I would mention it because I took the practice before my last FAR attempt and it was interesting to see it already starting to update and hint at what is coming.

    January 20, 2016 at 4:05 am #754843
    happygal
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    So if I am planning to take FAR in May 2016 and AUD in Feb 2016, should I study the pre-2016 way or the 2017 way?!?!?

    January 20, 2016 at 4:25 am #754844
    ohiostategirlcpa
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    If we look at the accounting trends, the Tax Code is getting longer and longer, the GAAP (and IFRS) codification is getting longer and longer, and the auditing standards likewise. Everything is getting more complicated every year, to the point of becoming incomprehensible.

    Does anyone think that the CPA test would be made easier to account for this, or more complicated?

    I would study as if the world will end on Jan 2017 🙂

    Think of it like that Mayan Calendar prediction.

    F91 A95 R90 B94
    CMA since 2015
    (Gleim books/PDFs, MCQs, SIMS)

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