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Candidates who did not pass the BEC (no longer a CPA exam section) must choose one of the following Disciplines to take: Business Analysis & Reporting (BAR), Information Systems and Controls (ISC), ...

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It’s a question that many aspiring accountants think about. To put things into perspective, on average, people spend about 90,000 hours working throughout their lifetime, based on a typical full-time ...

The CPA Exam evaluates four primary skill levels: remembering, application, analysis, and evaluation. Each section emphasizes these skills differently to reflect the demands of various accounting ...

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...

"Certified Public Accountant" is a coveted title in the accounting profession, but it’s also notoriously hard to earn. The Uniform CPA Examination includes four parts that assess your knowledge in ...

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The FAR CPA exam section is always my answer when asked, “Which of the CPA exam sections should I take first?” It’s the CPA beast, and once you tackle this, you’ll be riding a wave of confidence that ...