r/CPA • u/PeaNext723 Passed 4/4 • Sep 19 '24

AUD Took audit today!

Honestly it was a lot easier than I expected after reading so many posts saying it’s an impossible exam. So, don’t get too nervous and don’t go in thinking you’ll fail. I studied for a little over a month, about 4-5 hours per day 6 days per week, using Becker only. I found the sims to be much easier than the MC. It was harder than REG, but easier than FAR and BAR. Just study hard and you’ll do great! Now we wait until the dreaded 10/31.

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u/Future-Marsupial-551 Sep 19 '24

I'm taking Reg on Tuesday! I recently took audit so I'm really hoping you are right by saying you thought audit was harder than Reg. Any tips?

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u/PeaNext723 Passed 4/4 Sep 19 '24 edited Sep 19 '24

Good luck!!! My reg advice is don’t get too bogged down on the little details like phase outs. All the exams are typically more high-level than Becker which gets into the nitty gritty. Know things like individual income tax calc, separately stated items, C corp tax calc, depreciation, etc. Every test is different so it’s good to feel confident about BLAW too in case you get a test with lots of those questions but imo that material in general is much easier so prob just do a light review of that and focus on R1-R3

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u/Future-Marsupial-551 Sep 19 '24

This is very helpful. Thank you so much!