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The Uniform Certified Public Accountant examination is a credentialing exam for professionals
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seeking to become CPAs. It is graded by AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) and administered with NASBA (National Association of State Boards of
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Accountancy). CPA Exam Format: The CPA exam consists of 4 sections. 1. Auditing and Attestation (AUD) 2. Regulation (REG)
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Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) vary from one sentence to paragraph length questions with 4 options. Task-Based Simulations (TBS) require candidates to type in answers and may include research questions, journal entries, reconciling accounts, filling out a form with MCQs, or filling out sections of reports. Written communication tasks test the candidate’s ability through writing; these are a must in the BEC section. Each exam section is broken into 5 tests: Auditing and Attestation (AUD)
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Questions
1
36 MCQs
2
36 MCQs
3
2 TBS
4
3 TBS
5
3 TBS
Regulation (REG)
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Questions
1
38 MCQs
2
38 MCQs
3
2 TBS
4
3 TBS
5
3 TBS
Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
Testlet
Questions
1
33 MCQs
2
33 MCQs
3
2 TBS
4
3 TBS
5
3 TBS
Business Environment and Concepts (BEC)
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Questions
1
31 MCQs
2
31 MCQs
3
2 TBS
4
2 TBS
5
3 Written Communication Questions
CPA Exam by Sections and Question Type:
Sections
Time
MCQs
TBS
Written communication
AUD
4 Hours
72
8
–
REG
4 Hours
76
8
–
FAR
4 Hours
66
8
–
BEC
4 Hours
62
4
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Skills Tested by Section:
Section
Remembering & Understanding
Analysis
Application
Evaluation
AUD
30 to 40%
15 to 25%
30 to 40%
5 to 15%
REG
25 to 35%
25 to 35%
35 to 45%
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FAR
10 to 20%
25 to 35%
50 to 60%
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BEC
15 to 25%
20 to 30%
50 to 60%
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CPA Exam Content Areas by Sections: Auditing and Attestation (AUD):
• Developing a Planned Response & Assessing Risk (20 to 30%) • Debtor-creditor relationships • Entity’s internal control • Planning an engagement • Assessing and identifying the risk of material misstatement • Materiality • Specific areas of engagement risk • Professional Responsibilities, Ethics & General Principles (15 to 25%) • Nature and scope • Engagement documentation • Ethics and professional conduct • Communication with management • Communication with component auditors • A firm’s system of quality control • Obtaining Evidence & Performing Further Procedures (30 to 40%) • Sampling techniques • Acquisition and disposition of assets • Internal control deficiencies and misstatements • Performing specific procedures to get evidence • Subsequent events • Written representation • Reporting and Forming Conclusions (15 to 25%) • Reports on attestation engagements • Reporting on compliance • Reports on auditing engagements • Review service engagements
• Other reporting considerations
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Regulation (REG):
• Federal Tax Procedures, Professional Responsibilities and Ethics (10 to 20%) • Federal tax procedures • Responsibilities in tax practice • Legal duties • Licensing and disciplinary systems • Business Law (10 to 20%) • Contracts • Business structure • Agency • Government regulation of business • Debtor-creditor relationships • Federal Taxation of Property Transactions (12 to 22%) • Estate and gift taxation • Determination of taxable estate • Acquisition and disposition of assets • Gift tax deductions • Gift tax annual exclusion • Cost recovery • Federal Taxation of Individuals (15 to 25%) • Passive activity losses • Computation of tax and credits • Gross income • Filing status • Reporting items from pass-through entities • Alternative Minimum Tax • Computation of tax and credits • Federal Taxation of Entities (28 to 38%) • S corporations • C corporations • Liquidation of business entities & tax treatment of formation • Trusts and estates • Limited liability companies
• Partnerships • Tax-exempt organizations
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Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)
• Standard-Setting, Conceptual Framework, and Financial Reporting (25 to 35%) • Public company reporting topics • The standard setting for non-business entities • Conceptual framework • Special purpose framework • Standard setting and conceptual framework for nonbusiness entities • General-purpose financial statements • Select Financial Statement Accounts (30 to 40%) • Property, plant, and equipment • Cash and cash equivalents • Intangible assets • Investments • Long-term debt • Income taxes • Compensation benefits • Inventory • Select Transactions (20 to 30%) • Business combinations • Derivatives and hedge accounting • Leases • Research and development costs • Subsequent events • Differences between IFRS and U.S. GAAP • Accounting changes and error corrections • Contingencies and commitments • Foreign currency transaction and translation • Nonreciprocal transfers • Software costs • Fair value measurements • State and Local Governments (5 to 15%) • Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR)
• Specific types of transactions and events: calculation, measurement, presentation in a governmental entity, and valuation.
• State and local government concepts • Government-wide financial statements Related Article: Tips to Clear CPA FAR Exam
Business Environment and Concepts (BEC)
• Corporate Governance (17 to 27%) • ERM (Enterprise Risk Management) frameworks • Internal control frameworks • Regulatory frameworks and provisions • Economic Concepts and Analysis (17 to 27%) • Market influences on business • Economic business cycles • Financial risk management • Financial Management (11 to 21%) • Working capital • Capital structure • Financial valuation methods • Information Technology (15 to 25%) • Information security/availability • IT governance • Role of information technology business • Processing integrity • Systems development of maintenance • Operations Management (15 to 25%) • Cost accounting • Planning techniques • Performance management • Process management
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Conclusion: CPAs have a huge demand in different fields like public accounting, business and industry, nonprofit, government, and education. Check out the CPA exam syllabus given above to be aware of the subjects. Hope the detailed information provided in this article about the CPA exam syllabus has been helpful to you. Feel free to comment if you have any other doubts.
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