If you were to randomly take any CPA exam tomorrow with no prep. Do you as an experienced accountant think you will pass?

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No. Speaking from experience. You may get close and in certain parts you may pass, but unless you just left college or read the text books for fun, the likelihood of just passing all parts is very very low

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Couldn’t even imagine trying. I think by that point I just wouldn’t do it. Those stories about people trying over the course of years and passing are truly inspiring.

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Nah 75 gang. Already got the perfect score 😎

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Honestly if I could go back and study less I would. Everyone made it seem so hard and I got wayyyy too anxious about it.

Maybe if it pertains to your current field. And auditor takes Audit, someone in tax takes Reg. That might not be enough. There so many random topics that could come up, you’d probably have to get luck on which question bank you get.

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My friend in tax passed every exam on the first try but failed REG three times before passing lol

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I think I’d be able to pass AUD, and probably BEC too. There’s too much on FAR for me to have a good chance. Not to mention it has rev rec on there, which I’m only somewhat familiar with (insurance clients). I barely passed REG the first time, and that was before they changed the tax code.

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Maybe as a tax guy I could pass REG but that’s it... I’d fail the rest of the exams.

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Yea man you got it with flying colors! Just believe in yourself!!!

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OP if you walked in tomorrow with some level of studying you’d have a 50/50 shot at passing, so odds are against you 🤣

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No way.

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Nope, keeping up with CPE is hard enough

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Curious if attorneys feel similarly about the bar. I know I wouldn’t pass rn

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Oouuuu that’s a good Q. I’d bet money they do feel similar, but that’s just a guess.

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Heck no! I passed REG pre-TCJA and finished my masters in 2012. I dont work in tax so I keep up enough issues that pertain to me

Definitely not. Maybe REG.

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Definitely not.

Simple answer - no!

I actually think this is totally possible to do with BEC. Probably not on the others though

Depends on if you were a good student or not, if you were then yeah I agree you can probably walk in and pass but typically those types are gonna study anyways.

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