With CPA exam pass rates historically teetering around 50%, the question of “How hard is the CPA exam?” looms large for aspiring accountants. As a testament to its challenging nature, even the ...

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Bryce Welker is a Certified Public Accountant and owns a portfolio of 20+ test prep websites, including the CPA Exam Guy. If you’ve ever Googled “How to study for the CPA exam,” then you already know ...

You might not believe this, but some accountants and attorneys compete for who had the tougher journey to pass their credentialing exam. I sat for the Bar Exam a few years ago and passed on my first ...

For those thinking about the best way to tackle the CPA exam, you’ve come to the right place. I’ll get straight to the point: You should start with FAR. This answer comes from a mix of data and my ...

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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 ...