Author: Jeff Elliott, CPA

Lorrraine writes in, “Hi Jeff! I bet you never hear this question! I have one week until my CPA Exam and my study has been basically nothing….do I have a chance? Do I take the test regardless of the experience?”

      Rebecca writes in from Facebook, “I am hoping to take the FAR and AUD CPA Exams in October. I will be studying full time these two months. I will have to travel to take the CPA Exams. So what is the minimum gap you would recommend between my two test days? Will

      Heidi writes in, “Can you provide some examples of WHY a nonissuer would get a review done? I’m trying to understand the purpose of a review, as it provides only limited assurance, and does not seem to be a required process. I would like to know, WHY reviews of financial statements exist.” 

      Felix writes in, “How do you use the CPA Exam Blueprints?”

      Melissa writes in, “I’m just beginning my REG studies for the CPA Exam, going through the NINJA book. Haven’t really got to the NINJA Notes yet, so sorry if my following question is in the Notes. Is there a table of Individual AGI phaseouts? I feel like there are various deductions, credits,

      Terri writes in, “I’m taking my REG CPA Exam retake on Friday! What do you think my best focus is for the last couple of days before go time? If you had to pick a subject to concentrate on this close to the exam what would it be?”

      Christopher writes in, “I took the BEC CPA Exam on Monday. Should I switch over to the Audit CPA Exam now, or continue working with BEC? I do not think I passed BEC. I had a hard first testlet, and didn’t finish the BEC written communications.”

      Hieu writes in, “I have about 3 weeks out until my CPA Exam for FAR and would like to know your opinion on my study plan. I read the NINJA Book (more like skimmed it and read the examples) and now i am just hammering the Non-Stop MCQs. I just reset my

      Mark writes in from Twitter, “How do the CMA and CFA exams compare to the CPA? Are they just as challenging? I was watching your Facebook Live video and was hoping you would have seen this then since you took a question from Twitter. Your material helped me pass the CPA Exam.

      Sam writes in, “What exam do you recommend taking first for someone that graduated over 17 years ago? Also, will the NINJA course be enough for me to take the tests, or do you recommend using it as complementary to other courses like Wiley.”