David is a NINJA CPA Blogger. After my second consecutive 74 in FAR, I took solace in the fact that I could focus on something other than financial statements, government accounting (BAE BAE!!) and pensions. My first 74 on FAR caused me to lose REG, so I had to prepare for the retake. It had
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Hopeful that I’m Done: REG Squeezed into Extended Window
Leah is a NINJA CPA Blogger. I last wrote about my AUD pass that put me at three fourths finished. I also mentioned I was considering squeezing in REG in the last window of 2013 since AICPA opened up the first week of December. I went back and forth over it until the last minute
Read MoreTake the Plunge: Time to Pass the CPA Exam
Sheba is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Holla NINJAS, It has been a while since I last wrote. There has been a lot of soul searching going on. I was studying and trying so hard and I just wasn’t getting better at answering the questions. That led to massive procrastination which led to me contemplating on
Read MoreI Passed REG! Practice, Practice, Practice for FAR
Denise is a NINJA CPA Blogger. HiYa! I passed REG! I got an 80! Yes, I know that in the long run the only thing that matters is a 75 but after you fail an exam, you have this urge to want to slay it! LOL. I am so very thankful to be at the
Read MoreThird Battle with REG: Time to Master the Sims
Ben is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Well another week has gone by. I am currently in my review for my third battle with Reg. I am trying to figure out how to beat those pesky Simulations. I always seem to do pretty well with the MCQs but I always seem to be beaten by the
Read MoreFAR: A Mountain to be Climbed
Kenley is a new NINJA CPA Blogger. Holy Smokes!! I felt as though I was never going to get through all the FAR material! Well I finally did a few days ago and after doing so I felt this sense of … accomplishment (strange enough knowing what’s still ahead of me). I felt like I
Read MoreREG Realization: It’s a Trick Question!
Meg is a NINJA CPA Blogger. I am a huge fan of My Cousin Vinny starring Marissa Tomei, the Karate Kid, Herman Munster and Joe Pesci. Since I was 7, I would randomly recite lines from the movie in inappropriate places. I told my third grade teacher to “Imagine she was a deer prancing along…”
Read MoreNINJA + Confidence to Pass the CPA Exam
Alex is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Good Afternoon NINJAs! I am writing you as I have just started studying for my second CPA exam, REG. I hope to tackle this in January/early February depending on how comfortable I feel in two months. I have noticed that a big advantage going into test day is confidence.
Read MoreIt’s the Truth: I Rescheduled FAR … Again
Monique is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Have you ever lied about passing a section? Have you ever told someone that you sat for an exam when in reality you didn’t? Maybe you needed another week to study but didn’t want to let your friends know. Or maybe your boss asked you how the exam went
Read MoreRegulation: May as well be Latin
Meg is a NINJA CPA Blogger. Exemptions, deductions, phase out limits, below (above the line), credits, different types of bankruptcy … all of this stuff is so confusing! I understood Latin class better than this. The more I study, the more confused I become. For instance, bankruptcy. There is a multitude of chapters of bankruptcy,
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