Finally passed all 4 CPA exams! Here’s my breakdown for anyone curious:

AUD: 284 hours | Sims: 53, 69 | Actual: 75

REG: 241 hours | Sims: 58, 68 | Actual: 80

TCP: 92 hours | Sims: 37, 41, 56 | Actual: 79

FAR: 260 hours | Sims: 47, 55, 59 | Actual: 81

Total study time: 877 hours.

Hopefully this helps someone out there. Don’t get discouraged by your simulated scores. Keep grinding!

I am so sick of studying. I am at the point where I just want to give up. I do everything I am supposed to. I am 142 hours in, and am in F5.

-I watch all the videos

-Write down every MCQ (sometimes even if I get it right)

-Do every MCQ in the module

I am studying 5 hours per day. The Becker videos and text book don't help. I follow along, highlight in the book, take notes... NOTHING STICKS.

I spend 5-7 hours a day studying. I just know I am going to fail. My exam is scheduled 19 days. I left myself 10 days of review, but I just know... I am going to fail.

I need study tips. F5 is so difficult. Consolidations and Statement of cash flows are kicking my butt. I am more mad at Becker than anything else because I paid a ton of money for it, only for it to expect me to know everything.

I barely understand how some debits and credits work.

What are the chances I can score a passing grade on November 13th? 🔥

Hey,

I'm currently reviewing for FAR and planning to sit for the exam on December 12, 2026. For those who have taken FAR, how did you master consolidations? It's one of the topics I'm struggling with, and I'd appreciate any study tips or resources that helped you understand it better.

EDIT:

I am using Uworld

Retaking FAR this week (attempt #5 - last two attempts were 73 and 72) and doing final review with practice SIMs. Spent nearly half an hour on this sim with multiple exhibits and made all the correct calculations and categorizations but whiffed on the presentation of the negative CF amounts.

Im tired, boss

Taking TCP on 10/31 and am having trouble grasping the material. Passed REG 9/30 and jumped right into TCP, so was hoping for a somewhat simple transition. Struggling to grasp the material especially basis for partnership, s corps and c corps and remembering difference between all three. Not sure what happened, but everything I've reviewed i seem to have forgotten. Maybe i'm just putting to much pressure/stress on myself. Anyone have any tips?

Hey guys, this is my progress so far. I’m feeling quite nervous, like I’m forgetting everything. I just don’t know what to revise or check, or which topic to focus on. I feel like I’m going to fail again. Last time, I got 71, and this time I feel like I might get even less.

I have already passed my rest sections but i don't know why i am not confident about audit. The level of satisfaction is not coming. I am planning to appear in Nov { last week } or December and i have not started with the mcq and tbs practise.

Little scared
I have a plan though
Anyone interested in joining { Need some support and healthy competition }

I don’t really feel ready but I also don’t feel like there is much more to study. I haven’t focused much on TBS though.

Been studying for about 8 weeks now. Since 8/25 or so. So feels like I had too much time but I had no choice due to scheduling conflicts and openings.

I keep scoring high on mcq’s and honestly I’m over it.

Any final tips to polish up??

Does anyone have a TCP memory sheet? Someone linked a very useful REG excel sheet that helped me tremendously. Does anyone have anything like this for TCP?

I’ve been slamming MCQ’s for a month and a half trying to get that feeling that I finally understand this stuff, but that destination is never reached huh.

TCP is my last exam and its probably the one i've struggled the most with. I take the exam tomorrow.

I sat for REG on 10/13. The score doesn’t come out until November 10th. I already have FAR and AUD passed. Leaving the exam, I felt it was a little different than I expected, and felt iffy on most of the TBS’s. Should I move on and order TCP materials since there is such a long waiting period? Or wait and keep studying REG just in case?

Does anyone have similar experience with feeling iffy on the exam? How did it turn out for you?

What was your AUD bump? compared to SE1 and SE2?

I know that there isn’t a “best answer” that fits for everyone, and every person could have a different experience, but I want to see your opinions on this.

Let’s say I got the CPA as an audit associate. Which position should I reach in my audit firm before leaving, that would lead to a great increase in pay/opportunities? From what I heard, reaching senior auditor or audit supervisor (right before assistant manager) is the best time to exit into industry. What do you guys think?

Hi everyone! I’ve failed FAR 3 times with scores of 51, 61, and 56. I’ve completed all 6 Becker sections, but I still struggle with understanding certain concepts and my mock scores are around 50–59%.

I’m considering getting I-75 alongside Becker. For those who’ve used both, how did you combine them effectively? Did you watch all I-75 lectures from the beginning or use them only for topics you struggled with? I’m planning to retake FAR on December 7, so I’d really appreciate any advice on how to make the best use of my remaining time. Thank you! ❤️

I had set up Okta Verify on my phone, but later deleted the app. Now I can’t sign in because I don’t have access to the QR code to set it up again.

I need to regain access to my account so I can pay for and register for my final CPA exam section. Has anyone had this issue or know the right way to reset Okta Verify? I’d appreciate any guidance.

Need advice on how to proceed

Hi everyone, I am starting to get very anxious for my test for AUD in two days. If you have any last minute advice or tips/strategies up until the exam, it would be greatly appreciated! I have been hammering MCQs, but I am worried I might be memorizing the questions and answers and not being able to logically go through the reasoning myself.

I am taking my first exam friday and have no idea where to start reviewing for AUD now that i finished the content. please help with what I should be doing during this time.

I did the becker final review MCQs and just took a SE1 and got a 50. HELP. Need to pass

if anyone has a review sheet please comment TIA

Hi folks
Tcp exam is in 10 days. Almost done wid 1st tym review. I’ve no prior US taxation experience.

Pls suggest the all the topics that I should not miss during final review.

Or otherwise the topics I can skip.

Can dm or rply here.

Thanks much in advance

This community helped me to pass FAR
Hoping it does same wid TCP.

Thanks in advance

I’m about to begin studying for FAR after finally passing AUD. And I was considering studying the usual sequence out of order on Becker. I would do F3 and F4 first, then F1 and F2, and finally F5 and F6.

I just completed Becker Academy FAF2 as a refresher, so going directly into F3 feels like a natural transition. The idea would be to get the account level accounting locked in first, so when I see its impact on the financial statements later on F1 and F2, and bringing it all together, it’ll make more sense. This is the same sort of way the AUD naturally has review built in.

Has anyone else tried this sort of sequence on Becker? Would you recommend it or just do the normal Becker structure?

My plan is to get completely done with my learning by December 19th, then after Christmas and New Years, I would come back for a full cumulative review and sit for the exam in late January or early February.

Just curious if anyone has done this sort of strategy and for any thoughts about it.

How were Mcq and Sims..

What Broad topics did you guys get.

I started studying FAR a couple days ago. Is it possible to study far and take the exam in 50 days? My Target exam date is around the December 8 cut off date. I have a light semester as I am in my last semester of grad school. Thoughts?

On the exam if you’re expected to say if it is one of the 3 how would you differentiate? Would they most likely give you the materiality level?