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[quote]al1492 wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
al1492 wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
I meant taking the exam, post isn’t here to edit

you mean the CPA exam?

You take it in 4 parts now, although it isn’t offered every month. So I am taking part in late November, part next February and the other 2 parts after April 15. That is assuming I pass each section.

Yeah, I recently passed it. I profile stalked you… Us nerds need to stick together.

Big or small firm, audit or tax? What order are you taking the parts?

Congrats on passing!

I’m at a real small firm and do tax mostly but hope to move to a larger one once I have the letters. I’m taking Audit/Regulation/Business/then Financial.

Any part you find particularly difficult?[/quote]

Taking Audit first is a great idea. Once you “get” audit, it really provides a great frame work for your entire career. The entire industry is structured like an audit. Once you “get” audit, the rest comes much easier. Things just make more sense. Like the conversion entry from accrual to tax (cash) basis. So difficult until you get it, then you are like “duh, I’m a retard for not getting it before.”

I had the most problems with BEC, because I didn’t memorize all the formulas. But FAR was the most intimidating. It is basically all 4 years of college in one test. So you know, GAAP in its entirety in one test. I got a 76, and danced around my living room like a junky with a free rock. The perfect amount of studying.

If you work in tax a lot, I would switch FAR and REG. Take REG last, because you will know 60-70% without studying. Get the hard shit out of the way first.

Good luck man, and if you ever have any questions, I’m around a lot.

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Thanks for the info man!

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[quote]countingbeans wrote:
al1492 wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
al1492 wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
I meant taking the exam, post isn’t here to edit

you mean the CPA exam?

You take it in 4 parts now, although it isn’t offered every month. So I am taking part in late November, part next February and the other 2 parts after April 15. That is assuming I pass each section.

Yeah, I recently passed it. I profile stalked you… Us nerds need to stick together.

Big or small firm, audit or tax? What order are you taking the parts?

Congrats on passing!

I’m at a real small firm and do tax mostly but hope to move to a larger one once I have the letters. I’m taking Audit/Regulation/Business/then Financial.

Any part you find particularly difficult?

Taking Audit first is a great idea. Once you “get” audit, it really provides a great frame work for your entire career. The entire industry is structured like an audit. Once you “get” audit, the rest comes much easier. Things just make more sense. Like the conversion entry from accrual to tax (cash) basis. So difficult until you get it, then you are like “duh, I’m a retard for not getting it before.”

I had the most problems with BEC, because I didn’t memorize all the formulas. But FAR was the most intimidating. It is basically all 4 years of college in one test. So you know, GAAP in its entirety in one test. I got a 76, and danced around my living room like a junky with a free rock. The perfect amount of studying.

If you work in tax a lot, I would switch FAR and REG. Take REG last, because you will know 60-70% without studying. Get the hard shit out of the way first.

Good luck man, and if you ever have any questions, I’m around a lot.

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I got a 91 on FAR and passed BEC hungover from Memorial Day.

I mean, I don’t wanna brag or anything…

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:

I got a 91 on FAR and passed BEC hungover from Memorial Day.

I mean, I don’t wanna brag or anything…[/quote]

lol.

When I sat for audit I had a nasty head cold, and the last half hour of the exam the Dayquil wore off. Dude I turned my head and straight sneezed right in this chicks face sitting next to me.

I had those headphones on, so I never even knew she was there. Ha ha, I feel so bad. She just gave me the worst look ever. I just turned my head and went back to the simulation. I’m going to hell.

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[quote]countingbeans wrote:
LankyMofo wrote:

I got a 91 on FAR and passed BEC hungover from Memorial Day.

I mean, I don’t wanna brag or anything…

lol.

When I sat for audit I had a nasty head cold, and the last half hour of the exam the Dayquil wore off. Dude I turned my head and straight sneezed right in this chicks face sitting next to me.

I had those headphones on, so I never even knew she was there. Ha ha, I feel so bad. She just gave me the worst look ever. I just turned my head and went back to the simulation. I’m going to hell.[/quote]

Lol, no apology, huh?

But yeah, al, CB has the right idea. Save the easiest stuff for last because by the end of it you’re going to be absolutely sick of studying.

And just to keep this thread on track, my name is derived from my short and stocky stature.

Except I think I already used that line in this very thread. I need some new material.

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[quote]LankyMofo wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
LankyMofo wrote:

I got a 91 on FAR and passed BEC hungover from Memorial Day.

I mean, I don’t wanna brag or anything…

lol.

When I sat for audit I had a nasty head cold, and the last half hour of the exam the Dayquil wore off. Dude I turned my head and straight sneezed right in this chicks face sitting next to me.

I had those headphones on, so I never even knew she was there. Ha ha, I feel so bad. She just gave me the worst look ever. I just turned my head and went back to the simulation. I’m going to hell.

Lol, no apology, huh?

But yeah, al, CB has the right idea. Save the easiest stuff for last because by the end of it you’re going to be absolutely sick of studying.

And just to keep this thread on track, my name is derived from my short and stocky stature.

Except I think I already used that line in this very thread. I need some new material.[/quote]

But keep Saget. You are like the only one left!!

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I have green eyes. Pretty simple.

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My close friend/brother/ sparring partner has been nicknamed Uriel for a while. As I became more part of the “family.” folks would say I was similar but a little more peaceful. I just processed things differently, less likely to initiate a fight, but more then happy to react and finish it. People just felt it fit, so I kept it.

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Mine has nothing to do with peanut butter…

Don’t remember where Andy comes from, though.

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[quote]tootles27 wrote:
LankyMofo wrote:
countingbeans wrote:
LankyMofo wrote:

I got a 91 on FAR and passed BEC hungover from Memorial Day.

I mean, I don’t wanna brag or anything…

lol.

When I sat for audit I had a nasty head cold, and the last half hour of the exam the Dayquil wore off. Dude I turned my head and straight sneezed right in this chicks face sitting next to me.

I had those headphones on, so I never even knew she was there. Ha ha, I feel so bad. She just gave me the worst look ever. I just turned my head and went back to the simulation. I’m going to hell.

Lol, no apology, huh?

But yeah, al, CB has the right idea. Save the easiest stuff for last because by the end of it you’re going to be absolutely sick of studying.

And just to keep this thread on track, my name is derived from my short and stocky stature.

Except I think I already used that line in this very thread. I need some new material.

But keep Saget. You are like the only one left!![/quote]

The captain goes down with the ship.

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I’m on a Special Response Team (it’s the P.C. name for SWAT), and my call number is 8.

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I wonder what up with that “Bill Roberts” guy…

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Lack of imagination.

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[quote]orion wrote:
I wonder what up with that “Bill Roberts” guy…

[/quote]

Hah

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I grew up watching Family Matters, and always respected the dad on the show. Carl Winslow represented authority, vigilance, and integrity. I also think Carl Jung brought a lot to the field of psychology and he had some very interesting and intelligent views. Lastly, my parents named me Carl in '85 and I happen to have been born in November. No I do not like scorpions.

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Eddie_would_tow comes from Oahu. Hawaiian legend Eddie Aikau was a famous lifeguard and surfer. I’m from Oahu and love surfing. That’s why I chose that screen name. Wiki Eddie Aikau if you want to know more about him.

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Pirate comes from Pirate on Wheels which is because I like pirates and I am an avid Harley rider so hence Pirate on wheels. When I signed up for forums Pirate was taken so I put Pirate 1 also taken, so Pirate12 was the winner.

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[quote]Pirate12 wrote:
Pirate comes from Pirate on Wheels which is because I like pirates and I am an avid Harley rider so hence Pirate on wheels. When I signed up for forums Pirate was taken so I put Pirate 1 also taken, so Pirate12 was the winner.[/quote]

Should have just been Pirateonwheels

Makes alot more sense and would not have been taken.

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[quote]Westclock wrote:
Pirate12 wrote:
Pirate comes from Pirate on Wheels which is because I like pirates and I am an avid Harley rider so hence Pirate on wheels. When I signed up for forums Pirate was taken so I put Pirate 1 also taken, so Pirate12 was the winner.

Should have just been Pirateonwheels

Makes alot more sense and would not have been taken.[/quote]

Know what, you’re right but I was too lazy to type the whole thing in every time I logged in.! :slight_smile: