2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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>> In what year was the first national CPA exam administered?
Answer: 1917
>> When did the first computerized CPA exam take effect?
Answer: April 5, 2004
>> What are the current educational requirements to sit for the CPA exam in
Virginia?
Answer: At least 150 semester hours of education. A baccalaureate or higher
degree with an accounting concentration or equivalent.
>> What are the current educational requirements to apply for the CPA license in
Virginia?
Answer: At least 150 semester hours of education. A baccalaureate or higher
degree with an accounting concentration or equivalent.
>> When did the requirements in Questions 2 & 3 above take effect?
Answer: idk
>> How many parts does the current computerized CPA exam consist of? What
are they?
Answer: The CPA Exam consists of four, four-hour sections: Auditing and
Attestation (AUD), Business Environment and Concepts (BEC), Financial
Accounting and Reporting (FAR) and Regulation (REG)
, >> What is the content (material covered) & format (number & type of
questions) of each part listed in question 6?
BEC: Corporate Governance, Economic Concepts and Analysis, Financial
Management, Information Technology, Operations Management
FAR: Conceptual Framework, Standard-Setting and Financial Reporting, Select
Financial Statement Accounts, Select Transactions,
REG: Ethics, Professional Responsibilities and Federal Tax Procedures, Business
Law, Federal Taxation of Property Transactions, Federal Taxation of Individuals,
Federal Taxation of Entities
Answer: AUD: Ethics, Professional Responsibilities and General Principles,
Assessing Risk and Developing a Planned Response, Performing Further
Procedures and Obtaining Evidence, Forming Conclusions and Reporting
>> What is the CPA Exam policy on new pronouncements?
Answer: Internal Revenue Code, and federal taxation regulations are
eligible to be tested in the calendar quarter beginning six (6) months after
the change's effective date or enactment date, whichever is later. Federal
laws outside the area of federal taxation are eligible to be tested in the
calendar quarter beginning six (6) months after their effective date. Changes
in uniform acts are eligible to be tested in the calendar quarter beginning
one (1) year after their adoption by a simple majority of the jurisdictions.
>> How long does each part take to complete?
Answer: 4 Hours
>> Must all sections be taken at the same time? In any specific order?
Answer: You must pass all four sections within 18 months, earning a
minimum score of 75 on each part
>> What change(s) took place on July 1, 2020?
Answer: Testing windows will be replaced by continuous testing, allowing
candidates to take the Exam year-round, without restriction, other than
waiting to receive scores from prior attempts of the same section or when
there is a major change to the Exam