You Can Pass the CPA Exam
Chapter One
BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN PASS!
Passing the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination is
not easy. Ever since 1917, the CPA exam has been challenging candidates.
With a first-time passing rate of 12 to 18% on the pencil-based exam and a
less than 50% per exam section passing rate on the computer-based test
(CBT), it is assumed that most people will fail one or more sections on their
first attempt. That's right, the odds are against you. Yet the only way to become
a CPA is to keep on trying. Completing the exam is one of the greatest
accomplishments an accountant can achieve. Completing a degreed accounting
program is an accomplishment to be proud of, but passing all four
sections of the CPA exam is the crowning glory. The old story goes, anyone
can earn an accounting degree, but only the best accountants can pass the
CPA exam. Without the three initials CPA, you are just another accountant.
How could three initials mean so much?
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