As a symbol of the ability of financial and accounting talents around the world, USCPA can be interchangeable with CPA qualifications in many countries and regions, and is widely recognized for its high gold content, which is a popular certificate for many financial people to apply for with the development of economic globalization. However, how long is the AICPA exam? How difficult is the exam? I'll take you to see it today.
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1. How long is the AICPA exam?
The AICPA exam duration is 4 hours per subject, and the USCPA exam schedule is also very flexible, as follows:
The 4 time slots that can be booked for the 3 core course exams (far aud reg) are:
January 10 - March 26.
April 1 - June 25.
July 1 - September 25.
October 1 - December 26.
There are 4 time slots available for the optional (choose one of three) BAR TCP ISC course exam, which are:
January 10 - February 6.
April 20 - May 19.
July 1 - July 31.
October 1 - October 31.
2. How difficult is the AICPA exam?
1.Accounting standards vary widely.
Accounting in the United States is an accounting standard based on fair market value, while China is not perfect in this regard, and for Chinese candidates, the field of accounting based on fair market value is a difficult point.
2.Systemic disparities brought about by different social developments.
Such as hedging, accounting of investment,* and government not-for-profit accounting, pension accounting.
3.Difficulties that come with different tax and legal systems.
The U.S. tax system is very different from China's, and its legal system is relatively tight, such as real estate-related laws and tory laws, which are not similar in China, so it is more difficult to understand.
4.Language barrier.
The American CPA exam is an all-English test, which has little advantage for some people who are not good at English, but the American CPA is not a professional language test, and the exam questions are mainly objective questions, in principle, it should not be a problem for students to understand the questions.
In addition, there is no test center for the American CPA exam in China, and generally everyone needs to go to the international examination center in the United States to take the American CPA exam, which takes a certain amount of time and energy, which is more troublesome for domestic candidates.