Where do I take the AICPA test?

Since 5 April 2004, appointments have been open for the first and second months of each quarter, and no examinations have been opened for the third month. Locations are currently limited to U.S. territories or possessions, so you'll need to travel to the state you're taking the test; However, most states allow candidates to take the test in another state, rather than in the state you registered for. Most Asian candidates choose to take the test in ** and Hawaii, but many candidates take the test in Los Angeles or San Francisco, California, and many go to other cities such as New York to take the test.

USCPA does not have a test center in China, and you need to go to the United States to take the test; Due to the different application conditions in each state in the United States; Every state in the U.S. can take the test as long as it is eligible. Common states are: **, Alaska, Seattle, etc.

Under normal circumstances, domestic candidates choose the ** test center to take the AICPA exam; After all, the distance of ** is relatively close, only two hours earlier than the domestic one, and in terms of jet lag, it is more beneficial to domestic candidates, and the air ticket price is relatively low. The application for the examination is to obtain the license, after all, the application conditions are relatively low, mainly in terms of academic qualifications. The degree needs to be undergraduate or above, and the credits are divided into three parts, 120 total credits, 24 credits of advanced accounting, and 24 credits of business, among which there are also specified requirements for different credits.

For example, 6 credits in economics, 3 credits in finance, and 3 credits in business law are required for business credits. In addition to academic qualifications, many other states have many other conditions, such as social security number requirements in terms of residence, work experience requirements, etc., and these are not required in **.

USCPA does not have a test center in China, and you need to take the test in the United States and dependent countries, but at present, in addition to the test centers in the United States and affiliated countries, there are also test centers in Japan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, and England, Germany, Ireland and Scotland in Europe. However, Chinese test takers from overseas test centers other than the United States and dependent countries generally cannot apply to participate in the test because they need to meet certain special requirements such as residency.

In addition, the USCPA exam is a global unified test regardless of whether it is tested in **, and it is also an all-English test.

AICPA application conditions and requirements are relatively flexible. Different states have different registration conditions for candidates, most states require 150 semester hours (equivalent to 5 years) of college degree, but there are a few states that allow 120 semester hours (equivalent to 4 years) of college degree, in China's nationally recognized college degree or above (including full-time, self-examination, adult examination) is generally recognized, and the junior year can take the exam! Majors other than accounting majors can also apply.

a. Bachelor's degree or about to obtain a bachelor's degree, individual unlimited.

For example, Vermont has no special restrictions on minimum educational requirements.

b. Requirement of more than 150 credits (states that do not require 150 credits, such as Maine, New Hampshire, California).

Generally, the credits obtained from a bachelor's degree background (except for double degrees) are mostly less than 150 total credits (some schools can meet them). A bachelor's degree or above must meet 150 credits. Considering the strict requirements of the academic evaluation and accreditation agency in terms of domestic academic credits, candidates are reminded to carefully choose the state they want to apply for.

c. There are requirements for certain accounting credits and business credits, and individual states need to meet additional requirements.

Candidates are generally required to meet the requirements of 24 credits of accounting and 24 credits of business, and individual state examination requirements are relatively low, such as 15 credits of accounting in Maine.

In addition, some states also need to meet the specific courses required, such as **, Delaware, Vermont, Colorado, etc., if the requirements for total accounting or business credits are met, but not one of the specific courses, the candidate is still not eligible to take the exam. AICPA is a common state to apply for.

Although AICPA is the American Certified Public Accountant Examination, it allows international candidates to apply for the examination, and the AICPA can not only be exempted from the 8 subjects of ACCA, but also exempted from CPA certificates in Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, etc., with a wide range of occupations and high gold content, and the same application conditions are not low (but general candidates can basically meet), mainly including degree, total credits, accounting credits, business credits and other application requirements.

For credit requirements, most states require 120 total credits, 24 accounting credits, 24 business credits, and some states, such as **, require 150 total credits, most candidates need to patch up a certain number of credits to apply for the exam, unless it is a bachelor's degree or above, but the specific decision is based on the state requirements and the evaluation agency (whether the selected state assessment agency needs to be discounted, if it needs to be discounted, more credits need to be repaired to avoid insufficient credits due to discounting).

In addition, some states need to meet the specific courses required in addition to the accounting and business credit requirements, such as **, Delaware, Vermont, Colorado, etc., if the total accounting or business credit requirements are met, but cannot meet the requirements of one of the specific courses, the candidate is still not eligible to apply for the exam.

For academic requirements, the state-recognized college degree or above (including full-time, self-examination, and entrance examination) in China is generally recognized (some states do not recognize self-study or remotely obtained qualifications), and majors other than accounting majors can also be applied.

In addition, there are some states that require SSN or U.S. citizenship to apply for the exam, and Chinese candidates should be careful to avoid these states!

Hello, eligibility to apply for the USCPA exam;Accounting majors, undergraduates, and non-accounting majors recognized by the Ministry of Education of China need to make up accounting credits to be eligible for the examination, and non-accounting majors can meet the examination qualifications by making up accounting credits, basic accounting credit requirements: 24, business credit requirements 24, and the transcript is not enough to make up for the cost-effective. Hope it helps.

AICPA is not allowed to take the exam in China, and there is currently no examination room in China, and most of the general domestic candidates choose to take the test in **.

With the expansion of the crowd in Japan and South Korea, domestic candidates can also go to Japan or South Korea to take the test. The AICPA exam can be registered in the country. In China, a nationally recognized college degree or above (including full-time, self-exam, and chengkao) is generally recognized, and you can take the exam in your junior year!

Accounting Major. Majors other than those involved can also apply.

USCPA Exam Considerations.

1. There are three items that must be brought to the test: admission ticket (NTS), passport, and dual-currency credit card that can be swiped in US dollars.

Candidates are advised to print out the test seat information so that they can ask passers-by for the test seat route if they cannot find the test center

2. If you have time, candidates should first go to the area around the examination room to familiarize themselves with the situation and see how to take the route to prepare for the day of the test

3. Don't be late on the day of the test and arrive at the test room 15 minutes in advance. If the candidate is revising well, he or she can arrive 15 minutes early, and if he or she is half an hour early, the examiner will most likely notify the candidate to enter the room early and will not allow the candidate to read the book within the camera range. Candidates who arrive can familiarize themselves with the location of toilets and water dispensers;

AICPA is the abbreviation of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, which is a formal national qualification for certified public accountants in the United States. With 658267 members in more than 130 countries and regions around the world, its mission is: to improve the professional level; Cooperate with the national certified public accountants to establish a unified accounting professional organization; exchange of professional knowledge through lectures; Establishment of industry libraries; Ensure that the CPA designation is recognized by state law.

Although there are only four subjects in the AICPA exam, each subject contains a lot of content and covers different areas, FAR mainly tests financial accounting and reporting, BEC business environment and theory, AUD audit and assurance, and REG laws and regulations. Among them, FAR contains a lot of content, and it is a subject that many candidates think is relatively difficult. Although there are only four subjects, what about the AICPA question types?

FAR (Financial Accounting and Reporting).

FAR is a relatively basic subject in the four subjects, in the process of learning, mainly understand the knowledge points, measurement methods and bookkeeping methods, etc., establish a knowledge framework, and then ponder the details, which will be helpful for subsequent learning, and also help the learning of several other subjects. When you have a whole body of knowledge, there are no big problems in the exam.

BEC (Business Environment and Theory).

The BEC exam focuses on the word "concept", and the main learning method is to memorize the key knowledge points in the economics content.

Candidates can try to classify and sort out their knowledge in the learning process, and then read more books and do more questions. Because the calculation mode of BEC is relatively fixed, just keep calm during the exam and don't be intimidated by the number of words in the question.

AUD (Audit & Assurance).

AUD tests the thinking and focuses on the candidate's understanding of risk-based auditing. In the process of learning and doing problems, you may wish to try to stand in the perspective of the knowledge system, first understand what the rules for the business are, then find the key points from the guidelines, and finally master the content under the key points. Once the system is in place, it is easier to understand.

In the process of doing the problem, you may want to try the reverse thinking method, such as what you want to do in order to achieve a certain goal, and then think about the problem from this perspective.

reg (laws and regulations).

The REG can be described as a "framework" that requires more time for domestic candidates to understand and memorize, because it involves the content of the field of U.S. tax law. The recommended way to study is to read, memorize, and deepen your understanding.

The USCPA pass rate is an overall level, and the key is to see yourself and your determination to apply for the USCPA exam. The following is a brief introduction to the USCPA clearance level from the type and content of the USCPA exam.

For the test question type, since the test is mainly multiple-choice questions, the test skills are very helpful for the score, so the USCPA test is very suitable for Chinese. The overall pass rate of the USCPA exam is higher than that of the Chinese CPA. At the same time, because American students are traditionally not good at testing, so the test competitiveness is far less than that of Chinese candidates, and in general, the USCPA is less difficult for Chinese candidates than for Chinese candidates, and the main difficulties for Chinese students are as follows:

1): There is a big difference between the US accounting standards and China's current accounting standards. Since U.S. accounting has become more and more based on fair market value as the measurement standard, and there are still a lot of imperfections in this area in China, the field of accounting based on fair market value is basically a difficulty for Chinese students.

2): Systemic differences due to different stages of social development. Such as hedging, pension accounting, accounting of investment,** and government & not-for-profit accounting.

3): Difficulties due to different tax and legal systems. The U.S. tax system is very different from China's, making it difficult for many Chinese students to understand.

At the same time, the legal system in the United States is relatively strict, such as real estate-related laws and history laws, and there are no similar legal provisions in China, so it is difficult for students to understand.

4): Language barrier. Chinese students are generally concerned that English is a difficult part of the CPA exam.

In fact, since this test is not a language test, and the objective questions are mainly used, in principle, it should not be a problem for students to be able to understand the questions. In terms of understanding the questions, as long as you have been trained in the English version of the textbook and the exam questions, it should not be a big obstacle.

Helpful remember to adopt, thank you!

There is a comparison to know whether it is difficult or not, the United States CPA vs China CPA1, test subjects:

The AICPA exam has four subjects: Auditing, Business Environment, Regulations, Financial Reporting;

The CICPA exam has 6 subjects: Auditing, Financial Cost Management, Economic Law, Accounting, Corporate Strategy and Risk Management, Tax Law;

2. Number of exams:

The U.S. CPA is divided into four test windows each year, (the test can be taken at all times except for the month).

China's CPA is held once a year, generally around September 16-18, and the time is fixed.

3. Exam pass rate:

The average pass rate for CPA exams in the United States is 50%.

The average pass rate of the Chinese CPA exam is 10 15% To sum up, the difficulty of the AICPA exam is actually much easier than that of the Chinese CPA.

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