CPA Evolution · 4 exams · Score 75
CPA Path
Learn how the CPA exam actually works, the study methods that move pass rates, and practice with flashcards and memory games — built for people learning this from scratch.
2025 cumulative pass rates
AUD
48.21%
FAR
42.12%
REG
63.12%
BAR
41.94%
ISC
67.79%
TCP
77.65%
Source: AICPA published 2025 cumulative section pass rates. FAR and BAR are typically the steepest hills.
How to use this site to pass
Built to hand off — still pair with a full QBank
CPA Path now includes 215 flashcards, 60 MCQs with explanations, and 16 high-yield study guidescovering every section. That is enough to learn the language of the exam and self-study seriously. For exam-day stamina you still need a commercial review course's large MCQ bank and task-based simulations (Becker, UWorld, etc.). Use this site as the daily operating system; use the QBank as the heavy gym.
Four exams
Core for everyone. Discipline you choose.
Core
FAR — Financial Accounting and Reporting
The foundation — and usually the toughest core section.
AUD — Auditing and Attestation
Think like an auditor — risk, evidence, and professional judgment.
REG — Taxation and Regulation
Tax rules, entity differences, and enough business law to stay dangerous.
Discipline (pick one)
BAR — Business Analysis and Reporting
Advanced reporting, analysis, and governmental — the FAR deep-dive.
ISC — Information Systems and Controls
Systems, data, security, and SOC engagements — the tech-leaning path.
TCP — Tax Compliance and Planning
Deeper tax compliance and planning — often the highest pass rate.
New to CPA?
You do not need to know everything today.
Start with the exam map, pick a discipline that fits your career, then run the weekly study rhythm. Pair this site with a real review course QBank — that combination is how people actually pass.