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Frequently Asked Questions
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- How do I use the Payment/Order form ?
- What is the minimum
passing score?
- How far back can we go
in completing Exams for previous quarters?
- May we order exams
covering future quarters?
- What date do you use as
the "completion date?"
- What is the recommended
CPE credit for each Quarterly CPE Exam?
- How long does it take to
complete a Quarterly CPE Exam?
- Are there any exceptions
to the recommended CPE credit shown?
- When are new Quarterly
CPE Exams published?
- How may we
pay?
- May several of us order
together to get lower "unit" discounted prices?
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1. How do I use the Payment/Order form?
Answer: You can print the Payment/Order Form and use
it to submit payment for Exams that you've downloaded,
and/or additional Exams that you want to order (to
perhaps qualify for a lower unit price). You may pay
by check, Visa, or MasterCard. Regarding ordering
additional Exams, if you want "paper copies" of the
exams rather than to download them here, please tell
us; otherwise, we will just send you tracking numbers
for you to write on the Exams you'll be downloading
and submitting in the future.
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2. What is the minimum
passing score?
Answer: 75. If necessary, one re-test is
available at no additional charge.
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3. How far back can we
go in completing Exams for previous quarters?
Answer:
Exams
must be completed within two years of the date published; e. g., the Exam for the fourth quarter 2005 must be completed by December 31, 2007.
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4. May we order exams
covering future quarters?
Answer: Yes.
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5. What date do you use as
the "completion date?"
Answer: We normally use your
"postmark date" or "fax date" as the completion date because this is an
objectively determinable date.
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6. What is the recommended
CPE credit for each Quarterly CPE Exam?
Answer: Seven hours
for each Exam on the Journal of Accountancy.
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7. How long does it take
to complete a Quarterly CPE Exam?
Answer: While each
person's reading, assessment, and testing time varies, the estimated
average completion time (based on a pretests) is 14 hours, twice
the recommended CPE credit (as recommended by the AICPA, NASBA, and
most state boards of accountancy).
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8. Are there any
exceptions to the recommended CPE credit shown?
Answer:
Yes, CPAs reporting CPE to
certain state boards (e. g., Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, and Ohio) may report the entire estimated average
completion time, i.e.,
14 hours for each Exam on the Journal of Accountancy. AEA's courses are accepted by the IBCFP and many but not all state boards of accountancy. We do not have a sponsor agreement with NASBA or QAS. State boards are the ultimate authority on CPE requirements.
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9. When are new Quarterly
CPE Exams published?
Answer: New Exams are normally
published around the end of each quarter, i.e., around the end of
March, June, September, and December. We would not encourage
customers to count on using the Exam of the last calendar quarter of
the "CPE reporting period" due the possibility of delays of various
kinds. In other words, if you have a 12/31 deadline to complete
your CPE, do NOT count on getting the fourth quarter exam in time to
complete it and submit it by 12/31.
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10. How may we pay?
Answer: By check, Visa, or MasterCard, when you submit your exams.
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11. May several of us
order together to get lower "unit" discounted prices?
Answer: Yes, the price of each Quarterly CPE Exam varies from $25
to $35, depending on the total number of Exams submitted. For example,
if 10 people submit order 5 Exams (a total of 50 Exams), each
would pay just $25 for each Exam. At $25, each hour of CPE credit
from our Quarterly CPE Exams on the Journal of Accountancy would be
only $3.57, an exceptional value!
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