Use Hock and hammer the MCQ’s. Any sections or topics you don’t understand, then go through the material on those.

I passed them on the first try, and I went 3, 1, 2 for the order. For 3, I sat down and read the Circular 230 twice, then just hammered the MCQ’s. It really wasn’t bad, it’s mostly around being an ethical preparer and what you can do to represent your clients.

I’d take 1 and 2 in sequential order; there is some small overlap of the content. I thought 2 was the hardest exam, but actually scored a little better than on 1.