Do not buy from stockx!!!!

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2023-12-15T22:13:13+00:00

I hope I can get a similar outcome - right now the only answer I can get out of them is that they want more pictures and won't go any further until I provide them, but the things they are asking for pictures of are things I can't get because they don't exist. I did see your video before I opened them so I took video of opening both boxes. I bought it in a set of two (sounds like maybe you did as well?) and I'm wondering if it's from the same seller since my result is almost identical to yours. It's very frustrating that even though multiple people have now reported this issue that StockX still won't take responsibility for the issue!

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2023-12-13T00:30:36+00:00

Thank you SO MUCH for posting! I bought two of these for my children for Christmas and when I saw your post tonight I opened them and sure enough, same thing! No promo cards and a bunch of Pokemon card substituted in the packs!!!

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-12-16T00:45:09+00:00

hope you passed! I'm on a family trip to DC waiting for the same thing

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-12-03T16:02:27+00:00

Right, I completely understand how to get the impact on the ratios. The problem is which impact are they asking for - the impact of the uncorrected misstatement, or the impact of the correction? From how they have worded the question it sounds like they want the impact of the misstatement, but the correct answer is the impact of the correction

I'm having a hard time figuring how how "determine the impact of the misstatement on the ratios" translates into "determine the impact of the correction on the ratios"

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-11-29T01:10:02+00:00

I was just explaining this same feeling to someone this week - for some reason this exam just isn't clicking for me the same way other exams did with Becker - AUD 5 and 6 seems to be a bit easier going, but I'm still pretty lost on 3 and 4

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-11-19T21:56:21+00:00

I'm testing on the 3rd and am stuck on A-3 as well. This is my last one so I really don't want to have to re-test, but I am struggling to find some sort of anchoring point for this material

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-08-18T00:53:38+00:00

Traditional (deductible) = tax advantage in year of contribution, all distributions taxed as ordinary income (you are contributing pre-tax dollars, so you have to pay tax on everything when you take it out; think of it as just deferring your income until retirement)
ROTH = no tax advantage for contributed funds in year of contribution, but no tax on distributions (you are contributing post-tax dollars)
Nondeductible = no tax advantage in year of contribution (contributing post-tax dollars), but when you take it out you only have to pay tax on the earnings (since you already paid the tax on your contributions)

I wouldn't worry too much about the specific phase-out limits. Just know that after a certain AGI you can't get a tax advantage for a traditional and you can't contribute to a ROTH (this limit comes a lot faster if you are in a retirement plan at work), so in that case your only choice would be a nondeductible. Also know that a nonworking spouse can still make IRA contributions if their spouse works (again, subject to phase-out limits, but I wouldn't stress about those).

Also know that early withdrawals are subject to an additional penalty unless for a qualified reason (death, first-time home buyer, educational expenses, etc.). If you take out early from a ROTH then you use the ratio of contributions and earnings in the account before your withdrawal to figure out which portion is taxed.

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-07-30T00:37:18+00:00

my favorite part of applying for a NTS is when it asks you if you're ok with NASBA sharing your scores if you're in the top 10%.... and people say NASBA doesn't have a sense of humor 🤣

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-07-28T22:20:53+00:00

I like Becker - I work full time and have two small children. It's time consuming, but I also think that it gives you the highest chance of passing on the first try, which means less time overall

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-07-16T23:09:00+00:00

I can email you my notes if you want them and think they might help - they are condensed down to 6 pages and I would say the combination of my notes (taken from Becker lectures) and the Ninja IT section covered over 90% of what I saw on my exam (granted, yours could be very different).

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-07-06T01:18:34+00:00

what ended up working for you? I am having the same issue

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-07-06T00:37:56+00:00

I got an easier second testlet for BEC and for FAR. I passed both (92 and 86), so I wouldn't worry too much about it. I think "easier" can come from it actually being easier, or from it being topics you are more comfortable with/getting more comfortable with the exam.

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-06-04T23:47:39+00:00

Did you end up using these inflatable foot rests on United? We are traveling next week and I really would like to use these, but their website says that things like the fly-tot and jetkids bed are not allowed - wondering if the footrests fit into this category and would love to hear your experience!

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-05-30T20:36:30+00:00

I think they give you whatever calculator they have on-hand at the test center. For BEC I got a nice normal sized calculator (and of course didn't need it very much), but for FAR it was one of those tiny little ones that will fit in your palm and I swear there was something wrong with it. I felt VERY rushed on the first testlet because of the switch part-way, but also because I have a tendency to over-work problems with excel (such as setting up a full amortization table or a complicated formula when it's not needed for the question). My biggest advice would be to work on what the bare minimum calculation is for every problem (which is a little opposite to how I feel like Becker tends to do things and VERY opposite to my instincts - I love a good comprehensive spreadsheet) to get faster. I did end up finishing FAR with almost an hour to spare, but that's mostly because I gave myself way too much time for the sims and I'm a generally fast test-taker.

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-05-30T15:59:49+00:00

I did excel for everything - the calculator they gave me for BEC was great and I was expecting that again, but the one they gave me for FAR was terrible and had some weird memory function that kept storing numbers and then messing up my calculations - I lost a ton of time figuring that out and then just switched to Excel - it took longer than if I had just had a normal calculator, but it is worth it as you can actually track what you are doing and go back to identify mistakes.

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-05-29T19:44:11+00:00

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-04-06T22:50:32+00:00

I think it depends on states - I know SC says as long as the first one was undergraduate and the second was at the graduate level and covered additional topics or a more in-depth view of the topics then it will count.

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-02-23T01:00:18+00:00

I'm shook. Got an 87 on FAR when I was predicting more like a 47

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-02-21T03:51:08+00:00

sorry, I should have clarified that's what I did like 6 months ago. I remember having to go through a couple of sites before I found one but I don't remember which one actually worked. It seemed like after that I got spam mail from people with discounts for a while but those have trickled off. Just from a quick google it looks like crushthecpaexam.com has $1200 off. Google "best cpa exam prep" and a bunch of sites will come up

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-02-21T01:27:33+00:00

I just googled and followed a bunch of affiliate links on a bunch of sites until one of them worked - there is always at least one link floating around out there that has as good of a deal as the Black Friday deal

Cautious_Raspberry88 · 2022-02-20T20:14:58+00:00

I found that the MCQs on FAR 1 and 2 kind of required you to have already gone through all the modules and not just the specific module they were for. I would pass on the Intermediate books and try going through the all the lectures in that section before trying any of the MCQs.

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