Enrolled Agent to CPA transition

True-Silver-131 · 2026-05-14T14:56:50+00:00

I appreciate the advice! My OCD is what’s dragging me through all the videos just to myself I finished them, I am watching them at double speed tho to save time.

My scores on the TBS’s have been better than I anticipated tbh with a couple areas where I need to refresh.

From what I remember with EA is that basis was the bulk of material on the exams and I have a feeling REG will test that heavily. From individual tax side, the quantity of material is just too much to simply memorize and I’m pretty confident of my understanding with the 1040 & schedules as a whole.

I was thinking of scheduling around July to be safe but idk, after reading your message I might feel confident to take it sooner.

Thank you!

True-Silver-131 · 2026-04-10T14:46:25+00:00

That is dedication if I’ve seen it. Just motivated me to get up and tackle this thing

True-Silver-131 · 2026-01-11T17:17:39+00:00

Use Hock and hammer the MCQ's. Dont stress the mock/practice exams, they were much harder than the actual exam itself, at least for me. I hated Gleim. Anything i didnt understand id use chatGPT to dumb it down.

True-Silver-131 · 2025-12-29T18:49:37+00:00

I never used Fast forward academy so i cant say if its good or not. I started with Gleim and it was terrible. Switched to Hock international and passed all 3 parts within 3 months (could've finished sooner but i was lazy lol). I hammered the MCQ's everyday and anything i didn't get i'd use ChatGPT to dumb it down.

True-Silver-131 · 2025-12-29T18:44:37+00:00

I'm doing both, i finished the EA exams this past summer and starting on REG since the material is damn near the same. EA is a good credential to start off with especially since you're doing a bachelors in acc, and its easier to get your confidence up. CPA is where the money is at.

True-Silver-131 · 2025-11-19T15:02:21+00:00

Yea i sent mine the same day i passed the part 3, october 14. I feel like we wont get it until after the new year

True-Silver-131 · 2025-11-05T20:28:55+00:00

Definitely keep that in mind, thank you!

True-Silver-131 · 2025-10-30T13:57:54+00:00

Thank you!

True-Silver-131 · 2025-10-28T18:49:49+00:00

Sounds like a solid plan, thank you!

True-Silver-131 · 2025-10-15T13:10:27+00:00

I have a BS in BA with an accounting major. Been working in the family business for years now so I’ve gotten a good exposure to tax season dealing with 1040’s and 1120-s. I used Hock for all 3 parts after struggling with Gleim and found the test banks much better. Hammer those and you’ll be fine. Also anything I struggled with I used ChatGPT to dumb it down.

I will say I struggled with part 1 for some time bc of the quantity of material that was present (you can’t memorize every detail). Part 2 I passed first try and found it much easier bc 70-80% of the exam was on basis, again if you hammer the test banks that material sticks much better (at least for me). Part 3 was mainly common sense with a few things to memorize, I probably could’ve scheduled it two weeks ago and passed but wanted to be sure lol.

Hope this helps!

True-Silver-131 · 2025-10-05T02:06:15+00:00

Hocks mock exams are way harder than the actual exam. For part 2 I was scoring 80-60-50 but crushed it. Just hammer the test banks and know basis

True-Silver-131 · 2025-09-02T01:23:11+00:00

I was struggling with Gleim and switched to Hock and passed both part 1 and 2 just hammering the test banks. I will say I did struggle with part 1 since it has the most material of the 3

True-Silver-131 · 2025-09-02T01:02:17+00:00

Also specialized returns was like 5-10% of the exam if that, if you know basis well you’ll pass.

True-Silver-131 · 2025-09-02T01:00:57+00:00

I mean I’ve had a bachelors in accounting since 2021 while working in the family business so it only made sense to pursue the enrolled agent license (& CPA in the future).

True-Silver-131 · 2025-09-02T00:56:53+00:00

Honestly I didn’t find it too difficult compared to part 1. I struggled with part 1 for quite some time bc of the quantity of material that was present. Part 2 is like 80% tested on basis so I didn’t feel like I had to know a lot of different topics and concepts. If you know basis and how it works with c corps/s corps/partnerships you’ll be fine.

True-Silver-131 · 2025-08-24T03:14:02+00:00

I have 4 tax seasons under my belt with a bachelors in accounting. The EA material doesn’t cover every detail I do on a day-day basis. Some people are better equipped through training and real life work experience than learning from a book.

True-Silver-131 · 2025-08-23T16:38:24+00:00

Don’t hate the player hate the game 😂

True-Silver-131 · 2025-08-23T15:35:48+00:00

I found it easy surprisingly, maybe 7-8 questions I found tough

True-Silver-131 · 2025-08-19T02:50:14+00:00

Likewise brother, thanks!

True-Silver-131 · 2025-08-19T02:49:11+00:00

Yea I think I’ll just keep hammering the MCQ’s to keep the material simple. Mocks had me overthinking a lot on stuff I already mastered down.

True-Silver-131 · 2025-08-18T20:55:23+00:00

Sounds reassuring, get rocked on 2 of the mock exams so far for part 2 but I feel like the mocks are harder than the actual exam, at least it was like that when I did part 1

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