Exam and license updates
- The 2027 CPA Exam Blueprint: what changed. AICPA approved new Blueprints on September 16, 2026, effective January 2027. The changes are small. Here is every one of them, section by section.
- CPA Exam moves to a new platform in July 2027: dates to plan around. The exam's screens change in July 2027. Testing pauses from July 1 to 11, resumes on July 12, and score release timing shifts for a year.
- The AICPA's retired AUD simulation: data analytics in a real exam task. The AICPA has released a retired AUD task-based simulation built around data analytics. What it covers and how to practice the same skills.
- How to become a licensed CPA: a step by step guide. Education, the four exam sections, experience, ethics and the license application, in the order you will meet them.
- How to become an Enrolled Agent: a step by step guide. The EA is a federal credential from the IRS. No degree is required. Here is the route from PTIN to enrollment.
- EA exam 2026 to 2027: new test provider, new fee, new score scale. The Special Enrollment Examination moved from Prometric to PSI. The fee, the window and the scoring all changed with it.
- PCAOB QC 1000 becomes testable on AUD from January 1, 2027. On September 23, 2026 the AICPA Board of Examiners set the date. Here is what changes and what does not.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act on REG and TCP: what is tested and when. Provisions with 2024 and 2025 effective dates have been testable since July 1, 2026. Later provisions follow a six month rule.
- The 150 hour rule now has company: the new CPA licensure pathways. A growing number of states let you license with a bachelor's degree, two years of experience and the exam. What we know and what to check.
- The 2026 CPA Exam Blueprint in plain words. Six sections, five testlets each, and a new emphasis on data and artificial intelligence. A short tour of the document every candidate should read once.