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CPA Exam AUD Section

A complete CPA AUD plan: the current blueprint checked, a Notice to Schedule and seat booked, study across all four content areas, daily questions, weekly simulations, timed mocks and a calm exam day.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Then open the Marketplace in the app, search for CPA Exam AUD Section, and click Install. It goes into your own files, and works offline from then on.

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🎓 Finance & Business Certifications

CPA Exam AUD Section

Studying for the CPA Exam's Auditing and Attestation section: engagement planning, risk assessment, evidence, reports, ethics and task-based simulations.

  1. Current AUD blueprint and exam policies check
  2. AUD application and Notice to Schedule
  3. Choosing where AUD falls in your section order
  4. Choosing an AUD review course
  5. AUD study hours budget and calendar
  6. Booking the AUD testing appointment
  7. Baseline diagnostic across the four AUD areas
  8. Map of who sets which auditing standards
  9. Weekly AUD study block routine
  10. Daily multiple-choice question set
  11. AUD error log with weekly review
  12. Weekly task-based simulation session
  13. Audit report and standards flashcard deck
  14. Monthly progress review against the blueprint
  15. Monthly mixed review of finished topics
  16. AUD credit window tracker
  17. AICPA code of conduct and independence threats
  18. SEC, PCAOB and GAO independence rules compared
  19. Engagement acceptance, terms and quality management
  20. Planning materiality and performance materiality
  21. Understanding the entity and its internal control
  22. Fraud risk assessment and auditor responses
  23. Assertions, risk of material misstatement and responses
  24. IT general controls and data reliability
  25. Audit procedures by transaction cycle
  26. Audit sampling for controls and balances
  27. Confirmations, analytics and audit data analytics
  28. Estimates, related parties and going concern
  29. Subsequent events, representations and closing communications
  30. Audit report wording library
  31. Integrated audits and PCAOB critical audit matters
  32. Reviews, compilations and attestation engagements
  33. Government audits and single audit reports
  34. Special purpose frameworks and other reporting assignments
  35. Document review simulation technique
  36. First full timed AUD mock exam
  37. Remediation plan after the first mock
  38. Final mock and sit or reschedule decision
  39. Final fourteen days before the AUD sitting
  40. AUD exam day checklist
  41. AUD score release and next move
  42. Retake plan after an AUD score below passing
  43. Studying AUD through audit busy season
  44. AUD from an industry or tax background
  45. AUD for ACCA and chartered accountants trained on ISAs
  46. Sitting AUD at an international test centre
  47. AUD alongside final-year accounting courses
  48. New auditing standards and exam eligibility dates
  49. Running an AUD study group for colleagues
  50. Putting AUD knowledge into your workpapers

Where it starts.

Each project arrives with its purpose, milestones and first tasks written out. Here is how the first three read.

Current AUD blueprint and exam policies check

The AICPA revises the AUD blueprint, the mix of question types and its testing policies, and review notes written for an earlier year can be wrong about all three. Reading the current blueprint and candidate materials first, and writing down what applies to your sitting with the date you checked, stops you studying to a version of the exam that no longer exists.

First tasks

  • Download the current AUD section of the AICPA Uniform CPA Examination blueprint
  • Write the four AUD content areas and their stated weighting ranges in your notes
  • Note the exam length, testlet order and break policy from the candidate bulletin
  • Recheck the AICPA blueprint and NASBA candidate bulletin for changes @recurring(quarterly)

AUD application and Notice to Schedule

Nobody sits AUD without an approved application from a state board and a Notice to Schedule, and the paperwork often takes longer than candidates expect, particularly when transcripts come from overseas or need evaluating. Starting it in the first month, and knowing exactly when the Notice to Schedule expires, keeps the administration from deciding your exam date for you.

First tasks

  • Read the exam eligibility rules for the jurisdiction you plan to apply through
  • Request official transcripts and any foreign credential evaluation the board needs
  • Submit the AUD application and file the payment receipt
  • Check the Notice to Schedule expiry date against your planned sitting @recurring(monthly:8)

Choosing where AUD falls in your section order

Candidates argue about whether to sit AUD first, after FAR or last, and the right answer depends on your job, your degree and when your busy months fall. Making the call deliberately, with the reasons written down, gives you a section order you can hold to instead of reshuffling every time a colleague passes in a different sequence.

First tasks

  • List your audit experience, recent auditing coursework and your heaviest work months
  • Compare two section orders on topic overlap and busy-season timing
  • Write down the order you chose and why in three sentences

Make it yours.

Install CPA Exam AUD Section, then tell Aurum the date you're aiming for. It checks whether the plan fits the weeks you actually have.

Free · Mac (Apple silicon) and Windows · v1.0.0 · Other platforms

Blueprints are general information to help you organise your own work. They are not medical, financial, legal or other professional advice. See the Terms.