Free CPA Exam Guides for AUD, FAR, REG, BAR, ISC, and TCP

CPAExamsMastery.com is the reading-first educational layer for U.S. CPA exam preparation. Use the site to learn the concepts, reporting rules, control logic, tax treatment, and exam distinctions behind the six current CPA sections before you move into heavier practice.

The public roots stay stable at /aud/, /far/, /reg/, /bar/, /isc/, and /tcp/. Future Canada coverage belongs in its own country namespace, not inside the U.S. roots.

Study model

  • Start with the exam root for your section.
  • Read the chapter tree in order when the topic area is weak.
  • Use tables, examples, and distinctions to build exam judgment, not just memorization.
  • Keep product, billing, login, and support tasks on MasteryExamPrep.com.
  • Treat the guide as the explanation layer and practice as the follow-up layer.

U.S. CPA Exam Guide Roots

Choose the section you are actually taking, then use its root page as the map for chapters, review material, and later practice.

AUD

Auditing and Attestation, with emphasis on ethics, risk assessment, evidence, reporting, and control-related judgment.

Open AUD Guide

FAR

Financial Accounting and Reporting across conceptual foundations, statements, select accounts, transactions, and advanced applications.

Open FAR Guide

REG

Taxation and Regulation, including ethics, business law, property transactions, individual taxation, and entity taxation.

Open REG Guide

BAR

Business Analysis and Reporting, with advanced analytics, technical accounting, government accounting, and integrative case work.

Open BAR Guide

ISC

Information Systems and Controls, covering architectures, controls, data, security, privacy, and SOC engagements.

Open ISC Guide

TCP

Tax Compliance and Planning, focused on individual and entity tax issues, planning, procedure, and property transactions.

Open TCP Guide

How the Library Is Organized

The site is built to behave like an educational guide system, not a product catalog or a support center.

Exam roots

Each section root is the start page for that exam. It should explain what the section tests, how the chapter tree is grouped, and how to move through the material.

Legacy numeric chapter tree

The current U.S. guides preserve the legacy numeric blueprint hierarchy on disk. Ordinary improvement work deepens the content without flattening or renaming that structure.

Appendix layer

Study plans, cheat sheets, resources, FAQs, and glossaries belong here too. That appendix layer is being filled in section by section rather than replacing the chapterized guide work.

How to Study Here

Use the site like a structured CPA reading program. The goal is to make the next practice session more efficient because the reasoning is already in place.

1. Pick the exact section

Start from the exam root that matches your current section instead of hopping between unrelated articles.

2. Read for decision rules

Focus on what changes the answer, the entry, the report, the documentation requirement, or the tax consequence.

3. Add practice after the reading

Use timed drills and mocks only after the explanation layer is stable enough that misses become diagnostic rather than random.

Optional Practice Layer

CPAExamsMastery.com is meant to stand on its own as a free explanation layer. If you later want timed question reps, mixed review, and a separate practice environment, use the companion practice platform on Mastery rather than turning this site into a product funnel.

Keep this site for chapter-based reading and topic review. Use practice when you are ready to test speed, retention, and weak-area targeting.