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The Pattern Lab

The exam reuses a fixed set of question types. We named all 110 of them across the six sections. Each pattern comes with a recognition guide, the solve playbook, the trap, and a cross-topic drill that tracks your mastery. Pick a section to start.

AUD

Auditing and Attestation

23 patterns · opinions, evidence, risk, and reporting archetypes

FAR

Financial Accounting and Reporting

27 patterns · statements, measurement, and disclosure archetypes

REG

Regulation

20 patterns · tax, business law, and ethics archetypes

BAR

Business Analysis and Reporting

13 patterns · analysis, cost, variance, and government archetypes

ISC

Information Systems and Controls

13 patterns · ITGC, security, data, and SOC archetypes

TCP

Tax Compliance and Planning

14 patterns · planning, entity, and wealth-transfer archetypes