CPA Exam Lab
Section 2: 15–25%R4

Contracts

Exam Insight

Contracts is the most heavily tested business-law area on REG. The single biggest decision in every question is whether common law or UCC Article 2 governs — get that wrong and the formation, modification, and battle-of-the-forms answers all fall apart.

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What AICPA Wants You to Know

  • 1Determine whether common law or UCC Article 2 governs a contract
  • 2Apply the three formation elements: offer, acceptance, and consideration
  • 3Apply the UCC firm offer, mailbox rule, and §2-207 battle of the forms
  • 4Identify which contracts must be in writing under the Statute of Frauds
  • 5Distinguish the contract defenses (fraud, duress, mistake, capacity, illegality)
  • 6Select the correct remedy for breach and apply the parol evidence rule