THE BLUEPRINT COVERAGE MAP
Every question, mapped to the AICPA Blueprint.
The AICPA publishes exactly what the CPA exam tests: content areas, topics, and weights. Below is every area, the official weight, and how deep this bank goes on it. Every question carries its blueprint topic tag inside the product.
Reperform it: pull the official blueprints from aicpa-cima.com and check any row. Click any content area to see the individual blueprint topics inside it.
The bank itself is built for depth, not proportion. Where a section runs heavy (governmental, tax procedure) it is because candidates grind those hardest. Depth is the claim: every content area below holds at least 416 questions, and the median blueprint topic holds 113. Surplus reps in one area do not subtract from another.
AUD Auditing and Attestation3,129 questions · 101 simulations · 33 blueprint topics
| Content area | Exam weight | Topics | MCQs | Sims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸I · Ethics, Professional Responsibilities and General Principles | 15–25% | 8 | 678 | 7 |
| Communication with Management and Those Charged with Governance | 95 | 2 | ||
| Requirements for Engagements Documentation | 95 | 0 | ||
| Ethics and Independence and Professional Conduct | 90 | 5 | ||
| Professional Skepticism and Professional Judgement | 89 | 0 | ||
| Nature and Scope | 88 | 0 | ||
| A Firm's System of Quality Management | 76 | 0 | ||
| Terms of Engagement | 75 | 0 | ||
| Audit and Assurance Quality | 70 | 0 | ||
| ▸II · Assessing Risk and Developing a Planned Response | 25–35% | 8 | 794 | 27 |
| Planning for and using the Work of Others | 128 | 1 | ||
| Understanding an Entity and Its Environment | 102 | 2 | ||
| Understanding an Entity's Control Environment and Business Processes | 99 | 5 | ||
| COSO | 93 | 2 | ||
| Specific Areas of Engagement Risk | 93 | 5 | ||
| Assessing and Responding to Risks of Material Misstatement | 93 | 5 | ||
| Planning an Engagement | 93 | 2 | ||
| Materiality | 93 | 5 | ||
| ▸III · Performing Further Procedures and Obtaining Evidence | 30–40% | 8 | 987 | 40 |
| Misstatements and Internal Control Deficiencies | 132 | 6 | ||
| Specific Matters that Require Special Consideration | 126 | 2 | ||
| Subsequent Events and Subsequently Discovered Facts | 126 | 6 | ||
| Sampling Techniques | 125 | 7 | ||
| Sufficient Appropriate Evidence | 122 | 6 | ||
| Use of Data and Information | 120 | 7 | ||
| Procedures to Obtain Sufficient Appropriate Evidence | 119 | 6 | ||
| Written Representations | 117 | 0 | ||
| ▸IV · Forming Conclusions and Reporting | 10–20% | 9 | 670 | 27 |
| Comparative Statements and Consistency Between Periods | 96 | 5 | ||
| Review of Interim Financial Information | 83 | 2 | ||
| Accounting and Review Service Engagements | 75 | 2 | ||
| Special-purpose Frameworks | 74 | 2 | ||
| Reports on Attestation Engagements | 73 | 2 | ||
| Reporting Requirements Under Government Accountability Office Government Auditing Standards | 72 | 5 | ||
| Reporting on Compliance | 69 | 5 | ||
| Reports on Auditing Engagements | 67 | 4 | ||
| Supplementary Information | 61 | 0 |
FAR Financial Accounting and Reporting2,989 questions · 102 simulations · 23 blueprint topics
| Content area | Exam weight | Topics | MCQs | Sims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸I · Financial Reporting | 30–40% | 6 | 976 | 22 |
| Special Purpose Frameworks | 178 | 2 | ||
| State and Local Government Concepts | 171 | 6 | ||
| General-Purpose Financial Reporting: For-Profit Business Entities | 166 | 2 | ||
| General-Purpose Financial Reporting: Nongovernmental Not-for-Profit Entities | 160 | 5 | ||
| Public Company Reporting Topics | 151 | 3 | ||
| Financial Statement Ratios and Performance Metrics | 150 | 4 | ||
| ▸II · Select Balance Sheet Accounts | 30–40% | 10 | 1,127 | 46 |
| Inventory | 183 | 7 | ||
| Payables and accrued liabilities | 117 | 5 | ||
| Investments | 115 | 5 | ||
| Intangible assets | 107 | 4 | ||
| Pensions and other postretirement benefits | 106 | 4 | ||
| Property plant and equipment | 103 | 4 | ||
| Equity transactions | 101 | 4 | ||
| Trade receivables | 99 | 5 | ||
| Long-term debt and financial liabilities | 99 | 4 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 97 | 4 | ||
| ▸III · Select Transactions | 25–35% | 7 | 886 | 34 |
| Accounting for income taxes | 140 | 5 | ||
| Leases | 132 | 5 | ||
| Subsequent events | 129 | 5 | ||
| Fair value measurement concepts and classification | 125 | 5 | ||
| Contingencies and commitments | 124 | 4 | ||
| Accounting changes and error corrections | 123 | 5 | ||
| Revenue recognition | 113 | 5 |
REG Taxation and Regulation3,545 questions · 104 simulations · 31 blueprint topics
| Content area | Exam weight | Topics | MCQs | Sims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸I · Ethics, Professional Responsibilities and Federal Tax Procedures | 10–20% | 8 | 919 | 17 |
| Tax Research and Planning | 150 | 6 | ||
| IRS Procedures | 135 | 2 | ||
| Tax Compliance and Penalties | 134 | 1 | ||
| Accounting Methods | 132 | 6 | ||
| Independence and Objectivity | 95 | 1 | ||
| AICPA Code of Professional Conduct | 94 | 1 | ||
| Confidentiality | 93 | 0 | ||
| Professional Behavior | 86 | 0 | ||
| ▸II · Business Law | 15–25% | 6 | 648 | 6 |
| Contracts | 126 | 1 | ||
| Agency | 121 | 0 | ||
| Government regulation of business | 117 | 0 | ||
| Sales and Secured Transactions | 103 | 0 | ||
| Bankruptcy | 98 | 5 | ||
| Business Organizations | 83 | 0 | ||
| ▸III · Federal Taxation of Property Transactions | 5–15% | 6 | 538 | 29 |
| Cost recovery: depreciation, amortization and depletion | 131 | 5 | ||
| Section 1231, 1245 and 1250 property | 102 | 6 | ||
| Gains and losses on property dispositions | 89 | 5 | ||
| Capital gains and losses and netting | 87 | 5 | ||
| Nontaxable and deferred exchanges | 69 | 4 | ||
| Basis of assets | 60 | 4 | ||
| ▸IV · Federal Taxation of Individuals | 22–32% | 5 | 633 | 24 |
| Gross Income | 153 | 6 | ||
| Deductions and Credits | 148 | 6 | ||
| Tax Computation | 140 | 6 | ||
| Filing Status and Exemptions | 138 | 2 | ||
| Alternative minimum tax | 54 | 4 | ||
| ▸V · Federal Taxation of Entities | 23–33% | 6 | 807 | 28 |
| C Corporations (taxation and dividends and capital gains) | 174 | 6 | ||
| Limited Liability Companies | 145 | 2 | ||
| Tax-exempt organizations | 144 | 2 | ||
| Partnerships | 137 | 7 | ||
| S Corporations (elections and taxation and distributions) | 132 | 7 | ||
| Estates and trusts | 75 | 4 |
In-product we split Area I into Ethics (368) and Tax Procedures (551), so that row is two drillable groups rather than one.
Property transactions was our thinnest area at 158 questions in early August, with 3 questions on section 1231/1245/1250 recapture and none on cost recovery. We wrote what was missing rather than averaging it away: the area now holds 532 questions and its deepest topic is cost recovery at 125. The change is logged in the changelog.
BAR Business Analysis and Reporting3,607 questions · 98 simulations · 37 blueprint topics
| Content area | Exam weight | Topics | MCQs | Sims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸I · Business Analysis | 40–50% | 9 | 1,150 | 26 |
| Managerial and cost accounting | 252 | 5 | ||
| Investment alternatives using financial valuation decision models | 123 | 4 | ||
| Financial statement analysis | 122 | 4 | ||
| Budgeting, forecasting and projection | 114 | 4 | ||
| Capital structure | 113 | 4 | ||
| Non-financial and non-GAAP measures of performance | 112 | 1 | ||
| Risk management | 111 | 1 | ||
| Economic and market influences on business | 108 | 0 | ||
| Data analytics, regression analysis, and quantitative methods | 95 | 3 | ||
| ▸II · Technical Accounting and Reporting | 35–45% | 11 | 1,154 | 37 |
| Revenue recognition | 126 | 4 | ||
| Consolidated financial statements | 119 | 4 | ||
| Financial statements and employee benefit plans | 116 | 4 | ||
| Stock compensation | 115 | 4 | ||
| Business combinations | 114 | 4 | ||
| Leases | 113 | 4 | ||
| Public company reporting topics | 112 | 1 | ||
| Indefinite-lived intangible assets | 95 | 3 | ||
| Internally developed software | 86 | 3 | ||
| Derivatives and hedge accounting | 82 | 3 | ||
| Research and development costs | 76 | 3 | ||
| ▸III · State and Local Governments | 10–20% | 17 | 1,303 | 35 |
| Government-side financial statements | 93 | 2 | ||
| General and proprietary long-term liabilities | 90 | 3 | ||
| Budgetary comparison reporting | 89 | 3 | ||
| Financial reporting entity | 84 | 1 | ||
| Fund balances | 84 | 3 | ||
| Fiduciary funds financial statements | 81 | 3 | ||
| Governmental funds financial statements | 79 | 3 | ||
| Note to financial statements | 78 | 0 | ||
| Expenditures and expenses | 78 | 3 | ||
| Required Supplementary Information (RSI) | 77 | 0 | ||
| Proprietary funds financial statements | 73 | 3 | ||
| Nonexchange revenue transactions | 71 | 3 | ||
| Budgetary accounting and encumbrances | 69 | 3 | ||
| Net position | 69 | 2 | ||
| Management's discussion and analysis | 68 | 0 | ||
| Interfund activity, including transfers | 62 | 2 | ||
| Capital and infrastructure assets | 58 | 1 |
Governmental runs three times its exam weight on purpose: 17 topics, and it is where BAR candidates lose points. Business Analysis is not short at 1,149 questions across 9 topics; it simply is not the pile we over-built.
ISC Information Systems and Controls2,127 questions · 97 simulations · 13 blueprint topics
| Content area | Exam weight | Topics | MCQs | Sims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸I · Information Systems and Data Management | 35–45% | 5 | 827 | 40 |
| Enterprise and accounting information systems | 170 | 10 | ||
| Data management | 170 | 9 | ||
| System availability | 168 | 9 | ||
| Change management | 162 | 9 | ||
| IT infrastructure | 157 | 3 | ||
| ▸II · Security, Confidentiality and Privacy | 35–45% | 6 | 884 | 36 |
| Confidentiality and privacy | 163 | 8 | ||
| Regulations and standards and frameworks | 157 | 0 | ||
| Mitigation | 151 | 8 | ||
| Threats and attacks | 139 | 2 | ||
| Testing | 138 | 9 | ||
| Incident response | 136 | 9 | ||
| ▸III · Considerations for SOC Engagements | 15–25% | 2 | 416 | 21 |
| Reporting on an SOC engagement | 209 | 11 | ||
| Planning and performing an SOC engagement | 207 | 10 |
TCP Tax Compliance and Planning2,261 questions · 101 simulations · 16 blueprint topics
| Content area | Exam weight | Topics | MCQs | Sims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸I · Tax Compliance and Planning for Individuals and PFP | 30–40% | 4 | 677 | 29 |
| Individual compliance and tax planning considerations | 187 | 8 | ||
| Gift taxation compliance and planning | 180 | 6 | ||
| Compliance for passive activity and at-risk loss limitations (excluding tax credit implications) | 173 | 8 | ||
| Financial planning for individuals | 137 | 7 | ||
| ▸II · Entity Tax Compliance | 30–40% | 5 | 713 | 31 |
| Tax-exempt organizations | 157 | 1 | ||
| S corporations | 143 | 8 | ||
| C corporations | 140 | 7 | ||
| Partnerships | 137 | 8 | ||
| Trusts | 136 | 7 | ||
| ▸III · Entity Tax Planning | 10–20% | 4 | 426 | 25 |
| Tax planning for S corporations | 115 | 7 | ||
| Tax planning for partnerships | 110 | 6 | ||
| Tax planning for C corporations | 104 | 6 | ||
| Formation and liquidation of business entities | 97 | 6 | ||
| ▸IV · Property Transactions | 10–20% | 3 | 445 | 16 |
| Amount and character of gains and losses on asset disposition and netting process | 171 | 8 | ||
| Related party transactions | 144 | 1 | ||
| Nontaxable disposition of assets | 130 | 7 |

