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CPA Licensure Examination (CPALE)

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Your Study Path

CPALE CPA Licensure Examination (Philippines, CPALE) License: Complete Roadmap

Follow this path to organize your licensing and exam preparation

1

Financial Accounting & Advanced ReportingYou are here

Master PFRS and PAS recognition and measurement rules for assets, liabilities, equity, business combinations, and consolidated financial statements.

150
hours
2

Auditing Standards & Internal Control

Study Philippine Standards on Auditing, risk-based substantive testing, COSO internal control frameworks, and quality management under PSQM 1 and 2.

100
hours
3

Philippine Taxation & Tax Remedies

Review individual and corporate income taxation, VAT, transfer taxes, and BIR administrative and judicial remedies under the NIRC as amended by TRAIN, CREATE, EOPT, CREATE MORE, and CMEPA.

100
hours
4

Management Services & Business Law

Drill CVP analysis, standard costing, working capital, capital budgeting, and commercial laws including the Revised Corporation Code (RA 11232).

100
hours
5

Comprehensive Board Mock Examinations

Complete timed 70-item and 100-item practice simulations to build exam pacing, calculator fluency, and endurance for the 3-day board examination.

50
hours
Estimated total study time
500 hours
That's about 50 weeks at 10 hours/week

Can You Take the CPALE Exam?

Check if you meet the basic eligibility requirements

Age
Education
Candidates must hold a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA) degree from a recognized Philippine higher education institution and be a citizen of the Philippines or a country granting reciprocity.
Additional Requirements
  • •Applicants must be of good moral character and must not have been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.
  • •Application and document submission are completed through the PRC LERIS online registration system.
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Free CPALE Prep Tools

100 original practice questions

Covers all six CPALE subjects - FAR, AFAR, Management Services, Auditing, Taxation and RFBT - with explanations for every option.

Philippine standards and law

Uses PFRS/PAS, Philippine Standards on Auditing, the NIRC as amended, and Philippine commercial law including RA 11232.

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Original single-best-answer questions for CPA board exam review, free to use and not copied from PRC materials.

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What You'll Study

40 chapters covering the exam topics in this guide

1

Introduction & Overview of the CPALE

2 sections

2

FAR: Standard Setting, Conceptual Framework, Accounting Process & Financial Statements

4 sections

3

FAR: Cash, Receivables & Financial Asset Investments

3 sections

4

FAR: Inventories, Property, Plant & Equipment, and Investment Property

3 sections

5

FAR: Intangibles, Held for Sale, Financial Liabilities & Provisions

4 sections

6

FAR: Equity, Share-Based Payment, Leases, Income Taxes & Employee Benefits

3 sections

7

FAR: EPS, Cash Flows, SMEs & Small Entities, and Interim Reporting

3 sections

8

AFAR: Partnership Formation, Operations, Changes & Liquidation

3 sections

9

AFAR: Corporate Liquidation, Home Office & Branch, and Business Combinations

3 sections

10

AFAR: Consolidation, Joint Arrangements & Associates

3 sections

11

AFAR: Revenue Recognition and Construction Contracts

3 sections

12

AFAR: Franchises, Consignment, Foreign Currency & Derivatives

3 sections

13

AFAR: Government, Not-for-Profit, Insurance Contracts & Service Concessions

3 sections

14

AFAR: Cost Accounting Systems

3 sections

15

MS: Management Accounting, Cost Behavior & CVP Analysis

3 sections

16

MS: Variable Costing, Standard Costing & Budgeting

3 sections

17

MS: Performance Measurement and Relevant Costing

3 sections

18

MS: Pricing, Quantitative Techniques & Financial Statement Analysis

3 sections

19

MS: Working Capital Management and Capital Budgeting

3 sections

20

MS: Risk, Cost of Capital, Financial Markets & Economics

3 sections

21

AUD: Nature of Auditing, Regulation of the Profession & Code of Ethics

3 sections

22

AUD: Independence, Quality Management & Engagement Planning

3 sections

23

AUD: Audit Risk, Fraud, Materiality & Internal Control

3 sections

24

AUD: IT Environment, Audit Evidence & Sampling

3 sections

25

AUD: Business Process Audits and Auditing Practice Problems

3 sections

26

AUD: Completing the Audit, Reporting & Other Assurance Services

3 sections

27

TAX: Principles of Taxation and Assessment Remedies

3 sections

28

TAX: Refunds, Collection & Prescription, Gross Income, and Fringe Benefits

3 sections

29

TAX: Individual and Corporate Income Taxation

3 sections

30

TAX: Estate Tax, Donor's Tax, Withholding & Special Tax Laws

3 sections

31

TAX: Value-Added Tax and Percentage Taxes

3 sections

32

TAX: Local Taxes, DST & Excise, and Incentives & Treaties

3 sections

33

RFBT: Law on Obligations

3 sections

34

RFBT: Contracts, Defective Contracts & Sales

3 sections

35

RFBT: Installment Sales, Credit Transactions & Partnerships

3 sections

36

RFBT: Corporations - Nature, Incorporation & Board of Directors

3 sections

37

RFBT: Corporations - Stockholders, Capital & Corporate Changes

3 sections

38

RFBT: Securities Regulation, Insurance & Cooperatives

3 sections

39

RFBT: Banking Laws, AMLA & Bouncing Checks

3 sections

40

RFBT: Insolvency, Competition, Data Privacy & Labor Laws

4 sections

CPALE Exam Details

CPA Licensure Examination (CPALE)

Administered by Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) - Board of Accountancy

Official Source
A candidate passes by obtaining a general average of at least 75% with no subject grade below 65%. A candidate who rates at least 75% in a majority of the six subjects is conditioned and may retake only the failed subjects within two years; the removal examination requires a general average of at least 75% with no grade below 65% in the subjects retaken.
Passing Score
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Conducted
Hours
The PRC examination fee for the CPA Licensure Examination is PHP 900 for the full examination and PHP 450 for conditioned candidates taking the removal examination, paid through the PRC LERIS online portal; review-school and incidental costs are separate.
Exam Fee
Study time: Most candidates complete several months of intensive review (commonly 4 to 6 months) through a CPA review school, working through subject reviewers and timed multiple-choice practice across all six subjects.

Exam Content Breakdown

Based on the official Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) - Board of Accountancy content outline

Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR)15.6%

70 of about 450 items. Recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure under PFRS and PAS, including financial statements, cash and receivables, inventories, property and investments, intangibles, liabilities, equity, leases, income taxes, EPS, and PFRS for SMEs and Small Entities.

Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting (AFAR)15.6%

70 of about 450 items. Partnership accounting, corporate liquidation, home office and branch, business combinations and consolidation, joint arrangements, revenue and construction contracts, foreign currency and derivatives, government and not-for-profit accounting, insurance contracts, and cost accounting.

Management Services (MS)15.6%

70 of about 450 items. Management accounting (cost behavior, CVP, variable and standard costing, budgeting, performance measurement, relevant costing, quantitative techniques), financial management (financial statement analysis, working capital, capital budgeting, cost of capital, financial markets) and economics.

Auditing15.6%

70 of about 450 items. Auditing theory and practice under the Philippine Standards on Auditing: ethics and independence, quality management, planning, risk and materiality, internal control and IT, evidence and sampling, business-process audits and practice problems, completion, reporting, and other assurance services.

Taxation15.6%

70 of about 450 items. Principles and remedies, individual and corporate income tax, transfer taxes, VAT and percentage taxes, DST and excise taxes, local taxes, withholding, and incentives under the NIRC as amended by TRAIN, CREATE, EOPT, CREATE MORE and CMEPA.

Regulatory Framework for Business Transactions (RFBT)22.2%

100 of about 450 items. Obligations and contracts, sales, credit transactions, partnerships, corporations (RA 11232), securities regulation, insurance, cooperatives, banking laws, AMLA, BP 22, FRIA, competition, consumer protection, procurement, data privacy, e-commerce, IP, ease of doing business, labor standards, and social security.

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What's Next After the CPALE?

After passing the CPALE, you can pursue these career paths

Public Practice Auditor

Lead statutory financial statement audits and provide assurance services for corporations and public interest entities as a licensed CPA.

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Tax Consultant

Advise corporate and individual clients on Philippine tax compliance, BIR audits, and strategic tax planning under TRAIN and CREATE.

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Corporate Controller

Oversee financial reporting, cost accounting, budgeting, and internal control systems as a chief accounting executive in commerce and industry.

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Management Consultant

Provide advisory services on enterprise performance, capital budgeting, financial modeling, and business process optimization.

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