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The benefit of passing the test is the ability to continue to prepare income tax returns for pay. It is incorrect to say that there are no benefits. I am not nearly as concerned about the "pay" part as I am about the continuation of my services to my clients until "I" am ready to say Quit. Actually, I rather like the certificate because it says that I definitely know something about what I have been doing for 30 years.

I don't know if speacial is the right word to discribe me, but I can say in all honesty I am soooooooooooo relieved! 20 years ago was the last time I had to pass any type of graded test, that's when I became a CTEC registered tax preparer (in California we've had to complete an initial test, and then continued education each year for as long as I've been preparing taxes). The difference between then and now is that then I just came off a class of book learning, now I've had 20 years experience. The most difficult part of the exam in my opinion was trying to over think the questions. Some were extremely easy but some required serious thought, and the harder I thought the worse it got, so I finally took a sensible approach and tried to answer the question by asking my self what seems to be the most reasonable choice, and who knows if I was right or wrong, it really doesn't matter because overall I passed! Deb!