Why doesn’t Bisk publish the pass rates of candidates who use its CPA Review materials?
A number of CPA review providers publish pass rates of students who use their materials. While this creates great marketing sizzle, it is usually more hype than fact. Since there is no completely unbiased way to calculate pass rates, Bisk CPA Review would rather not publish numbers that could be considered misleading or deceitful. For example, several companies who provide pass rates calculate them by polling their own customers, which raises some questions as to the validity of those figures: Was every customer polled? How do they account for the fact that people who did not pass are not likely to respond to this kind of survey? Did all customers apply themselves and put in the appropriate time and effort with the materials? Did customers who responded use any other provider’s materials, or did they use just that one company’s? According to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), overall pass rates are currently in the mid-40s. Therefore, it’s extremely suspect
