Discipline · BAR

Free BAR CPA Practice Questions

Answer one original, source-reviewed BAR question and then decide whether you need more section practice, the BAR guide, or the matching PDF pack.

Quick answer

Answer one original, source-reviewed BAR MCQ without an account. The 2026 exam structure has 50 MCQs and 7 TBSs across five testlets. This sample teaches one decision; it is not a score prediction or a complete practice test.

Public sample first

Try the question, then continue in CPAPass

The sample and every explanation remain visible without registration. Create an account when you want to continue BAR practice and keep your work together.

2026 BAR format

BAR is a Discipline section with 4 hours of testing time. Its first two testlets contain 25 and 25 MCQs. Its final three testlets contain 2, 3, 2 TBSs.

MCQs carry 50% of the score and TBSs carry 50%. These are official score weights, not a suggested study-time formula.

Section typeDiscipline
Testing time4 hours
MCQs50 · 50%
TBSs7 · 50%

Official 2026 BAR content areas

BAR extends reporting and analysis into topics such as financial-statement analysis, technical accounting and reporting, and state and local government accounting.

Open the official 2026 AICPA Blueprint for the detailed groups, topics, representative tasks, and skill levels.

AreaOfficial nameScore-weight range
IBusiness Analysis40-50%
IITechnical Accounting and Reporting35-45%
IIIState and Local Governments10-20%
Official content-area explorer

Explore the 2026 BAR content areas

Select an area to see its official Blueprint number and score-weight range. No generated skill percentages or predicted question mix are shown.

Score-weight range

Business Analysis

40-50%

This is the official range assigned to Area I. It is not a promise about the exact questions in an individual exam form.

Blueprint limitationBlueprint tasks are representative, not exhaustive. The number of listed tasks does not establish content weight or predict the exact questions a candidate will receive.

Source contract reviewed 2026-08-03.

Try a source-reviewed BAR practice question

Commit to one answer before reading the explanation. After answering, review every distractor and follow the cited primary source if you need to verify the rule.

BAR - Financial Statement Analysis

A company has current assets of $240,000 and current liabilities of $120,000. Using the AICPA formula, what is the company's current ratio?

How to review this BAR sample

Choose an answer before opening the explanation. Then review the correct-answer reasoning and every distractor, including when your first choice was correct.

A useful BAR comparison task asks you to interpret a set of ratios or reporting facts, identify what changed, and support the accounting or business conclusion instead of calculating one number in isolation.

If FAR felt manageable only when the rule was obvious, test BAR with a mixed scenario that requires both calculation and interpretation. A weak explanation after a correct number is still evidence of a study gap.

What one BAR question can and cannot show

This sample can reveal whether you can apply one reviewed rule and explain the alternatives. It cannot estimate a CPA Exam score, predict a pass, or represent the full Blueprint.

Use the official Blueprint to verify scope, the section guide to plan coverage, and a larger set of unfamiliar questions when you need broader evidence.

Choose the next BAR practice step

If the rule was unfamiliar, return to the BAR guide before doing more questions. If the rule was familiar but the scenario caused the miss, continue with changed-fact practice and explain why each wrong option fails.

Create a CPAPass account when you want to continue section practice and keep your work together. The free sample, official Blueprint link, and PDF resource remain available without treating account creation as proof of readiness.

Continue with the resource that matches your next job

Request the BAR PDF pack

Keep the section resource available for offline review. The PDF request is separate from creating a CPAPass account.

Get the BAR PDFs

Try a different CPA section

Return to the protected generic question page when you want to switch sections or compare all six reviewed samples.

Browse all CPA practice questions

Review the BAR section guide

Use the section owner for current structure, content orientation, and section-specific planning.

Open the BAR guide

Review the official Blueprint

Verify detailed groups, topics, representative tasks, and tested skill levels with the official source rather than treating this sample as complete coverage.

Open official Blueprint

BAR practice questions: common questions

How many MCQs and TBSs are on BAR in 2026?
BAR has 50 MCQs across testlets of 25 and 25, followed by 7 TBSs across testlets of 2, 3, and 2.
How are MCQs and TBSs weighted on BAR?
BAR assigns 50% of the score to MCQs and 50% to TBSs. The official Blueprint lists these as score weights, not suggested study-time allocations.
Is the BAR question on this page an official AICPA question?
No. It is an original CPAPass sample reviewed against the cited primary source. It is not an official, released, retired, or current CPA Exam item.
Where can I verify the official BAR scope?
Use the linked 2026 AICPA Blueprint for the authoritative content areas, representative tasks, skill levels, item counts, and score weights.

Continue BAR practice in CPAPass

Create a free account to continue beyond this public BAR sample and keep your practice activity together.

Create My BAR Account