CPA TAX COMPLIANCE AND PLANNING Exam Practice 2025-2026 Study Guide

Your One-Stop Solution to Pass the CPA TCP Exam with Confidence
Built for future CPAs who are serious about passing the Tax Compliance and Planning (TCP) section of the CPA exam, this guide is more than just another test prep book—it’s a strategic training tool. With 500+ high-quality, exam-style practice questions, detailed walkthroughs, and expert-designed case scenarios, this guide is crafted to help you master both exam technique and real-world tax advisory skills.

This isn’t just about memorization. It’s about building professional judgment, tax logic, and the ability to recognize traps and apply tax laws in the way AICPA examiners expect.

What’s Inside:

✅ Comprehensive Content Coverage

All major TCP exam areas are broken down and simplified—covering individuals, partnerships, corporations (C and S), international taxation, trusts, estates, tax-exempt organizations, and IRS procedures.

✅ 500+ Challenging Practice Questions

Modeled closely after AICPA's blueprint, each question tests both your tax knowledge and reasoning under pressure. Perfect for refining exam-day readiness.

✅ Realistic Case-Based Scenarios

Work through advanced planning cases that mirror the actual exam format—whether it’s tax-loss harvesting for a high-net-worth client, entity selection for a new startup, or international compliance risks for a U.S. business expanding abroad.

✅ Detailed Answer Explanations

Go beyond just knowing the right answer—understand why it’s right, and more importantly, why the other options are wrong. Each explanation builds the analytical skills needed for both the exam and your professional future.

✅ Updated for 2025–2026 Exam Cycles

Includes up-to-date IRS tax rate tables, contribution limits, phase-outs, and standard deductions that will be relevant on your exam date.

✅ Expert Test-Taking Strategies

Learn how to manage your time, avoid common pitfalls, and think like the CPA exam writers. Plus, a complete exam-day checklist ensures you walk in confident and prepared.

✅ Bonus Appendices for Fast Review

Includes a CPA glossary of 100+ must-know tax terms, IRS form cheat sheets, discipline selection advice (TCP vs. BAR vs. ISC), and more.
Whether you're a first-time tester or retaking the TCP section, this guide equips you with more than just facts. It trains you to think, solve, and succeed like a licensed CPA.