Attorneys and CPAs both have to pass fairly rigorous examinations to begin with (attorneys must pass the bar exam and CPAs must pass the CPA exam) and both professions require a considerable amount of continuing education hours in order to retain your license.

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Attorneys, who are both arguing this case and deciding it, have a tradition of working long hours as new associates with no overtime until they pass the bar exam and can be licensed.

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Students could opt for self-paced courses that would cost the same as traditional credit courses, or they could skip the course and simply pay for the competency exam they would need to pass in order to earn credit.

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He wants to raise the pass mark on the police entrance exam, introduce annual testing and a requirement that all new recruits have three A-levels.

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Every year through to Grade 12, we sit three exams at the end of each term for every single subject, and the final term exam we have to pass (and pass it well), or we fail and we would have to repeat the year, while some of our friends move on.

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Under the IRS scheme, those preparers must pay some fees unrelated to the PTIN, pass a qualifying exam, and complete annual continuing education requirements.

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Enrolled Penn students who complete the online option can take a departmental exam to prove their knowledge and pass into higher-level math classes, just as they can after finishing an AP class.

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CPAs, attorneys, enrolled agents and others who prepare tax returns must register with the IRS. Plus, paid preparers must pass a competency exam to be recognized as a registered tax return preparer.

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