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Subjects & coverage

CPALE subjects and coverage

The current PRC program uses six CPALE subjects. The published syllabus and TOS describe the competencies within those subjects; they do not turn a narrow reviewer subset into full official coverage.

Official sources checked Oct 19, 2026

Six subjects in the October 2026 program

DayMorningAfternoon
October 24Management ServicesAuditing
October 25TaxationRegulatory Framework for Business Transactions
October 26Financial Accounting and ReportingAdvanced Financial Accounting and Reporting

Sources: Program of the October 24, 25, and 26, 2026 Certified Public Accountants Licensure Examination

What the published TOS covers

The PRB Accountancy TOS covers recognition, measurement, presentation, and reporting in Financial Accounting and Reporting; specialized and multi-entity reporting in Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting; evidence, risk, procedures, and conclusions in Auditing; tax rules and computations in Taxation; business-transaction rules in Regulatory Framework for Business Transactions; and decision, cost, and performance analysis in Management Services. These descriptions are a plain-language orientation to the official subject headings and TOS, not a substitute for the source documents.

Sources: Board Resolution No. 30 (s. 2022): Revised Syllabi and Tables of Specifications

Use the correct TOS version

PRB Accountancy Resolution No. 20 (s. 2026) adopts a revised TOS but states that it applies in calendar year 2029 onward. The six-subject TOS adopted in Resolution No. 30 (s. 2022) is the latest pre-2029 TOS located for this 2026 orientation; confirm the applicable version with the Board of Accountancy. This guide does not publish 2029 weights as 2026 requirements. Practice content on this site is supplementary; its CPALE CVP pilot is a narrow Management Services subset pending professional review, not a complete representation of the official syllabus.

Sources: Resolution No. 20 (s. 2026): Revised Tables of Specifications · Board Resolution No. 30 (s. 2022): Revised Syllabi and Tables of Specifications

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