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Short reads on what the Enrolled Agent (EA) exam tests, what the IRS Content Outline actually says, and what changes each window โ€” from the team behind the PracExam question bank.

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Where the EA Exam Part 2 hides its questions

85 scored questions spread over 116 outline topics โ€” and the flattest weighting of any part of the exam. Twelve topics tie for first place. We mapped every topic in the IRS Content Outline against the domain weights the IRS publishes.

September 16, 2026ยท5 min read

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Part 1 ยท Individuals
Where the EA Exam Part 1 hides its questions

85 scored questions spread over 117 outline topics โ€” and a three-to-one gap in what an hour of study buys you. We mapped every topic in the IRS Content Outline against the domain weights the IRS publishes.

September 11, 2026ยท5 min read
Part 3 ยท Representation & Procedures
Where the EA Exam Part 3 hides its questions

85 scored questions spread over 120 outline topics โ€” and Filing Process, the smallest domain, pays back almost twice what Representation before the IRS does. We mapped every topic in the IRS Content Outline against the domain weights the IRS publishes.

September 10, 2026ยท5 min read
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PracExam Partners with California University of Technology

Enrolled Agent candidates in CAL U TECHโ€™s Fall 2026 EA prep course get three months of free access to PracExamโ€™s practice-exam platform, plus a discount after that.

September 4, 2026ยท3 min read
Getting started
Taking the EA exam from outside the US

PSI took over the Special Enrollment Examination in 2026, and the change matters most to candidates outside the United States: there is no in-person international testing at all. Here is what that means, and every step from PTIN to enrollment.

August 31, 2026ยท4 min read

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