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CPA Exam’s top scorers earn Elijah Watt Sells Award
By Kevin Brewer
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Forty CPA candidates received the 2023 Elijah Watt Sells Award, established more than 100 years ago by the AICPA to recognize outstanding performance on the CPA Exam.
The award is given to CPA candidates who obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, pass all four sections on their first attempt, and complete testing in 2023.
More than 86,000 individuals sat for the CPA Exam in 2023.
A list of award winners can be found by clicking here.
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