REG UWorld Supplemental Course (2026): Condensed Lessons for UWorld Students
Kyle Ashcraft, CPA · 2019 CPA Exam Scores · 95 FAR · 98 BEC · 91 REG · 90 AUD
You bought UWorld for REG, you have been working the questions, and your scores are not moving the way you expected. You read the explanation, agree with it, and then miss the next question that changes one fact: a different filing status, a different type of property, a different kind of owner. That is often a "the concept has not clicked" problem rather than a question-volume problem.
I am not going to tell you to drop UWorld. If you own it, keep it. UWorld has one of the two largest question banks in the category, along with Gleim, and I will say so plainly. What I can offer is short REG teaching that sits alongside it, for the topics where you need the idea explained, not another set of questions.
Quick answer: keep UWorld as your main REG course for practice, and add short, teaching-first lessons only for the topics your question results show are not landing. That is what a REG UWorld supplement should do.
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Last updated October 2026. UWorld figures are from UWorld's own course pages as read on October 13 and 17, 2026. Competitor prices are from Gleim's pages (read October 14, 2026) and NINJA's pages (checked October 10, 2026). Maxwell student figures come from Maxwell CPA Review onboarding surveys as of October 2026 and describe my students, not every candidate.
Who is a REG UWorld supplement for?
- You already bought UWorld and your REG practice scores have stalled even though you keep doing questions.
- You can read an explanation and agree with it, then miss the next question that changes one fact.
- You are working full time and need one topic explained in one evening, not another set of lectures.
- You are retaking REG and want specific topics explained a different way, not the whole course again.
REG is also a section where one specific skill decides a lot of points. Roughly 35 to 45% of the exam is written at the application level, which means working a problem, not recalling a rule. A supplement that explains how to work the problem, step by step, is aimed at exactly that.
Among my students, REG retakers who answered the survey reported a median last score of 66, though that is only 18 respondents, so treat it as a rough signal.
Keep UWorld if you have it. UWorld's pages describe more than 9,000 multiple-choice questions and more than 500 task-based simulations across its sections, with simulation solution videos and adaptive study tools. A supplement only needs to fix the part that is not working, which is usually the explanation of a handful of hard topics.
How does Maxwell CPA Review work alongside UWorld?
You do not follow two courses in parallel. UWorld stays your practice engine. You use Maxwell CPA Review by topic, when your results show a topic is not clicking.
- Work UWorld as planned. When you keep missing questions on a topic, stop doing more questions on it.
- Watch my lesson on that topic. Every REG topic is a short lesson you can jump to directly.
- Do its quiz set the same evening. About 30 questions, so you find out right away whether the explanation landed.
- Go back to UWorld for its question bank, mock exams and timed practice on that topic.
Both are built to the same AICPA blueprint, so the topics line up. You are hearing the hard parts a second way, not learning a different exam.
Which REG topics should UWorld students prioritize?
The AICPA weights REG by content area, and the exam gives you 72 multiple-choice questions and 8 task-based simulations in four hours.
| REG content area | Weight | My priority |
|---|---|---|
| V. Federal Taxation of Entities (including tax preparation) | 23 to 33% | Highest |
| IV. Federal Taxation of Individuals | 22 to 32% | Highest |
| II. Business Law | 15 to 25% | Medium |
| I. Ethics, Professional Responsibilities and Federal Tax Procedures | 10 to 20% | Medium |
| III. Federal Taxation of Property Transactions | 5 to 15% | Lower weight, but basis runs through everything |
If your UWorld results show weak spots, these are the topics I would fix first, because each one rewards understanding over memorizing:
- Basis of assets, including property received as a gift (Area III)
- S corporation and partnership basis and loss limits (Area V)
- Gross income inclusions and exclusions (Area IV)
- Differences between book and tax income (Area V)
- Loss limitations for individuals (Area IV)
Area weights and topic names are from the AICPA Uniform CPA Examination Blueprints effective January 2026. The priority column and topic list are my own study-priority judgment, not an AICPA classification.
What does the teaching actually look like?
Here is the kind of explanation students tell me they needed, using the basis of property received as a gift. This is a topic where memorizing the rule is easy and applying it under a changed number is not.
So, let's say my aunt gives me stock. She paid $20,000 for it. On the day she gives it to me, it is worth $15,000. Which number is my basis? It depends on what I sell it for, and that is the part the exam tests. There are three cases.
| I later sell the stock for | Which basis applies | Result |
|---|---|---|
| $25,000, above her $20,000 cost | Her $20,000 (carryover basis), for figuring a gain | $5,000 gain |
| $12,000, below the $15,000 value at the gift | The $15,000 value at the date of the gift, for figuring a loss | $3,000 loss |
| $17,000, between the two numbers | Neither one works: gain basis gives a loss and loss basis gives a gain | No gain or loss |
The reason is that the tax law does not let me use a gift to move a loss from my aunt to me. If the property had already dropped in value before she gave it, I can only deduct the drop that happens on my watch. That is why gifted property can have two bases at once, one for gains and one for losses, and why the middle case exists at all.
If you understand why, the exam can change the numbers and you will still get it right. If you memorized "carryover basis for gifts," you will get the first case and miss the other two, which is where the points are.
What is included for REG?
| Video lectures | 8 hours, in short topic lessons |
|---|---|
| Practice MCQs | 750 |
| Task-based simulations | 35 |
| Also | Textbook, study outline, final review, 6 mini exams |
For comparison, UWorld's own pages list more than 1,400 video lectures, more than 9,000 multiple-choice questions and more than 500 task-based simulations across its sections. Those totals cover all sections, and UWorld does not give separate REG counts. UWorld has far more questions than I do. What I offer is less material, selected and taught.
The course includes all six sections, so if you also use UWorld for FAR or AUD, the same approach works there.
What does it cost compared with buying a second full course?
Maxwell CPA Review is $49 a month for all six sections, billed monthly, cancel anytime. You can use it for the weeks you need it and stop when REG is done.
| Option | Published price | What it adds to UWorld |
|---|---|---|
| A second full course, such as Gleim Traditional CPA Review | $2,499 | Another full library you also will not finish |
| Gleim CPA Mega Test Bank | $999 for all six sections, or $250 per section | More questions, which you may not need |
| NINJA Supplement | $67 a month | More questions, notes and audio |
| Maxwell CPA Review | $49 a month, all six sections | Condensed teaching on the topics that are not landing |
Competitor prices are from Gleim's pages (read October 14, 2026) and NINJA's pages (checked October 10, 2026), and they change often, so confirm them before you buy.
If your problem is practice volume, you already have one of the biggest banks. If your problem is that REG concepts are not clicking even though you keep answering questions, a second test bank does not fix that. Teaching does.
Who teaches it?
I do, all of it. I am a CPA who scored 91 on REG, 95 on FAR, 98 on BEC and 90 on AUD in 2019, and I create every lecture, textbook page and study outline in Maxwell CPA Review myself. There is no content team, which is why the course is short: one person decided what the exam rewards and taught that.
Comparing courses more broadly? See the comparison with UWorld. Using Becker instead? See the REG Becker supplemental course. Retaking REG? See what to change after a failed section.
Sources: AICPA Uniform CPA Examination Blueprints, effective January 2026 (area weights, topic names and REG format); UWorld CPA review course pages (accounting.uworld.com/cpa-review), read October 13 and 17, 2026; Gleim (gleim.com/cpa-review) and NINJA (ninjacpareview.com/faq) published pricing, read October 14 and checked October 10, 2026; Maxwell CPA Review onboarding surveys, practice data and course specifications, October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Can I use Maxwell CPA Review as a supplement to UWorld for REG?
Yes. Keep UWorld as your main practice course and use Maxwell CPA Review by topic when your results show a topic is not clicking: watch the short lesson, do its quiz set the same evening, then return to UWorld for its question bank and mock exams.
Do I need to cancel UWorld to use Maxwell CPA Review?
No. If you already own UWorld, keep it. Maxwell CPA Review is built to the same AICPA blueprint and works alongside it.
Is Maxwell CPA Review enough on its own for REG?
Yes. It is a complete course with 8 hours of REG video lectures, 750 practice questions, 35 simulations, a textbook, an outline, 6 mini exams and a final review. In my onboarding survey, 30 of 44 students use it as their primary course and 14 use it as a supplement.
My UWorld REG scores are stuck. Should I do more questions?
Not as the first change. In Maxwell CPA Review's practice data, students who reported a pass and students who reported a fail answered about the same number of questions; the difference was how much of the lecture content they had watched. Fix understanding in the weak topics first, then practice.
What does a REG UWorld supplement cost?
Maxwell CPA Review is $49 a month for all six sections, billed monthly, cancel anytime.
Try it on the REG topic you are stuck on
CPA 101 is free: all 25 of the 2026 AICPA released MCQs and a free study outline, with an REG track. No credit card required.
Kyle Ashcraft, CPA scored 90 or above on every section of the CPA exam in 2019, including a 91 on REG. He is the founder and sole instructor of Maxwell CPA Review, where he creates every lecture, textbook and study outline himself.
Reach him at MaxwellCPAreview@gmail.com.
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