[shanek327]

I just took FAR and am beginning prep for AUD.

Most will say FAR is the toughest because of the breadth of material. How much easier of a time is audit? for those who have taken each???

FAR - 75
AUD - 78
BEC - 82
REG - 77

2 Corinthians 5:21

Our value does not come from our skills and abilities, as good as they may be; it does not come from our GPA, our job, a promotion from that job to a better job, our success on the CPA exam, or anything of the like; but our value comes from the fact that we have a Creator who loves us, cares for us, and desires to help us navigate the rough waters of this life in a way that provides security, hope, and true, everlasting joy while we anticipate the life to come, with Him.

[Anonymous]

Each are very difficult but in very different ways.

Audit is 99% conceptual. There are almost no calculations at all. So you either understand the material or you don't. To compensate for that, the AICPA uses a TON of language tricks to try and get you to miss the question unless you really understand the concepts. For example, one word will, completely, change what the correct answer is (the big ones are issuer and non-issuer).

The reason FAR is so difficult is because of the sheer quantity of material you need to know for the exam. There are so many topics that are testable and you really need to understand them all. It's extremely calculation heavy. I spent about 3 times more hours studying FAR than I did studying AUD.

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