[Anonymous]

IF so how much. Just took BEC and was thinking about taking AUD next but would it be smarter to do FAR or doesn’t really matter?

[F15hy]

They all kind of overlap each other, not too much though. I would suggest taking FAR and then AUD. Understanding the FAR topics will help you to perform better on the AUD SIMs, or at least, that's how it worked out for me.

CA Candidate

B-79 (4th Attempt, finally killed you Nov 2013)
A-81 (3rd Attempt, Feb 2014) AND I AM DONE!!!!!
R-80 (1st Attempt, Feb 2013)
F-77 (2nd attempt, Jan 2014)

Becker, Becker Final Review, NINJA 10-Point Combo
($M.O.B$)

CA Ethics-92%

[F15hy]

They all kind of overlap each other, not too much though. I would suggest taking FAR and then AUD. Understanding the FAR topics will help you to perform better on the AUD SIMs, or at least, that's how it worked out for me.

CA Candidate

B-79 (4th Attempt, finally killed you Nov 2013)
A-81 (3rd Attempt, Feb 2014) AND I AM DONE!!!!!
R-80 (1st Attempt, Feb 2013)
F-77 (2nd attempt, Jan 2014)

Becker, Becker Final Review, NINJA 10-Point Combo
($M.O.B$)

CA Ethics-92%

[fiona87]

Seconding what Fi5hy said – I found a lot of information from FAR ended up appearing again on AUD, and I was grateful to have had that fresh in my mind.

FAR - 79 (11/27/13)
AUD - 76 (2/1/14)
REG - 77 (5/30/14)
BEC - 88 (7/18/14)

MN Ethics - 100% (3/9/14)

AND DONE! 8/1/14

[fiona87]

Seconding what Fi5hy said – I found a lot of information from FAR ended up appearing again on AUD, and I was grateful to have had that fresh in my mind.

FAR - 79 (11/27/13)
AUD - 76 (2/1/14)
REG - 77 (5/30/14)
BEC - 88 (7/18/14)

MN Ethics - 100% (3/9/14)

AND DONE! 8/1/14

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the input! would it work the other way – meaning if I know it from AUD it will help with FAR?

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the input! would it work the other way – meaning if I know it from AUD it will help with FAR?

[StephAV]

There was overlap with FAR and BEC too… I'm taking AUD last. This is making me wonder if I should switch it up. But after 9 months of studying FAR and 3 attempts, I feel like it will be stuck in my mind FOREVER!!!

When I first attempted the CPA exam back in 2005, I took everything but FAR and scored mid-50's on all 3… This time I started with FAR. I also studied this time around… Details!

FAR - 7/13 - 72, 11/13- 74, 2/14- 82!!! Best score ever (for me)!!!
BEC - 1/14 - 75!!! Perfect score! First Pass! YAY!!!
AUD - 8/14 - 80!!!
REG - 5/14 - 72, 10/14 - 66, 1/15 - 78 - DONE FOREVER!!!
I did 5 of the UNA and CPAExcel classes to earn units.

[StephAV]

There was overlap with FAR and BEC too… I'm taking AUD last. This is making me wonder if I should switch it up. But after 9 months of studying FAR and 3 attempts, I feel like it will be stuck in my mind FOREVER!!!

When I first attempted the CPA exam back in 2005, I took everything but FAR and scored mid-50's on all 3… This time I started with FAR. I also studied this time around… Details!

FAR - 7/13 - 72, 11/13- 74, 2/14- 82!!! Best score ever (for me)!!!
BEC - 1/14 - 75!!! Perfect score! First Pass! YAY!!!
AUD - 8/14 - 80!!!
REG - 5/14 - 72, 10/14 - 66, 1/15 - 78 - DONE FOREVER!!!
I did 5 of the UNA and CPAExcel classes to earn units.

[Study Monk]

The cost accounting in BEC can help you with the fixed asset section in FAR. If I could do it over I would do..

FAR

AUD

BEC

REG

I have three cpaexcel classes that have to do with REG that are due May 1st. Based on studying audit it appears that audit wouldn't help you with FAR much. There are a lot of questions in the AUD material that involves auditing complex transactions based on FAR, and there is supposedly journal entries that pop up in AUD sims.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

The cost accounting in BEC can help you with the fixed asset section in FAR. If I could do it over I would do..

FAR

AUD

BEC

REG

I have three cpaexcel classes that have to do with REG that are due May 1st. Based on studying audit it appears that audit wouldn't help you with FAR much. There are a lot of questions in the AUD material that involves auditing complex transactions based on FAR, and there is supposedly journal entries that pop up in AUD sims.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[fiona87]

@DK – I don't think AUD would help much with FAR, but that's just my opinion.

FAR - 79 (11/27/13)
AUD - 76 (2/1/14)
REG - 77 (5/30/14)
BEC - 88 (7/18/14)

MN Ethics - 100% (3/9/14)

AND DONE! 8/1/14

[fiona87]

@DK – I don't think AUD would help much with FAR, but that's just my opinion.

FAR - 79 (11/27/13)
AUD - 76 (2/1/14)
REG - 77 (5/30/14)
BEC - 88 (7/18/14)

MN Ethics - 100% (3/9/14)

AND DONE! 8/1/14

[NYCaccountant]

So Far looks like BEC has elements of FAR and REG. Like spot rates, forward exchange rates. I learned that in FAR. A good bit of corporate governance was covered in REG.

FAR - 93
REG - 87
BEC - 84!!!!
AUD - 99!!!!!! CPA exam complete.

[NYCaccountant]

So Far looks like BEC has elements of FAR and REG. Like spot rates, forward exchange rates. I learned that in FAR. A good bit of corporate governance was covered in REG.

FAR - 93
REG - 87
BEC - 84!!!!
AUD - 99!!!!!! CPA exam complete.

[Author]

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