[sabina]

I have heard if you got through Far, it can help you in all 3 sections of CPA exam. I was wondering if you pass all other 3 sections, will it help in getting prepared for FAR. I am so so so scared of FAR. Did not touch Financial accounting since I left school about 6 years ago. I worked in tax but no experience in accounting. Is any hope to get passed with bad accounting background. Please help. Any suggestion will be helpful.

[Anonymous]

Ofcourse, there's hope! You just gotta put work in it, that's it:!)

So many people on this forum have been out of school for a long time, yet have managed to pass!!

Good Luck!

[sabina]

Thank you for your response

[Anonymous]

@Sabrina — I did take and pass FAR first, however, I don't feel like it necessarily increased my readiness for other sections. Just my take. Good luck!

[tbstew]

In my limited observation so far, I think that there's some light overlap in all sections, but it's mostly vocabulary and basic concepts — not mechanics. And since most of the questions on the exam deal more in the mechanics, I wouldn't count on any one section giving you a greater advantage in subsequent sections that you take. You almost have to approach it like 4 entirely separate exams. That's my take, anyway.

AUD - 79
BEC - 88
REG - 87
FAR - 86 - Woot, all done!
Ethics - 100

[Anonymous]

I passed FAR first and lost it because it took forever to pass BEC and REG. I don't think there is a “perfect order” to sitting for these exams. Everyone has different strengths and weaknesses. I did think that studying for REG and FAR at the same time was helpful, but confusing at times. I have a much better grasp on property basis because of it, but it's easy to get the owners basis in a partnership and their tax basis in that partnership confused. I don't think FAR would be helpful in passing BEC at all simply because BEC is mostly managerial accounting with no GAAP. Good Luck!

[Anonymous]

Like BaseballCPA said, the overlap is very minimal and it won't help you much. If anything, you'll see the overlapping terms in REG and BEC. AUD and FAR overlap a little on financial statements, but it really isn't going to help too much.

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