Skip-able FAR topics? - Page 2

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  • #2873682
    DocJ
    Participant

    Yes, I KNOW anything could show up on the test.

    But given how crazy the study materials get on FAR, I still want to narrow down as much as possible. I absolutely refuse to waste a dang second and am willing to risk a few unfamiliar MCQs.

    I have Wiley, and they got like 250 lessons on FAR. My plan is to compare them to the AICPA blueprints. For example, Wiley has a couple lessons on Interest Capitalization, but there’s NOTHING about that on the blueprints. So screw it, that’s an hour not worth wasting.

    Anyone know any other topics worth skipping?

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  • #2876811
    Tncincy
    Participant

    So is it posted anywhere what's new or testable this quarter for Far?

    It begins with a 75
    Been here too long as a cheerleader.....time to pass

    It begins with a 75
    Been here too long as a cheerleader....ready to pass

    #2877084
    jeff
    Keymaster

    You can't skip anything … Partnership Accounting isn't on the blueprints either, but it's still eligible to be tested.

    New in 2020:

    CECL (Credit Losses)
    GASB Leases
    GASB Interest Capitalization

    Your review course should have you covered

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 80
    FAR - 76
    REG - 92
    Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
    NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71
    #2877342
    AndreA
    Participant

    + Goodwill impairment

    FAR - 73, 78 (WileyCPAexcel 3,000+ MCQs, 50 SIMs)
    AUD - 73, 81 (WileyCPAexcel 3,000+ MCQs, 40 SIMs)
    BEC - 71, 71, 74, 84 (WileyCPAexcel 3,000+ MCQs, 10 SIMs)
    REG - 84 (WileyCPAexcel 2,000 MCQs, 15 SIMs)

    CA Ethics Exam - 94%

    NEVER GIVE UP.

    #2877435
    jeff
    Keymaster

    Ah yes – one-step impairement

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 80
    FAR - 76
    REG - 92
    Jeff Elliott, CPA (KS)
    NINJA CPA | NINJA CMA | NINJA CPE | Another71
    #2877486
    vbmer
    Participant

    I agree with @AusNat‘s remarks. You don't need to know everything, but you should be solid on the fundamentals and know a bit of every topic. If you're rock solid on the fundamentals, you can work your way through most SIMs (enough to pass, at least) by thinking your way through them. It'll be slower, but doable in 4 hours.

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 88
    FAR - 89
    REG - 80
    Manager, Big 4 Corporate Finance, CPA (WA)
    #2878617
    DocJ
    Participant

    “If you're rock solid on the fundamentals, you can work your way through most SIMs”

    Not my experience. I don't know how much I'm allowed to divulge, but lets just say the SIMs I got went HARD and totally needed you to know way too much minutiae. There is no IRL situation I can think of that could match some of the SIMs I've seen, the AICPA is out of their freaking minds, man.

    #2878626
    vbmer
    Participant

    SIMs are highly-simplified scenarios that isolate a few topics for testing. You even have access to authoritative literature on all SIMs. Real life is far messier and more complicated than a FAR SIM.

    FAR is definitely a hard exam, but that's due to its breadth, and not its complexity.

    AUD - 79
    BEC - 88
    FAR - 89
    REG - 80
    Manager, Big 4 Corporate Finance, CPA (WA)
    #2879193
    DocJ
    Participant

    “Real life is far messier and more complicated”

    ……….

    I freaking quit accounting.

    #2876988
    DocJ
    Participant

    “So is it posted anywhere what's new or testable this quarter for Far?”

    Personally, I only know what Roger told me:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6gsKLuymzk

    #3305570
    Operation_CPA
    Participant

    This is not a smart approach whatsoever. I once skipped a topic, thinking I'd roll the dice — ended up getting two TBS on it. Guess what? I failed. Weeks of studying down the drain and had to reschedule. If its one thing I learned from this exam, is its better to know a little about a topic than nothing at all.

    FAR - 76 (Lost credit), 76
    AUD - 80
    BEC - 76
    REG - 75

    Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there," and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.

    #3305585
    monikernc
    Participant

    Skip only the parts you want to answer wrong on the exam 🤗

    AUD - 93
    BEC - 82
    FAR - 76
    REG - 88
    How have you been?
    Ninja book and MCQs and the forum, all first try! 2016
    Licensed State of Montana April Fool’s Day 2020
    State of Colorado June 2020 - AICPA Ethics 93
    Experience was the worst part of the journey for me. You?
    If you want things to change you have to do something different.

    FAR 7/25/15 76!
    AUD 10/30/15 93
    BEC 2/27/16 82
    REG 5/23/16 88!
    Ninja Book and MCQ and the forum - all the way!!!
    and a little thing i like to call, time and effort!
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