i took BEC first to pass and hopefully give myself the confidence while learning how the exam was structured first time around. i'm very happy with my choice in that. Next i took REG and scheduled it right after tax season in hopes it would be perfect timing (well i failed by three points!) so now I have AUD in less than a week. I will re-take REG next month and leave FAR last… i would not want to take FAR first – but that's my own thought process which makes sense to me.
for sure do FAR first because it is most difficult and takes longer to study for. Next would be AUD if you are tax guy, REG if you are a auditor.. the tougher ones out of the way.However, with the new 2011 changes, best take AUD or BEC next. I recommend BEC because its all M/C and there will a written on BEC in 2011. So do FAR – BEC and then REG/AUD. Save the BEST for LAST!!
for sure do FAR first because it is most difficult and takes longer to study for. Next would be AUD if you are tax guy, REG if you are a auditor.. the tougher ones out of the way.However, with the new 2011 changes, best take AUD or BEC next. I recommend BEC because its all M/C and there will a written on BEC in 2011. So do FAR – BEC and then REG/AUD. Save the BEST for LAST!!
BEC = in the middle; helpful if you liked economics and don't mind when things go from this direction or that; get ready to memorize cost accounting equations
AUD = smallest; helpful if you've done a little bit of vouching/tracing as an auditor so you know where to get information from which FS account; just from reading the questions, you'll see that it's usually pretty easy to “knock out” 2 of the 4 answer choices provided
I've heard people say go heavy-light-heavy-light or whatever, but definitely leave some study space for the heavy areas.
BEC = in the middle; helpful if you liked economics and don't mind when things go from this direction or that; get ready to memorize cost accounting equations
AUD = smallest; helpful if you've done a little bit of vouching/tracing as an auditor so you know where to get information from which FS account; just from reading the questions, you'll see that it's usually pretty easy to “knock out” 2 of the 4 answer choices provided
I've heard people say go heavy-light-heavy-light or whatever, but definitely leave some study space for the heavy areas.
I am a lawyer having graduated from law school in 2011 and studied tax. I graduated from college in 2007, majoring in business and finance. I already passed REG as my first exam on my first try which I’m happy about. I wanted to see if I pass a section so I chose REG which is the most relevant to my education and experience. I was originally set to take FAR second, but now I’m leaning toward getting BEC and AUD out of the way first so I can focus on FAR. I majored in Finance in college. I also took an auditing course last year to become eligible to take the exam so I’m guessing BEC and AUD would be more fresh in my memory compared to FAR. However, I hear a lot of people saying that info learned in FAR helps for BEC and AUD.
I am a lawyer having graduated from law school in 2011 and studied tax. I graduated from college in 2007, majoring in business and finance. I already passed REG as my first exam on my first try which I’m happy about. I wanted to see if I pass a section so I chose REG which is the most relevant to my education and experience. I was originally set to take FAR second, but now I’m leaning toward getting BEC and AUD out of the way first so I can focus on FAR. I majored in Finance in college. I also took an auditing course last year to become eligible to take the exam so I’m guessing BEC and AUD would be more fresh in my memory compared to FAR. However, I hear a lot of people saying that info learned in FAR helps for BEC and AUD.
Understanding the financial statements can be very helpful when working on audit simulations
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"
Understanding the financial statements can be very helpful when working on audit simulations
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"
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