[theunexperienced]

Which exam did you find the easiest? Why?

FAR - 75 (2/25/16)
AUD - 80 (4/8/16)
REG - 80 (6/10/16)
BEC - 79 (7/19/16)

You only get one shot with the spirit bomb.

[Titleistg0lfer]

So far I would say Reg was by far my easiest, but I'm a Tax Accountant so I kind of felt that it was going to be.

REG: 84 (10/5/15)
AUD: 83 (11/23/15)
BEC: 77 (2/27/16) - The bubble sucks
FAR: 90 (7/20/16) - AND DONE FOREVER!!!!!

[CPA2BEE]

Thats a loaded question. But probably BEC cause I passed it on the first try and didn't study that much compared to the other ones.

CA CPA - est. Dec 2016

FAR - 80
AUD - 82
BEC - 80
REG - 85

ETHICS - 90
EXPERIENCE - COMPLETE
Application for California license mailed 8/4/2016

[momoneywithCPA]

For me, AUD was my easiest exam. But I also did 2 years in public accounting, and I would say that the experience helped me understand the concepts.

Done FOREVER!!!

[monikernc]

FAR i took it because my NTS was expiring and figured what the heck. 8 months out of school. Hadn't looked at anything in 6 months. Knew enough to squeak a pass. All hard work since.

AUD - 93
BEC - 82
FAR - 76
REG - 88

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Ninja book and MCQs and the forum, all first try! 2016
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State of Colorado June 2020 - AICPA Ethics 93
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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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[Yolonge]

After taking FAR, AUD, and studying for REG (taking REG tomorrow) FAR was the easiest. Maybe because I am a recent grad so FAR made sense to me. Reg on the other hand, looks toughest. I have not gone over BEC yet but it is probably the easiest so my guess is

BEC>FAR>AUD>REG

FAR - 83 (1/7/16)
BEC - 87 (4/18/16)
AUD - 92 (7/2/16)
REG - 83 (12/5/16)
Ethics - 100%!

Licensed CPA in state of Maryland Feb 2017

Materials: Wiley book + Ninja MCQ

FAR - 83 (Jan 2016)
Study time: 6 weeks
BEC - 87 (April 2016)
Study time: 2 weeks
AUD - 92 (July 2016), (74 Feb 2016), (72 May 2016)
Study time: 4 (Feb) + 2 (May) + 3 (July) = 9 weeks total
REG - (70 April 2016)
Study time: 3 weeks

[CPA2BEE]

I love that more and more people now find FAR the easiest. Maybe just because it was my first one, but FAR was sooooo difficult for me. Then again, I didn't pay much attention in college either!

CA CPA - est. Dec 2016

FAR - 80
AUD - 82
BEC - 80
REG - 85

ETHICS - 90
EXPERIENCE - COMPLETE
Application for California license mailed 8/4/2016

[Anonymous]

In terms of scoring, REG was the easiest for me as I scored the highest out of all 4 with an 83

In terms of walking away from the test, I felt the most confident with BEC and ended up with a 79.

FAR was the hardest for sure, but ended up with a 79. In terms of studying and the overwhelming amount of material.. FAR is just a beast. It's physically and mentally draining studying for it.

[nadroj]

I haven't taken AUD yet but of the other three, BEC was easiest because it was familiar ground.

[Anonymous]

FAR because I did very well in my accounting courses so it was basically a giant refresher. However, it was still very mentally draining to have all that information crammed in my brain.

[pickanicken]

BEC by far. It is almost all conceptual. There aren't any SIMs. The writing is basically a free 15%.

REG - 81
BEC - 83
AUD - 86
FAR - 78 (Done!)

[theunexperienced]

I would expect BEC to be more calculation based. Interesting.

FAR - 75 (2/25/16)
AUD - 80 (4/8/16)
REG - 80 (6/10/16)
BEC - 79 (7/19/16)

You only get one shot with the spirit bomb.

[pickanicken]

Don't get me wrong, there are some calculations that you should know, but they aren't complicated and I feel like it was easier to identify which ones to focus on. I haven't taken FAR yet, but I think my order of ease will end up being BEC, AUD, REG, FAR.

Since you already passed FAR, I think you will find the other 3 exams to be very passable. Of course this depends on your educational strengths, etc. I did fine with financial accounting in college, but it has been many years since I have studying that material, and my current role is completely disconnected from this type of material as well.

REG - 81
BEC - 83
AUD - 86
FAR - 78 (Done!)

[Anonymous]

Honestly, they've all been pretty awful so far. Haha! So far I have gotten my best score on BEC, but it wasn't until the final week of studying that I even thought I had any chance at passing it. REG was the only exam that I left the testing center feeling somewhat confident about. I was convinced I failed AUD (my first exam), yet ended up with a decent score. They've all had their own challenges for me. But I do think if you've passed FAR already, you're in a good place.

[jcf175]

FAR BEC REG AUD from easiest to hardest

NYSCPA

Passed all sections between 5/15 - 10/15 order AUD REG BEC FAR (used Becker only)

[Stilgoin]

Reg- I have more experience with tax, so I guess that’s why. I would have thought Aud would have been my easiest, but I was very wrong. Lol

Stilgoin, CPA

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B | 62, 78
A | 73, 67, 79
R | 82
F | 59, 59, Waiting

Ethics | 93

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