Any recommendations for CPA exam, please? Which exam is better to take first?

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I would try to figure out what your good at, FAR is traditionally the hardest one, but it might not be for you. But I’d recommend taking your hardest first so your clock doesn’t start running until you pass

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FAR is always the hardest regardless of who you are because of the sheer volume of information. I'd always recommend that first.

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I agree. I took the easiest first (BEC) and ended on the hardest (FAR). I lost steam towards the end and wish I could have finished up on an easy one

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Maybe harder one first before the second busy season starts.

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Go with harder. My first was too easy. Then I didn't have the stamina for the rest.

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I've always heard it's better to take the hardest one first (FAR or REG, depending on your base knowledge) and go from there, likely ending with Audit. The idea is that if you fail the hardest one and need to retake it, by scheduling that one first, you won't be working against a clock to pass all of them within your jurisdiction's window. You also just lose motivation as you go too so it's easier mentally to leave the easier ones towards the end.

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Depends if you want to take an easy one to ease into it or take hard one to get it over with.

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Take the one opposite your career. Audit if you're in tax, reg if you're in audit. Get it out of the way so you can forget it lol

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Whichever one is hardest for you... you don’t want your exams to roll off and have to retake them.

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Definitely one of the harder ones first, so I’d recommend FAR or REG, then AUD, then BEC. I took BEC first, passed, failed the next three, life got in the way and BEC expired, now I’m struggling to finish up FAR and then I get to retake BEC again! Woo! Good luck.

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Took FAR first and would do it again in a heartbeat

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