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The CPA-FAR Exam section covers topics like financial transactions, financial statements,

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GAAP, reporting for nonprofits. Most of the CPA aspirants consider FAR to be the challenging Student Corner

one among the remaining CPA exam sections because of its length. This exam is also considered as difficult because it tests the candidate’s understanding of statement presentation, financial reports, and business transactions using IFRS, GAAP, and

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governmental accounting systems. There’s also common to see topics like benefits of the employee, compiling operations, transfers, research costs, correcting errors in transactions, and calculating fair value figures as well.

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The FAR section is a 4-hour long exam. It includes below topics: Course *

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Content Area

Allocation

Select Financial Statement Accounts

30 to 40%

Conceptual Framework & Financial Reporting

25 to 35%

State & Local Governmental Accounting

5 to 15%

Transactions

20 to 30%

Select Financial Statement Accounts – These topics consist of the income statement, evaluation of balance sheet, statement of retained earnings, cash flow statement as well as transactions that affect accounts.

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Conceptual Framework & Financial Reporting – These topics include financial statements, different aspects of standard setting, and several reporting. The candidate should be familiar with the process of financial reporting for both non-profit and non-governmental organizations. State & Local Governmental Accounting – Typically, these topics cover non-specific and generalized overviews of governmental accounting and fund accounting. Transactions – It covers both recognition and computation of certain operations on the statement like leases, contingencies, and so on. FAR CPA Exam Structure and Format: The CPA FAR exam starts with 2 testlests with 33 Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) each. After that, there will be a break of 15 minutes; then there will be three testlets with 8 taskbased simulations.

Question Type

No. of Questions

Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)

66 (33+33)

Task-Based Simulations (TBS)

8 (4+4)

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FAR Section Format:

Testlets

Question Sets

1

33 MCQs

2

33 MCQs

3

2 TBS

4

3 TBS

5

3 TBS

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Conclusion: The FAR section is considered the most difficult section because of its length, but if you prepare well for the exam, it’s easy to get a good score in the CPA exam. Hope the above article gives you complete insights on CPA FAR exam. However, if you have any doubts, comment below. Happy Learning! SIMANDHAR EDUCATION Simandhar Education is the leading training provider in alliance with Becker professional education for professional courses like US CPA, US CMA, CIA, EA, IFRS, and HRCI. Simandhar is present in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Argentina, Philippines, UK & Ireland. Simandhar offers training under the guidance of experts with vast industry experience. Learn how to clear your CPA exams with extremely satisfying results by getting proper guidance and knowledge through our online courses and video tutorials taught by Industry Experts. We’re here to provide you with all the help that you need in order to ace your CPA, CMA exams. We are just a call away for any assistance. Simandhar Education is the leading training provider for the CPA Exam in India. Contact us@ 91 9390584166. Hurry up !! The US CPA exam is now in India and Simandhar Education will help you to achieve it.

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