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Comment by Stefan Von Dollen on August 2, 2011 at 4:18pm

Many typically take the hardest first so that your 18 month clock doesn't start ticking until you pass it.  Versus your 18 month clock ticking, you take your hardest section last; maybe don't pass it and you put yourself under the gun to get it passed in that 18 month window.

Comment by Mel S. on July 19, 2011 at 6:50am

I think FAR is the hardest, it has a huge amount of material, tons of IFRS, pensions, NFP and government, wow. I took FAR first, am taking AUD now, then BEC and REG are my easiest, so it will be a toss up between the two. I used Becker for FAR which was great, and I am using Roger for AUD. I plan to just use Wiley for REG and BEC as I don't think I'll have to study too hard for those. Good luck!

Comment by CPAnet on July 19, 2011 at 6:18am

Hello and welcome!!  Many consider FAR to be the hardest section...and it is referred to as "the beast".  Check out the CPAnet Forum http://www.cpanet.com/cpa_forum/ (links at top of this page too) for discussion on exam order (in the CPA Exam Archive as well as by section).