Accounting & Finance
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
The CPA designation distinguishes licensed accounting professionals committed to protecting the public interest.
Course content
CPA FAR blueprint and content areas
AICPA’s 2026 blueprint divides FAR into these areas. The range is each area’s share of the score:
Financial Reporting (30–40%)
Select Balance Sheet Accounts (30–40%)
Select Transactions (25–35%)
Source: AICPA’s Uniform CPA Examination Blueprints, effective 1 January 2026. AICPA has published blueprints for 2027 as well; check which applies to your exam date.
CPA FAR exam format
A four-hour exam with 50 multiple-choice questions and 7 task-based simulations.
Five testlets: two of multiple-choice questions, then three of simulations. Multiple-choice questions and simulations each carry 50% and 50% of the score.
Where FAR fits
To become a CPA you pass three Core sections, AUD, FAR and REG, and one Discipline section of your choice: BAR, ISC or TCP. Whichever Discipline you choose, the result is the same CPA license.
Core sections: AUD, FAR and REG. Discipline sections: BAR, ISC and TCP. For the whole qualification, see US CPA in Qatar.
Who should study FAR?
CPA candidates
Financial accountants and reporting staff
Accountants working with US GAAP
Studying FAR at Leaders Training Centre
Leaders Training Centre teaches CPA FAR in Doha, in the classroom or hybrid. Contact an advisor for the next batch and timings.
You apply to sit the CPA Exam through a US state board of accountancy, which sets its own eligibility rules. Leaders provides the exam review course.