Loss & gain contingencies on the FAR CPA Exam
Loss & gain contingencies is tested on the FAR section of the CPA Exam. It is a named topic of blueprint group FAR.III.B, Contingencies & commitments, which sits in FAR Area III, Select Transactions, at 25 to 35% of the section.
- Section
- FAR, Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Area
- FAR.III, Select Transactions, 25 to 35% of the section
- Group
- FAR.III.B, Contingencies & commitments
- Authoritative literature
- ASC 450
- Skill levels tested
- Application, Analysis
Which standard covers Loss & gain contingencies on the CPA Exam?
Loss & gain contingencies is tested against ASC 450. The wider group FAR.III.B also reaches ASC 210, ASC 250, ASC 410, ASC 440, ASC 460, ASC 606, ASC 855.
At what skill level is Loss & gain contingencies tested?
Loss & gain contingencies is tested at 2 skill levels: Application (applying a rule to a fact pattern, which is where most simulations sit), Analysis (working across several concepts at once, which is simulation territory).
Is Loss & gain contingencies tested outside FAR?
Yes. The same literature is tested outside FAR: ASC 450 in FAR.II.G (Payables & accrued liabilities); ASC 450 in FAR.III.I (Subsequent events).
Area, group, topic, standard and skill levels are the AICPA published blueprint. Pass rates are the AICPA published candidate pass rates for 2026 through Q2, read from AICPA & CIMA on 2026-08-17. The AICPA publishes them quarterly. Where the same standard is tested outside FAR is PocketCPA's own mapping.
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Common questions
Is Loss & gain contingencies tested on the CPA Exam?
Loss & gain contingencies is tested on the FAR section of the CPA Exam. It is a named topic of blueprint group FAR.III.B, Contingencies & commitments, which sits in FAR Area III, Select Transactions, at 25 to 35% of the section.