CA Inter Syllabus: Subjects & Chapters (New Scheme)

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CA Intermediate subjects and chapters

PaperSubject
1Advanced Accounting
2Corporate and Other Laws
3Taxation
4Cost and Management Accounting
5Auditing and Ethics
6Financial Management and Strategic Management

ICAI Intermediate course resources

Paper 1: Advanced Accounting (Group 1)

  • Process of Formulation of AS, Ind AS & IFRS
  • Module 2: Application of Accounting Standards (27 Standards)
  • Financial Statements of Companies (Schedule III Division I)
  • Buyback of Securities & Internal Reconstruction
  • Inland and Foreign Branch Accounts

Paper 2: Corporate and Other Laws (Group 1)

  • Preliminary
  • Incorporation of Company and Matters Incidental Thereto
  • Prospectus and Allotment of Securities
  • Share Capital and Debentures
  • Acceptance of Deposits by Companies
  • Registration of Charges
  • Management and Administration
  • Declaration and Payment of Dividend
  • Accounts of Companies
  • Audit and Auditors
  • Companies Incorporated Outside India
  • The Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008
  • The General Clauses Act, 1897
  • Interpretation of Statutes
  • The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA)

Paper 3A: Direct Tax Laws (Income Tax) (Group 1)

  • Basic Concepts
  • Residential Status and Scope of Total Income
  • Heads of Income
  • Clubbing of Income, Set-off & Carry Forward of Losses
  • Deductions from Gross Total Income (Chapter VI-A)
  • Advance Tax, TDS and TCS
  • Filing of Return of Income & Tax Computation

Paper 3B: Goods and Services Tax (GST) (Group 1)

  • GST Laws: An Introduction
  • Supply under GST
  • Charge of GST & Composition Scheme
  • Place of Supply
  • Exemptions from GST
  • Time and Value of Supply
  • Input Tax Credit (ITC)
  • Registration & Tax Invoices
  • Accounts, Records, Returns & Payment

Paper 4: Cost and Management Accounting (Group 2)

  • Overview of Cost & Management Accounting
  • Material Cost
  • Employee Cost and Direct Expenses
  • Overheads: Absorption Costing
  • Activity Based Costing (ABC)
  • Cost Accounting Systems
  • Unit & Batch Costing
  • Job & Contract Costing
  • Process & Operation Costing
  • Service Costing (Operating Costing)
  • Standard Costing
  • Marginal Costing (CVP Analysis)
  • Budget and Budgetary Control

Paper 5: Auditing and Ethics (Group 2)

  • Nature, Objective and Scope of Audit
  • Audit Strategy, Planning and Programme
  • Risk Assessment and Internal Control
  • Audit Evidence
  • Audit of Items of Financial Statements
  • Audit Documentation
  • Completion and Review
  • Audit Report
  • Special Features of Audit of Different Entities
  • Audit of Banks
  • Ethics and Terms of Audit Engagements

Paper 6A: Financial Management (FM) (Group 2)

  • Scope & Objectives of Financial Management & Ratio Analysis
  • Financing Decisions & Cost of Capital
  • Capital Investment & Dividend Decisions
  • Management of Working Capital

Paper 6B: Strategic Management (SM) (Group 2)

  • Introduction to Strategic Management
  • Strategic Analysis: External Environment
  • Strategic Analysis: Internal Environment
  • Strategic Choices
  • Strategy Implementation and Evaluation

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