consesus ad idem from my side for shakeel's view point.

AUDIT AND ASSURANCE

* Statutory Audits - Auditing Standards, Audit Programs, Checklists, Audit Risk Assessment and Control.

* Internal Audits and Internal Control Systems Reviews - Audit Work Programs, Internal Control Questionnaires, Checklists, Internal Control Risk Assessment.

* Information Systems Audit and Information Systems Controls Reviews - Guidelines, Standards, Procedures, Audit Programs, Checklists.

* Corporate Investigations and Business Fraud Risk Assessments - Investigative Audits, Fraud Investigations, Fraud Risk related resources.

* Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance - About SOX, Challenges, Issues and related Articles.


ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

* Bookkeeping, Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting - IAS / IFRS, Finance Accounting and Financial Reporting Issues and related articles.

* Cost, Management Accounting and Managerial Finance - Budgeting, Standard Costing, Process Costing, Activity-based Costing, Decision Making, etc.

* Accounting Softwares - Articles and Reviews of some of the best local and international accounting softwares.


CORPORATE LAW AND TAXATION

* Company Law and related matters - Incorporating / setting up a Company, Filing of Returns, Statements, Corporate Issues.

* Direct and Indirect Taxes - Income Tax, Sales Tax, Federal Excise Duty, Customs Duty.


ISLAMIC BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE - The new buzz word all across the financial globe

* Islamic Banking and Finance - Introduction, Issues and Challenges. What is Islamic (Riba-free) Banking and Islamic Finance? Issues and Challenges related to Islamic Banking and Finance.

* Takaful - Islamic Insurance | What is this 'Takaful' which is replacing the term 'Insurance' east to west?

* Shariah Rulings / Fatwas - On Accounting, Banking, Finance, Insurance and Related Issues


STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT | Resources for Entrepreneurs and Strategic Level Personnel helping them to run their business better.

*Articles, Technical Reports, Research Reports and Discussion Papers - related to a variety to topics covering Strategic Business Management.

Cost Accounting

Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis
by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar

Cost Management: Strategies for Business Decisions
by Ronald W. Hilton, Frank H. Selto, Michael W. Maher, Frank Selto

Cost Management: Accounting and Control
by Don R. Hansen, Maryanne M. Mowen

Cost Accounting
by Michael R. Kinney, Cecily A. Raiborn, Jenice Prather-Kinsey

Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
by Michael W. Maher, Shannon W. Anderson, Shannon Anderson, William N. Lanen

Introduction to Management Accounting
by Charles T. Horngren, Gary L. Sundem, William O. Stratton
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Accountants' Handbook, Volume 1, Financial Accounting and General Topics, 11th Edition
D. R. Carmichael, O. Ray Whittington, CPA, PhD, Lynford Graham

Accounting Best Practices (5th Edition)
Steven M. Bragg

Principles of financial accounting / Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso, Paul D. Kimmel.

Salamz
I hav completed my hons BBA-IT recently nd im confused for opting accounts audit and taxation as a single subject coz i havent studied taxation,what do u suggest if it is easy to prepae with my knowledge of accounts and finanace.
Regards

@Mubashira Khanum
confused for opting accounts audit and taxation as a single subject coz i havent studied taxation,what do u suggest if it is easy to prepae with my knowledge of accounts and finanace.

In my opinion, you must opt Accounting and Audit, because of following reason
> its among top scoring subject
> Syllabus is smiler to BBA if except TAX
> Taxation: Read Tax as per syllabus and Learn how to Calculate Taxable Income,
> for Tax I have read (sections provided in Syllabus from only 1 book) Synopsis of Tax by Munawar Hussain.

Good luck

Well i have studied Meigs n Meigs along with Frankwood and I think they are real popular books of accounting. While going through the syllabus I find all the topics familiar and feel like I have covered them in different ACCA exams. I just want to ask you guys isn't there any single book covering all the topics from syllabus. Moreover there is always question of USA and UK standards and obviously there are local standards.

@ms.bushra

you are absolutely right to rank Meigs n Meigs and Frankwood, realy they are very popular books for Accounting specially Meigs, being a student of ICMAP "it is said to be bible of accounting".

Personally I prepared myself form these books + Matz & uzry for Cost Accounting + synopsis of Tax for Taxation. and I felt CSS Accounting papers very easy, lets see the result.

Well do tell me about the results since I still have to attempt. I think will prefer to study from the books I have already gone through. From the syllabus I find Taxation a hell boring. I opted for local variant of taxation in ACCA and it made me to go through countless attempts.

I think Pakistani taxation system is easier and simple as compared to UK system since they are not in habit of changing rules then and often and they have devised all the details for the system. Still passing rate in local taxation is quite low as compared to UK. This may be because of the local examiner's approach. They are in habit of giving students tough time.

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can anyone tell me that solved papers(previous) of accounting is available in market.

Dear you can request the papers over here, on Forum however, @


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For requesting

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however, you can find ones in market easily. Solved as well as Unsolved ones.


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