PAPER 2: FUNDAMENTALS OF ACCOUNTING (FOA)
Syllabus Structure
A Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 80%
B Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 20%
B
20%
A
80%
ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
There will be written examination paper of three hours
OBJECTIVES
To gain comprehensive understanding of all aspects relating to financial statements, principles,
procedures of accounting and their application to different practical situations
Learning Aims
The syllabus aims to test the student’s ability to:
Understand and explain the conceptual framework of Accounting
Prepare Accounting for various entities under different situations
Acquire basic concepts of Coat & Management Accounting relevant for managerial decision
making
Skill set required
Level A: Requiring the skill levels of knowledge, comprehension,
Section A : Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
1. Accounting Fundamentals 35%
2. Accounting for Special Transactions 20%
3. Preparation of Final Accounts 25%
Section B: Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
4. Fundamentals of Cost Accounting 20%
,SECTION A : Fundamentals of Financial Accounting [80 MARKS]
1. Accounting Basics
2. Accounting for Special Transactions
3. Preparation of Final Accounts
SECTION B: Fundamentals of Cost & Management Accounting [20 MARKS]
4. Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
Section A : Fundamentals of Financial Accounting [80 marks]
1. Accounting Process
(a) Accounting Principles, Concepts and Conventions
(b) Capital and Revenue transactions - capital and revenue expenditures, capital and revenue receipts
(c) Double entry system, Books of prime entry, Subsidiary Books, Cash Book
(d) Journal, Ledger, Trial Balance
(e) Depreciation - Methods (Straight Line and Diminishing Balance methods only)
(f) Rectication of Errors
(g) Opening entries, Transfer entries, Adjustment entries, Closing entries
(h) Bank Reconciliation Statements
2. Accounting for Special Transactions
(a) Bills of Exchange (excluding accommodation bill, insolvency)
(b) Consignment (cost price, invoice price, commission & valuation of stock)
(c) Joint Venture
3. Preparation of Final Accounts
(a) Of a Prot making concern (for sole proprietorship concern only)
(i) Accounting treatment of bad debts, reserve for bad and doubtful debts, provision for discount on
debtors and provision for discount on creditors.
(ii) Preparation of Trading Account, Prot & Loss Account and Balance Sheet.
(b) Of a Not-for- Prot making concern
(i) Preparation of Receipts and Payments Account
(ii) Preparation of Income and Expenditure Account
SECTION B: Fundamentals of Cost Accounting [20 MARKS]
4. Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
(a) Meaning, Denition, Signicance of Cost Accounting, its relationship with Financial Accounting &
Management Accounting.
(b) Classication of Costs
(c) Format of Cost Sheet
, Contents
SECTION - A: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Study Note 1 : Accounting Basics
1.1 Accounting Principles, Concepts and Conventions 1
1.2 Capital and Revenue transactions - capital and revenue expenditures, capital and
revenue receipts 15
1.3 Double entry system, Books of prime entry, Subsidiary Books, Cash Book, Journal,
Ledger, Trial Balance 24
1.4 Depreciation - Methods (Straight Line and Diminishing Balance methods) 74
1.5 Rectication of Errors 87
1.6 Opening entries, Transfer entries, Adjustment entries, Closing entries 104
1.7 Bank Reconciliation Statements 117
Study Note 2 :Accounting for Specoal Transactions
2.1 Bills of Exchange (excluding accommodation bill, insolvency) 129
2.2 Consignment (cost price, invoice price, commission & valuation of stock) 142
2.3 Joint Venture 158
Study Note 3 : Preparation of Final Accounts
3.1 Prot making concern (for sole proprietorship concern only) 176
3.2 Not-for- Prot making concern 198
SECTION - B: FUNDAMENTALS OF COST ACCOUNTING
Study Note 4 : Fundamrntals of Cost Accounting
4.1 Meaning, Denition, Signicance of Cost Accounting, its relationship with Financial
Accounting & Management Accounting 215
4.2 Classication of Costs 227
4.3 Format of Cost Sheet 240
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