UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Com. (GENERAL) DEGREE COURSE
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2020-2021
BGE-CSC03
CORE-III: ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Common to BCom(A&F), BCom(CS), BCom(CA) & BCom(ISM)
Inst.Hrs : 6 YEAR: I
Credits : 4 SEMESTER: II
OBJECTIVES
To enable the students to understand the system of preparing financial statements for various
types of organisation
To familiarize the students with knowledge about financial reporting standards
OUTCOME:
The students will be able to understand the preparation of financial statements for
business units other than corporate undertaking and their utility.
Unit I: Branch Accounts
Dependent Branches - Stock and Debtors system – Distinction between Wholesale Profit and
Retail Profit – Independent Branches (Foreign Branches excluded)
Unit II: Departmental Accounts
Basis of Allocation of Expenses – Calculation of Profit - Inter-departmental Transfer at cost or
Selling Price.
Unit III: Partnership Accounts
Admission of a Partner – Retirement of a Partner – Death of a Partner.
Unit IV: Partnership Accounts
Dissolution of a Partnership Firm – Insolvency of a Partner – Insolvency of all Partners-
Piecemeal Distribution of cash in case of Liquidation of Partnership Firm.
Unit V: Accounting Standards for financial reporting
Objectives and uses of financial statements for users-Role of accounting standards-
Development of accounting standards in India- Requirements of international accounting
standards - Role of developing IFRS- IFRS adoption or convergence in India- Implementation
plan in India- Ind AS-Difference between Ind AS and IFRS.
Note: Questions in Sec. A, B & C shall be in the proportion of 20:80 between Theory and
Problems.
TEXT BOOK:
1. Lt Bhupinder – principles of Financial Accounting – CENGAGE, New Delhi
2. Raj Kumar Sah –Concepts Building Approach to Financial Accounting - CENGAGE,
New Delhi
3. Gupta, R. L & Gupta, V. K, Advanced Accounting, Sulthan Chand & Sons, New Delhi.
4. Jain & Narang, Financial Accounting, Kalyani Publishers, New Delhi.
UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Com. (GENERAL) DEGREE COURSE
SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2020-2021
SUGGESTED READINGS:
1. Reddy, T. S & Murthy, A. Financial Accounting, Margham Publications, Chennai.
2. Shukla & Grewal, Advanced Accounting, S. Chand & Co., New Delhi.
3. Tulsian P.C.-Financial Accounting.
4. Parthasarathy, S .& Jaffarulla, A. Financial Accounting, Kalyani Publishers, NewDelhi
WEB REFERENCE:
www.accountingcoach.com
www.accountingstudyguide.com
www.futureaccountant.com
www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com