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The CA Foundation is the entry-level exam for aspiring Chartered Accountants. It covers subjects like - Accounting, Business Law, Quantitative Aptitude, and Business Economics. The authorities have published the CA Foundation syllabus for the Accounting paper under the ICAI new scheme to assess the candidate's basic understanding of accounting concepts and principles. As part of the CA Foundation syllabus 2025, the Accounting paper is the first subject that candidates are required to complete in the upcoming CA Foundation exams in September 2025.
The main objective of the CA Foundation Accounting subject is to make the aspirants understand the accounting fundamentals and assist them in effectively applying them in preparing financial statements and solving basic problems.
Candidates can refer to the table below for an overview of the CA Foundation syllabus. Under the new scheme, the CA Foundation Sep 2025 exam consists of four papers. The Accounting paper, along with the other three papers, carries a total of 100 marks each.
Particulars | Details |
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Exam mode | Offline |
Exam frequency | January, May and September |
Number of papers | Four |
Name of the papers | Paper 1 - Accounting |
Duration | Paper 1 and Paper 2: 1 Hour |
Maximum marks for each paper | 100 marks |
Marking scheme | For subjective (Paper 1 and 2) - No negative marking For objective papers (Paper 3 and 4) - ¼ mark will be deducted for every wrong answer |
Here is a detailed syllabus of the Accounting paper of the CA Foundation syllabus. The details also contain the important, useful sub-topics for the CA Foundation Accounting 2025 subject.
Objective: To develop an understanding of the basic concepts and principles of accounting and apply the same in preparing financial statements and simple problem-solving.
Unit 1: Theoretical Framework
Meaning and Scope of Accounting
Accounting concepts, principles and conventions.
Capital and revenue expenditure, capital and revenue receipts,contingent assets and contingent liabilities.
Accounting Policies.
Accounting as a measurement discipline – valuation principles, accounting estimates. Accounting Standards-concepts and objectives.
Unit 2: Accounting Process
Books of Accounts
Preparation of Trial Balance
Rectification of Errors
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Unit 3: Bank Reconciliation Statement
Introduction, reasons and preparation of bank reconciliation statement
Unit 4: Inventories
Meaning, basis and technique of inventory valuation, cost of inventory, net realisable value and record system.
Unit 5: Depreciation and Amortisation
Tangible and intangible assets- meaning & difference, concepts,methods of computation and accounting treatment of depreciation/amortisation,change in depreciation method.
Unit 6: Bills of Exchange and promissory Notes
Meanings of bills of exchange and promissory notes and their accounting treatment; accommodation bills
Unit 7: Preparation of Final accounts of Sole Proprietors
Elements of financial statements, closing adjustment entries, trading account,profit and loss account and balance sheet of manufacturing and non- manufacturing entities.
Unit 8: Financial Statements of Not-for-Profit Organizations
Significance and preparation of receipt and payment account, income and expenditure account and balance sheet, difference between profit and loss account and income and expenditure account
Unit 9: Accounts from Incomplete records (excluding preparation of accounts based n ratios)
Unit 10: Partnership and LLP Accounts
Final accounts of partnership firms and LLP.
Admission, retirement and death of a partner including treatment of goodwill.
Dissolution of partnership firms and LLPs including piecemeal distribution of assets
Unit 11: Company Accounts
Definition of Shares and Debentures.
Issue shares and debentures, forfeit shares and reissue forfeited shares.
Redemption of preference shares and debentures (excluding purchase and redemption of own debentures sinking fund method).
Accounting For Bonus Issue And Rights Issue
In the new syllabus of CA Foundation 2025, under the new ICAI scheme, the following papers have been included:
SI. No. | Name of the Paper | Marks | Types of Questions |
Paper 1 | Accounting | 100 Marks | Subjective |
Paper 2 | Business Laws | 100 Marks | Subjective |
Paper 3 | Quantitative Aptitude Part A: Business Mathematics Part B: Logical Reasoning | 100 Marks | Objective |
Paper 4 | Business Economics | 100 Marks | Objective |
Understand the Basics: Candidates planning to appear in the CA Foundation exam are encouraged to thoroughly refer to the syllabus to know the important topics and minimize the focus on unnecessary topics.
Prepare from Study Materials and Guides: Using the ICAI-recommended study materials will be helpful to get a deeper understanding of the new CA Foundation syllabus.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
As per the CA Foundation 2025 exam pattern, paper 1 and paper 2 do not have any negative marking scheme.
The syllabus of the CA Foundation for the Accounting subject comprises 11 units.
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