09 June 2015
Please advise which books are the best first reading and understanding the concepts clear and correct for all subjects of final course. Please note that books are not for indepth knowledge just to get Basic knowledge before going to classes.
You may go for the following options regarding books for ca final:
1. For Accounts/Financial Reporting: M.P. Vijay kumar or Shukla & Grawal along with Module And Compilation and for AS part go for D.S. Rawat
For CA Final AS preparation---Dolphi Desouza is also good.
2. Strategic Financial Management : A.N. Sridhar or V. Pattabi Ram
3. For Adv. Auditing & Professional Ethics: Surbhi Bansal/Prakhar Sharma/Paduka/ V.K Agrawal Note: (MP Vijay Kumar can be used for AS reference). My personal choice would be Surbhi Bansal
4. For Corporate & Allied Laws: Munish Bhandari and Bare Act
5. For Mafa: Module and Notes of Tarun Mahajan. You may also refer A.N Sridhar.
6. For Direct Taxes: TN Manoharan (Theory part), Circular, Notification, Amendments, case laws. Also refer Vinod Gupta Modules.
7. For Indirect Taxes: Vandana Bangur. You may also refer Yashwant Mangal as all topics given in question and answer format and it is easy for revision.
8. For Information System control & audit: Module and Dinesh Madan. You may also refer Jignesh Cheda.
9. For Costing: Saxena and vashist or Ravi M Kishore with module
10. For Financial Reporting: MP Vijay Kumar or Paduka
11. Advance Management Accounting: Paduka. It has also covered all the theory questions and is enough, no need to do practice manual.
Also refer Scanners and Suggested Answer issued by ICAI for previous year exams and revised them properly.
For some good notes explore CAClubindia forum and share file section. You may also use search facility of club.
You are humbly requested to refer the links mentioned below for some useful notes and exam oriented suggestions and tips. I am sure these links will give you encouragement and idea about how to start preparation, tips for self study, name of reference books, tips for attempting theory and practical paper, tips for improving presentation skills and about everything you want to know.
I am sure these links contained the solution of all your doubts.
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