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PPSC · PMS (Provincial Management Service) — Combined Competitive Examination

Commerce (Accounting)

Accounting and cost accounting in Paper I; the economy, tax law, banking and management in Paper II.

PPSC

Group A

200

Marks

2

Papers

21

Readings

2

Min read

Paper I

100 marks
  • Introduction to Accounting, generally accepted accounting principles, accounting cycle, cash book and bank reconciliation statement, work sheet. Depreciation, Financial Statements, financial reporting, cash flow statement, financial analysis, accounting for leasing, contract accounts.
  • Principles of cost account, cost accounting as a tool of management, cost elements. Cost classification, cost accounting cycle, Job order costing, process costing, factory overhead variances, standard costing, and break-even analysis.

Recommended reading

9 titles
  1. 01Meigs & Meigs, Accounting
  2. 02Ghani M.A., Principles of Accounting.
  3. 03Ghani M.A. Advanced Acounting
  4. 04Uzair Hussain, Advanced Accounting
  5. 05Shukla & Grewal, Advanced Accounting.
  6. 06Nisar ud Din, Cost Accounting
  7. 07Matg A. Usary, Cost Accounting.
  8. 08T. Lucey, Cost Accounting.
  9. 09S. Naqvi Ahmad, Cost Accounting

Paper II — General Commercial Knowledge

100 marks
  • Economic resources of Pakistan. Problems & Development of Industrial Sector, Exports & Imports, Economic Planning & Budgeting.
  • Salient feature of income tax law in Pakistan. Calculation of total income and income tax payable under the head of salary, Income from business & profession and income from house property. First & second schedule of income tax ordinance 2001. Salient features of Sales Tax Act. Registration under Sales Tax Act, Furnishing of Returns Under Sales Tax.
  • Risk management, external audit and submission of audit reports.
  • Various forms of business organization. Sole proprietorship partnership, joint stock Company, their formation & management, capital structure & capital budgeting, business finance, its sources, short term & long term.
  • Role & functions of Commercial Banks & Central Bank, Letter of Credits, Islamic Mode of Finance.
  • Nature of Business Management, Functions of Management, Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Motivating, Leadership & Controlling, Factory Location, Layout, Scientific Management.

Recommended reading

12 titles
  1. 01M. Saeed Nasir, Economic Problems of Pakistan.
  2. 02Kh. Amjad Saeed, Economic Problems of Pakistan.
  3. 03Govt. of Pakistan, Pakistan Economics Survey, Income Tax Ordinance 2001, Sales Tax Act.
  4. 04Kh. Amjad Saee, Income Tax Law.
  5. 05Kh. Amjad Saeed, Auditing.
  6. 06M. Muazzam Moghal, Income Tax Law.
  7. 07M. Muazzam Moughal, Sales Tax Law.
  8. 08Lawrence J. Gitman, Fundamentals of Investment.
  9. 09Kontz & Weirick, Management.
  10. 10Stephen B. Robins, Principles of Management.
  11. 11Owen Richard N. Management Industrial Enterprises.
  12. 12Adam, Ronald & Ebart, Production & Operation Management.

Others in Group A

Business AdministrationEconomicsPublic Administration

You may take one subject from this group, so these are alternatives to Commerce (Accounting), not companions to it.

All 27 subjectsPractise a paper