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PVEA

*PROFESSIONAL VALUES, ETHICS AND ATTIUDE

Learning outcomes of the Course

Learning Outcome
Learning outcomes specified in this course are fully aligned with the requirements of International Education
Standards issued by IAESB of IFAC.

S. No. Contents
1 Part I Understanding ethics and human behaviors
Explain the nature of ethics

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of rules-based and principles-based approaches to

ethics
Explain the role of ethics in relation to business and good governance

Explain the role of ethics within the profession and in relation to the concept of social
responsibility
Explain the different models of ethical decision making
2 Part II Understanding models of ethical decision making
Apply the fundamental ethical principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and
due care, confidentiality, and professional behavior to ethical dilemmas and determine an
appropriate resolution
Apply the relevant ethical requirements to professional behavior and compliance with
standards
Analyze the interrelationship of ethics and law, including the relationship between laws,
regulations, and the public interest
Analyze the consequences of unethical behavior to the individual, to the profession, and to
society at large
3 Part III Reflective Activities
Exercise professional judgment
Act in an ethical manner that is in the public interest

*325th meeting of the Council held on April 8, 2020.

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CERTIFIED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
*ADVANCED ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING
Objective
To develop in-depth understanding and application abilities of the requirements of the international
pronouncements, the Companies Act, 2017, and other applicable regulatory requirements in respect of
presentation of financial statements and financial reporting.

Learning Outcome
On the successful completion of this paper candidates will be able to:
1 prepare financial statements in accordance with the international pronouncements and under the
Companies Act, 2017
2 evaluate and analyze the financial data for arriving at firm decision about the accounting treatment
and reporting of the same
3 prepare financial statements of small and medium sized entities in accordance with the Companies
Act, 2017 and applicable reporting framework
4 prepare financial statements of retirement benefit funds in accordance with the international
pronouncements
5 understand reporting requirement under the laws specific to insurance, banking companies and
mutual funds.

Grid Weightage
Group financial statements 25 – 35
Financial reporting 50 – 60
Specialized Financial Statements and Areas 10 – 20
Total 100

Syllabus Contents Level

Ref Proficiency Testing
A Group financial statements
1 Preparation of group financial statements 3 3
 IFRS 3 Business Combinations
 IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements
 IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
 IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities
 IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements
 IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures
2 IAS 7 Preparation of statement of cash flows (only Consolidated) 3 2
3 IAS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates (including 3 1
IFRIC 22)

Note: *Syllabus has been revised in 302nd meeting of the Council held on September 5-6, 2018.
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Ref Proficiency Testing
B Financial reporting
1 Financial instruments 3 2
 IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
 IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (including IFRIC 16 & 19)
 IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation
2 Employees benefit and share based payments 3 2
 IFRS 2 Share-based Payment
 IAS 19 Employee Benefits (including IFRIC 14)
3 IFRS 5 Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations 3 1
4 IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement 3 1
5 IFRS 15 Revenue From Contracts with Customers 3 2
6 IFRS 16 Leases 3 2
7 IAS 12 Income Taxes (including SIC 25) 3 2
8 IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures 3 1
9 IAS 33 Earnings per Share 3 2
10 IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting (including IFRIC 10) 3 1
11 IAS 36 Impairment of Assets 3 2
12 IAS 40 Investment Property 3 1
C Specialized Financial Statements and areas
1 Small and medium sized entities 1 1
2 Banks 1 1
3 Mutual funds 1 1
4 Insurance companies 1 1
5 IAS 26 Accounting and Reporting by Retirement Benefit Plans 3 1
6 Specialized area of IFRSs 1 1
 IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting
Standards
 IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts
 IFRS 6 Exploration for and evaluation of Mineral Resources
 IFRS 14 Regulatory Deferral Accounts
IAS 29 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies (including
IFRIC 7)
7 Overview of Islamic Accounting Standard issued by ICAP 1 1
8 Overview of IPSASs and The Conceptual Framework for General 1 1
Purpose Financial Reporting by Public Sector
 IPSAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements
 IPSAS Financial Reporting Under the Cash Basis of Accounting

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CERTIFIED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
*ADVANCED ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING

Testing Level and assessment of contents of earlier stages of qualification

a. Technical contents assessed at earlier stages of qualification will be tested in later stages with a limit of 8
marks per topic in an attempt.
b. The contents of syllabus may classify topics at three testing levels from 1 to 3 with a maximum limit per
question as 8, 20 and 25, respectively.
c. The overall marks of earlier stage topics and testing level-1 topics, as mentioned above, will have a
maximum limit of 35 marks in aggregate in an attempt

Note: 302nd meeting of the Council held on September 5-6, 2018.

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CERTIFIED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
CORPORATE LAWS

Objective
To develop in-depth knowledge, understanding and application skills of corporate laws most relevant in local
corporate environment in general and required for secretarial practices, in particular.

Learning Outcome
On the successful completion of this paper candidates will be able to:
1 identify, evaluate and analyze different situations arising in performing the professional duties
with reference to applicable corporate laws
2 perform secretarial practices
3 demonstrate working knowledge of meaning, formation and working of non-banking financial
institutes
4 demonstrate awareness of legal provisions in respect of compromise, arrangements, amalgamation
and reconstruction of companies, winding up of limited and unregistered companies
5 demonstrate awareness of laws, rules and regulations related to banking companies, insurance
companies, securities, issue of capital, listing, modarba, competition, anti-money laundering and
foreign exchange
6 recognize ethical and professional issues and act appropriately.

*Grid Weightage
Companies Act, 2017 (Section 1 to 275) and relevant rules 30-40
Mediation, Arbitration, Arrangement ,Reconstruction, Management, Winding up and 15-25
other related matters under Companies Act, 2017and Non-Banking Finance Companies
Other laws and regulations, governance, ethics and professionalism 40-50
Total 100

Syllabus Proficiency
Contents
Ref Level
A Companies Act, 2017 (Section 1 to 275) and relevant rules

1 Companies Act, 2017 (Section 1 to 275) 3

2 Companies (Postal Ballot) Regulations, 2018 2
3 First, Second and Third Schedules of the Companies Act, 2017 3
4 Listed Companies (Buy- Back of Shares) Regulations, 2019 3

5 Employees Contributory Fund (Investment in Listed Securities) 3

Regulations, 2018
6 Companies (Investment in Associated Companies or Associated 3
Undertakings) Regulations, 2017
7 Companies (Further Issue of Shares) Regulations, 2020 3

Note: *Grid has been revised in 310th meeting of the Council held on February 15, 2019.

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Contents
Ref Level
B Mediation, Arbitration, Arrangement, Reconstruction, Management,
Winding up and other related matters under Companies Act, 2017 and
Non-Banking Finance Companies
a Non-Banking Finance Companies
1 Companies Ordinance, 1984 (Section 282A to 282M) 3
2 NBFC (Establishment and Regulation) Rules, 2003- Rules 1 to 7 3
3 The Non-banking Finance Companies and Notified Entities Regulations, 3
2008 (Regulation 2, 3, 9, 10, 10A, 15B, 16 to 18, and 25)

b Mediation, Arbitration, Arrangement and Reconstruction

1 Companies Act, 2017 (Section 276 to 292) 3

c Winding up and other matters

1 Companies Act, 2017 2
(293 to 302, 304 to 306, 315 to 321, 323, 325, 329, 334 to 342, 344 to
351, 353, 354, 356 to 392, 406, 407, 416 to 419, 424, 426 to 429, 432 to
447, 451 to 453, 464, 466 to 468, 471 to 473)

C Other laws and regulations, governance , ethics and professionalism

a Other laws and regulations
1 Securities Act, 2015 (Section 2, 63 to 65, and 87 to 131) and Relevant 2
Rules and Regulations made thereunder

2 Rules and Regulations related to prospectus and statement in lieu of 2

prospectus

3 Pakistan Stock Exchange Rule Book (Chapter 5) 2

4 Public Offering Regulations, 2017 2
 Chapter I [excluding 2 (i), (iii), (xvi), (xvii), (xxii), (xxiv), (xxv), (xxvii),
(xxix), (xxx), (xliii), (xliv), (xlvi), (xlvii), (xlviii), (liii), (liv), (lv), (lvi), (lvii)]
 Chapter II
 Chapter III
 Chapter IV
 Chapter V
 First Schedule

5 Listed Companies (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Guidelines 2

6 Central Depository Act, 1997 (Section 1 to 19) 2
7 Foreign Exchange Regulations Act, 1947 (Section 1 to 9 and 12) and 2
Foreign Exchange Manual of State Bank of Pakistan (Chapter 19 and 20)

8 Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of voting shares and 2

Takeovers) Regulations, 2017
9 Modaraba Companies and Modaraba (Floatation and Control) 2
Ordinance, 1980 (section 2, 4 to 23, 33, 37, 41 and 42 ) and Related
Modarba Rules, 1981

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Contents
Ref Level
10 Competition Act, 2010 (Chapter I and II) 2
11 Insurance Ordinance, 2000 (Part I, II, III, IV, V and VI) 2
12 The Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 (Part I, II, II-A & III) 2
13 Prudential Regulations for Corporate /Commercial Banking of SBP (PART 2
– A Definitions, Regulations R-1 to R-10)
14 *Anti-money Laundering Act, 2010, Anti-money Laundering Regulations, 2
2015 (Regulations 4, 5, 7 and Appendix I and II)

b Governance, ethics and professionalism

1 Ethics as organizational culture (Merit, fairness, benevolence, 3
confidentiality)

2 Fiduciary duty of directors and corporate executives 3

3 Listed Companies (Code of Corporate Governance) Regulations, 2019 3
and Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance) Rules, 2013

4 Dealing with conflict of interest situations and whistle blowing policy 3

*Amended through Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Act, 2020

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CERTIFIED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY

Objective
To develop competence of formulation and implementation of business strategies.

Learning Outcome
On the successful completion of this paper candidates will be able to:
1 prepare business vision and mission statements
analyze and assess external and internal environment and resources for the purposes of formulation
2
of business strategy
3 formulate business strategies and make strategic choices
4 prepare long term business objective and plans
5 manage human resources
6 participate in making decision on entity›s social responsibility
7 participate in development and implementation of marketing strategy
8 understand Supply Chain Management.

Grid Weightage
Formulation and implementation of strategy 35-40
Strategy and Management of information technology 15-20
Human Resource Management 15-20
Marketing and supply chain management 15-20
Corporate social responsibility and business ethics 15-20
Total 100

Syllabus Proficiency
Contents
Ref Level
A Formulation and implementation of strategy
a Formulation of strategy
1 Development of business vision and mission 3
2 Developing strategic, tactical and operational level strategies 3
b Analysis
1 Porter’s Five Forces model 3
2 PESTEL analysis 3
3 Boston consulting group matrix 3
4 Competitor analysis 3
5 Competitive strategies of cost leadership and differentiation 3
6 Resource audit 3

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7 Outsourcing 3
8 Value chain analysis 3
9 SWOT analysis 3
10 Gap analysis 3
11 Benchmarking 3
12 Future basing - Scenario planning 3
c Risk management
1 Categories of risk and risk identification tools 3
2 Analysis and documentation of risk 3
3 Strategies for managing risk 3
d Choices
1 Establishing long term objectives 3
2 Generating, evaluating and selecting strategies 3
e Implementation of strategy
1 Establishing policies 3
2 Resource allocation 3
3 Evaluation of strategies 3
4 Strategic controls – measurement 3
5 Strategic controls – evaluation 3
6 Strategic controls - revisiting strategies 3
7 Balance Scorecard 2
8 Key Performance Indicators 2
9 Business process re-engineering 3
10 Change management process 3
11 Project management-quality, cost and time 2
B Strategy and Management of information technology
1 Role of IT in collection of information, planning and decision making 3
2 Formulation of IT strategy 2
3 IT Control framework COBIT 2
4 IT Control activities 2
5 IT Control monitoring 3
C Human Resource Management
a Recruitment
1 The purpose and forms of personnel specifications in the recruitment of 3
personnel
2 Identifying competencies and other attributes required 3
3 Benefits and costs of new or additional personnel 3

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4 Methods of recruitment 2
b Human resource development and working environment
1 Motivating and supporting employees 3
2 Training, education and development 3
3 Staff appraisal styles and the assessment of competence models 2
4 Incentives and rewards 2
5 Purpose and procedures of health , safety and security requirements 3
6 Conflict resolutions 3
7 Organization development 2
D Marketing and supply chain management
a Marketing
1 Marketing strategies, planning and implementing (including Service 2
Oriented Business)
2 Assessing the nature and size of the market using internal records, market 2
intelligence, market research
3 Product life cycle 3
4 Product positioning and branding strategies 2
5 Market segmentation strategies 2
6 Advertising and promotion strategies 3
7 Global marketing, opportunities and threats 2
8 Franchising, licensing, joint venture and alliances 3
9 World Trade Organization 2
b Supply chain management
1 Concept and process of procurement 2
2 Vendor development and management 2
3 Inventory Management, ware housing and logistics 2
4 Production management 2
E Corporate social responsibility and business ethics
1 The concept of sustainability and corporate social responsibility 3
2 Social influences of an entity’s strategy development 2
3 Corporate Social Responsibility as a non-financial performance indicator 3
4 Ethical behaviour and professionalism 3

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CERTIFIED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
BUSINESS FINANCE DECISIONS

Objective
To develop competence and abilities to analyze complex financial information for strategic financial decisions.

Learning Outcome
On the successful completion of this paper candidates will be able to:
1 utilize financial analysis techniques
2 ascertain value of securities and financial instruments
3 identify, document and manage the financial risks
4 evaluate and analyze merger, demerger, acquisitions and expansions and advise thereon
5 take production decisions, ascertain price, accept, reject and negotiate special orders
6 use management and costing tools to control cost of products and services.

Grid Weightage
Investment appraisal and decision making 40-60
Valuation 15-20
Risk management 15-20
Management controls 10-20
Total 100

Syllabus Proficiency
Contents
Ref Level
A INVESTMENT APPRAISAL AND DECISION MAKING
a Cost of capital
1 Cost of equity, cost of debt and weighted average cost of capital (WACC) 3
2 Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) 3
3 Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) 3
4 Bond’s return analysis - yield to maturity or yield to call etc. 3
b Investment Appraisal
1 Project analysis using NPV, APV, IRR, MIRR, EIRR, Profitability Index and 3
Payback (including the effect of inflation)
2 Project analysis using ratio analysis 3
3 Application of Monte Carlo simulation to investment appraisal 3
4 Sensitivity analysis 3
5 Portfolio analysis 3
6 Capital rationing 3

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Contents
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7 International investment appraisal 3
c Decision Making
1 Make or buy decisions 3
2 Pricing for special orders 3
3 Further processing decisions 3
4 Decision with limiting factors 3
5 Introduction to mathematical programming and linear programming, 3
formulation of problems, graphical solutions, limitations of linear
programming and shadow price concept. (excluding simplex method)
6 Dividend policy, optimal capital structure and MM theory 3
7 Decision tree 3
B VALUATION
1 Equity securities 3
2 Debt securities 3
3 Appraisals on business valuation, acquisitions, mergers, demergers, spin 3
off, spin out and new project including sensitivity analysis
4 Financial and capital structuring and its effects on business valuation - 3
Modigliani and Millar theory, Millar model, Hamada equation
C RISK MANAGEMENT
1 Hedging interest rate : Futures, Options, Swaps, Swaptions and Forward 3
agreement
2 Hedging Foreign Exchange : Currency futures, Swaps, Options, Forward, 3
Swaptions and Money Market hedge
3 Commodity and security: Forward and future contracts 3
D MANAGEMENT CONTROLS
1 Variance analysis 3
2 Transfer pricing 3
3 Working capital management 3
4 Inventory management - economic order quantity and inventory level 3
decisions
5 Debtor/creditor management - policies, financing, factoring, discount 3
6 Cash management - Liquidity, cash flow forecasting, short term 3
investments
7 Forecasting and budgeting 3

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CERTIFIED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
ADVANCED TAXATION

Objective
To develop capability to perform duties of a professional accountant or support tax consultant.

Learning Outcome
On the successful completion of this paper candidates will be able to:
1 develop expert knowledge of Income Tax, Sales Tax and Federal Excise Duty law in Pakistan
(excluding case laws)

Grid Weightage
Income tax laws 50-55
Sales tax laws 30-35
Federal excise laws 10-15
Professional values, ethics and attitude 5-10
Total 100

Syllabus Proficiency
Contents
Ref Level
A Income tax laws
Proficiency
1 The Income Tax Ordinance, 2001
Level 3
2 Notifications, Rules, General orders and Circulars issued under the 3
Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 excluding specific double taxation
agreements
B Sales tax laws
1 The Sales Tax Act, 1990 3
2 The Provincial Sales Tax 3
3 The Islamabad Capital Territory (Tax on Services) Ordinance, 2001 3
4 Notifications, Rules, General orders and Circulars issued under the Sales 3
Tax Act, 1990
C Federal excise laws
1 The Federal Excise Act, 2005 (Chapters I and II only) 2
2 Notifications, Rules, General orders and Circulars issued under the 2
Federal Excise Act, 2005 relevant to Chapters I and II only
D Professional values, ethics and attitude
1 Principle of fair tax legislation and tax administration 2
2 Ethics for tax payers and tax practitioners 3
3 Tax evasion and avoidance 3

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CERTIFIED FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONAL
AUDIT, ASSURANCE AND RELATED SERVICES

Objective
To develop competence which is necessary for performing audit, assurance and other related services in
accordance with the international and local pronouncements.

Learning Outcome
On the successful completion of this paper candidates will be able to:
1 comprehend professional environment
2 perform assurance services in accordance with the international and local pronouncements
3 make professional judgment at all level of assurance and non assurance services
4 conclude and formulate opinion on complex matters of assurance services
consider and demonstrate professional attitude while performing assurance and non-assurance
5
services.

Grid Weightage
Performance of audit 45-55
Audit conclusion and reporting 20-30
Other assurance engagements and related services 10-15
Professional Ethics, Quality Control and current development 10-15
Total 100

Syllabus Proficiency
Contents
Ref. Level
A Performance of audit
a Performance of audit – General
1 Overall Objectives of the Independent Auditor and the Conduct of an 3
Audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing
2 Initial engagements and opening balances 3
3 Agreeing the terms of Audit engagement 3
4 The planning and mobilization phase 3
5 Risk assessment procedures and response to risks 3
6 Internal Controls (including Test of controls) 3
7 Audit materiality 3
8 Sampling and other means of testing 3
9 Audit evidence(including Specific considerations for Selected Items) 3
10 Substantive tests (including Analytical Procedures) 3
11 Responsibility to consider fraud 3
12 Evaluation of misstatements identified during the audit 3

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13 Consideration of laws and regulations 3
14 External confirmations 3
15 Related Parties 3
16 Audit documentation 3
17 Communication with the management and those charged with 3
governance (including communication of deficiencies in internal controls)
18 Subsequent events 3
19 Management representation 3
b Performance of audit – Specific
1 Going Concern 3
2 Fair value measurements and accounting estimates 3
3 Entities using service organizations 3
4 Work of expert and internal auditor 3
5 Special consideration - Audit of group financial statements (including 3
work of component auditors)
B Audit conclusions and reporting
a Audit Report
1 Unmodified audit report 3
2 Modification in audit report 3
3 Emphasis of matter and other matters in audit report 3
4 Communicating key audit matters in the independent Auditor’s Report 3
5 Reporting consideration on comparative information 3
6 Reporting consideration on other information in document containing 3
financial statements
7 Assurance Reports on Controls at a Service Organization 3
8 Audit report under the Companies Act, 2017 3
b Audit and Reporting on Specialized Areas
1 Audit of special purpose financial statements prepared in accordance 3
with special purpose framework
2 Audit of single financial statements and specific elements, accounts or 3
items
3 Engagement to report on summary financial statements 3
4 Auditing Financial Instruments 2
5 Understanding of provisions related to audit and accounts under the
2
Banking Companies Ordinance 1962
6 Understanding of provisions related to audit and accounts under the
2
Insurance Companies Ordinance 2000

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Contents
Ref. Level
Other assurance engagement and related services (Including Reporting
C
on relevant services)
a Other assurance engagement
1 Review Engagements 3
2 Assurance Engagements other than audits or review of historical financial 3
information
3 Examination of prospective financial statements 3
b Related services
1 Agreed-upon procedures 3
2 Compilation engagements 3
3 Assurance engagements to Report on the compilation of Pro Forma 3
Financial Information included in Prospectus
4 Services under the provisions of corporate laws 3
5 Services under the provisions of tax laws 3
D Professional Ethics, Quality Control and current development
1 Code of Ethics issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan 3
2 Quality control – ISQC 1, ISA 220, quality control framework of ICAP,
3
Quality Assurance Board of ICAP
3 Acceptance and continuance of client including legal, professional and
3
ethical consideration relating to appointment and removal of auditor
4 Current development in auditing profession
Exposure draft issued by IAASB, Draft conceptual framework and Other 2
development projects of IAASB
5 Key elements that create an environment for audit quality 3

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