Ican Syllabus
Ican Syllabus
Ican Syllabus
ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA
(Established by Act of Parliament No. 15 of 1965)
The rationale for the new syllabus is to meet the challenges posed by the world being a
global village so that our graduates can be well versed in knowledge, skills and
professionalism to deliver seamless and excellent services to their employers and clients.
The old syllabus had a five-level structure with a total of nineteen papers, while this new
syllabus has a structure with a robust content, which will meet the challenges of the world
economy. It has a four-level structure with a total of fifteen papers. It has not only
expanded the scope and contents of the old syllabus but has introduced more of ethics
and information technology as the bedrock on which to propel the examination of our
students. The syllabus is in compliance with the requirements of International Accounting
Education Standards Board (IAESB) of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
and the World Bank Report on Observance of Standards and Codes (2004).
The Foundation Level is knowledge based; the Intermediate Level is skills based, while the
Professional I and Professional II examinations are areas of essential and core
competencies. This is in line with the Institute’s current policy on specialisation of our
graduates on passing the 15-paper examinations to choose a minimum of one and a
maximum of three faculties of interests out of the six faculties, namely: (1) Audit,
Investigations and Forensic Accounting (2) Taxation and Fiscal Policy Management 3)
Consultancy and Information Technology (4) Insolvency and Corporate Re-engineering (5)
Public Finance Management and (6) Corporate Finance Management.
Overall, this syllabus is student-friendly and will certainly meet the needs of employers of
labour whether in the public or private sectors, accounting and consulting firms and
training institutions.
In conclusion, this new syllabus that comes into effect in May 2010 will ensure that the
education and training of students are adequate and comparable with world class
standards of training of Professional Accountants.
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CONTENTS
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FOREWORD……………………………….………………………………….…………….. 1
PART ONE
1 Introduction ……………………………………………………… 4
2 Objects and Duties ……………………………………………………… 4
3 Membership ……………………………………………………… 4
4 Chartered Accountants……………………………………………………… 4
5 Registered Accountants ……………………………………………… 5
6 Designatory letters ..…………………………………………….. 5
7 The Practice of Accountancy in Nigeria……………………………….… 5
8 Advertisements for Business……………………………………………… 6
9 The Library …………………………………………….… 6
10 District Societies …………………………………………….… 6
11 Publications …………………………………………….… 6
12 Training Schemes …………………………………………….… 7
(i) Definition of Training…………………………………..… 7
(ii) Approved Work of Accounting Nature………………..… 7
(iii) Recognised Training Centres …………………………… 7
13 Practising Licence …………………………………………….… 8
14 Secretariat …………………………………………….… 8
PART TWO
15 STUDENTSHIP REGISTRATION AND TRAINING………………………….. 9
15.1 Approved Qualifications for Registration………..……………………… 9
15.2 Application for Registration ……………………………………… 10
15.3 Conditions to be satisfied …………………………………………….… 10
PART THREE
16. PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS…………………………………………. 11
16.1 Structure of the Syllabus ……………………………………………… 11
16.2 Dates of Examinations ……………………………………………… 12
16.3 Closing Dates of Entries ……………………………………………… 12
16.4 Examination Entry ……………………………………………………… 12
16.5 Examination Results………………………………………………………. 12
16.6 Credit System ……………………………………………………………. 12
16.7 Pass Mark ……………………………………………………………… 13
16.8 Conversion Arrangements ……………………………………………... 13
17 Examination Time Table ………………………………………………… 16
18 Examination Question Format……………..…………………………… 16
19 Absence from an Examination ……………………………………..….. 17
20 Misconduct in an Examination ……………………………………..….. 17
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20 Exemption Guidelines ……………………………………………... 18
20.1 Academic Qualifications ………..………………………………………. 18
20.2 Subject by Subject Exemption………………………………………….. 19
20.3 Professional Qualifications……………………………………………… 20
20.4 Lecturers in Higher Institutions……….………………………………… 21
PART FOUR
21.1 FOUNDATION…………………………………………………………….. 22
21.1.1 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting (FFA)………………………….. 22
21.1.2 Corporate and Business Law (CBL)….………………………………….. 26
21.1.3 Economics and Business Environment (EBE)………………………….. 29
21.2 INTERMEDIATE…………………………………………………………… 36
21.2.4 Costing and Quantitative Techniques (CQT)….……………………….. 36
21.2.5 Taxation (TAX)…………………………………………………………….. 42
21.2.6 Auditing and Assurance (AAS)………………………………………….. 46
21.2.7 Business Communication and Research Methodology (BCRM)…….... 50
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THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF NIGERIA
PART ONE
Students’ Regulations and Examination Syllabus
1. INTRODUCTION
The forerunner of the Institute under the name “The Association of Accountants in
Nigeria” was established in 1960. This Association was absorbed by the Institute
created by an Act of Parliament No. 15 (The Act) which came into force on
September 1, 1965. The Institute has, as at May 31, 2009, over twenty-seven
thousand (27,000) members and One hundred and fifty-one thousand, one hundred
and fourteen (151,114) students on its Register.
The objects and duties of the Institute as laid down in section 1 (1) of the Act, are:
(b) securing in accordance with the provisions of the Act, the establishment
and maintenance of registers of Fellows, Associates and Registered
Accountants entitled to practise as accountants and auditors and
publishing same from time to time lists of those persons; and
(c) performing through the Council under this Act the functions conferred on it
by the Act.”
3. MEMBERSHIP
There are two main classes of membership of the Institute, namely; Chartered
Accountants and Registered Accountants.
4. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
(a) he/she passes the qualifying examination for membership conducted by the
Council of the Institute and completes a prescribed practical training under
Section 8(1)(a); or
(b) he/she holds a qualification granted outside Nigeria and for the time being
accepted by the Institute, and he/she satisfies the Council of the Institute
that he/she had sufficient practical experience as an Accountant under
Section 8(1)(b). A member of any of the approved professional bodies shall
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be eligible under the present Rules and Regulations of the Institute to be
enrolled as a Chartered Accountant, in pursuance of section 8 (1) (b) of the
Act after undergoing an orientation course/seminar during which Corporate
and Business Law; Public Sector Accounting and Finance; Financial
Reporting and Ethics; and Advanced Taxation would be the main subjects of
intense discourse. Furthermore, the candidate would be required to make
an oral presentation before admission.
5. REGISTERED ACCOUNTANTS
6. DESIGNATORY LETTERS
Members of the Institute are entitled to use the following designatory Letters after
their names:
In the case of a Fellow, the letters “FCA” (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants)
In the case of an Associate, the letters “ACA” (Associate of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants).
A member may seek publicity for his/her services, achievements and products and
may advertise his/her services, achievements and products in any way consistent
with the dignity of the profession. He/she should not project an image inconsistent
with that of a professional person bound to high ethical and technical standards.
9. THE LIBRARY
The Institute’s Library caters for both members and students. The Library at the
Secretariat, Plot 16 Idowu Taylor Street, Victoria Island, Lagos caters for the needs
of members, while the Students’ Library is located at the Institute’s Secretariat
Annex at No. 82, Murtala Muhammed Way, Ebute-Metta, Lagos. Continuous efforts
are being made by Council from time to time to satisfy fully the diverse interests of
the members and students. Enquiries should be directed to the Librarian at the
Victoria Island Office.
There are District Societies for members of the Institute with headquarters in some
principal towns throughout the country as well as in the UK and USA. The principal
objectives of the District Societies are to avail members the opportunity of extra
professional and social activities and assist potential accountants in their
endeavour towards membership of the Institute.
11. PUBLICATIONS
The Institute publishes the following for the benefit of members, students and the
general public:
(a) Membership Year Book, containing lists of members and other general
information about the Institute.
(b) The Nigerian Accountant, the official journal of the Institute, containing
authoritative articles on accountancy and related fields.
(c) ICAN News, the official journal for students of the Institute.
(d) Pathfinder, published after each examination and contains the suggested
solutions to the examination questions.
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(g) Nigeria: Journal of Accountancy Research.
Training for the purpose of the Institute’s membership means full time
assignments on a work of an approved accounting nature either in a
professional office, commerce, industry, government or a full time/part time
study in an accredited institution.
The licence to practise will be issued only to those candidates who have been
trained in professional offices and have acquired the minimum practical training as
stated in paragraph 7 above. However, for those who qualify outside professional
offices/firms, such practising experience could be acquired after qualifying as an
accountant and the period of post-qualification will not be less than 36 months for
those with accounting qualifications, whilst those with non-accounting
qualifications require not less than 42 months.
14. SECRETARIAT
For those submitting their completed students registration forms by hand or making
enquiries, please call at our Secretariat Annex:
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PART TWO
The Council has accepted the following qualifications for the purpose of entry
requirements:
(a) The degree of any University or Higher National Diploma of any Polytechnic
accredited by the Council.
(b) Any other qualification for the time being approved by the Council.
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15.2 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION
Every applicant for registration as a student must satisfy the Council that:
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PART THREE
16. PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS
FOUNDATION FOUNDATION
1. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 1. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
2. Quantitative Analysis 2. Corporate and Business Law
3. Economics 3. Economics and Business
Environment
INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE
4. Cost Accounting 4. Costing and Quantitative Techniques
5. General Principles of Law 5. Taxation
6. Principles and Practice of Auditing 6. Audit and Assurance
7. Management 7. Business Communication and
Research Methodology
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16.2 DATES OF EXAMINATIONS
The examinations are normally held twice each year in May and November and, at
present, at the following centres: Aba, Abakaliki, Abeokuta, Abuja, Ado-Ekiti,
Akure, Asaba, Benin-City, Calabar, Enugu, Ibadan, Ilesa, Ilorin, Jos, Kaduna, Kano,
Lagos, Lokoja, Maiduguri, Makurdi, Minna, Ogbomoso, Onitsha, Owerri, Port
Harcourt, Sokoto, Umuahia, Uyo, Warri, Yenagoa, Yola, and London (U.K.).
The closing dates of entries for May and November examinations are March 31 and
September 30, respectively.
No person may enter for any of the Institute’s examinations unless he/she had been
registered as a student of the Institute and had paid the required annual
subscription and examination entry fees in force at the date of entry.
NOTES:
1. Candidates are expected to register and attempt all papers at a level. No
candidate will be allowed to apply to sit for one paper unless the other
papers have been previously passed or exempted.
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May 2005 are expected to complete the Institute’s examinations on or
before May 2014.
The pass mark for each paper of the Institute’s examination is 50%.
Examinations on the basis of this new syllabus will commence in May 2010.
All candidates stand converted as stated in paragraph 16.8.1 below. Each
candidate will be credited with subjects passed if he or she passes a minimum of
two subjects at that level. No candidate may proceed to the next level of the
examination without successful completion of all the subjects in the preceding
level.
16.8.1 Conversion from the old to the new syllabus is as stated hereunder:
To write:
Candidates who successfully Management Accounting,
Credited with Information
completed the P.E l Financial Accounting,
Technology.
Examination only Advanced Audit &
Assurance
To write:
Financial Reporting &
Candidates who successfully Ethics, Strategic Credited with Public
completed the P.E ll Financial Management, Sector Accounting and
Examination Advanced Taxation, Finance
Advanced Audit &
Assurance in P.E. l
To write:
Candidates who passed Corporate and Business
Credited with Financial
Fundamentals of Financial Law, Economics and
Accounting only
Accounting – Foundation Business Environment in
Foundation
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OLD SYLLABUS NEW SYLLABUS
To write:
Candidates who passed
Costing & Quantitative Credited with Economics
Management only in
Techniques; Taxation and & Business Environment
Intermediate
BCRM in Intermediate
To write:
Costing & Quantitative
Candidates who passed
Techniques, Taxation, Credited with Audit &
Principles and Practice of
Corporate and Business Assurance
Auditing in Intermediate
Law in Foundation and
BCRM in Intermediate.
To write:
Candidates who passed
All the papers in Credited with no subject
General Principles of Law
Intermediate
Candidates who passed any
of the following subjects in
To write all papers in
old P.E l, Financial Credited with all the
new Professional
Accounting/Taxation/ subjects in Intermediate
Examination l
Management Information
System/ Business Laws
To write:
Information Technology Credited with Financial
Candidates who passed
Management Accounting, Accounting in the new
Financial Accounting ll
Advanced Audit and P.E. l
Assurance
To write:
Candidates who passed Financial Accounting Credited with
Management Accounting in Information Technology Management Accounting
old P.E l & Advanced Audit and in the new P.E. l
Assurance
Candidates who passed Credited with Public
To write all the papers in
Public Sector Accounting and Sector Accounting and
the new P.E l
Finance in old P.E ll Finance in the new P.E. ll
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OLD SYLLABUS NEW SYLLABUS
To write:
Candidates who passed Credited with Public
Financial Reporting and
Multidisciplinary Case Study Sector Accounting and
Ethics and Strategic
(MDCS) Finance
Financial Management
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17. EXAMINATION TIME-TABLE FOR MAY 2010
Economics Strategic
2.00 p.m. – Audit and Information
and Business Financial
5.00 p.m. Assurance Technology
Environment Management
Assurance
Business
2.00 p.m. – Public Sector
Communication Management
5.00 p.m. - Accounting and
and Research Accounting
Finance
Methodology
THURSDAY
9.00 a.m. –
Multidisciplinary
2.00 p.m - - -
Case Study
The questions for each subject shall consist of two sections: A & B.
Section A:
Shall comprise multiple-choice and short-answer questions. Questions in
this section shall cover the entire area of the subject syllabus. All the
questions in this section shall be compulsory. This section shall make up
40% of the total marks.
Section B:
Shall comprise more involving questions. Questions will carry equal marks.
Candidates will be required to answer four out of six questions in this
section. However, in subjects with cases, the case question will be
compulsory. This section shall make up 60% of the total marks.
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19. ABSENCE FROM AN EXAMINATION
(a) taking into the examination room or possessing, while in that room, any
books, notes, programmable calculators, GSM hand sets or other materials
except those which have been authorised in the Examination Attendance
Docket;
(b) aiding or attempting to aid another candidate, or obtaining or attempting to
obtain aid from another candidate;
(c) refusing to obey any instruction from the Examination Supervisor or
Invigilators; and
(d) giving false or misleading information to the Examination Supervisor.
Any student who fails to comply with the above regulations may be liable to such
penalties as the Council of the Institute may determine.
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20. EXEMPTION GUIDELINES
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Academic Qualifications Exemptions
All Subjects in Foundation, Costing &
H. ATS III (New Syllabus) Quantitative Techniques, Taxation and
Audit & Assurance in Intermediate
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PART FOUR
21.1 FOUNDATION
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B. LINKAGES: This paper is linked to 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15.
SECTION B: (60 marks) - Out of six essay-type questions, candidates are answer
four.
C. CONTENTS
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2. BASIC ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (15%)
(a) The nature and role of bodies which set accounting standards in
Nigeria.
(b) Structure and process leading to the issuance of standards in Nigeria.
(c) Statement of accounting standard numbers 1-9 (SAS 1-9) – Theory
and practice of the standards.
(e) Control accounts – Their uses and processes, and benefits derivable
therefrom.
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7. MISCELLANEOUS ACCOUNTS (10%)
D. CONTACT HOURS 80
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
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21.1.2 PAPER 2: CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
• Understanding of the nature and objectives of the laws that are essential to
their functions and duties as accountants as well as the business
relationships that use their services.
• Understanding of various commercial transactions that involve the input of
accountants.
• Understanding of their duties in business regulatory compliance
• Ability to apply the knowledge of business laws to specific aspects of their
accounting functions.
B. LINKAGES
C. CONTENTS
Sources of Nigerian Law (Received English law, the Constitution and its
characteristics, Nigerian statutes, judicial precedent or case-law,
international law.
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4. Nature and Framework of e-Contracts
• Sale of Goods – Goods and their types, the duties and rights of seller
and buyer, passing of property.
The statutory powers and duties of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the reporting
duties of banks and other financial institutions (reference to the Central
Bank Act as well as Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act), the statutory
powers and duties of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, duties of
financial institutions to report certain transactions under the Money
Laundering Act, duties and rights relating to banker-customer relationship.
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Negotiable instruments, types, delivery, acceptance, negotiation and
discharge of bills, duties and liabilities of parties to a bill.
D. CONTACT HOURS 85
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Biggs, W.W. and Thompson, Ranking, Spicer and Pegler’s Merchantile Law,
(London: HFL Publishers).
Fabunmi, J.O., Equity and Trusts in Nigeria, 2nd ed., (Ile-Ife: Obafemi
Awolowo University Press.)
Jegede, M.I., Law of Trusts Bankruptcy and Administration of Estate, (Lagos:
MIJ Professional Publishers).
Obilade, A.O., The Nigerian Legal System, (London: Sweet and Maxwell)
Omojola, F., 2004, General Principles of Business Law in Nigeria 2nd Ed.
Omojola, S. F., 2005, Omojola’s Company Law in Nigeria
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Investments and Securities Act, 1999
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act 25 of
1991
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Insurance Act, 2003
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Central Bank of Nigeria Act,
Federal Republic of Nigeria, Money Laundering Act, 2003
Partnership Act/Partnership Law
Sale of Goods Act/Law
Yerokun, Nigerian Law of Insurance
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21.1.3 PAPER 3: ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B. LINKAGES
C. CONTENTS
COMPONENT A ECONOMICS
INTRODUCTION
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(b) Concepts of scarcity, choice, scale of preference and opportunity cost,
ceteris paribus, mutatis mutandis.
(c) Distinction between microeconomics and macroeconomics
(d) Nature of economic problems under different types of economic
systems
(e) Types and resources allocation under different economic systems,
particularly the roles of the private sector in production and
distribution of goods viz:
Free Market Economy
Command or Centrally Controlled Economy
Mixed Economy.
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4. FIRMS AND MARKET STRUCTURES (5%)
MACROECONOMICS
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(e) The Nigerian capital market: Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Security
and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Specialised or development
banks, insurance companies. Roles of money and capital markets in
economic activities.
(f) Monetary policy and Exchange rate policy and their relationships
with fiscal policy.
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
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14. MANAGING WORK AND ORGANISATION (10%)
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(b) Production Functions – the scope of production management;
production planning and control; scheduling; facility location and
layouts; productivity and productivity improvement schemes.
Material requirements, planning and purchasing; inventory control
and quality assurance.
E. CONTACT HOURS - 80
F. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
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21.2 INTERMEDIATE
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
• Mastery of the concepts and principles of Cost Accounting and their
applications in pricing decisions and other control matters in public and
private sectors.
B. LINKAGES
This paper is linked to papers 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 14
C. CONTENTS
COMPONENT A COSTING
(a) Types and basis of setting standards such as basic, current, ideal and
normal standards.
(b) Methods of determining standard cost and the uses of standard cost.
(c) Types of variances and their analyses.
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5. OTHER COSTING TECHNIQUES (10%)
8. STATISTICS (10%)
(b) Probability
(i) Concept and meaning: random experiment, sample space,
sample point, events, etc.
(ii) Measurement/determination of simple probability directly
from sample
(iii) Additive law of probability/mutual exclusive events
(iv) Multiplication law and conditional probability/independent
events
(b) Matrix
(i) Array of numbers
(ii) Meaning of a matrix
(iii) Types of matrices: identity, null, square, diagonal, symmetric
and skew symmetric, triangular matrix (upper and lower).
(iv) Basic operations with matrix:
Addition, subtraction, multiplication of matrices and
conditions under which these are possible; transpose of a
matrix.
(v) Meaning of determinant and its evaluation
(vi) Minor, cofactor, matrix of cofactors and adjoint matrix.
(vii) Inverse of a square matrix: its definition and determination
(other methods in addition to adjoint approach may be used.
Also, limited to at most 3 by 3 matrix).
(viii) Solution of systems of linear equations including Cramer’s
rule.
(ix) Applications of matrices to solving business related problems.
(c) Differentiation
(i) Concept and Meaning:
Measures of rate of change as derivative or slope measure of
marginal.
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(ii) Rules for differentiating the following functions: polynomial,
product, quotient, function of function , implicit function,
exponential and logarithmic functions.
(iii) Second-order derivative.
(iv) Application of a differentiation: finding marginals, break-
even points, elasticity, maximum and minimum values.
(v) Simple partial differentiation of first order.
D. CONTACT HOURS: 80
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E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
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21.2.5 PAPER 5: TAXATION
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B. LINKAGES
C. CONTENTS
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2. INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT, TRUST SETTLEMENTS AND ESTATES (30%)
(a) General familiarity with the relevant laws and practice, income
chargeable and exemptions
(b) (i) The employee:
• Definition of employee and legal meaning of income.
• Salaries, pensions, charge, annuities, fees, gratuities,
allowances and benefits-in-kind.
• Allowable and disallowable expenses and related case
laws.
• Assessments and collection of taxes.
• Pay-As-You-Earn.
(ii) Partnerships and Joint Ventures.
(c) Sole Traders:
(i) Meaning of a trade or profession.
(ii) Adjustment of profits of a trade or profession.
(iii) Basis periods including commencement and cessation years.
(iv) Change of accounting dates
(v) Treatment of business losses – types of relief and their
treatment, losses of new trade or business in commencement
and cessation years.
(vi) Nature, computation and objectives of capital allowances and
reliefs available
(d) Treatment of Unearned income:
(i) Income from rent on property, including contractor-financed
projects.
(ii) Income from savings.
(iii) Dividends and interests.
(iv) Assessments and payments.
(e) Taxation of non-resident individuals deriving income from Nigeria.
(g) Trust settlements.
(h) Estates.
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(vii) Assessment and payment of income taxes, including minimum
tax provisions.
(vii) Special considerations:
• Turnover tax.
• Small company relief.
• Specialised businesses, including real estate, agriculture,
transportation and telecommunication
(b) Education Tax
(i) Objectives and basis of computation.
(ii) Education tax fund management.
(c) Withholding Tax
• relevant tax authority.
• income subject to withholding tax.
• time and mode of claims.
• refunds; grounds and procedures.
• remittance to tax authorities.
(d) Preparation of taxation accounts:
Deferred Taxation.
Withholding Tax.
Education Tax.
Income Tax.
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(d) Benefits and challenges of computer aided tax planning and
management
D. CONTACT HOURS: 60
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
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21.2.6 PAPER 6: AUDIT AND ASSURANCE
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
Familiarity with and knowledge of, the basic objectives, principles and concepts of
auditing.
Understanding of the risks, methods, techniques and processes of auditing,
including planning and control.
Ability to audit computerised accounting systems.
Ability to communicate effectively with management and internal auditors, audit
committees, shareholders, regulatory agencies and specialists.
Understanding of the regulatory and ethical considerations governing assurance
engagements.
Ability to identify the requirements of the audits of various organisations.
B. LINKAGES
C. CONTENTS
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(v) Nigerian Accounting Standards Board Act, 2003
(vi) Nigerian Standards on Auditing (NSA).
(vii) Other International Regulatory Bodies: Auditing Practices Board of
the United Kingdom, etc.
(viii) Statements of Accounting Standards (SAS)
(b) Candidates to be familiar with the instruments establishing various
organisations such as SEC, NDIC, PENCOM, CBN, NASB, Bureau for Public
Enterprise, etc.
(c) Professional pronouncements and their applications, that is, guidelines and
standards of the Institute and other International Bodies.
(d) Supervision and monitoring of auditors:
(i) Quality control, working papers, peer review.
(ii) Functions and responsibilities of the Institute in supervising and
monitoring auditors
(iii) Threats to auditors’ independence and their resolutions:
conflicts of interest, beneficial shareholding, financial involvement
with or in the affairs of clients, personal relationships, audit fee, etc.
(a) Reviewing the client’s operational background with regard to its financial,
legal and personnel situations and the industry environment in which it
operates.
(b) Allocation and supervision of work and responsibilities.
(c) Designing the audit programme.
(d) Examining the impact of relevant legislations on the performance of
an audit.
(e) Evaluating the quality of the audit and maintaining adequate working
papers.
(f) Planning, documenting and monitoring of time and costs.
(g) Establishing procedures for obtaining audit evidence, including balance and
transaction testing such as third party confirmation, analytical procedures
and management representation.
(h) Quality control and peer review.
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(iii) debenture loans and borrowing.
(iv) reserves, equity.
(v) income and expenditure.
(vi) revenue and expenses.
(vii) sales/purchases.
(viii) wages and salaries.
(ix) other income and expenditure account items.
(c) Audit documentation.
D. CONTACT HOURS: 60
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E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
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21.2.7 PAPER 7 - BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AND RESEARCH
METHODOLOGY
A. OBJECTIVE
• Construct and use English Language effectively both in writing and speaking,
and use it as communication tool to carry out various functions.
• Identify researchable problems; to systematically and purposefully gather data
from a variety of relevant sources on chosen topics;
• Conceptualise and originate study and design appropriate method of presenting
the result for decision making;
• Search for and use existing knowledge on a subject matter to develop the
framework for advancement in the understanding of it (subject matter) and the
basis for advancing such knowledge;
• Apply IT tools in research activities.
• Use various methods of referencing borrowed materials from existing published
and unpublished interactive.
• Use statistics to analyse and interprete data in research.
B LINKAGES
SECTION B: (60 marks) – Answer the question on Case Study and any other three.
C. CONTENTS
COMPONENT B STATISTICS
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(ii) co-efficient of variation.
(iii) skew ness.
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(b) Review of Related Literature
• Purpose, Division and Sequence of Literature Review
• Checklist for Reviewing Literature
• Special Hints on Review of Related Literature
(c) Research Design and Methodology
• Overview of Research Design
• Types of Research Designs
• Characteristics of a Good Design
• Research Instruments
• Validity of Experimental Design
• Factors affecting Internal Validity
• Factors affecting External Validity
• Research Population, Sample and Sample Size
• Probability/Random Sampling
• Non-Probability (Non-Random) Sampling
(d) Data Collection
• Sources of Data
• Validity and Testing Data
• Methods of Data Collection
(i) Questionnaire – Aims and Objectives
• Qualities of Good Questionnaires
• Types of Questionnaire (Contingency, Scale, Open &
Close-Ended Questions)
(ii) Interview: Types (Structured and Unstructured) and its
Guidelines
(iii) e-interview
(e) Measurement Scales
(f) Validity of Instrument and its Types
• Face Validity
• Content Validity
(g) Reliability Test and Different Methods of Measurement
(h) Costing of Research Project/ Research Budget
(i) Hypotheses testing
(j) Test of significance/Confidence Intervals
To include:
(a) Attributes of a good report
(b) Presenting the findings of the study
(c) Interpreting the findings
(d) Methods of presenting the findings of the study
(e) Drawing inference and conclusions from the results of the study
(f) Developing recommendations and signposts for future research from
the findings
(g) Executive summary
D CONTACT HOURS: 80
E RECOMMENDED TEXTS
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21.3 PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION I
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B. LINKAGES
SECTION B: (60 Marks) - Answer the question on Case Study and any other three.
C. CONTENTS
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3. INFORMATION SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURE (15%)
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4. SOFTWARE SYSTEMS (20%)
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ii. IT management and IT personnel
iii. User departments and individuals
iv. Auditors
(d) Setting IT objectives
IT strategic objectives
Mission/Vision/Purpose
Relation entity strategy objectives/IT strategy objectives
IT goals/measurements metrics, e.g. the BSC
(e) Conducting IT Control Activities
IT Control Frameworks:
COBIT,
ITCG,
Web Trust
(f) IT Asset safeguarding
Prevention/detection of fraud, error and illegal acts
Privacy
Confidentiality
Copyright issues
(g) Systems Reliability Issues
Availability and continuity (back-up, recovery)
Access controls (physical, logical)
Processing integrity (completeness, accuracy, timeliness,
authorisation)
Data integrity
Comparability
Authorisation
Auditability
(h) Types of Control Activities
IT Top-Level Reviews
Direct IT Functional or IT Activity Management
Information Processing Controls
Manual Controls
IT Performance Indicators
Segregation of IT Duties and Functions
(i) Systems Evaluation Procedural Controls
Systems analysis and documentation (e.g. flowcharting
packages, review of program logic, etc.)
Systems/program testing (e.g. test data, integrated test
facility, parallel simulation, etc.)
Data integrity testing (e.g. generalized audit software,
utilities, custom programs, sampling routines, etc.)
Problem solving aids (e.g. spreadsheet, database, on-line data
bases, etc.)
Administrative aids (e.g. word processing, audit program
generations, work paper generators, etc)
• Cloud computing
• Computer forensic
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8. EMERGING ISSUES IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY (5%)
• 2G
• 3G
• WI - Max
D. CONTACT HOURS: 60
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS
ACCA Study Text: December 2004/2005; Information Systems; FTC Foulks Lynch
Certified Information Systems Auditors, CISA (2004); CISA Review Manual 2005,
Illinois, USA
Essinger James (1998); The Virtual Banking Revolution. United Kingdom; Thomson
Business Press.
Gerald V. Post and Andersen David L. (2000); Management Information Systems:
Solving Business Problems with Information Technology. London: Irwin McGraw-
Hill.
ICAN Study Pack, Management Information Systems, V/I Publishers, 2006
ICAN Study Pack: Information Technology, V/I Publishers, 2009
Laudon, Kenneth C. and Laudon, Jane Price (2003) Management Information
Systems: Organisation and Technology. 1st Ed, London: Prentice Hall
Pressman Roger S. (1992); Software Engineering: A Practitioner’s Approach 3rd Ed.
New York: Mc Graw-Hill
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21.3.2 PAPER 9: MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B. LINKAGES
SECTION B: (60 Marks) - Answer the question on Case Study and any other
three.
C. CONTENTS
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(iii) Single and Multi-Product cost-volume-profit analyses under
conditions of uncertainty
(iv) pricing
• objectives of pricing and factors influencing pricing
decisions
• pricing methods: cost and market based methods - cost
plus, marginal cost, average or lowest market prices or
negotiated prices
• product-life cycle and appropriate pricing strategies
(b) Long Term - Capital Budgeting
(i) objectives of capital budgeting
(ii) techniques of evaluating capital budgets such as pay back
period, accounting rate of return, cost benefit analysis,
discounted cash flow (DCF) techniques-net present value
(NPV), internal rate of return (IRR), and profitability index
(iii) capital rationing (single period, multi period) and use of
linear Programming
(iv) replacement theory
(c) Risks and Uncertainty
(i) measurement of risks
(ii) decision tree
(iii) portfolio theory
(iv) sensitivity analysis
(v) probability theory or expected value
(vi) utility theory
3. PLANNING (15%)
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4. CONTROL (15%)
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(f) Simulation:
(i) Concept and meaning
(ii) Types/approaches
• Monte Carlo
• Computer approach: To know how to use some
packages on simulation
D. CONTACT HOURS 90
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS
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21.3.3 PAPER 10: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B. LINKAGES
This paper would be a three hour paper divided into two sections:
Section B: (60 marks) – Answer the question on Case Study and any other three.
C. CONTENTS
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subsidiaries and associates, under the acquisition methods (IFRS 3
and IAS 27).
(c) The treatment of minority interests: pre and post-acquisition reserves;
goodwill; fair-value adjustments; intra-group transactions and
dividends; piecemeal and mid-year acquisitions; and disposals to
include sub-subsidiaries and mixed groups.
(d) The accounting treatment of Joint ventures and associates (IAS 28 &
31), using equity method and proportional consolidation method.
Foreign currency transactions (IAS 21 & SAS 7 ) to include overseas
transactions and investment in overseas subsidiaries.
D. CONTACT HOURS 80
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
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21.3.4 PAPER 11: ADVANCED AUDIT AND ASSURANCE
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B LINKAGES
SECTION B: (60 Marks) - Answer the question on Case Study and any other three.
C. CONTENTS
1. AUDIT PLANNING AND CONTROL (10%)
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(iv) Auditors’ involvement with prospectuses and other offer
documents.
(iv) Examination of financial forecasts and projections.
(v) The report appropriate to each type of investigation.
(d) Insolvency and Business Recovery
(i) Various legal processes involved in corporate distress.
(ii) Differences between receivership, receiver/manager,
bankruptcy and liquidation.
(iii) Implications of insolvency for corporate governance and
‘going concern’ threats.
(iv) Legal requirements
(v) Handling insolvency assignments.
(e) Due diligence reviews for mergers, acquisitions and business
combinations.
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7. QUALITY CONTROL IN AUDIT AND ASSURANCE REPORTS (10%)
• Transnational audits.
• Environmental and social audits.
D. CONTACT HOURS: 90
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
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21.4 PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATION II
A. OBJECTIVE
• Understand the Legal frameworks and the Financial Authorities used in the
Public Sector.
• Describe the Accounting Concepts, Fund Accounting Concepts and various
Professional Pronouncements on Government Accounting.
• Identify the various revenue inflows to the Federation Account and
Consolidated Revenue Fund, their differing characteristics and interaction
with each other.
• Evaluate the Financial Management Cycle in Federal, States and Local
Governments and explain the main public expenditure votes – Personnel
Emolument, Overheads and Capital Votes and the rules guiding
disbursement.
• Prepare Financial Statements for Parastatals based on the enabling laws
setting each up and explain the procedure of accounting for the funds
allocated to each of them.
• Analyse the economic environment in respect of sources of revenue and
capital receipts, debt management strategies and project appraisal in
relation to medium term expenditure framework.
B. LINKAGES:
SECTION B: (60 Marks) - Answer the question on Case Study and any other three.
C. CONTENTS:
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of 1958, as amended).
(iii) Financial Regulations for Federal and State Governments,
and the Financial Memoranda for Local Governments.
(iv) Federal Treasury Accounting Manual
(v) Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007
(vi) Public Procurement Act, 2007.
(vii) The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles applicable to
the Public Sector, Local and International Sources.
(b) The economic environment of Public Sector Accounting:
• Performance of the Nigerian economy: a historical perspective
and the economic role of the public sector.
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4. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CYCLE IN FEDERAL, STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
(20%)
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f) Financial Reporting
(i) Preparation of Statutory Financial Statements in Federal and
State Treasury: Cash Flow Statement, Consolidated Revenue
Fund, Development Fund and Statement of Assets and
Liabilities.
(ii) Preparation of Statutory Financial Statements in Local
Governments.
(iii) Ethical Issues in Government Accounting.
(iv) Auditor-General’s Role in Financial Reporting.
(v) Preparation of Revenue and Expenditure Accounts.
(g) Interpretation of Government Financial Statements
D. CONTACT HOURS 60
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Bammeke, S.A.. (2008). Public Sector Accounting and Finance for Decision
Making. Lagos, Sab & Associates Limited.
Daniel, G. I. 1999, Public Sector Accounting, Ahmadu Bello University Press
Zaria
Hassan, M. M., 2001, Government Accounting, Malthouse Press Ltd., Lagos
Hassan, M. M., Financial/Management in Nigeria Local Government (2003)
ICAN Study Pack, Public Sector Accounting and Finance, V/I Publishers, 2006
ICAN Study Pack, Public Sector Accounting and Finance, V/I Publishers, 2009, 2nd ed.
Oshisami, K. 1992, Government Accounting and Financial Controls, Spectrum
Books Ltd, Ibadan
Musgrave, R. A. & Musgrave, P. B., Public Finance in Theory and Practice,
Fiscal Responsibility Act, 2007
Federal Treasury Accounting Manual (Policy and Procedure) Act 2006.
Public Procurement Act, 2007
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21.4.2 PAPER 13: FINANCIAL REPORTING & ETHICS
A. OBJECTIVE
To examine candidates’
B. LINKAGES
This paper will be a three hour paper divided into two sections:
Section B – (60 Marks) - Answer the question on Case Study and any other four.
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C. CONTENTS
(a) Accounting and reporting policies for single entity and consolidated
financial statements
(i) laws
(ii) regulations
(iii) accounting standards
(b) Recognising and measuring assets and liabilities
(i) methods of recognising and measuring assets and liabilities of
the single entity or group
(ii) effect of the methods on the financial performance of the
single entity or group
(c) Accounting and reporting concepts
(i) fair presentation
(ii) true and fair view
(d) Circumstances in which accounting and reporting concepts may
override provisions of legislation or of accounting standards.
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5. ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (10%)
COMPONENT B ETHICS
(a) Definition and scope of ethical threats and issues in accounting and
related areas
(b) Introduction of safeguards at professional and firm levels
(c) Conflicts of interest in corporate and professional environments
(d) Different types of ethical threats and ethical issues
(e) Specific ethical threats and safeguards in accounting, e.g. window
dressing/creative accounting
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(f) Ethical threats in auditing and assurance service e.g. threats and
safeguards to independence and integrity
(g) Ethical threats in other financial services and safeguards
(h) Effects of culture on ethical issues
(i) Whistle-blowing cases and solutions
(j) A discussion of current controversial ethical issues relevant to the
profession
(k) Analysis of threats and safeguards
(a) The nature, significance and scope of enterprise governance and threats
to effective governance
(b) Theoretical framework including agency problems
(c) Minimizing the threats of agency costs
(d) Corporate and other social responsibilities
(e) Stakeholder relationships
(f) Regulatory framework for corporate and enterprise governance
(g) The role of accountants and auditors in governance framework
(h) Governance: good practice and issues
(i) Analysis of cases of failures
(j) Global developments in enterprise and corporate governance
(k) Benchmarking governance cases in practice
D. CONTACT HOURS - 80
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E RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Alexander, D. and Balttan, A. 1999, Financial Reporting, International Thomson
Business Press, 5th Edition.
Beaver, W. N., Financial Reporting, An Accounting Revolution, Prentice Hall
ICAN Study Pack Financial Reporting and Audit Practice. V/I Publishers Ltd. 2006
IFAC: Professional code of conduct
ICAN: Rules of Professional Conduct for Members
John L. Colley: Corporate Governance - McGraw-Hill Professional
Martin Hilb: New Corporate Governance: Successful Board Management Tools -
Springer
NASB – Statement of Accounting Standards (SASs)
IASB – International Accounting Standards (IASs)
IFRS – International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
ICAN Study Pack, Financial Reporting and Ethics, V/I Publishers, 2009.
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21.4.4. PAPER 14: STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
A. OBJECTIVE
B. LINKAGES
This paper is linked to papers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 15.
The paper will be a three-hour paper divided into two sections:
SECTION B: (60 Marks) - Answer the question on Case Study and any other three.
C. CONTENTS
1. NATURE AND SCOPE OF STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (5%)
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responsibilities, adequacy of disclosure requirements, creative
accounting, window dressing, e.t.c. Directors’ remuneration and
prerequisites, rewards and sanctions.
• The effect of good and bad corporate governance on the value of the
business via share price
• Developments in the Nigerian Capital Market
• The nature and functions of money and capital markets. Distinctions
between the two markets. Instruments of each of the markets:
nature, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages. Key
participants; individuals, companies, banks, non-bank financial
institutions and Government agencies e.g. Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN), Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). Emerging Issues in the Stock Market.
• Ethical Issues in Corporate Financial Strategy
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6. WORKING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT (5%)
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9. INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (15%)
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Adetifa, S. B. 2006, Corporate Finance and Investment Strategy.
Akinsulire, Oye (2008) Financial Management, Ceemol Nigeria Limited,
Nigeria 5th Edition
Akintoye, I.R (2008). Investment Decisions: Concept, Analysis and
Management. Glorious Hope Publishers, Lagos.
Holland John, 1993, International Financial Management; United Kingdom,
Blackwell Publishers. 2nd Ed
ICAN Study Pack, Strategic Financial Management, V/I Publishers, 2006
ICAN Study Pack, Strategic Financial Management, V/I Publishers, 2009.
Kayode, A. J., Financial Management - Students Manual; AJK Limited.
Omolehinwa, Ade., 2002,Workout Corporate Finance
Pinches, G. E. 1984, Essentials of Financial Management, Harper & Row.
Richard A. Brealey & Stewart C. Myers, 1991: Principles of Corporate
Finance, U.S.A., 4th Edition.
Van Horne, J. C., 2002, Fundamentals of Financial Management, Englewood
Cliffs, N. J. Prentice – Hall, 11th Ed.
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21.4.4. PAPER 15: ADVANCED TAXATION
A. OBJECTIVE
B. LINKAGES
SECTION B: (60 Marks) – Answer the question on Case Study and any other three.
C. CONTENTS
90
2. INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENT, TRUST SETTLEMENTS, WITHHOLDING
TAX, VAT AND ESTATES (10%)
(a) General familiarity with the relevant Laws and Practice, Incomes
chargeable/exempt
(b) Income from Employment
salaries, pensions, charge, annuities, fees, gratuities,
allowances and benefits-in-kind;
allowable and disallowable expenses and related case laws;
assessments and collection of taxes
(c) Sole traders and partnership business
meaning of a trade or profession
adjustment of profits of a trade or profession
Basis periods, Commencement and ceasation rules
change of accounting dates
treatment of business losses – types of reliefs and their
treatment, losses of trade or business at commencement or
ceasation
nature and objectives of capital allowances and reliefs
available
- Computation of capital allowances
(d) Treatment of unearned income
income from rent on property, including contractor-financed
projects
income from savings
dividends and interests
- assessments and payments.
(e) Taxation of non-resident individuals deriving income from Nigeria
(f) International dimension of taxation and tax tariff
• Double Taxation, etc.
(g) VAT
• General principles of VAT
• Vatable goods/services
• Exempt goods/services
• Amount on which tax is chargeable
• VAT rates
• VAT on capital assets
• EU VAT legislation/regulations
• International transactions
(h) Withholding Tax
- Supplies/services subject to Withholding Tax
- Rates
- Offences and penalties
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3. CAPITAL GAINS TAX (CGT) 10%
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(j) Tax offsets, petroleum investment allowance, computation of
chargeable profit, chargeable tax and the concept of additional tax
(k) Computation of Assessable Profits
(l) Payment of tax due
(m) Familiarisation with Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) as it
applies to petroleum prospecting companies
(n) Offences and Penalties
(o) Incentives available to companies engaged in the utilisation of
associated gas and objectives for the incentives
(p) Understanding the Joint Venture Contracts (JVC) and Production
Sharing Contracts (PSC) as they apply to petroleum operations
NOTES
(1) Candidates will be provided with tables of rates and allowances.
(2) Candidates should be conversant with relevant decided cases and
statutory provisions.
(3) Candidates are expected to be conversant with annual budgetary
provisions.
(4) New legislations and budgetary provisions shall become examinable
after 6 months from the date of issue or enactment.
D. CONTACT HOURS: 60
E. RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Adesola, S.M., Income Tax Law and Administration in Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo
University Press.
Agyei, A. K. Capital Gains Tax, Graham Burn.
Ani, A. A., et al., Companies Income Tax and Petroleum Profit Tax in Nigeria, UPL.
ICAN Study Pack, Tax Management and Fiscal Poiicy, V/I Publishers, 2006
ICAN Study Pack, Advanced Taxation, V/I Publishers, 2009
Joint Tax Board, Decided Cases by the Body of Appeal Commissioners.
Oremade, B. T., Petroleum Profits Tax in Nigeria, Evans Brothers, Ibadan.
Uche, R. U., 2002, Petroleum Accounting and Taxation in Nigeria, Alexander Books
Associates, Oakland, California, V/I,
Federal Inland Revenue Service, Annual Budget of Federal Republic of Nigeria
Federal Inland Revenue Service & Establishments (FIRS) Act, 2007
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