CRACKER COMBO for CA Inter | Group I – Papers 1 to 3 puts the CRACKERs for all three Group I papers in one set. Paper 1 is Advanced Accounting. Paper 2 is Corporate & Other Laws, in two volumes. Paper 3 is Taxation. That makes four volumes, and each one is a book of solved questions.
Each book gives past exam questions with their answers, along with selected questions from ICAI's Revision Test Papers and Mock Test Papers. Advanced Accounting shows the full working and sets out its formats in full. Law sets out most answers point by point. Taxation lays out its sums as working statements.
Each book also has its own objective section. Advanced Accounting has a chapter of 15 case scenarios and 75 MCQs. Law gives its second volume to 400+ MCQs and 114 case scenarios. Taxation has 260 MCQs and 42 integrated case studies.
Every book opens with a chapter-wise marks table, and Advanced Accounting and Taxation add a trend analysis of recent papers. The May 2026 paper is solved in all three books. Advanced Accounting and Taxation also solve the September 2026 paper. Taxation's past exam questions and answers are modified as per A.Y. 2026-27 and the latest GST laws.
The Present Publication is the October 2026 Edition, authored by CA. Parveen Sharma, CA. Kapileshwar Bhalla, CA. Sunil Amlani, CA. Pankaj Garg, CA. (Dr) K.M. Bansal & Dr Sanjay Kumar Bansal, with the following noteworthy features:
Common to All Three Books
- Solved Questions: 600+ questions across 16 chapters in Advanced Accounting, 740+ descriptive questions in Law and 540+ questions in Taxation, with answers.
- Past Exam, RTP and MTP Questions: Each book draws on past exams and on selected ICAI Revision Test Papers and Mock Test Papers.
- MCQs and Case-Based Questions: Advanced Accounting: 15 case scenarios and 75 MCQs. Law: 400+ MCQs and 114 case scenarios. Taxation: 260 MCQs and 42 integrated case studies.
- Marks Tables at the Front: A chapter-wise marks table opens every book, and each Law volume has its own.
- Solved Exam Papers: The May 2026 paper is solved in all three books. Advanced Accounting and Taxation also solve the September 2026 paper.
Book by Book
- Advanced Accounting | 16th Edition
- Topic Bands: Questions sit under grey bands that name the topic. In the Accounting Standards chapters, most bands also give the paragraph numbers of the standard.
- Answers Built on the Standard: In the Accounting Standards chapters, many answers open with what the standard states and close with an analysis and conclusion.
- Formats in Full: Schedule III balance sheets, statements of profit and loss, notes to accounts, cash flow statements by both methods, realisation and capital reduction accounts, branch stock and branch adjustment accounts, and consolidated balance sheets.
- Basic to Advanced: Cash flow, final statements, amalgamation and reconstruction move from basic problems to advanced ones.
- Source Tags: Most questions carry a tag naming the exam sessions, RTPs and MTPs they appeared in. "Similar" flags a session that set a similar version of the question.
- Three Tables at the Start: A chapter-wise marks table, a trend table of recent papers and a map to the ICAI Study Material.
- Corporate & Other Laws | 7th Edition
- Two Volumes: Volume 1 holds the descriptive questions. Volume 2 holds the MCQs and case scenarios. Both volumes follow the same chapter order.
- Sub-Topics by Section: In Volume 1, questions sit under numbered sub-topics, most of them tied to the section they test.
- Point-Wise Answers: Most descriptive answers are set out point by point.
- Topic-Wise and Attempt-Wise: In Volume 1, questions are arranged topic-wise as well as attempt-wise.
- Answer Keys in Full: Each MCQ key gives the correct option in full, not just its letter.
- Questions up to May 2026: Past exams, RTPs and MTPs up to the May 2026 exam.
- Taxation | 15th Edition
- 540+ Questions with Answers: Mostly from past exams going back to 2010, plus selected RTP and MTP questions.
- Updated for A.Y. 2026-27: Past exam questions and answers are modified as per A.Y. 2026-27 and the latest GST laws.
- Working Statements: Sums are set out as working statements, with working notes where needed.
- MCQ and Case Study Sections: 260 MCQs and 42 integrated case studies for Income Tax and GST, with answer keys.
- Three Tables at the Start: Marks distribution over the last eight exams with an average per chapter, a trend analysis of recent papers and a chapter-wise comparison with the Study Material.
The coverage of the Combo is as follows:
Paper 1 | Advanced Accounting
- Chapters 1 to 3: Introduction to Accounting Standards; Framework for Preparation & Presentation of Financial Statements; Applicability of Accounting Standards.
- Chapters 4 to 9: Accounting Standards grouped by subject (presentation and disclosures, assets, liabilities, items impacting financial statements, revenue and other standards), with one unit per standard.
- Chapters 10 to 15: Consolidated Financial Statements; Financial Statement of Companies; Buy-Back & Equity Shares with Differential Rights; Amalgamation; Internal Reconstruction; Branch Accounting.
- Chapter 16 and Solved Papers: Multiple Choice Question Bank; May 2026 and September 2026 papers with suggested answers.
Paper 2 | Corporate & Other Laws
- Chapters 1 to 11: Preliminary; Incorporation of Company & Incidental Matters; Prospectus and Allotment of Securities; Share Capital and Debentures; Acceptance of Deposits by Companies; Registration of Charges; Management and Administration; Declaration and Payment of Dividend; Accounts of Companies; Audit and Auditors; Companies Incorporated Outside India.
- Chapters 12 to 15: LLP Act, 2008; The General Clauses Act, 1897; Interpretation of Statutes; The Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
- Solved Paper: May 2026, with the descriptive questions in Volume 1 and the MCQs and case scenarios in Volume 2.
Paper 3 | Taxation
- Section A | Income Tax Law (Chapters 1 to 15): Basic Concepts; Residence and Scope of Total Income; Incomes which do not form part of Total Income; Income from Salaries; Income from House Property; Profits and Gains from Business or Profession; Capital Gains; Income from Other Sources; Clubbing of Income; Set off and Carry Forward of Losses; Deductions from Gross Total Income; Agricultural Income; Computation of Total Income and Tax Payable; Advance Tax, TDS and TCS; Filing of Return.
- Section B | GST (Chapters 16 to 30): GST in India – An Introduction; Supply under GST; Charge of GST; Place of Supply; Exemptions from GST; Time of Supply; Value of Supply; Input Tax Credit; Registration; Tax Invoice, Credit and Debit Notes; Accounts and Records; E-Way Bill; Payment of Tax; Tax Deduction at Source & Collection of Tax at Source; Returns.
- Sections C and D (Chapters 31 to 34): MCQs and integrated case studies, first for Income Tax Law, then for GST.
- Solved Papers: May 2026 and September 2026, with suggested answers.
The structure of the Combo is as follows:
- Advanced Accounting—the chapters share a common layout:
- Openings: A numbered tab and title band open each chapter. In Chapters 4 to 9, a unit heading names the standard.
- Grey Topic Bands: In most chapters, bands divide the questions and name the topic, often with the paragraph numbers, the method or the level.
- Question Box: Each question sits in a grey box in bold type, usually closed by its source tag.
- Answers: The answer follows at once, marked "Ans." Practical answers run through computation statements, working notes, journal entries, ledger accounts and full formats.
- Running Heads: Each page carries the chapter number and name, and page numbers run by chapter.
- Corporate & Other Laws—two volumes:
- Volume 1 | Descriptive Questions & Case Studies: 740+ questions with answers, arranged topic-wise and attempt-wise, and the solved May 2026 descriptive paper.
- Volume 2 | General MCQs & Case Scenarios: Part A has 400+ MCQs, chapter-wise. Part B has 108 case scenarios with linked MCQs. The volume closes with the solved May 2026 MCQ and case-scenario paper, which adds 6 more case scenarios.
- Marks Tables: Each volume opens with its own chapter-wise marks table, descriptive in Volume 1 and MCQ in Volume 2.
- Taxation—three tables, four sections, then two solved papers:
- Three Tables at the Start: Marks distribution, trend analysis and the Study Material comparison.
- Sections A and B: Income Tax Law and GST, chapter by chapter, each question followed straight away by its answer.
- Sections C and D: MCQs first, then integrated case studies, each chapter ending with its answer key.
- Two Solved Papers Close the Book: May 2026 and September 2026, with suggested answers.
- Chapter-Wise Page Numbers: Each chapter's pages are numbered on their own, such as 7.1, 7.2 and so on.
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