Paper	Permitted book
CFAP-1 Advanced Accounting and Financial Reporting	Handbook of International Financial Reporting Standards and ICAP Code of Ethics for Chartered Accountants (as prescribed from time to time with current version being Revised 2019).
CFAP-2 Advanced Corporate Laws and Practices	Anti-money Laundering Act, 2010 Anti-money Laundering Regulations, 2015 Companies (Distribution of Dividends) Regulations, 2017 Companies (Further Issue of Shares) Regulations, 2020 Companies (General provisions and forms) Regulations, 2018 Companies (Incorporation) Regulations, 2017 Companies (Investment in Associated Companies or Associated Undertakings) Regulations, 2017 Companies (Postal Ballot) Regulations, 2018 Companies (Related Party Transactions & Maintenance of Related Records) Regulations, 2018 Companies (Manner and Selection of Independent Directors) Regulations, 2018 Companies Act, 2017 Companies Ordinance, 1984 Competition Act, 2010 Corporate Rehabilitation Act 2018 Corporate Rehabilitation Regulations, 2019 Corporate Restructuring Companies Act, 2016 Corporate Restructuring Companies Rules, 2019 Employees Contributory Fund (Investment in Listed Securities) Regulations, 2018 Foreign Exchange Manual of State Bank of Pakistan ICAP Code of Ethics for Chartered Accountants (as prescribed from time to time with current version being Revised 2019)  Insurance Ordinance, 2000 Listed Companies (Buy- Back of Shares) Regulations, 2019 Listed Companies (Code of Corporate Governance) Regulations, 2019 Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of voting shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2017 NBFC (Establishment and Regulation) Rules 2003 Pakistan Stock Exchange Rule Book Payment System and Electronic Fund Transfer Act, 2007 Private Placement of Securities Rules, 2017 Public Offering Regulations, 2017 Public Sector Companies (Corporate Governance) Rules, 2013 Securities Act, 2015 The Banking Companies Ordinance, 1962 The Non-Banking Finance Companies and Notified Entities Regulations, 2008
	**Note: Hard copies of the books will not be permitted in the examination hall. Link to digital versions of the Bare Acts will be provided in the examination software
	Rules and Regulations made thereunder shall be permitted
CFAP-4 Business Finance Decisions	*Formula sheets will be provided by the Institute. (please click here)
CFAP-5 Tax Planning and Practices	Income Tax Ordinance, 2001 and related rules Sales Tax Act, 1990 and related rules The Provincial Sales Tax Acts The Islamabad Capital Territory (Tax on Services) Ordinance, 2001 Federal Excise Act, 2005 and related rules ICAP Code of Ethics for Chartered Accountants (as prescribed from time to time with current version being Revised 2019)
	**Note: Hard copies of the books will not be permitted in the examination hall. Link to digital versions of the Bare Acts will be provided in the examination software.
CFAP-6 Audit, Assurance and Related Services	Handbook of International Auditing and Assurance Pronouncements and ICAP Code of Ethics for Chartered Accountants (as prescribed from time to time with current version being Revised 2019).
MSA-1 Financial Reporting and Assurance Professional	Any five books in total from amongst those books specified for subjects comprising this paper.
MSA-2 Management Professional Competence	Any five books in total from amongst those books specified for subjects comprising this paper.

(ii)	Only the original books duly bound shall be permitted.
(iii)	Examinees shall be permitted to highlight or underline the text in the permitted books.
(iv)	Any decision taken by the Institute regarding permission to carry a book in the examinations shall be final.
*297th meeting of the Council held on May 9,2018 and 221st Meeting of Examination Committee on October 26,2018

*373rd Council Meeting held on September 22-23, 2023
** 375th Council Meeting – November 16-17, 2023