Official ICAI · Paper 4 · 11 sessions

ICAI CA Final (Group 2) — Direct Tax & International Taxation Past Papers & Suggested Answers

Every published exam session for Direct Tax Laws & International Taxation, newest first — with direct links to ICAI's own Suggested Answer, Examiner Comments and Question Paper PDFs. Most recent: May 2026.

Paper 4 100 marks 3 hours 70% descriptive · 30 marks of case-scenario MCQs

What Direct Tax & International Taxation covers

The 28 chapters ICAI examines in this paper under the New Scheme. Every past paper above is set from this syllabus.

  1. 1 Basic Concepts
  2. 2 Incomes which do not form part of Total Income
  3. 3 Profits and Gains of Business or Profession
  4. 4 Capital Gains
  5. 5 Income from Other Sources
  6. 6 Income of Other Persons included in Assessee's Total Income
  7. 7 Aggregation of Income, Set-Off and Carry Forward of Losses
  8. 8 Deductions from Gross Total Income
  9. 9 Assessment of Various Entities
  10. 10 Assessment of Trusts and Institutions, Political Parties and Other Special Entities
  11. 11 Tax Planning, Tax Avoidance & Tax Evasion
  12. 12 Taxation of Digital Transactions
  13. 13 Deduction, Collection and Recovery of Tax
  14. 14 Income-tax Authorities
  15. 15 Assessment Procedure
  16. 16 Appeals and Revision
  17. 17 Dispute Resolution
  18. 18 Miscellaneous Provisions
  19. 19 Provisions to Counteract Unethical Tax Practices
  20. 20 Tax Audit and Ethical Compliances
  21. 21 Non Resident Taxation
  22. 22 Double Taxation Relief
  23. 23 Advance Rulings
  24. 24 Transfer Pricing
  25. 25 Fundamentals of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
  26. 26 Application and Interpretation of Tax Treaties
  27. 27 Overview of Model Tax Conventions
  28. 28 Latest Developments in International Taxation
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