BlackBook

Project topics · Bachelor of Accounting and Finance

BAF project topics

22 topics for a BAF final year project. A BAF (TYBAF) blackbook is an accounting and finance study: financial statements, audit, tax or markets. These topics use published accounts or a short survey, and each gives you ratios or tables to interpret.

These are ideas, not an official list. Your guide approves the topic, so take two or three to them.

BAF project topics: financial accounting and analysis

Needs published annual reports, ratios worked out year by year in tables, and an interpretation under each.

  1. Financial performance analysis of a company using ratio analysisSee chapters
  2. Comparative study of two banks using the CAMEL modelSee chapters
  3. DuPont analysis of selected FMCG companiesSee chapters
  4. Working capital management of a selected companySee chapters
  5. Cash flow statement analysis of a listed companySee chapters
  6. Capital budgeting techniques used by small and medium enterprisesSee chapters

BAF project topics: auditing

Needs the audit process described accurately, with interviews of practitioners or a case study where you have access.

  1. Internal audit practices in a co-operative housing societySee chapters
  2. Role of the statutory audit in corporate governanceSee chapters
  3. Forensic accounting and fraud detection: awareness among accountantsSee chapters
  4. Tax audit: procedure and common observationsSee chapters
  5. Audit of a charitable trust: a case studySee chapters

BAF project topics: taxation

Needs the provisions for a stated assessment year, worked examples, and a survey or cases showing how taxpayers respond.

  1. Impact of GST on a selected sectorSee chapters
  2. Old and new tax regimes compared for salaried taxpayersSee chapters
  3. TDS compliance in small businessesSee chapters
  4. Awareness of advance tax among professionalsSee chapters
  5. Tax planning for salaried individualsSee chapters

BAF project topics: financial markets and investment

Needs published market data for a stated period, or an investor survey. State the period and the source of every figure.

  1. Mutual funds and fixed deposits: a comparison of investor preferenceSee chapters
  2. Awareness of IPO investing among retail investorsSee chapters
  3. Performance of selected equity mutual fund schemesSee chapters
  4. Awareness of derivatives among retail investorsSee chapters
  5. Cryptocurrency: awareness and perception among studentsSee chapters
  6. Returns of systematic investment plans over different periodsSee chapters

How to choose your BAF topic

  1. Pick a topic where you can reach 50 to 100 respondents yourself: classmates, your building, shopkeepers on one street.
  2. Narrow it with a place and a group. "Consumer behaviour" is a subject; "online grocery buying among working women in Thane" is a topic.
  3. Write three objectives before you commit. If you cannot, the topic is still too wide.
  4. Check that published studies exist for your literature review. A Google Scholar search of the topic should return at least ten.

Questions

What is a good topic for a TYBAF black book?

A ratio analysis or a comparative study of two companies or banks is the most common, because the data is public and the tables write the analysis chapter. Pick companies whose annual reports for five years are easy to download.

Can a BAF project use only secondary data?

Yes, where the college allows it. A financial analysis from annual reports is secondary data throughout. Some departments still ask for a short survey or an interview, so confirm with your guide.