Financial Reporting

On 12 May 2011, the IASB has issued IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement which replaces the guidance on fair value measurement in existing IFRS accounting literature with a single standard. The IFRS is the result...

19 November 2011 - The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board  (MASB) today issued a new MASB approved accounting framework, named as “Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS Framework)”, which are word-by-word equivalent to IFRS standards issued...

In May 2011, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) simultaneously issued six IFRSs, five of which relate to consolidation and one on fair value measurement. IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements; IFRS 11, Joint Arrangements; IFRS 12, Disclosures...

In a meeting of National Standard Setters (NSS) in March 2011, the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) called for limited amendments to IAS 41 Agriculture and requested the IASB to reconsider the accounting treatment...

There are increasing MASB accounting standards which require the application of fair value accounting and measurement in the financial statements, notable accounting standards include fair value model under FRS 140 Investment Properties and recognition...

On 12 May 2012, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued 3 new IFRSs on accounting for consolidation, joint (venture) arrangements and disclosure of involvements with other entities. Each of the 3 standards have an...

In January 2006, Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) issued Exposure Draft ED 50 Agriculture for public comments by professional accounting bodies, regulators, users and other interested parties. The ED 50 was closed for comments...

The Securities Commission Malaysia on 8 July 2011, launched the 5-year Corporate Governance Blueprint, which provides the action plan to raise the standards of corporate governance in Malaysia. The Blueprint focuses on 6 areas, namely...