Financial Reporting

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...

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...

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...

Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) announced its Q3 2010 results yesterday, with some extracts below: Cumulative 3 Quarters Current Preceding     YTD YTD     30.9.2010 30.9.2009 % Revenue Actual revenue - billing 66,837,205 66,182,580 1.0% Revenue under FRS 117 1,059,693 - 100% Total revenue 67,896,898 66,182,580 2.6%   Trade receivables - actual billing 706,621 375,188 88.3% - receivables under FRS 117 1,059,693 - 100% Total trade...

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...

Further to our blog on “How to determine Realised / Unrealised Profits?”, there are some new developments in the accounting profession and regulator’s directives. Revised Bursa Malaysia Directive dated 20 December 2010 In the Bursa Malaysia...

On 30 Aug 2010, Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) announced to defer the effective date of IC Interpretation 15 Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate (IC 15) from 1 July 2010 to 1...

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...

The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”) has, on 28 June 2011, issued MASB Exposure Draft 75 “IFRS-compliant Financial Reporting Standards” (“MASB ED 75”), which proposes to replace the existing Financial Reporting Standards (“FRS”) in...