Malaysian Institute of Accountants (“MIA”) is a statutory body established under the Accountants Act, 1967 (“Act”) to regulate the practice of the accountancy profession in Malaysia.
It has come to MIA’s attention that some persons/companies have been advertising, promoting or otherwise communicating to the members of the public in relation to audit, accounting and/or taxation services, which are part of the regulated services under the Act and the Rules made thereunder. Although these persons are not registered with MIA and are not in possession of a practising certificate issued by the MIA, these persons are nevertheless providing/promoting some or all of the aforementioned services:
- Total Corporate Services Sdn. Bhd. [Registration No. 199501033560 (362762-D)] & Total Business Partner Sdn. Bhd. [Registration No. 200101028535 (564293-P)] 1A-3, Plaza Mayang, Jalan SS26/9, 47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
- AFCO Holdings Sdn. Bhd. [Registration No. 202401001160 (1547011-X)] No. 19-3, Jalan Wangsa Delima 5, Taman KLSC, 53300 Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur.
- ESEA Business Services [Registration No. 201603309843 (002585644-M)] No 35-1 (1st floor), Jalan Puteri 4/7A, Bandar Puteri, 47100 Puchong, Selangor.
- Sino Management Solutions Sdn. Bhd. [Registration No. 201601040140 (1211081-H)] No.49-01, Jalan Perjiranan 4/6, Bandar Dato Onn, 81100 Johor Bahru, Johor.
- MNA Biz [Registration No. 201203169803 (CA0187236-P)] Lot 83, Kg. Baru Cendering, 25150 Kuantan, Pahang.
- YSL Management Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. [Registration No. 200301010111 (612531-K)] No. 7-4, Jalan USJ 9/5Q, Subang Business Centre, UEP Subang Jaya, Subang Jaya, 47620 Selangor.
The members of the public are reminded that under the Act, no person can provide any of the aforementioned services unless the person is registered with MIA and possesses a practising certificate issued by the MIA and an audit or tax license from Ministry of Finance if audit and/or tax services are offered. There could also be other firms and/or individuals that are not registered with MIA but provide similar services. To check if a firm or an individual is registered as a member, please contact our Membership Department at 03-27229000 or visit MIA’s official website at www.mia.org.my.
Section 26 of the Accountants Act 1967 provides that “Any person contravening section 22 or 23 shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and on a second or subsequent conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.”
