Browsing Category

TECHNICAL

63 posts

Transfer Pricing Characterisation – Why does it matter?

The risk-reward theory in economics states that higher the risk, higher the return. This principle of economics is also used in transfer pricing (TP) to determine the arm’s length compensation of the transacting parties.
  • August 10, 2022
  • 1.2K views

Scalability: How Did the International Standards on Quality Management (ISQM) 1 Deal With This Issue?

At the onset, the ISQM project team had identified two important elements that the new standard aimed to enhance, noting limitations of the extant International Standards on Quality Control (ISQC) 1…
  • June 30, 2022
  • 995 views

MPERS: Common Issues on Consolidation

Since the Malaysian Private Entities Reporting Standard (MPERS) became effective in Malaysia in 2015, we have received various accounting queries on consolidation through our technical queries facility…
  • June 29, 2022
  • 2.2K views

Treatment of Contingent Liabilities in a Solvency Test

In frequently asked questions regarding the treatment of contingent liabilities in a solvency test under the Companies Act 2016 (CA2016), the following issue often comes up.
  • June 28, 2022
  • 465 views

Fair and Equitable Restructuring

Fair and equitable is a requirement of schemes of arrangement and an essential part of the code of conduct in large complex voluntary restructurings.
  • May 17, 2022
  • 876 views

Reminder to Practitioners and Audit Firms – New Quality Management Standards (ISQMs) – ISA 220 (Revised), ISQM 1 & ISQM 2 will be effective from 15 December 2022

The Practice Review Department (PRD) wishes to remind practitioners and audit firms in Malaysia that the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has approved three (3) new quality management standards, which will be effective from 15 December 2022.
  • March 7, 2022
  • 2.2K views

Less Complex Entities (LCE) Standard: A Panacea for A Cost-Effective Audit?

The long-awaited, separate, standalone, proposed International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities (ISA for LCE) which is based on the core requirements of the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs)…
  • December 15, 2021
  • 1.8K views

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Accounting Transactions to Enhance Audit Quality

Rachel Grimes, former International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) President said that “technology will go on helping to burnish (enhance) the profession’s credentials as a trusted adviser.” She called for the profession to continue adopting and implementing emerging technologies or otherwise being left stranded on the sidelines.
  • December 8, 2021
  • 2.7K views

MIA Practice Review – Key Findings on Elements of ISQC 1 – Monitoring

Annually, MIA’s Practice Review Department (PRD) issues its Practice Review (PR) report to provide an overview of PRD’s assessment of the audit firms (firms) and share new initiatives and ongoing developments affecting the profession.
  • September 22, 2021
  • 2.2K views

Goods and Services Tax is Not the Reason for Price Increases in Malaysia

Goods and Services Tax (GST) or Value Added Tax (VAT), had been adopted in 170 countries at the beginning of 2020.
  • July 21, 2021
  • 3.3K views