Since 2005,MASB had been joining IASB in the process of developing new financial reporting standards in order to ensure the standards were acceptable prior to issuing them in Malaysia.
For this year, The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) is reviewing four financial reporting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and and plans […]

On Jan 30, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) has launched the Financial Reporting Standards Implementation Committee (FRSIC).
According to MIA president Abdul Rahim Abdul Hamid,
· FRSIC was set up as there is the absence of a specific organisation that could facilitate the implementation of the standards, particularly on contentious or […]

Extracted from MASB
FRS 133 Earnings per Share take effect for annual periods beginning on or after 1January 2006
The main are tabulated as follows:

Area
Requirements

Main objective

To provide additional guidance and illustrative examples on selected complex matters, such as the effects of contingently issuable shares; potential ordinary shares of subsidiaries, joint ventures […]

Extracted from MASB
FRS 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors take effect for annual periods beginning on or after 1January 2006
The main changes from FRS 108- 2004 are tabulated as follows:

Relevant Area
Requirements

Selection of Accounting Policies

The requirements for the selection and application of accounting policies in FRS 1012004 Presentation of Financial Statements have been […]

LISTED companies were required to state the “paper profits” they have in their share investments under the new Financial Reporting Standards (FRS) this year, until the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) deferred that indefinitely.

The MASB stated in an advertisement in The Star on Friday that the date to comply with FRS 139 […]