What is Timing Difference in Tax and Timing Differences Versus Permanent Differences

As the taxable profit is computed based on taxation laws which differ from the accounting policies applied to determine the accounting profit,hence the taxable profit and accounting profit can differ. The difference between taxable profit and accounting profit can be classified into:

permanent differences timing differences

This articles looks at the aforesaid differences and [...]

ACCA and MICPA sign Mutual Recognition Agreement(MRA)

At a ceremony on August 13,2007 at Le Meridian Kuala Lumpur attended by  Dato’ Nordin Baharuddin ,MICPA President and Mrs Gillian Ball,ACCA President,a Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) was signed by The Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) with the following details:

provides [...]

Helen Brand Appointed As New Head of ACCA Global

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has appointed Helen Brand as its new chief executive officer effective Sept 1. Brand replaces Allen Blewitt,who returned to after being based at the association’s headquarters in London the last five years.

According to the new CEO:

She aims to maintain ACCA’s position as the lead global [...]

Sale And Leaseback-How To Determine whether it is A Finance Lease or Operating Lease And Accounting Treatment

The following are some criteria to classify a sale and leaseback transaction as an operating lease [IAS17.7-14(R.05)]:

A sale has genuinely occurred,where all major risks and rewards were transferred to the buyer;[...]

Characteristic Of Finance Lease

Tabulate below are the characteristic that indicates it as a Finance lease:-

Transfer of ownership at the end of the lease term to a lessee [IAS17.10(a)(R.05)]. The lessee has a bargain purchase option [IAS17.10(b)(R.05)]. The lease term covers the major part of the asset’s economic life [...]