Narrow – Scope Amendments to Pension Accounting in Malaysia The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) recently issued narrow-scope amendments to pension accounting. The amendments to the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) Employee Benefits are word-for-word Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement (Amendments to IAS 19) issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Under the amendments, an…
Improvements to the MFRS issued On January 15, 2018, the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) issued the annual improvements to the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) 2015 – 2017 cycles. The improvement issued are as follows: MFRS 3 Business Combinations Under the amendments made to MFRS 3, it is clarified that whenever an entity gains…
MASB Announces Amendments The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (“MASB”) recently announced certain amendments to the MASB approved accounting standards for application in relation to financial statements. These statements are those prepared or lodged under any law administrated by the Securities Commission of Malaysia, Bank Negara Malaysia or the Registrar of Companies: Long-term Interests in…
MASB issues new Insurance Standard and Interpretation on Income Taxes The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) has issued the following pronouncements: Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRSs) – MFRS 17 Insurance Contracts – IC Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) – IC Interpretation 23 Uncertainty over Income Tax Treatments These pronouncements…
Issuance of Amendment to Private Entity Definition the Malaysian Accounting Standards A private entity is a private company as defined in section 2 of the Companies Act 2016 that: (a) is not itself required to prepare or lodge any financial statements under any law administered by the Securities Commission or Bank Negara Malaysia; and (b)…
MASB issues amendments to several Standards and a new Interpretation (29 December 2016) The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) has today issued a few amendments to certain existing Standards and one new Interpretation. They are: (1) Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRSs) > Applying MFRS 9 Financial Instruments with MFRS 4 Insurance Contracts (Amendments to MFRS…
MASB issues amendments to Share-based Payment Standards The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) has today issued amendments to MFRS 2 Share-based Payment with regards to classification and measurement of share-based payment transactions (the Amendments). The Amendments is word-for-word the Amendments to IFRS 2 issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The Amendments provides specific…
MASB issues Clarifications to the new Revenue Standard Date: 25 June 2016. The Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) has today issued Clarifications to MFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers (the Amendments). The Amendments is word-for-word Clarifications to IFRS 15 as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The Amendments is effective for annual…