REGULATORY

Navigating Continuing Professional Education Compliance and Exemptions: A Guide for Professional Accountants

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) is an essential aspect of the accounting profession, ensuring professional accountants stay up-to-date with the evolving industry standards…
  • April 19, 2024
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Decisions of the Disciplinary Committee of the MIA

Decisions of the Disciplinary Committee of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (‘Institute’) against members pursuant to Rule 18(1) of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (Disciplinary) Rules 2002
  • April 5, 2024
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Revision of Practice Review (PR) Framework Effective 1 July 2024 (Republished)

Practice review plays an integral part in the MIA’s quest to continue refining its approach to regulate the audit profession, especially the method by which it inspects audit, to determine the problems that auditors need to fix.
  • March 5, 2024
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SUSTAINABILITY

National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) 2024 Calls for Entries

It’s that time of the year again when the National Annual Corporate Reporting Awards (NACRA) 2024 calls for submissions to Malaysia’s most hallowed and pioneering awards competition for annual reports and corporate disclosures.
  • March 13, 2024
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Corporate Reporting Excellence Recognised by NACRA 2023

A total of 33 winners in different categories were celebrated from amongst 52 participating organisations at the 33rd National Annual Corporate Report Awards (NACRA) awards presentation dinner held in Kuala Lumpur on 30 November 2023.
  • December 6, 2023
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Islamic Finance Showcases Opportunities to Achieve SDGs

With its deep-rooted commitment to the public good, Islamic Finance is ideally positioned to play a vital role in the global sustainability movement.
  • December 1, 2023
  • 287 views

LEADERSHIP

A Passion for Sustainability

As Malaysia embarks on decarbonising the economy, it is critical to integrate sustainability mindsets into development policies and implementation.
  • April 16, 2024
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In Pursuit of Future Fitness

Accountancy education is critical to nurturing talents who are future fit and relevant to the needs of business and finance.
  • January 16, 2024
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Enhancing Trust, Enabling Compliance

In any jurisdiction, trust and compliance are essential to the successful implementation of an efficient and resilient tax system. 
  • November 1, 2023
  • 806 views

TECHNICAL

Understanding Capital Gains Tax and Real Property Gains Tax

Capital gains tax (CGT) and real property gains tax (RPGT) are forms of taxation that affect both individuals and business taxpayers who derive gain from the sale of capital assets.
  • February 16, 2024
  • 1.2K views

2023 Updates on Global Public Sector Reporting Standards

This article provides updates on the developments in the global standard setting agenda by the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) in 2023.
  • January 18, 2024
  • 567 views

Guidelines on Requesting Extension for Practice Review Deadlines (Republished)

In the process of practice review, the Practice Review Department (PRD) has encountered many instances where the audit firm (AF)…
  • September 29, 2023
  • 479 views

INNOVATION

Boost Your Digital Transformation at the MIA AFT 2024

No accountant today can afford to lag behind on technology as workplaces and businesses become increasingly digitalised.
  • April 5, 2024
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Unlocking the Potential for Growth in SMPs: Embracing Innovation and Strategic Expansion

Small- and medium-sized practices (SMPs) are increasingly recognized as some of the most innovative and adaptable organizations in the accounting profession.
  • March 27, 2024
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Optimising eConfirm.my for Bank Confirmation Requests

Among its efforts to future-proof the profession, MIA pioneered an Electronic Bank Confirmation platform widely known as eConfirm.my for the entire auditing industry in June 2020.
  • March 25, 2024
  • 139 views

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Public Sector Internal Audit Conference 2024 – Shaping Tomorrow’s Governance: Innovation in Public Sector Auditing

In today’s dynamic environment where the public sector faces unprecedented challenges, the need for a robust internal audit function is more pronounced than ever.
  • February 8, 2024
  • 228 views

Risk Management Conference 2023

We are now living in a time of peak uncertainty and volatility as businesses contend with numerous risks that affect their business continuity.
  • September 8, 2023
  • 854 views

Audit Committees: Catalysts of Change

The business landscape today is becoming vastly more uncertain, volatile and complex.
  • August 15, 2023
  • 637 views