This book, Basics of Consolidation of Financial Statements, presents a step-by-step approach in learning the basics concepts in consolidation of financial statements. Rather than focusing on complex explanations and discussions, this book explains consolidation of financial statements using simple concepts. The book is intended primarily for students who are at the advanced stage of financial accounting and reporting course. To prepare consolidated financial statements, it is essential for students to equip themselves with strong understanding of the basic concepts of consolidation. Therefore, the aim of this book is to provide accounting students with a framework for learning these basic concepts in consolidation. Each chapter of the books offers examples, comprehensive illustrations, exercises and problems for students to tackle at different stages of the consolidation so that the students’ understanding on the concepts and techniques of consolidations is strengthened.

This reference covers the basic and fundamental accounting techniques required to compile consolidated financial statements covering the operations of enterprises, which at the end of their financial year have a subsidiary or subsidiaries under their control and/or subsidiaries and associated companies as set forth in the International Accounting Standards IAS 27, IFRS3, and IAS28. Of particular use to practitioners and students in developing countries, the text employs a building-block approach to gradually introduce topics of increasing complexity and contains practical examples of how compliance with international accounting standards can be achieved and how outcomes can be determined. Also included are tutorial exercises with suggested solutions.

The main objective of this book is to facilitate the students to understand the underlying regulatory process of financial accounting reporting, companies’ manager behaviour when preparing their financial reports, corporate governance and theories applicable to accounting practice explaining the circumstances given in the current phenomenon. The content of this book provides a useful insight to it readers about the development of accounting system in Malaysia, the conceptual framework that underpinned accounting practice particularly the regulatory and professional bodies, the general theories underlying the current practice of accounting reporting, standards and practice, and contemporary issues in financial accounting reporting such as measurements, sustainability reporting and digitisation reporting.

Contemporary Issues in Financial Reporting, Auditing and Corporate Governance offers theoretical and empirical background on three fundamental areas of accounting, namely financial reporting, auditing and corporate governance. This book is written in a clear and reader-friendly manner to create readers’ interest in the central issues of discussion. The uniqueness of this book is in its extensive coverage of national and internationally-oriented issues of financial reporting, auditing and corporate governance. This book is ideal for accounting and business related courses at upper undergraduate and post-graduate levels. With its broad coverage, the book should also be of interest to academicians, professionals, corporate managers, regulatory bodies and researchers.

This book is specifically designed for students enrolled in Financial Accounting and Reporting II course. The objective of this book is to assist students to understand the contents of the course by focusing on the Standards and its application in reporting companies’ financial statements. This book has been arranged according to the syllabus that consistent with the Hala tuju 3 in curriculum review process. There are nine chapters in the FAR II course and each chapter discussed in this book contains learning objectives, an introduction, comprehensive discussion, summary and accompanied by practical illustrations with suggested solutions. To facilitate students understanding, a comprehensive set of revision questions are available at the end of each chapter with some clues to the answers. Written in simple English by experienced lecturers, students will find this book to be useful and friendly companion in their learning process. This book can also serves as a good and helpful teaching materials for lecturers.

The book provides comprehensive compilation on Islamic legal documents related to Islamic financial system consists of legal statutes, frameworks, guidelines, circulars and internal compliant manual covering Islamic banking, takaful and Islamic capital markets. Brief description of those documents are laid down to assist non-legal background readers in having comprehensive view of Islamic finance legal system. Few special focuses are done to Shariah screening methodologies for stocks, Islamic fund and real estate with special review on few sukuk issuances as to familiarize reader with the principle terms and conditions (PTC) of the sukuk. Islamic finance is not just a system but it is a way to achieve the spirit of Shariah i.e. maqasid Shariah in providing prosperity to the society in blessing ways avoiding all prohibited elements as stated in Islamic law.