Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]

Listed companies in Malaysia have to adhere to a new standard of segment reporting (MASB 22) for their financial statements beginning on or after 1 January 2002. The reporting and disclosure requirements under MASB 22 are similar, in all material respects, to the requirements under the revised Inte...

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Main Authors: Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin, Che-Adam, Noriah, Lode, NorAsma, Kamardin, Hasnah
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Published: Faculty of Accountancy & Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2003
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spelling uitm-136872016-07-21T07:59:16Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13687/ Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.] Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin Che-Adam, Noriah Lode, NorAsma Kamardin, Hasnah Malaysia Balance sheet. Financial statements. Corporation reports. Including pro forma statements Listed companies in Malaysia have to adhere to a new standard of segment reporting (MASB 22) for their financial statements beginning on or after 1 January 2002. The reporting and disclosure requirements under MASB 22 are similar, in all material respects, to the requirements under the revised International Accounting Standard (IAS) 14. Anticipating that some Malaysian companies might adopt MASB 22 earlier, this study seeks to find out how pervasive is early adoption in Malaysia and the disclosure practices among the early adopters. Based on a sample of 32 early adopters, the findings show that less than half of the companies comply fully with the MASB 22 requirements. The most glaring disclosure deficiency is the failure to disaggregate non-cash expenses other than depreciation and amortisation by reportable segments. Other deficiencies include non-disclosure of capital expenditure and investment in equity method associates by reportable segments, and basis for inter-segment pricing. Faculty of Accountancy & Accounting Research Institute (ARI) 2003 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13687/1/AJ_WAN%20NORDIN%20WAN-HUSSIN%20MAR%2003.pdf Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin and Che-Adam, Noriah and Lode, NorAsma and Kamardin, Hasnah (2003) Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]. Malaysian Accounting Review, 2 (1). pp. 139-152. ISSN 1675-4077
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topic Malaysia
Balance sheet. Financial statements. Corporation reports. Including pro forma statements
spellingShingle Malaysia
Balance sheet. Financial statements. Corporation reports. Including pro forma statements
Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin
Che-Adam, Noriah
Lode, NorAsma
Kamardin, Hasnah
Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]
description Listed companies in Malaysia have to adhere to a new standard of segment reporting (MASB 22) for their financial statements beginning on or after 1 January 2002. The reporting and disclosure requirements under MASB 22 are similar, in all material respects, to the requirements under the revised International Accounting Standard (IAS) 14. Anticipating that some Malaysian companies might adopt MASB 22 earlier, this study seeks to find out how pervasive is early adoption in Malaysia and the disclosure practices among the early adopters. Based on a sample of 32 early adopters, the findings show that less than half of the companies comply fully with the MASB 22 requirements. The most glaring disclosure deficiency is the failure to disaggregate non-cash expenses other than depreciation and amortisation by reportable segments. Other deficiencies include non-disclosure of capital expenditure and investment in equity method associates by reportable segments, and basis for inter-segment pricing.
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author Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin
Che-Adam, Noriah
Lode, NorAsma
Kamardin, Hasnah
author_facet Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin
Che-Adam, Noriah
Lode, NorAsma
Kamardin, Hasnah
author_sort Wan-Hussin, Wan Nordin
title Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]
title_short Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]
title_full Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]
title_fullStr Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed Early adoption of MASB 22 (segment reporting) by Malaysian listed companies / Wan Nordin Wan-Hussin … [et al.]
title_sort early adoption of masb 22 (segment reporting) by malaysian listed companies / wan nordin wan-hussin … [et al.]
publisher Faculty of Accountancy & Accounting Research Institute (ARI)
publishDate 2003
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13687/
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/13687/1/AJ_WAN%20NORDIN%20WAN-HUSSIN%20MAR%2003.pdf
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