Accounting Section - Doing Business

Explore a series of summaries providing an overview of useful accounting regulations, processes and accounting issues for doing business in Thailand.

TFRS 2, ‘Share-based Payment’

Accounting for share-based payments under TFRS 2 is complex. In this article we look at one common scenario involving a performance related share incentive granted to the company’s management.

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Delay in effective date of TFRS 9, ‘Financial Instruments’

On 17 July 2018, the Federation of Accounting Professions (“FAP”) announced that the effective date for applying the new financial instruments standard, TFRS 9, has been postponed from 1 January 2018 to 1 January 2020.

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Capitalising Borrowing Costs

What is the accounting treatment when an entity incurs further costs on existing fixed assets? When should it be expensed and when can it be capitalized?

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Capitalising Further Expenditure

What is the accounting treatment when an entity incurs further costs on existing fixed assets? When should it be expensed, and when can it be capitalized?

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Recording expenditures for a start-up company

Many investors incur expenditure before the company is incorporated. How to account for such costs frequently raises questions as to the appropriate treatment. We take a closer look.

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