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.
How to present goodwill in financial statements
Paragraph 188 of the Thai Financial Reporting Standards for Non-Publicly Accountable Entities (“TFRS for NPAEs”) indicates that goodwill is not an intangible asset. Therefore, goodwill cannot be recognized and presented as an intangible asset in the financial statements.
ASEAN CPA Registration in Thailand
The April 2017 issue of the newsletter of the Federation of Accounting Professions (“FAP”) set out the qualifications needed to register as an ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant (ASEAN CPA), which are as follows:
ASEAN CPA
The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Services (CCS), which meets every 3 to 4 months, held its 86th session in Indonesia from 30 January through 4 February 2017 to discuss the ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for professions such as engineers, architects, and doctors, among others.
Delay in effective date of TFRS for SMES
In November 2016, the Federation of Accounting Professions (“FAP”) announced that the effective date for applying the TFRS for SMEs has been postponed from 1 January 2017 to 1 January 2018, as FAP is in the process of translating and revising the TFRS for SMEs to comply with the IFRS for SMEs incorporates 2015 amendment.
Revised TSA to affect auditors’ reports
Under the new and revised Thai Standards on Auditing (“TSA”), auditors are required to communicate key audit matters in auditors’ reports for listed entities. The changes will increase transparency and enhance the value of information set out in financial reporting, which will be beneficial for both those using the reports and the general public.