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Singapore: A regional leader?

Fri, Jul, 9 2010

Singapore has unveiled plants to become a regional accountancy hub. Arvind Hickman discusses two of the more important proposals to achieve this goal with Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector chairman Bobby Chin.

One step forward, Two steps back

Fri, Jul, 9 2010

Tax dispute resolution in Asia has been characterised by ineffective processes, administration and the conflict of interests regularly bought to the table by tax authorities in the region. Taxand Asia leader Mukesh Butani dissects dispute resolution developments in the region.

Mazars opens Bali office

Fri, Jul, 9 2010

Ouhyung Kwon has been elected for a second term as president of the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants (KICPA).

Mazars admits Phillipines firm

Fri, Jul, 9 2010

Mazars has admitted Reyes Tacandong and Company as a correspondent member firm in the Phillipines.

Q&A: Bobby Chin

Wed, Apr, 28 2010

After almost a year of discussions, Singapore’s Committee to Develop the Accountancy Sector came out with recommendations in November to transform the city-state into a leading global accountancy hub. Elena Torrijos catches up with committee chair Bobby Chin to get an in-depth perspective on the proposalsFree

Thailand jumps through IFRS hoops

Mon, Feb, 1 2010

Like many other Asian nations, Thailand is in the process of adopting IFRS. This is a progressive step for the Southeast Asian nation, but Mazars Thailand assistant director of accounting Jonathan Fryer says a number of local issues could provide a short-term hurdle