Open AccessApplication of MFRS 141: Insights from Financial Statements of Companies in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Siti Nurizzati Jamil,
Shahnaz Ismail,
Akmalia Mohamad Arif
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
universiti malaysia terengganu journal of undergraduate research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-1138
DOI - 10.46754/umtjur.v1i2.67
Subject(s) - business , leverage (statistics) , accounting , asset (computer security) , valuation (finance) , descriptive statistics , agriculture , finance , statistics , computer security , mathematics , machine learning , computer science , ecology , biology
This study examined biological asset information that has been reported by companies in Malaysia and the methods of valuation used in reporting the biological assets. It aimed to provide useful information to the regulators about the application of MFRS 141, the accounting standards for agriculture, in corporate reporting. This study employed the data derived from the 2016 annual reports of plantation companies listed on Bursa Malaysia. Descriptive analysis was used to examine the biological asset information that has been reported and the characteristics of the companies such as age, size, and leverage. The results of this study showed that most of the plantation companies believed that fair value and historical cost could be the best way to measure their biological assets. The findings of this study provide input towards identifying the gap in corporate reporting practices and the challenges faced by companies in the application of MFRS 141. The findings are expected to contribute to the regulatory improvement towards increasing the full adoption of MFRS 141 by companies in Malaysia.