Region round-up

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia has appointed Yasser El-Ansary as tax counsel starting in January 2009. •…

Denmark: A three-step plan

Denmark’s largest professional services institute, the Foreningen af Statsautoriserede Revisorer, welcomed a new president and managing director in 2008. Together…

The public battle over private entities

The combat lines between supporters and opponents of the IFRS for Private Entities have been well defined for some time…

Research: IFRS for private entities

CANADA: Local standards are used for financial reporting in Canada and SMEs may apply options under differential reporting... UGANDA: Uganda…

IASB feature: Trial by fire

The final few months of 2008 have seen the IASB thrust into the spotlight as the strength of IFRS has…

IFAC survey: A united voice

The backlog of organisations applying to become members of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)is the highest it has ever…

Index of stories published in The Accountant in 2008

This index lists The Accountant story headlines during 2008, showing number of issue followed by page number. AccountAbility A new…

Conflict of opinions sees CIMA suspend Sri Lanka division council

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has been forced to suspend its Sri Lanka divisional council following a conflict…