Accounting and Auditing Assessment

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Myanmar Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Accounting and Auditing Module

(Washington, DC, 2017-06) World Bank

Since launching fundamental political and economic reforms in 2011, Myanmar has been undergoing a major transformation aimed at increasing openness, empowerment and inclusion. The economic transition has witnessed an acceleration in growth, buoyed by improved macroeconomic management, increased gas production and exports, and stronger performance in the non-gas sectors as the economy opened up. Medium-term economic growth is projected to average 7.1 percent per year. The new Government’s economic objectives envisage Myanmar’s economy becoming more competitive and with the ability to attract increased foreign direct investment. The objectives include the development of an integrated capital market and a modern financial sector. A fundamental foundation for any market-based economy is high quality financial reporting and auditing practices. This plays a vital role in promoting improved transparency and accountability thereby ensuring a level playing field and promoting investor confidence. The Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) are a joint World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) initiative that helps member countries strengthen their financial systems by improving compliance with internationally recognized standards and codes. The ROSC was developed in the wake of the financial crisis of the late 1990s as part of a series of measures to strengthen the international financial architecture. The global financial community believed the implementation of internationally recognized standards and codes will provide a framework to strengthen domestic institutions, identify potential vulnerabilities, and improve transparency.
An Independent Oversight Body for Quality Assurance Review in the Philippines

(Washington, DC, 2009-02) World Bank

The paper is part of a program to provide support to a major recommendation in the Philippine Review of Standards and Codes on Accounting and Auditing (ROSC-A&A). The ROSC-A&A brought out that there were major improvements in the accounting and auditing scene since the last assessment made in 2001. Substantially complete improvements include the adoption of the international standards for accounting, auditing, and professional ethics. The objects of this program were as follows: First, to develop a strategic plan to provide for the adoption and implementation of a QAR (Quality Assurance Review) program for auditing firms in the Philippines. Second, begin devloping a cooperative arrangement between Philippine regulatory authorities and the accounting professional body, and develop rules and regulations subjecting auditors and/or auditing firms to such a quality assurance review program. This would include administrative steps to be taken by the relevant government authority to initiate this program. Third, to enable the development a medium-term strategic plan for sustainability of the QAR program. The proposed plan should be the product of working closely with the relevant regulatory body (BOA) and PICPA incorporating their inputs in the study. This should ensure their eventual acceptability for adoption and implementation by these entities.
Republic of Indonesia : Accounting and Auditing

(Washington, DC, 2005-06) World Bank

The Government of Moldova's Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (EGPRSP) lays out an ambitious plan for sustaining growth and poverty reduction and reshaping the government to meet the needs of a market economy. The public expenditures envisaged under this ambitious plan, however, vastly exceed the domestic resources available to the Government. Additional foreign budgetary support may help alleviate some of that resource constraint. Recognizing that the share of tax revenues and expenditures to GDP in Moldova already greatly exceed comparable international levels, generating additional domestic tax resources risks crowding out the private sector and undermining growth prospects. This suggests that in order to finance higher order public expenditures priorities, the Government needs to create fiscal space from within the existing resource envelope. This will require inter and intra-sectoral reallocation of expenditures and an increase in the efficiency of public spending rather than increasing the relative size of government.
Republic of Korea : Accounting and Auditing

(Washington, DC, 2004-06-30) World Bank

This report provides an assessment of accounting and auditing practices in the Republic of Korea (Korea). Korean Accounting Standards, which have been established by an independent standard setting body, the Korea Accounting Standards Board (KASB), are largely consistent with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Korean Auditing Standards, which have been established by the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants (KICPA), are a translation of the International Standards on Auditing. The statutory regulator's audit engagement reviews have been strengthened in the last few years. However, opportunities still exist for noncompliance with established accounting and auditing standards. The policy recommendations of this report focus on strengthening the monitoring and enforcement of established accounting, reporting, and auditing requirements.
The Philippines : Accounting and Auditing

(Washington, DC, 2001-12-17) World Bank

Historically, accounting and auditing in the Philippines has been heavily influenced by practices of the United States. More recently, efforts have been made to adapt International Accounting Standards and International Standards on Auditing to national circumstances. However, there are gaps between the current international standards and the applicable Philippine standards, and in compliance of Philippine standards. Established in 1929, the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is one of the oldest professional accountancy bodies in Asia. The passage of the Accountancy Act 1923 led to the creation of the Board of Accountancy, with authority to issue certificates for certified public accountants. The PICPA presently lacks effective mechanisms either for monitoring members' professional activities or for taking appropriate actions against errant members. There are gaps in the capacity of the SEC and the Central Bank to monitor and enforce rules and regulations with reference to accounting, auditing, and financial reporting by the enterprises under their regulatory authority. The Board of Accountancy, under the Professional Regulation Commission, has the authority and responsibility to regulate the accounting profession, but is handicapped by lack of resources. Policy recommendations to improve accounting and auditing practices in the Philippines were discussed and agreed by a group of national stakeholders at the conclusion of the accounting and auditing review exercise conducted in May - June 2001, under the joint World Bank-IMF Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) initiative.