Asian Accounting Handbook: A User's Guide to the Accounting Environment in 16 Countries

This book is an informative reference volume on financial reporting, auditing, and the accounting profession in 16 Asian countries that comprise over 90 percent of the total gross domestic product of Asia. It charts the historical growth of the profession: its tertiary education system, professional training and exams, and in-service training programs. It reviews the development of existing accounting standards and practices in these countries in conjunction with international standards such as the International Accounting Standards (IAS) , International Standards on Auditing (ISA) , and Generally Accepted Accounting Practices (GAAP) , and how these have penetrated the local accounting regulatory environments. Finally, each chapter proposes changes or improvements that can be made to heighten the quality of accounting and auditing services in each respective country. Read more Continue reading Read less ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Shahrokh M. Saudagaran is Dean of the Milgard School of Business at the University of Washington, Tacoma. He is Secretary General of the Asian Academic Accounting Association and Past President of the American Accounting Association's International Accounting Section. In 2002, the Japanese Association for International Accounting Studies awarded him a lifetime honorary membership in recognition of his contributions to international accounting. Dr. Saudagaran's work has been published in the top accounting, finance and international business journals. He consults and teaches executive seminars for corporations in Asia, Europe and the United States. He has served on the editorial boards of The Accounting Review, Accounting Horizons, and Issues in Accounting Education and currently is editor, consulting editor, and associate editor of several journals. He is the sole-author of International Accounting: A User Perspective, 2e, published by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. Read more Continue reading Read less