Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the question of whether Malaysian public listed companies manage their earnings in response to changes in tax polices. The context of this study is the tax waiver year of 1999 which came about from the introduction of the Self Assessment System...

In exploring the management accouting practices of companies in Malaysia, two categories of companies were chosen: Malaysian‐owned and Multinational corporations (MNCs). The majority of the companies selected were either manufacturing‐based or service‐based. To asess the level of...

The objectives of the current study are of two folds; dealing firstly with the commitment of the listed companies in reporting minority shareholders’ information in their corporate annual report and secondly to determine the implication of such reporting practices towards shareholders activism...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the question of whether Malaysian public listed companies manage their earnings in response to changes in tax polices. The context of this study is the tax waiver year of 1999 which came about from the introduction of the Self Assessment System...