Tan Liong Tong , Technical Consultant to Mazars Malaysia
Tan Liong Tong was previously an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).
Mr. Tan is the current project manager of the MASB Working Group on Consolidation. He has served in various working committees of the Malaysian professional accountancy bodies, including being a Council member of the MICPA and a member of its Accounting and Auditing Technical Committee, and a member of the Accounting & Auditing Standards Committees of the MIA. He has also served as a Technical Advisor to the Financial Reporting Standards Implementation Guidance Committee of the MIA. He was previously engaged as a Technical Consultant to the Malaysian Accounting Standards Board (MASB) and the Securities Commission (SC). He was a member of the Editorial Panel of the Institute of Bankers’ Journal. He had also served as an external or chief examiner, an academic advisor, a consultant to various institutions and organizations, and as a project manager for various working groups of the MASB that developed MASB Standards.
Mr. Tan holds a Diploma in Agriculture and a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness, both from Universiti Putra Malaysia. He also holds a Master in Business Administration from the University of Philippines, Diliman campus. He qualified as a CPA under articleship with an international accounting firm in Kuala Lumpur. His distinguished academic achievements include winning the Chancellor’s Gold Medal for being the best overall student in Universiti Putra Malaysia and the Best Overall Performance awards in the MICPA’s Foundation and Professional II examinations.
Mr. Tan’s research interest lies in the area of financial accounting and reporting practices. He has published numerous research articles, technical articles, books and monographs in this area of accounting. Apart from this Book, he has also authored and co-authored various books and manuals, including the popular titles of:
- Consolidated Financial Statements, 9th edition,
- Malaysian Private Entities Reporting Standard – the MPERS Framework, 2nd edition,
- Illustrative MPERS Financial Statements – with Commentaries and Guidance Notes, 2nd edition,
- A Comprehensive Guide to IFRS 15 and IFRS 16, 2nd edition,
- Financial Instruments: Recognition, Measurement, Presentation & Disclosures, 4th edition,
- Business Combinations and Consolidation, 2nd edition,
- Share Buybacks and Financial Assistance,
- Financial Management,
- Deferred Taxation, 4th edition,
- An Application Handbook on MASB 25 Income Taxes,
- An Application Handbook on FRS 136 Impairment of Assets,
- An Application Handbook on FRS 111 Construction Contracts & FRS 201 Property Development Activities,
- AccMan Malaysia - The Accountant’s Manual.
He is also the sole author of the CCH Malaysia’s Web-based Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards.
