This publication, an overview of the tax landscape across six key ASEAN markets: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam, serves as a guide in navigating through evolving tax and regulatory landscape.
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Increasing attention on companies’ cash generation and liquidity position has led financial statement users, regulators and other commentators to focus increasingly on the Statement of Cash Flows. However, this additional focus and scrutiny has also highlighted some common errors and inconsistencies in its preparation. This Guide aims to remind management of IAS 7's basic requirements; highlight interpretative and practical application issues; and provide insights to address these issues.