Accountants want freedom

Accountants want freedom

JAKARTA (JP): The ASEAN Federation of Accountants (AFA) has
called upon their governments not to interfere with accounting
and auditing processes.

In a statement sent by AFA Secretary General Placidus Sudibyo
to The Jakarta Post yesterday, the organization also says that it
is "cautions against the duplication of the accounting bodies'
function to set professional and technical working standards."

AFA, which completed a council meeting last week in Brunei
Darussalam, has 90,000 members. ASEAN groups Indonesia,
Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei and the Philippines.

The organization also says that it is currently trying to
harmonize accounting and auditing standards in the region to
facilitate entry of global investments. (hdj)