Mongolia : Accounting and Auditing

This report provides an assessment of corporate sector accounting, financial reporting, and auditing requirements and practices within the enterprise and financial sectors in Mongolia. For purposes of this report, the corporate sector includes all private sector and state-owned enterprises. The report uses International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA) as benchmarks and draws on international experience and good practices in the field of accounting and audit regulation to evaluate institutional capacity and make policy recommendations. Since 1993, the World Bank and other development partners of Mongolia have provided financial and technical support to help Mongolia develop a legal framework, facilitate accounting education and adoption of IFRS and ISA by enterprises, constitute a new professional body, establish the examination of certified public accountants, and strengthen accounting and auditing in both public and private sectors. As a result, Mongolia has made significant changes from the old accounting for planned economic system to a new market-oriented accounting system that follows international good practices. All key economic sectors in Mongolia rely on high-quality financial information, which requires high-quality private sector accounting and auditing. Reforms, liberalization, and deregulation to further enhance the Mongolian business environment must be supported by enhanced financial transparency and improved accounting and auditing practices. Increased levels of both foreign direct investment and domestic investment demand higher-quality financial information consistent with international standards. Continuing the strengthening and development of financial reporting, accounting and auditing, and the regulatory framework that governs them, will bring benefits to Mongolia and its citizens. In this context, this report sets out policy recommendations to enhance the quality of corporate financial reporting and foster a financial reporting platform conducive to sustainable private and financial sector growth, thus increasing access to global financial markets and other tools of the market economy.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2008-03
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCOUNT, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCOUNTANCY, ACCOUNTING, ACCOUNTING CURRICULA, ACCOUNTING CURRICULUM, ACCOUNTING EXAMINATIONS, ACCOUNTING FIRM, ACCOUNTING RECORDS, ACCOUNTING SERVICES, ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS, ACCOUNTS, ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING, ACCURATE INFORMATION, ANNUAL INCOME, ASSESSMENT OF RISK, AUDIT ENGAGEMENTS, AUDIT REPORTS, AUDIT TRAILS, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AUDITING, AUDITING PRINCIPLES, AUDITING PROFESSION, AUDITING STANDARDS, AUDITORS, AUDITS, AUTONOMY, BALANCE SHEET, BANK ACCOUNTS, BANK GUARANTEES, BANK LENDING, BANKING LAW, BANKING SECTOR, BANKING SUPERVISION, BANKING SYSTEM, BANKRUPTCY, BANKS, BOOK VALUE, BORROWER, BUSINESS CLIMATE, BUSINESS COMMUNITY, CAPITAL BASE, CAPITAL MARKET, CASH FLOW, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, CLEARINGHOUSES, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMODITIES, CONFIRMATIONS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST, CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONTRACTORS, COOPERATIVES, COST ACCOUNTING, CREDITS, CURRENT ASSETS, CURRENT PROGRAM, CURRICULUMS, DEBT, DEBTOR, DEBTORS, DEBTS, DEPRECIATION, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DIRECT INVESTMENT, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION STANDARDS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPENDITURES, EXTERNAL AUDITORS, FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL COMMUNITY, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTION, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION, FINANCIAL LOSSES, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL MARKET, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FINANCIAL POSITION, FINANCIAL REPORTING, FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS, FINANCIAL REPORTS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTORS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FIXED ASSET, FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, GOOD PRACTICE, GOOD PRACTICES, INCOME, INCOME TAXES, INFLATION, INSURANCE, INSURANCE COMPANIES, INSURANCE COMPANY, INTANGIBLE ASSETS, INTEREST RATES, INTERNAL AUDITORS, INTERNAL CONTROLS, INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS COMMITTEE, INVENTORY, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, LARGE COMPANIES, LARGE ENTERPRISES, LAWS, LEGAL ADVICE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATION, LENDER, LENDERS, LIABILITY, LIFETIME, LOAN, LOAN DISBURSEMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MACROECONOMIC STABILITY, MAINTENANCE COST, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MANDATES, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET PARTICIPANTS, MEDIUM ENTERPRISES, MINORITY SHAREHOLDER, MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS, PARENT COMPANIES, PARENT COMPANY, PENALTIES, PRIVATIZATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS, PUBLIC CONFIDENCE, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY AUDITS, QUALITY CONTROL, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESPONSIBILITIES, RISK ASSESSMENT, SAVINGS, SECURITIES, SENIOR, SHARE CAPITAL, SOCIAL INSURANCE, STAKEHOLDER, STAKEHOLDERS, STATISTICAL ANALYSIS, STATUTORY AUDITORS, STOCK EXCHANGE, SUBSIDIARIES, SUBSIDIARY, SUPERVISORY AGENCIES, TAX LAW, TAX PREPARATION, TAXATION, TOTAL COST, TRAINING COURSES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, WAGES, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORLD MARKET,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/10038412/mongolia-report-observance-standards-codes-rosc-accounting-auditing https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8055
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