Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRSs)


The MFRSs listed in the table are official pronouncements issued by the MASB. MFRSs are issued by the MASB in respect of its application in Malaysia.

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The text of the MFRSs include MFRSs as approved by the MASB for issue up to 31 March 2021 and as required to be applied for annual reporting periods beginning on 1 January 2023. Further explanation is available in the “Introduction” section of the 2021 MFRS Bound Volume. 

The date shown in the “Issue Date” column refers to the date the Standard was first issued.

The “Amendments from other Standards” column contains consequential amendments to a Standard that are a consequence of another Standard or amendments to another Standard with an effective date after 1 January 2023 or issued after 31 March 2021.

The “Explanatory” column contains documents which accompanies the respective Standards but are not part of these Standards. They are IASB 2021 edition of documents accompanying IFRS Standards.

Please select the Glossary for Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards for definitions of key words used in the Standards which can be viewed for information purposes only. Please select the MFRS Glossary in Bahasa Malaysia for translations of Glossary for Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards and additional terms from MFRSs, the Basis for Conclusions, Illustrative Examples and Implementation Guidance.

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The numbering of the MFRS corresponds with the equivalent IFRS Standard issued by the IASB. MFRS prefix with “1xx” corresponds with the equivalent IAS. 

Standard Title Applicable for annual periods beginning on or after: Issue Date Status Amendments from other Standards (effective after 1 January 2021) Explanatory
MFRS 1 First-time Adoption of Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted

Amendments to MFRS 112

Amendments to MFRS 121

BC

IG

Amendments to BC

MFRS 2 Share-based Payment 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IG

MFRS 3 Business Combinations 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 4

Insurance Contracts

[superseded by MFRS 17 for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023]

1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IG

Amendments to IG

 

Extension of the Temporary Exemption from Applying MFRS 9(Amendments to MFRS 4)

Effective immediately

17 Aug 2020

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

 

Interest Rate Benchmark Reform—Phase 2 (Amendments to MFRS 9, MFRS 139, MFRS 7, MFRS 4 and MFRS 16)

1 Jan 2021

30 Sept 2020

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

MFRS 5  Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IG

MFRS 6 Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IG

Amendments to BC

  Supplier Finance Arrangements (Amendments to MFRS 107 and MFRS 7) 1 Jan 2024

30 June 2023

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

Amendments to IG

MFRS 8 Operating Segments 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IG

Amendment to IG

MFRS 9 Financial Instruments (IFRS 9 as issued by IASB in July 2014) 1 Jan 2018

17 Nov 2014

Enacted -

BC

IG

IE

MFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements

1 Jan 2013

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

  Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture (Amendments to MFRS 10 and MFRS 128)  Deferred

17 Nov 2014

31 Dec 2015

Enacted - -
MFRS 11 Joint Arrangements 1 Jan 2013

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities 1 Jan 2013

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement 1 Jan 2013

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 14 Regulatory Deferral Accounts 1 Jan 2016

11 July 2014

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers 1 Jan 2018

2 Sept 2014

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 16 Leases 1 Jan 2019

15 Apr 2016

Enacted -

BC

IE

  Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond
30 June 2021
(Amendment to MFRS 16) 
1 April 2021

6 Apr 2021

Enacted -

Amendment to BC

  Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback (Amendments to MFRS 16) 1 January 2024

1 Nov 2022

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

Amendments to IE

MFRS 17 Insurance Contracts 1 Jan 2023

15 Aug 2017

Enacted

BC

IE

  Initial Application of MFRS 17 and MFRS 9—Comparative Information
(Amendment to MFRS 17)
1 Jan 2023

30 Dec 2021

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

MFRS 101 Presentation of Financial Statements 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IG

Amendments to BC

Amendments to IG

  Non-current Liabilities with Covenants (Amendments to MFRS 101) 1 January 2024

15 Dec 2022

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

MFRS 102 Inventories 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 107 Statement of Cash Flows 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

 

Supplier Finance Arrangements
(Amendments to MFRS 107 and MFRS 7)

1 Jan 2024

30 June 2023

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

MFRS 108 Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IG

Amendments to BC

Amendments to IG

MFRS 110 Events after the Reporting Period 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 112 Income Taxes 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

  Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction
(Amendments to MFRS 112)
1 Jan 2023

30 June 2021

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

Amendments to IE

  International Tax Reform—Pillar Two Model Rules (Amendments to MFRS 112) Refer paragraph 98M of
MFRS 112

2 June 2023

Enacted -

Amendments to BC

MFRS 116 Property, Plant and Equipment 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 119 Employee Benefits 1 Jan 2013

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 120 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 121 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
  Lack of Exchangeability
(Amendments to MFRS 121)
1 Jan 2025

8 Sept 2023

Enacted -

IE

Amendments to BC

MFRS 123 Borrowing Costs 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 124 Related Party Disclosures 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 126 Accounting and Reporting by Retirement Benefit Plans 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - -
MFRS 127 Separate Financial Statements 1 Jan 2013

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 128 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures 1 Jan 2013

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
  Sale or Contribution of Assets between an Investor and its Associate or Joint Venture (Amendments to MFRS 10 and MFRS 128) Deferred

17 Nov 2014

31 Dec 2015

Enacted -
MFRS 129 Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 132 Financial instruments: Presentation 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 133 Earnings per Share 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 134 Interim Financial Reporting 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 136 Impairment of Assets 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted

BC

IE

MFRS 137 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

IG

IE

MFRS 138 Intangible Assets 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 139 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE

MFRS 140 Investment Property 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted - BC
MFRS 141 Agriculture 1 Jan 2012

19 Nov 2011

Enacted -

BC

IE