Tan Liong Tong currently serves as a Technical Consultant to Forvis Mazars Malaysia. He 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).
He was the 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 organisations, and as a project manager for various working groups of the MASB that developed MASB Standards.
He 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.
His 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.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Agriculture and a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness, Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Master in Business Administration, University of Philippines, Diliman campus
- Chancellor’s Gold Medal Winner, Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Council Member, Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)
- Member, Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
- Best Overall Performance Award Winner, MICPA’s Foundation and Professional II examinations
Area of expertise
- Malaysia Accounting and Reporting