Darwish works as a Chartered Accountant with Gemilang World Berhad, a firm listed on Bursa Malaysia. At the same time, he registers for two years' professional examination papers of ICAEW. His works basically deals with keeping financial records of the company. Besides that, he is also responsible in awarding large maintenance contracts services to local contractors. At one time, when his company was seeking for a new contractor for a new maintenance services, without inviting other tenders, he simply accepted a bid from one contractor who promised to pay him RM15,000 as a gift once the contract was awarded to them.

Darwish works as a Chartered Accountant with Gemilang World Berhad, a firm listed on Bursa Malaysia. At the same time, he registers for two years' professional examination papers of ICAEW. His works basically deals with keeping financial records of the company. Besides that, he is also responsible in awarding large maintenance contracts services to local contractors. At one time, when his company was seeking for a new contractor for a new maintenance services, without inviting other tenders, he simply accepted a bid from one contractor who promised to pay him RM15,000 as a gift once the contract was awarded to them.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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