Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Bill Passed by the House of Representatives Immediately Public Accountants


Jakarta Government and the Commission XI DPR-RI has completed the discussion of draft Law of Certified Public Accountants (Public Accountants Bill). Nine Faction in the House of Representatives Commission XI unanimously agree on the bill of Certified Public Accountants to be brought to the level of two or endorsed in plenary session before the recess.
Finance Minister Agustin Martowardojo hopes the bill can be resolved during the trial I-2011.
As understandable president SBY has filed this bill to the House of Representatives, the letter pointed to Finance Minister and Menkumham to represent in order to propose the Bill of Certified Public Accountants. We hope the bill can be completed during this 2011 session or the first in 2011, said Agus was interrupted meeting with House Commission XI on the Parliament Building, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday (30/03/2011).
According to Agus, the government and parliament would have taken the right step in the whole discussion. In general, he continued the things that was agreed was a clear division of authority regarding the public accounting profession and its supervision.
We are not restricting foreign public accountant but rather to provide rules of the game, no it plans to restrict foreign public accountant, Agus added.
Agus added that during the Asian crisis and then there are some issues where it's time to have to fix the system in this country including the system of financial regulation to the system even penunjangya namely public accountant. Therefore, continued Agus if any laws would be more obvious to the public accounting profession to run the profession and its standards.
In the same place, the Chairman of Commission XI Emir Moeis Public Accountants pass the bill to be brought to the level Plenary for approval to the Act. Because of all the factions and the government has approved a draft bill of Certified Public Accountants, the draft will be brought to a level two or decision-making plenary session, he added.
As is known, services, public accountant (AP) in Indonesia has been dominated by foreigners. Through this bill, the House plans to give more space to the local public accountants giving the rule of a foreign public accountant.