1. Malaysian Taxation: Principles and Practice
Pengarang : Choong Kwai Fatt
Imprint : Kuala Lumpur: Infoworld, 2018
Mukasurat : 635
Sinopsis:
Malaysian Taxation - Principles and Practice (2021, 27th Ed) is arguably the most complete and comprehensive leading tax reference in Malaysia. It has been completely updated with the Finance Act 2020, Sales Tax (Amendment) Act 2020, Service Tax (Amendment) Act 2020, PU(A) Orders issued in 2020 and 2021, twelve IRB Public Rullings issued in 2020, and four Practice Notes, Technical Guidelines and Operational Guidelines issued in 2020.
This book examines and analyses the Income Tax Act 1967, Real Property Gains Tax Act 1976, Sales Tact Act 2018 and Service Tax Act 2018. The theoretical frameworks, concepts, methodologies, and practical applications of the various taxation laws have been clearly and systematically explained in 38 well-structured chapters with a total of 501 examples, 28 flow charts and 34 tables. Additional examples, flow charts and tables have been added to this edition to facilitate students in the e-learning environment in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.
The topics covered include:
● Residence status
● Administration, collection, recoveries
● Employment derivation and income
● Penalties and offences
● Investment income
● Real property gains tax
● Business income
● Tax planning on business income
● Business deductions
● Agriculture and forest allowance
● Capital allowance
● Sales tax
● Reliefs and personal taxation
● Service tax
● Company taxation
● Self-assessment mechanism on individuals and companies
● Single -tier dividend system
● Withholding tax
This an indispensable and must have reference companion for tax advisors and consultants, tax agents, auditors, group accountants, financial controllers, finance managers, business strategists, legal practitioners, directors of companies, university academics, tax researchers, university students and students sitting for professional examinations.
2. Measuring Business Interruption Losses and other Commercial Damages: An Economic Approach
Pengarang : Patcrick A. Gaughan
Imprint : New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2020
Mukasurat : 532
Sinopsis:
Measuring Business Interruption Losses and Other Commercial Damages has been the go-to resource for economists, accountants, and attorneys involved in lawsuits or serving as expert witnesses for nearly two decades. This new edition remains the definitive book in the field, demystifying the complex process of measuring lost profits and damages in litigation. Author Patrick A. Gaughan, a respected economic and financial consultant who specializes in litigated matters, offers authoritative guidance on measuring damages in business interruption and breach of contract cases as well intellectual property, securities and antitrust lawsuits.
Providing a step-by-step framework for determining damages in a range of real-world scenarios, this comprehensive volume covers areas such as equity risk premium analysis, lost revenue projections, cost and profitability analysis, and the economics of punitive damages. A wealth of exhibits, tables, graphs, case studies, and references ensures that readers thoroughly understand each essential topic. Now in its Third Edition, this market-leading text features new and revised content in every chapter that reflects recent developments in the fields of economics and finance and changes in relevant case law.
3. Real Estate Titans: 7 Key Lessons from The World’s Top Real Estate Investors
Pengarang : Erez Cohen
Imprint : New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2019
Mukasurat : 286
Sinopsis:
In Real Estate Titans, Erez Cohen interviews the world’s leading real estate investors such as Richard Mack, Urs Ledermann, Ronald Terwilliger, Gina Diez Barroso, Elie Horn, Richard Ziman, Robert Faith, Chaim Katzman, Rohit Ravi, Joseph Sitt, Carlos Betancourt. Cohen draws on his experience as a research and teacher’s assistant at Wharton Business School with an investment expert - and his mentor - Dr. Peter Linneman. The book shares advice and insights garnered by the real estate titans; they answer questions like what they would do if they were starting over in real estate, making the best real estate deals, prioritizing their time and routines for becoming successful in life and business.
Life-long learning and becoming the hardest worker in the room seems to be one of the recurring habits exhibited by the real estate investors interviewed in the book. Here are my favourite takeaways from reading, Real Estate Titans by Erez Cohen.
4. Let’s Get Real ... Estate: A Simple, Proven, Step-By-Step Path to Successful Real Estate Investing
Pengarang : Danial Papes
Imprint : New York: [Publisher not Identified], 2019
Mukasurat : 91
Sinopsis:
Daniel Papes objective in writing this book is to share with you all he has learned during his 2 decades of real estate investing. You will not be reading theory, but instead will read about the actual methods Dan deployed to create such fantastic success in real estate. He shares the strategies and tactics that created huge profits, and shares some of the mistakes he made along the way as well, all with the purpose of catapulting you 20 years ahead in your real estate knowledge. Read his book and start getting real…estate!
5. Effective Data Visualization: The Right Chart for The Right Data
Pengarang : Stephanie D.H Evergreen, Evergreen Data & Evaluation, LLC
Imprint : Los Angeles: SAGE, 2020
Mukasurat : 328
Sinopsis :
Stephanie D.H. Evergreen’s Effective Data Visualization shows readers how to create the Excel charts and graphs that best communicate their data findings. The comprehensive how-to guide functions as a set of blueprints-supported by both research and the author’s extensive experience with clients in industries all over the world-for conveying data in an impactful way. Delivered in her humorous and approachable style, the book covers the spectrum of graph types available, how to determine which one fits specific data stories, and easy steps for building the chosen graph in Excel. The Second Edition includes a revamped chapter on qualitative data, nine new quantitative graph types, new shortcuts in Excel, and a new chapter on sharing your data with the world.
6. Travelog PhD Menggapai Impian, Sejuta Harapan
Pengarang : Siti Nur Zahirah Omar
Imprint : Sintok, Kedah: UUM Press, 2021
Muka surat : 125
Sinopsis :
Travelog PhD: Menggapai Impian, Sejuta Harapan adalah perkongsian ilmu dan pengalaman sebenar penulis yang disampaikan kepada pembaca, khususnya kepada bakal pelajar dan pelajar pasca siswazah yang ingin menyambung pengajian ke peringkat Ijazah Doktor Falsafah (PhD). Tujuan utama perkongsian ini adalah untuk memberi gambaran sebenar perjalanan pengajian PhD yang dianggap sebagai sesuatu yang sukar untuk dicapai. Penulis cuba berkongsi pengalaman sendiri, panduan, persediaan, tip dan solusi mengikut kepada perbincangan topik yang sesuai dengan pengajian supaya mereka lebih memahami konsep sebenar pengajian PhD.
Kandungan buku ini memperincikan tentang apa itu PhD, permulaan pengajian PhD, panduan penyediaan kertas cadangan (proposal), penyelia dan pasca siswazah, kesalahan pelajar PhD dan cara mengatasinya, sikap-sikap yang harus dihindari oleh pelajar PhD, tip-tip bermanfaat untuk pelajar pasca siswazah, penulisan saintifik dan persediaan menghadapi viva-voce.
Buku ini dipersembahkan dengan bahasa yang mudah untuk difahami, berbentuk santai bagi rujukan pembaca umum. Pelbagai panduan dan tip berguna turut disediakan dalam naskah ini. Diharap buku ini dapat memberi manfaat, inspirasi dan panduan kepada para pelajar yang akan melanjutkan pengajian atau sedang melanjutkan pengajian PhD serta menjadi rujukan sepanjang masa.
7. Amalan Reka Bentuk Taman Sensori Berdaya Akses Yang Baik
Pengarang : Hazreena Hussein, Dr. Md Nasir Daud
Imprint : Shah Alam, Selangor: Grup Buku Karangkraf Sdn. Bhd, 2017
Muka surat : 102
Sinopsis :
Buku ini memperkenalkan Taman Sensori pertama di Malaysia iaitu Taman Stimulasi Sensori Teraputik di Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya. Taman ini menjadi tapak kajian kes dalam kerjasama penyelidikan antara Universiti Malaya dengan Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. Pembaca juga disajikan dengan usaha-usaha kolaborasi lain yang dijalankan bagi menyediakan taman sensori teraputik demi kesejahteraan dan kesihatan masyarakat sejagat.
Penemuan penting daripada kejayaan dan kegagalan taman-taman sensori yang dilawati di United Kingdom, Singapura, Hong Kong dan Switzerland menghasilkan cadangan am bagi mereka bentuk sebuah taman sensori yang boleh diguna pakai dalam konteks Malaysia. Walaupun cadangan tersebut adalah khusus buat arkitek landskap, tetapi akan turut membantu arkitek dan pereka/perancang bandar, pembuat dasar serta komuniti dalam usaha mereka bentuk taman sensori pada masa depan.
8. Malaysian Perspectives on Asean Regionalism
Pengarang : Azirah Hashim, Anthony Milner
Imprint : Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press, 2019
Muka surat : 177
Sinopsis :
ASEAN is often said to be the “cornerstone” of Malaysian foreign policy, and Malaysia has certainly played a central role in the development of this regional endeavor. Malaysia’s approach to regionalism and community building, however, has not received enough analytical attention. The study of Malaysian regionalism is important, in part, because over recent years we have seen an increasingly fluid and multiplex Asian region - in which not only major powers but also smaller states can be influential. In this developing situation, it is becoming urgent to understand non- Western thinking about international relations not only in China, the United States and India but also in individual Southeast Asian states such as Malaysia. This essay collection examines a range of Malaysian perspectives on regional institutions and regional community building. It identifies Malaysian aspirations and anxieties, as well as elements of a particular Malaysian regionalist style. It notes to the recurring problem of how to balance regional against more narrowly national objectives.
9. Buruh Binaan di Malaysia
Pengarang : Umi Kalsum Zolkafli @ Zulkifly, Norhanim Zakaria & Azlan Shah Ali
Imprint : Kuala Lumpur : Penerbit Universiti Malaya, 2019
Muka surat : 100
Sinopsis :
Prestasi buruh binaan serta hubungan dengan kualiti sesebuah projek yang dihasilkan adalah penting bagi mencapai kualiti bangunan tanpa kecacatan dengan kos keseluruhan pembinaan yang berpatutan serta dapat disiapkan dalam masa yang ditetapkan. Umumnya terdapat tiga kategori buruh dalam industri pembinaan iaitu, buruh am, separa mahir dan mahir. Buku ini secara umumnya memberi makluman berkenaan jenis buruh yang terdapat dalam industri pembinaan serta isu dan cabaran berkenaan pengurusan buruh di negara ini. Antara isu yang kritikal adalah mengenai bekalan tenaga buruh tempatan yang sangat kurang serta kebanjiran buruh asing bagi mengisi kekosongan ini, yang jika tidak diurus dan dipantau dengan bijaksana, mungkin akan mewujudkan masalah sampingan lain seperti masalah sosial serta ekonomi. Pengiraan produktiviti buruh diperkenalkan dengan menggunakan Model Ekonomi, Projek Khusus dan yang berorientasikan aktiviti. Faktor yang mempengaruhi produktif buruh juga dibincangkan secara terperinci. Pendekatan buku ini berdasarkan maklumat penyelidikan teori dan praktikal. Ia diharap dapat memberi maklumat serta kesedaran kepada pembaca, terutamanya yang terlibat secara langsung dalam pengurusan buruh binaan di Malaysia.
10. A Study on Fuel Properties of Agricultural Waste in Malaysia
Pengarang : Firdaus Basrawi, Cindy Binti Olin
Imprint : Mauritius: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2016
Muka surat : 92
Sinopsis :
Fuel properties are the fundamental parameters that are often required in order to choose the suitable technology for the combustion process of a fuel. The fuel property focused on this study was the Higher Heating Value which is the energy content and the Self-ignition Temperature of agricultural waste. An experimental study was carried out to obtain these fuel properties of a few agricultural waste samples. The Higher Heating Value was obtained through calorimetric experiment using a bomb calorimeter. The results indicate that coconut husks have the highest heating value with 21.3 MJ/kg while paddy straw has the lowest heating value of 15.6 MJ/kg. Results of Higher Heating Value obtained also shows consistent value with other research findings. Meanwhile the Self-ignition Temperature was obtained through the Crossing Point Temperature (CPT) Method and the experiment was carried out under atmospheric condition. The results indicate that coconut husks have the highest self-ignition temperature while paddy straw has the lowest self-ignition temperature of 213.7⁰C.