Waqf institutions in Malaysia: appreciation of Wasaṭiyyah approach in internal control as a part of good governance

Good governance is important for the sustainability of Waqf institutions in Malaysia. As a part of good governance, the evaluation of internal control and its components are essential to be considered. While reaching the Maqāṣid al-Sharī‘ah (the objectives of the Lawgiver), the appreciation of Wasaṭiyyah approach can be utilised in the evaluation of internal control in the Waqf institutions. Based on qualitative research method, this research explores the internal control and its components in Waqf institutions. The conceptual study on Wasaṭiyyah approach is provided in brief, and the appreciation of Wasaṭiyyah approach in relation to internal control and its components are provided. It is found that Wasaṭiyyah approach can be used in the evaluation of internal control of Waqf institutions in improving their good governance. ********************************************************* Tadbir urus yang baik adalah penting untuk kelestarian institusi Waqfdi Malaysia. Sebagai sebahagian daripada tadbir urus yang baik, penilaian kawalan dalaman dan komponennya penting untuk dipertimbangkan. Bagi mencapai Maqāsid al-Sharī’ah, penghargaan terhadap pendekatan Wasaṭiyyahseharusnya dihayati dalam penilaian kawalan dalaman dalam institusi Waqf. Berdasarkan kaedah penyelidikan kualitatif, penyelidikan ini menghuraikan kawalan dalaman dan komponennya dalam institusi Waqf. Kajian konseptual mengenai pendekatan Wasaṭiyyah ini disediakan secara ringkas, dan penghargaan terhadap pendekatan Wasaṭiyyah berkaitan dengan pengendalian secara kawalan dalaman dan komponennya adalah disediakan. Adalah didapati bahawa pendekatan Wasaṭiyyah dalam penilaian kawalan dalaman institusi Waqf dapat meningkatkan tadbir urus institusi Waqf secara baik dan berkesan

Internal audit effectiveness in zakat institution from perspective of auditee / Noraini Shamsuddin ... [et al.]

Internal audit function (IAF) is one of the most important meanings for management to confirm and verify the compliance of administrative units in the financial and administrative policies, legislations, financials and administrative systems as well as the adoption of public policies. IAF also helps in running an organization more efficiently and effectively to increase stakeholders’ value. Moreover, with growing size and attention given to the zakat institutions in the recent years, it has made an increase importance of IAF. Due to the importance of IAF, this paper aims to identify the perceived effectiveness of internal audit department (IAD) in zakat institutions (ZI) from auditees’ perspective to assist on close cooperation and necessary improvement in the IAF. To develop the understanding of the factors that lead to effectiveness of IAD, this paper used qualitative method which is semi-structured interview auditees from four selected ZIs in Malaysia. Each ZIs was represented by two auditees from two different department. There are two factors explored, namely organizational status and competency of IAD. The findings show that both factors are important to achieve the effectiveness of IAF. Additionally, most of the auditees (ZI1, ZI2 and ZI3) agreed that management support are the main factors affecting the IAD effectiveness. Meanwhile, ZI4 perceived that training is the main factor contributing to the same effectiveness. It is hoped that the findings are able to increase the awareness among ZI’s auditors and management to improve the IAD effectiveness in the future

WAR 39 ETHICS AND ACCOUNTING EDUCATION: FEW RELEVANT ISSUES

ABSTRACT The demand for accounting graduates to fulfill the corporate needs is increasing from day to day. Education is a platform to prepare them to face challenging roles of the profession. There were various ethical cases involve accounting and accounting-based professionals. It is believed that most accounting corporate scandals and crisis happened due to lack of ethical values exercised by accounting talents in carrying their duties and responsibilities. This study empirically discusses the findings of related literatures on ethics and accounting education

Kawalan dalaman tadbir urus wakaf di Malaysia

Wakaf merupakan instrumen sosioekonomi untuk memperkasakan kebajikan masyarakat dalam pelbagai aspek seperti pendidikan, kesihatan, ekonomi dan lain-lain. Di Malaysia, wakaf ditadbir oleh Majlis Agama Islam Negeri (MAIN) dan anak syarikat yang yang ditubuhkan di bawah MAIN seperti Perbadanan Wakaf Selangor (PWS) dan Wakaf Perak Ar-Ridzuan. Pengurusan wakaf merupakan aspek terpenting bagi menjamin kelangsungan harta wakaf itu sendiri. Tambahan pula, Matlamat ke-16 iaitu Keamanan dan Keadilan dalam Matlamat Pembangunan Mapan (Sustainable Development Goals – SDGs) oleh Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB) turut menekankan bahawa elemen tadbir urus institusi yang baik menyumbang ke arah pembangunan mapan sesebuah negara. Statistik menunjukkan terdapat lebih 11 ribu hektar tanah wakaf terbiar dan tergendala yang melibatkan wakaf am dan wakaf khas. Hal ini disebabkan oleh kelompongan yang terdapat dalam tadbir urus institusi wakaf itu sendiri. Ini menimbulkan persoalan mengenai sejauh mana pengurusan harta wakaf di Malaysia yang semestinya menjurus kepada tadbir urus institusi wakaf sebagai pihak yang bertanggungjawab. Kajian ini bertujuan melihat hubungan antara kawalan dalaman dengan tadbir urus yangbaik dalam pengurusan wakaf Institusi A. Kajian ini penting bagi memastikan pengurusan wakaf di Malaysia yang lebih baik, bersistematik dan berintegriti, serta seterusnya menjamin kelangsungan harta wakaf di Malaysia. Kaedah kajian adalah berbentuk kualitatif melalui metod perbincangan kumpulan fokus dan analisis kandungan. Hasil kajian mendapatibahawa kawalan dalaman memberi kesan terhadap pengurusan wakaf Institusi A. Dapatan kajian ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kesedaran dalam kalangan institusi wakaf dan memandang kepentingan kawalan dalaman yang menjadi penyumbang kepada tadbir urus yang baik di institusi itu sendiri