Seminar: The do’s and don’ts by the Registrar of Societies and how to keep your records for non-profit organizations most practical

Tuesday, 12th of July 2011- Eurogain TRE Ventures Sdn. Bhd. organised a seminar for non-profit organizations at Hotel Midah, Kuala Lumpur. The seminar started off with a welcome note from Mr. Dennis de Witt, Head of the Secretarial Department and Vice President of Eurogain. He welcomed the visitors and introduced the first speakers, Puan Norhayatee and Ms. Tan Poh Ling.

Puan Hayatee was the former director of the Register of Societies in the Federal Territory. Her past experiences include the areas of governmental procurement, administration and human resource development. She was also previously in the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism, and received an award of excellence in 2008.

Puan Hayatee gave a very animated and informative talk on the do's and don'ts of an association that is governed by the Registrar of Societies. She provided a lot of practical and useful information for the attendees to use in their non-profit organizations.

There was a very informal atmosphere during the talk and the attendees were able to ask many questions and obtain precise and practical answers to all their questions.

The second talk was conducted by Ms. Tan Poh Ling, the Founder and Managing Partner of TPL & Associates, a Chartered Accounting firm in Kuala Lumpur.

Ms. Tan possesses about 22 years of experience in fields of audit, financial management and tax compliance for corporations and individuals. She was previously attached with one of the big-five accounting firms in the audit division where she obtained her Chartered Accountants' qualification.

Ms. Tan Poh Ling's presentation was about how to keep accurate and practical records, especially for non-profit organizations. The presentation gave the attendees a clear idea on how to provide for accurate financial record-keeping, income tax implications, as well as other matters related to accounts. During the presentation there were many examples given by the presenter so that everybody would have a clear idea on the proper accounting entries.

The event ended with a question and answer session and a note of thanks to the two speakers.

The attendees were very enthusiastic about the seminar and even requested a second part to be conducted so that more people could learn more about the legal requirements of a non-profit organisation that is governed by the Registrar of Societies, especially since there is little information available to the public on this interesting topic.

From this positive feedback, Eurogain has decided to conduct a follow-up event with a similar topic in the near future. Please keep track of our Facebook page for further details to come soon.

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EUROGAIN Group

Call: 603-9100 1050
Email:  info@eurogain.com.my
Contact: Kevin Kiew, Dennis De Witt or Felicia Lee