News - SOCPA

04 Oct 2021

SOCPA Shares its Comments with the IASB on Proposed Amendment to IFRS 17

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published an Exposure Draft titled (Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9— Comparative Information, Proposed amendment to IFRS 17) concerning entities that will transition to the two standards, IFRS 17 and IFRS 9, together starting in 2023. The proposed amendment relates to financial assets and allows the resubmission of the comparative figures of financial assets that were prohibited by IFRS 9 SOCPA, represented by the Accoun...

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30 Sep 2021

As part of the initiative to align education outcomes with labor market requirements, SOCPA organizes a focus group...

SOCPA organized an online focus group through ZOOM as part of the initiative to align the education outcomes with the requirements of the labor market. A number of government agencies participated in the focus group with the aim of exploring their opinions on how to develop educational courses in the accounting program and how to meet the needs of the labor market, as well as other areas of development needed for accounting graduates. The participating government agencies and bodies are: the Mi...

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28 Sep 2021

SOCPA Shares its views on IASB's Five-Year Plane

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published an Agenda Consultation and a Request for Information regarding its work plan for the next five years. The Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA), represented by its Standards Committee, responded to the information request and shared its views on the plan. SOCPA believes that it is important for IASB when looking at investor's needs of information since it is an important criterion for the board, it ...

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20 Sep 2021

SOCPA Members Elect their Representatives for Board of Directors' 10th Session

Headed by Mr. Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz Al-Fares, member of the board of directors, SOCPA on Sunday held its general assembly via remote video conferencing. The meeting was held so that Full Members can vote on a list of candidates for membership in the board of Directors of SOCPA in the 10th session. The election process was completely electronic, and the winners of the elections are: Mr. Khalil Ibrahim Al-Sudais, Mr. Ali Abdulrahman Al-Otaibi and Mr. Fahad Mohammed Al-Taimi. SOCPA congratul...

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16 Sep 2021

SOCPA Announces Names of New SOCPA Fellowship Recipients

SOCPA is pleased to congratulate all new holders of its fellowship certificate for the second cycle of 2021، We wish them more success in their careers.

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13 Sep 2021

H.E Minister of Commerce Chairs SOCPA's Board Of Directors 8th Meeting

SOCPA's Board of Directors held its 8th meeting for the 9th session on 12/9/2021 under the chairmanship of H.E. Minister of Commerce and Chairman of SOCPA's the Board of Directors Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi. The meeting was held remotely via video conference. During the meeting, the participants discussed the various topics on the agenda, and relevant and necessary resolutions were issued. Most notably, the meeting resulted in the adoption of the procedures for applying to p...

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