News - SOCPA

19 Sep 2023

SOCPA Hosts the "SOCPA Professional Forum" to Elevate Accounting Knowledge and Expertise

On Monday evening, September 18, 2023, the Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) hosted the "SOCPA Professional Forum," drawing over 350 attendees holding professional certifications and licenses in accounting and auditing—the event aimed to enhance communication and knowledge exchange among experts and professionals. The forum featured various activities designed to enrich knowledge and enhance participants' expertise. Notably, the "Make...

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18 Sep 2023

SOCPA Comments on Rfi, Consultation on ISSB Agenda Priorities

International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has published a request for information on Agenda Priorities of ISSB. Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA), represented by its Accounting Standards Council, outlined that the future challenge for the Board is how to apply the standards issued, especially in countries that do not give much attention to sustainability reports, and based on the reporting frameworks from which the Council’s standards began. Ac...

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27 Aug 2023

SOCPA Comments on IAASB's Exposure Draft of the Proposed International Standard on Auditing 570 Amendments

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has published the Exposure Draft of the Proposed International Standard on Auditing 570 Amendments and amendments to other international auditing standards. The Board aims to facilitate effective responses to the material risk of deviations related to the going concern issue and to support the auditor’s evaluation of management’s assessment of the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by emphasizing the ...

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24 Aug 2023

SOCPA Announces the Names of Recently Certified Accounting Technicians

Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) is pleased to congratulate those who have obtained the Accounting Technicians Certificate for the second Cycle of 2023, wishing them great success in their careers.

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23 Aug 2023

SOCPA Issues the Translated Version of "Long Association of Personnel with an Audit Client"

Among all the efforts undertaken by Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) to advance the profession of accounting and auditing, to enhance the quality of services provided by independent auditors, and stemming from SOCPA's keenness to transfer specialized knowledge from reliable sources, SOCPA has completed translating and issuing the electronic Arabic version of "Long Association of Personnel with an Audit Client" by International Federation of Acco...

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21 Aug 2023

SOCPA Comments on IFRS Interpretations Committee's Tentative Agenda Decision – Merger between a Parent and its Subs...

The Interpretations Committee of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published a tentative agenda decision on an inquiry into the accounting approach of a merger of a parent company with its subsidiary. SOCPA, represented by the Accounting Standards Council, agrees that the parent entity controlled the subsidiary before the merger and, consequently, the merger is not a business combination in accordance with IFRS 3. Therefore, IFRS 3 should not be applied. Instead, a parent e...

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