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IASCA Holds Workshop in Cooperation with the Arab American University in Palestine
26-Oct-2021
RAMALLAH - The International Arab Society of Certified Accountants (IASCA) in cooperation with the Arab American University (AAUP) held a workshop in the city of Ramallah. The workshop came as an augmentation to a series of intensive activities launched by IASCA to introduce the services, qualifications, and international professional certificates the Society offers.
The workshop was presented by Mr. Jamal Melhem, executive director at Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Global (TAG.Global) and representative of IASCA in Palestine, in which he addressed the application of International Accounting Standards (IAS) in Palestine, and their benefits in the world in general as well as the extent of IAS application in Palestine in particular. Moreover, he stressed the importance of using IAS in audit engagements performed by Palestinian audit firms.
The importance of the training courses held by IASCA regarding accounting, auditing, and administrative and banking sciences, along with the benefits trainees achieve by attending such courses were highlighted. In addition, the concept of auditing and its importance for companies and institutions was addressed, along with the code of ethical conduct that an auditor should acquire.
Moreover, the professional publications issued by IASCA were tackled along with their importance in introducing the international standards in the Arabic language to Palestinian students to help them understand these materials, in addition, to help in using them in training courses and materials.
“This workshop comes in the context of IASCA’s ongoing endeavor to communicate with active institutions at home and abroad to enrich the students’ knowledge on both the theoretical and practical aspects,” Dr. Firas Murar a faculty member in postgraduate studies, stated.