Exam for Obtaining Title of Arab Certified Accountant to Be Conducted Sunday
21 Sep 1994AMMAN – The Arab Society of Certified Accountants’ (ASCA) exams begin next Sunday for the current September course.
There will be 108 students sitting for these exams to obtain the title of certified Arab accountant, from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, Egypt and the UAE.
For this purpose, ASCA opened examination halls in each of Riyadh, Jeddah, Alkhobar, Kut, Amman, Muscat, Doha, Manama, Abu Dhabi and Cairo.
Students registered in the course which lasts three days will sit for the exam in the following subjects: Theoretical and practical accounting, Financial administration and the English language. Additionally, there will be a special paper dealing with laws such as taxation laws and those related to companies and trade. It is worth noting that ASCA celebrated the distribution of ACPA (Arab Certified Public Accountant) certificates to students from eight Arab countries on the 5th of this month. The graduation ceremony was held under the patronage of the Minister of Industry and Trade, Dr. Reema Khalaf.
In regards to preparation for these exams, ASCA Chairman Talal Abu-Ghazaleh said that the Society will open new centers next year for its exams in each of Nablus, Gaza, Khartoum and Beirut.
This is because the number of registrants for the Society’s exams from all Arab countries exceeds 100 students.
ASCA also requires that those who sit for these exams be holders of a Bachelors degree in accounting, business administration or economy, from a recognized university.
Mr. Abu-Ghazaleh expressed his desire that all professional bodies and societies in the Arab region work together to establish an accounting qualification program.
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