2. Audit Profession in Jordan The development of accounting profession in Jordan has played a considerable role in the development of audit profession. Thus, it can be argued that audit profession is relatively new in Jordan. However, several legislations have worked together to organize the audit profession in Jordan. For example; Jordanian Companies Law No. 22 of 1997 and its amendments put much emphasis in its different articles on the audit profession in Jordan. For example it organized the process of electing the licensed auditors and how to determine their fees. It also obligated companies to present the comparative annual financial statements accompanied with their clarifications, all certified by licensed auditors. Jordanian Companies Law No. 22 of 1997 and its amendments also asked companies to keep their accounts in accordance with the recognized international accounting and auditing standards. More important, the law determined in details the auditors’ duties in monitoring, revising and auditing the operations of company and its internal control system in accordance with recognized auditing rules, auditing profession principals and scientific and technical standards. The Interim Income Tax Law No. 28 of 2009 and the Interim General Sales Tax Law No. 29 of 2009 have obligated the taxpayer to keep all the necessary books and records necessary to determine the tax liability amount. Tax laws accept only those statements that prepared in accordance with international accounting standards and audited and certified by a licensed auditor. However, Despite that the Interim Law of Jordanian Association of Certified Public Accountants (JACPA) No. 73 of 2003 is an important step toward regulating and organizing the audit profession in Jordan, it needs some amendments to be in line with new developments in business market. For example, it gives low emphasis to some important issues such as independence of auditors (Rahman & Waly, 2004). Accordingly, JACPA need to investigate and review all the legal articles that govern the audit profession in Jordan in any Jordanian law, and must then accomplish all the necessary amendments and additions
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