Qatar Association of Certified Public Accountants QCPA was established in 2007 as a mixed membership organization for professional accountants by the Decision of the Minister of Civil Service Affairs and Housing No. 6 of 2007, in accordance with Law No. 12 of 2004 Regarding the Associations and Private Institutions (as amended by the Law No. 12 in 2006) and Law No. 30 of 2004 Regulating the Audit Profession. While only auditors are required to join QCPA, all others who are not registered in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (including non-Qatari practitioners), may voluntarily choose to join QCPA as Associate members and be subject to its rules and regulations. QCPA members provide the following services (i) accounting and bookkeeping; (ii) auditing (as regulated by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Financial Markets Authority); (iii) financial management; (iv) consultancy; (v) banking services (overseen by the Central Bank); (vi) internal audit; (vii) management accounting; (viii) digital transformation; and (ix) tax services (regulated by the Ministry of Finance). Subject to oversight by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, QCPA’s responsibilities include: (i) delivering continuing professional development programs; and (ii) monitoring its members’ compliance with ethical requirements and communicating developments relevant to the profession. QCPA is an Associate member of IFAC, and a member of the Arab Federation of Accountants and Auditors.