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Uae-iaa events

Members’ meeting and May awareness

month activities

January 2019 In partnership with Gulf Tax Accounting Group (GTAG), a “Pre-Vat Inspection” workshop was held to take the attendees
through a drill on what is involved during a typical VAT inspection process and guide them to ensure organizational readiness for a real
inspection. The session provided the attendees with an adequate understanding of the VAT compliance requirements, ways to interact
with VAT inspectors, and tools to pro-actively evaluate organization’s current systems and processes and rectify non-compliance.

March 2019 UAE IAA organized an interactive sessions titled “How is artificial intelligence and data analytics improving the internal audit
procedures? By Neil Meleike and “Internal Audit vs. Risk Management, where to draw the independence line” by Marwan AbdulHak .

MOU signing ceremony with MOHRE

UAE Internal Auditors Association & The Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratization play a strategic role in achieving the
government vision. In recognition of the importance of this strategic role, an MOU was signed to enhance the joint cooperation and
concerted efforts to develop qualified personnel capable of leading the internal audit profession to the highest echelons.
The Memorandum was signed by AbdelQader Obaid Ali - Chairman of UAE IAA, and H.E. Mohammed Saqr Al Nuaimi - Assistant
Undersecretary for Support Services at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization.

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