President of the Association Vahagn Hambardzumyan
April 9, 2019 - Meeting with business entities of Shirak region
Projects
The Association actively cooperates with numerous accountants and undertakes several projects as part of the cooperation:
- Drafting of legal acts on accounting and tax accounting;
- Providing members of the association with legal acts and professional literature;
- Organizing and conducting training and professional development courses for accountants;
- Publication of professional newspapers, information sheets, magazines and books;
- Implementation of research and development activities in the field of accounting and tax accounting, as well as related ones;
- Implementation of legal, organizational, and other consulting functions for its members within the framework of the statutory activities of the association;
- Coordination, analysis, generalization, and dissemination of experience of accounting and tax accounting service providers; - Cooperation with international organizations and foreign providers of accounting and tax accounting services to exchange experience and business relations;
- Implementation of other activities aimed at the execution of the statutory objectives of the association.
National Centre for Vocational Education and Training Development – “Strengthening the stability of the border communities of Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik, and Syunik regions” UNDP
The UNDP program “Strengthening the stability of border communities of Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik, and Syunik regions” is aimed at responding to the challenges of the vocational education and training system and the needs of the regional labor market. The state educational standard of secondary vocational education 0411.01.01.5 Accounting, 0411.01.01.01.5 Accountant Qualification, profession description, and assessment criteria were revised module program and curriculum to form the workforce per the requirements of employers of the three border regions included in the program.
European Union – “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue”
Within the framework of cooperation, the Association implemented the program “Monitoring and Improvement of Alternative Taxation Systems of RA”, the aim of which was to identify the problems of alternative taxation systems in the sphere of tax policy of RA through the program of monitoring and improvement of state policy and to propose a set of relevant recommendations for their solution. The project was implemented by the “Association of Accountants of Armenia” NGO within the framework of sub-grants envisaged by the “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” program, implemented through a consortium led by the “Armenian Bar Association” NGO. The “Commitment to Constructive Dialogue” program is funded by the European Union.
USAID - Tax Reform Program – Taxpayer’s Handbook
Taxpayers and accountants in the process of their activities are faced with various economic rules and regulations, the knowledge and correct application of which is one of the keys to success in business. This handbook has been published to increase their legal awareness. Since the provisions of normative legal acts are more accessible and understandable when formulated using the question-and-answer method, it was decided to include the provisions taken from the main normative legal acts regulating this sphere, frequently used in practice, in the form of questions and answers. Taxpayers and accountants in the process of their activities are faced with various economic rules and regulations, the knowledge and correct application of which is one of the keys to success in business. This handbook has been published to increase their legal awareness. Since the provisions of normative legal acts are more accessible and understandable when formulated using the question-and-answer method, it was decided to include the provisions taken from the main normative legal acts regulating this sphere, frequently used in practice, in the form of questions and answers. When developing the guide, the authors refrained from personal opinions and subjective interpretations, referring all answers to parts and (or) paragraphs of articles of legal acts. References in the answers are made to the provisions of legal acts in force since July 1, 2015. In separate chapters, the reader is presented with applied approaches to business law, labor relations, accounting, and tax accounting according to the provisions of the most frequently used legal acts. The handbook is intended for accounting and finance representatives, as well as undergraduates, master's students, and economists. The Handbook was developed on the initiative of the Association of Accountants of Armenia NGO, in cooperation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Small and Medium Entrepreneurship Development National Center of Armenia under the USAID Tax Reform Program.