Further to the issuance of Zakat Accounting Standard (Amended) (“the Standard”) by SOCPA, we are aware that the effective date of the applicability of the Standard is 1 January 2017. However, we would like to clarify SOCPA’s view regarding the impact of the amended Standard on the comparative numbers of the financial statements that will be issued after the applicability date of the Standard, and whether it requires restatement to these comparative numbers to be in conformity with the presentation of current year financial statements.