In an ever-changing business environment, it is imperative that we stay up to date with changes in legislation, standards and regulations. With little time left in the day, it might be difficult to keep abreast of these changes. Let us do the time-consuming task of research for you, sit back and be informed on all the relevant changes in these two hour monthly sessions. They are designed to keep practitioners and their staff up to date with all the latest changes in the profession.

After attending this course, delegates will be aware of current updates in the business environment.

Taxation • SARS court cases • Draft Interpretation Note – Meaning of “employee” for purposes of the Employment Tax Incentive Act • Guide on the Determination of Medical Tax Credits (Issue 13) • Draft Interpretation Note – Extraordinary dividends treated as income or proceeds on disposal of certain shares • VAT Rulings Process Reference Guide (Issue 3) • Binding General Ruling 58 – Purchase of Different Types of Annuities at Retirement • Interpretation Note 118 – Value-Added Tax Consequences of Points- Based Loyalty Programmes • BPR 370 – Registration of shares in the name of beneficial holder • BPR 369 – Deductibility of interest incurred pursuant to liquidation of company • BPR 368 – Payments made pursuant to an agreement relating to a permission to occupy • Interpretation Note 70 (Issue 2) – Supplies Made for No Consideration General Company Secretarial • Public companies contravening annual financial statements filing obligations • Appointing and resignation of auditors using the online CIPC services • Compliance obligations of companies and close corporations in business rescue • Court case on business rescue practitioners Legal Update • Financial Flows Associated with Illegal Wildlife Trade in South Africa Employment Law • CCMA and labour court cases Accounting • IASB proposes amendments to IAS 7 and IFRS 7 regarding supplier finance arrangements • IASB proposes amendments to IAS 1 regarding the classification of debt with covenants Auditing • IRBA opens draft proposed Disciplinary Rules for Registered Auditors for public comment

These sessions are aimed at all professionals within a business environment who might benefit from legislative updates, but specifically accounting, auditing, and tax professionals. It may also be beneficial to HR managers, as well as members of regulatory bodies who need to comply with CPD requirements.