Great uncertainty as to what a forensic accountant actually is and what he or she does, may exist.

Question: Can you have cells change colour based on how close the date in the cell is to today's date?

When we first started the column Death and Taxes nearly ten years ago, who would have thought that it would become one of the journal's most popular columns?

- accountants being hounded by yesteryear
As accountants in international markets are grappling with the effects of the global recession with its attended challenges such as impairment of financial instruments, ...

Depending on the circumstances under which a trainee's contract is cancelled, before the trainee may enter into a new contract, the PCC and TRECO must consider whether or not such trainee is a fit.

This book, first published in 2007, has already become a business classic. Nassim Nicholas Taleb was born in Lebanon and lived much of his childhood years through the Lebanese Civil War.

Bruce Freer CA(SA) was nominated for membership of the Commonwealth Secretariat Audit Committee (AC) by the SAICA UK region, through the South African High Commission and was elected Chairman at the 3 December 2009 AC meeting.

The professional development unit at SAICA is responsible for “delivering competent entry level members” to the profession.

On 30 November 2009 the Chairman of the SAICA Education Fund, Mr Colin Beggs, handed out special awards to academics who were nominated by Heads of Department at various universities.

If you were to ask me what I view as SAICA's prime priority, I'd identify it as the maintenance of the highest standards. Virtually all our activities are directed towards this end; it is, indeed, our “raison d'être”.

The digital footprint we leave on the Internet has become more persistent and visible. These footprints can have serious effects on the reputation of businesses.

On 29 January 2009, following a period of chronic hyperinflation associated with the Zimbabwean dollar, the acting Finance Minister of Zimbabwe announced...

Being members of audit committees themselves, Pieter and Jacobus are interested in best practices for these committees.

Networking as a career management strategy is important as the burden of responsibility for one's career has shifted from the organisation to the individual, with the notion of employability becoming one's career goal.

Today, cellphone viruses are not regarded as a big deal. But if you think your phone will always be safe... think again. You might be carrying a virus around in your pocket.

Classic, luxury, and sporty are not commonly used in the same sentence when referring to sedans. However, the Maserati, I believe, has broken the mould when it comes to exclusive luxury.

So you call yourself an adventurer? Well, in training for our adventure, my wife and I faithfully did regular weekend hikes in our new hiking boots.

“Build it and they will come” was the promise Kevin Costner received in the movie “Field of Dreams” by an unknown voice.

The ticket application process is a common practise around the world and although South Africans are not used to this way of purchasing tickets, it is necessary...

Dissolution or winding up of miscellaneous entities (withdrawal of tax exempt status)
Certain entities, such as Chambers of Commerce, Trade Unions and fidelity funds, are exempt from income tax.

Delivering his debut National Budget, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, confirmed that extremely tough global and domestic economic conditions made the past year one of the most challenging periods the budget office had faced since 1994.

Teaching is depressing. Every year, my baldness spreads, my bones calcify, my ear-hair sprouts, and every year, the students walk into class exactly the same age as they were the year before.

The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) tasked to oversee the South African government's preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup has confirmed that all plans for the spectacle are running smoothly.

17 February 2010: Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan made it clear during his budget speech on Wednesday, 17 February, that government is not planning drastic spending cuts, and this has been welcomed...

Some budget relief for individual taxpayers while SME businesses have work to do.

(FIFA.com) Monday 25 January 2010. The 2010 FIFA World Cup™ General Terms and Conditions for the Use of Tickets (“GTCs”) stipulate that “Ticket Holders may not sell, offer for sale, resell, donate or otherwise transfer their Tickets in any way...

Die resessie is alweer iets van die byna verre verlede soos ons op 2010 se herstel fokus, en by dit verby probeer kyk na die jare wat daarna volg.

Sparkling wine, whether made by injecting with carbon dioxide, much in the same way sparkling mineral water is made, or by the classical “Méthode Champenoise”...