LATEST ARTICLES
ARTICLES FROM COVID-19 HUB
New Series: Virtual leadership in a crisis – support for leaders by Talita Ferreira CA(SA)
Virtual leadership in a crisis – support for leaders Author: Talita Ferreira CA(SA) “Identify what you are feeling and where you are as a leader” As leaders, we are like a contagion. How we show up will impact our teams. #Leadingvirtually is no different. We might be #feelingpressure and dealing with the #crisisplanning one moment…
VIDEO Series: Coaching Insights In A Time of Uncertainty: What to expect in a lockdown
Coaching Insights In A Time of Uncertainty: What to expect in a lockdown You are able to control that which you are aware of. In this video you will learn about the most common fears relating to a lockdown and how to mentally prepare for it. More Videos by Dineshrie Pillay What to expect in…
SAICA Training Offices and Covid-19
SAICA Training Offices and Covid-19 We have received many queries relating to the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on training offices and the training programme, such as what to do in relation to assessment, providing exposure and tracking core hours, the possibility of extensions or suspensions to contracts and whether SAICA has considered some…
Free Webcast: COVID-19 Technical Update
Free Webcast Series: SAICA Leadership in a time of crisis series Webcast # 7: COVID-19 Technical Update (Thursday, 9 April 2020 15h00 – 17h00) Who Should Attend Members, associates and non-members interested in technical developments related to Covid-19. Overview The webcast will provide delegates with updates on the COVID-19 implications on IFRS, tax…
#COVID19: Staying in touch with customers during the pandemic
#COVID19: Staying in touch with customers during the pandemic By Selina Bieber, Senior Regional Director for Turkey, MENA and South Africa, GoDaddy This is an uncertain time for South African business owners, but it may offer an opportunity to focus on the factors that are within your control to help steer your way through the…
Could SA by some miracle dodge worst of Covid-19 curse?
Could SA by some miracle dodge worst of Covid-19 curse? – Alan Knott-Craig Authors: Linda van Tilburg , Alan Knott-Craig Published: https://www.biznews.com South Africa might just get lucky By Alan Knott-Craig* In February, our country was in bad shape. Our stock market was over-heated. We were heading for a recession. We were heading for…
COVID-19 lockdown: What to do if you are a South African stranded abroad
COVID-19 lockdown: What to do if you are a South African stranded abroad Authored by: Lerato Mahupela, Immigration Specialist at Xpatweb Worldwide travel restrictions are accompanied by various national strategies aimed at limiting the movement of people to prevent transmission of COVID-19. One of the global strategies has been to shutdown major port of entries,…
Practical Tools to help your business get through the crisis
Practical Tools to help your business get through the crisis: During this time of unprecedented uncertainty, we often fall into a state of fear, panic and despair. As leaders, it is crucial to lead from the front and bring a sense of peace and calmness to those who look to you for guidance. Below I’ve…
Risks emerging from Covid-19
Risks emerging from Covid-19 Authored by: Gillian Le Cordeur, IRMSA CEO As we navigate our way through this crisis, that not only South Africa but the entire World is dealing with, The Institute of Risk Management South Africa (IRMSA) Executive Committee has highlighted many risks and opportunities associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. It is of…
The effect of COVID-19 on year-end audits
The effect of COVID-19 on year-end audits Author: Hayley Barker Hoogwerf , SAICA Project Director: Assurance as author for this article Can year-end audits be postponed till the end of the isolation period, or is it mandatory that they continue even during the quarantine? In answering this question, it is first important to understand the relevant…
ARTICLES FROM ACCOUNTANCY SA
Feature: Building a cadre of culture shifters
IThe Auditor-General South Africa (AGSA) recently released the 2020/21 Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) audit outcomes. While some green shoots are visible in these audit outcomes, the situation remains dire. Overall, only 61 municipalities had a better audit outcome in 2020/21 than in the first year of administration (2016/17), with 56 now having a worse…
Feature: Digital transformation of the finance function
In a world in which everything seems to be constantly evolving, from ordering your groceries via an app to opening your savings account and making your first deposit online, and there is a growing uptake of Blockchain technologies, it is safe to say that digital disruption is the new normal for consumers. It is changing…
Feature: What is self-service analytics?
It is estimated that by the year 2025, 463 exabytes of data will be created each day globally. To put that into perspective, in three years from now, the equivalent of 4,63 billion gigabytes will be generated every day! The present-day business already generates and collects data at an unbelievable pace, which needs to be…
Viewpoints: What voice personality are you?
Voice projection is not as simple as speaking loudly. Business Owner and Public Speaking Trainer You currently have a natural way of speaking that brings in all of these six elements and as a result, you can be classified as one of four voice personalities. #1: The slow and deliberate speaker Speaks very slowly and…
Viewpoints: VAT implications: temporary residential letting
The latest VAT Act amendment concerns the temporary letting of fixed property by developers (Taxation Laws Amendment Act 2021). The change comes into effect on 1 April 2022. New sections 9(13), 10(29), 16(3)(o), and 18D cover this amendment. Muneer Hassan CA(SA) Tax Consultant, Senior Lecturer in Taxation at UJ and Lecturer on the Gauteng Board…
Viewpoints: Is work-readiness training ever sufficient?
It is worth questioning whether work-readiness training in its current form is sufficient to enable efficiencies within the organisation over the long term. Therefore, for work-readiness to be effective, we need to consider the graduate’s previous experience and whether the current workplace can be an enriched environment. Zanele Maduna CA(SA) Founder and CEO of No-Valo…
RECOMMEND: Devising and publishing a business rescue plan
The Companies Act 71 of 2008 sets out the timeframes to formulate a business rescue plan and the format in which it must be presented after you have accepted an appointment as a business rescue practitioner and have met with the distressed business’ affected persons. The success or failure of the rescue will depend on…
RECOMMEND: The final countdown to IFRS 17 …
In five months’ time, insurers with a December year-end will leave IFRS 4 behind and will enter the new world of IFRS 17.1 The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issued IFRS 17 in May 2017, 20 years after the project on insurance contracts started. In June 2020, the IASB issued amendments to IFRS 17 to…
July 2022 Issue
Be a difference maker In John C Maxwell’s book The Difference Maker, he asks what can make a difference in our lives today? How can two people with the same skills and abilities, and in the same situation, end up with two different outcomes? He says the difference maker is an attitude − your attitude…
June 2022 Issue
Building trust and solving problems Everyone knows that financial expertise and operational know-how are vital for executives to manage profitable businesses. Still, nowadays a new set of skills is even more important, and recent research suggests that leaders with social skills and emotional intelligence are needed most. The study suggests that what is needed is…