What’s new on the reading circuit? THE CRUNCH: How greed and incompetence sparked the credit crisis Author: Alex Brummer Published by rh Business Books If this book was a thriller, it would be an exciting read leaving you tired but exhilarated at the end. Unfortunately it is not. It is in fact what has actually…
DetailsURGENT AMENDMENTS TO TWO FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS INTERPRETATIONS The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published for public comment proposals to amend IFRIC 9(AC 442) – Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives and IFRIC 16(AC 449) – Hedges of a Net Investment in a Foreign Operation. The exposure draft has been issued with a 30-day comment period. This…
DetailsFROM THE PEN Results and predictions In The Economist’s ‘The World in 2009’ issue, they make, as per the norm, a number of predictions are madethat have me quite intrigued. The Economist shares that there is a global shift of power emerging through the economic crisis the world is currently facing. Emerging economies such as…
DetailsHere in this good journal I have emphasised the changes to the Chartered Accountant (CA(SA)) qualification model ad nauseam over the past few months. I continue to emphasise that quality has been and will remain, the cornerstone of this profession. Those who claim a lowering of standards have yet to demonstrate to me a tangible…
DetailsThe Annual General Meeting of members of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) will be held in Gauteng at The Theatre on the Track, 4A Kyalami Boulevard, Kyalami Business Park, 1 Monza Place, Kyalami Park, on 21 May 2009 at 09h00 to transact the following business: • The consideration of the Annual Financial…
DetailsADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES FOR FINANCIAL ASSETS In December 2008 the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) published an exposure draft with proposals to require entities to provide additional disclosures on all investments in debt instruments, other than those classified in the fair value through profit or loss category with a 30 day comment period. Please take note…
DetailsTHE EFFECT ON MARKET CAPITALISATION The fact that South African companies have been allowed to repurchase their own shares as from 1 July 1999, has created new challenges for financial analysts as well as company accountants and auditors. For the financial analysts, it has introduced an additional complexity during the evaluation of company financial performance.…
DetailsRound-tripping between the draft version and the enacted version – part 1 In November 2006, section 103(1) of the Income Tax Act was abolished and replaced by a new Part IIA, containing sections 80A to 80L, which target impermissible tax avoidance arrangements. Section 80A(c)(ii) was introduced in the Revised Proposals on Tax Avoidance and Section…
Details– IMPLICATIONS OF GAAP CHANGES The changes to the accounting treatment of business combinations, in particular the implications for the way goodwill is calculated and accounting for changes in shareholdings (business combinations achieved in stages, loss of control, etc.) arising from the revised IFRS3, Business Combinations and amended IAS27, Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements in…
DetailsMr John Frith, a chartered accountant from Port Alfred has raised an interesting issue with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA). He pointed out that by making either the surviving spouse or a charitable institution the sole residuary heir of his estate a testator will end up paying 20% less estate duty. The…
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