Covid-19 lockdown and tax and unemployment related matters Authors: Piet Nel and Juanita Steenekamp SAICA The Covid-19 lockdown currently in place will have an impact on tax related matters. This includes contact with SARS, returns and payments due to SARS, as well as disputes. It also has an impact on employers and their employees. Whilst…
Leading with impact If you ask people what is the purpose of their company, many will tell you it’s vision or mission, or say it’s to make a profit or create jobs − but it’s neither. At its core, a company’s purpose is a affirmation for being in business. It’s the driving force that enables…
SAICA has proudly piloted an innovative mentoring programme for newly qualified CAs(SA) in order to support and enhance their growth and development. This year a core group of volunteer SAICA members who took an active part in the pilot programme are leading the introduction of the next round of the programme When we come across…
The role of honorary ranger suits this animal-loving books-balancer to a T, but how exactly does one end up in a career that also stokes your passion of protecting the natural environment? Leonie Meyer CA(SA) is a reporting strategist at GreymatterFinch as well as an active member of SANParks Honorary Rangers (SHR). At SHR she…
It is easy to have the view that ‘right is right’ and ‘wrong is wrong’, but what if one person truly believes a different ‘right’ to someone else? One of the key challenges for businesses operating in several jurisdictions is that individuals and cultures have different perspectives on what is right and wrong. Organisations that…
From robotic process automation to virtual currencies, here’s what you can expect in the coming year. A big year for robotic process automation This year is going to be a momentous year for robotic process automation (RPA). This is the process of automating mundane tasks such as taking data from one file and entering it…
Out of the comfort zone Ronel Jooste believes that the beauty of being an entrepreneur lies in the fact that whatever you can envisage, you can put into action. And she should know – as a financial consultant, speaker, author and guesthouse owner, she has actioned her entrepreneurial dreams and it has changed her life.…
Nathaniel Japhta: How Basketball took this young South African from the Cape Flats to achieving a University Degree, becoming a business owner, and an Active Citizen uplifting youth through sports! Johannesburg, South Africa (19 February 2020) – Nathaniel Japhta grew up in the Cape Flats, a life many Chartered Accountants [CAs(SA)] just can’t imagine. He…
On Friday, 14 February 2020, SAICA announced that 2 024 of the 3 560 candidates who wrote the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) evaluation in November 2019, successfully met the assessment’s requirements. “SAICA would like to congratulate the cohort of 2019 for their dedication and determination in applying themselves to the rigorous professional requirements of…
On this day 40 years ago, the provincial councils of the erstwhile Transvaal, the Cape, Natal and Free State, in a joint meeting, dissolved the National Council (formerly the Joint Council of the Chartered Societies) and the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) was established. Today, 12 February 2020, therefore marks 40 years of…