We explore some of the reasons for the lack of adoption of emerging technologies in the assurance space. The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its associated technologies are creating a vast number of opportunities and millions of new jobs. Yet, accountants and auditors (collectively, assurance professionals) are not embracing these technologies at the same pace…
In the race to do more, faster, take a moment to stop and think about what it is we do, how we do it, and why we do it. And question whether there is a better, more optimised, more future-enabling way to get results. And then ask how technology can help us. While the conversation…
Seneca said: ‘People are frugal in guarding their personal property; but as soon as comes to squandering time, they are true most wasteful of the one thing in which it is right to be stingy’. The world has changed. We are suffering fatigue and frustration as we continue our journeys of untangling our work and…
ANTI-INTIMIDATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR In October last year, SAICA focused on ethics and delivered a series of webinars to discuss the ethical challenges currently facing the chartered accountancy and auditing professions and come up with solutions to these challenges During a particular focus on ethics in the Public Sector, SAICA’s Senior Executive for Public…
CORPORATES, DON’T BE CAUGHT OUT BY IFRS 17! Corporates may have contracts that fall within the scope of IFRS 17 and the measurement of insurance contracts and/or structures will be different. Identifying these changes is the first step on the journey of implementation of IFRS 17. There is, however, still time for corporates to catch…
SAICA’S BUDGET 2021 ANALYSIS AND COMMENTARY Refuelling the tank of the South African economy will have to start with rebuilding trust between government and societal partners and reaching actual consensus on the principles of how this rebuilding task will be carried out The Minister of Finance, Minister Tito Mboweni, tabled the National Budget on…
WHAT BUDGET 2021 HAS IN STORE FOR ‘THE WEALTHY’ Author | Patricia Williams, tax partner at Bowmans and SAICA Tax Administration Act committee member Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his 2021 Budget Speech on Wednesday 24 February 2021. While the news for taxpayers was generally good, with more than inflationary adjustment to personal income tax…
The Taxation Laws Amendment Act 23 of 2020 contains amendments to section 25B and paragraph 80 of the Eighth Schedule, which on the surface may appear inconsequential but do have important tax implications. These amendments came into operation on the date of promulgation, namely 20 January 2021 AMENDMENTS HAVING CGT CONSEQUENCES (SECTION 25B(1), PARAGRAPHS 80(2)…
Auditors are engaged as protectors of society and are expected to be independent of the company. Yet it is the company who appoint and remunerate the protectors. Only by changing who pays the auditor will real audit reform take place in the public interest. A 2020 report into the audit profession’s deficiencies by former London…
‘Who will monitor the monitors of the monitors? This is a critical question that organisations, professional bodies and regulators who have been tasked with monitoring society need to consider. I believe that external audit falls within this category and we too need to consider this question. In this article I will explain why external audit…