There is a perception in various circles that lower audit fees equate to lower audit quality, writes Thandokuhle Myoli, Saica project director: assurance...
Thandokuhle Myoli, SAICA 3 days ago
Here's what inspired Nathaniel Japhta - who grew up in the Cape Flats - to push through and help the next generation get on the safe track to a brighter future...
Leigh Andrews, SAICA 3 days ago
Today, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (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 14 Feb 2020
KPMG South Africa recently issued its transparency report following on from transparency and similar reports issued by the other large audit firms in South Africa in 2019...
Ciara Reintjes, SAICA 13 Feb 2020
Freelancers, tradesman and other self-employed people easily fall into the trap of tangling their business and personal finances...
13 Feb 2020
The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) have signed a mutual recognition agreement (MRA)...
SAICA 11 Feb 2020
How can businesses leverage off technology to save on costs and create business efficiencies? Jameel Khan, SAICA Project Manager Practice, takes a look...
Jameel Khan, SAICA 10 Feb 2020
In a recent hearing before the Gauteng High Court, Hlumisa Investment Holdings RF Ltd v Kirkinis 2019, the minority shareholders of a holding company attempted to use provisions of the Companies Act, No. 71 of 2008 (the Act) to claim damages from the directors of the company for the reduction in value of their shares...
Janine Will 10 Feb 2020
Principa, a South African data analytics company, and Digemy, a Cape Town e-learning technology provider have announced a new partnership...
Principa 30 Jan 2020
Move over, number crunchers. Tomorrow's chartered accountants (CAs[SA]) are more concerned with adding value than balancing the books, says Tramayne Monaghan, Chief Innovation Officer of Tencent, a living example of this new breed...
Lisa Witepski, SAICA 27 Jan 2020
With only 10 years to go to deliver the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a great deal of work to be done if business is to contribute meaningfully to national efforts...
22 Jan 2020
Cabinet has approved the publication of the Municipal Fiscal Powers and Functions Amendment Bill for public comment, says Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu...
18 Dec 2019
We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2019 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views...
17 Dec 2019
Bookkeeping has always been an essential yet time-consuming task for small and medium entities. Streamlining these tasks is core to providing a better view of the business's financial insights...
Jeanne Viljoen 10 Dec 2019
With the current state of the national and global economy, companies are trying to better manage their expenses...
Wiehann Olivier 9 Dec 2019
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has launched its Feedback Report on Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs)...
3 Dec 2019
Are new customers passing you by while your head is stuck in admin? This single software suite can free up admin time so you can grow your business...
Microsoft 2 Dec 2019
Considering the high profile scandals that have dominated news headlines in the last few years, from VBS Mutual Bank to Eskom, it does not seem unreasonable to say that South Africa may have a corporate fraud problem...
28 Nov 2019
In his 2018-19 report on the audit outcomes for national and provincial government, the auditor general (AG), Kimi Makwetu, attributes the failure to improve the state of public finances to, "those charged with governance being slow to implement, or totally disregarding, audit recommendations made by the AG office"...
22 Nov 2019
Allan Gray, founder of the investment management company that bears his name, died in Bermuda on 10 November at age 81...
11 Nov 2019
Think about it. The language in the International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) has not changed sufficiently to keep up with the advancements in technology processes in organisations...
Amé Rademan 11 Nov 2019
The public is seeking answers after the spate of corporate collapses and significant financial losses, and auditors have come under intensive scrutiny and criticism...
Hayley Barker Hoogwerf 7 Nov 2019
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) has updated its Code of Ethics to better help finance professionals deal with ethics and independence challenges in the modern digital business world...
CIMA 5 Nov 2019
An exciting partnership between the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) and the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury has had far-reaching results, entrenching a culture of accountability in the department while creating opportunities for the province's youth...
Lisa Witepski, SAICA 4 Nov 2019
It only takes one look at recent newspaper headlines in South Africa to realise that applications to declare directors delinquent are appearing before the country's courts more and more frequently...
Rehana Cassim 1 Nov 2019
Secure your digital future with an ERP solution that goes beyond accounting. Increase control over your small business with software designed to grow with you...
Seidor 29 Oct 2019
Current corporate reporting is far more nuanced than ever before, covering financial, environmental, social and governance elements. However, reporting on health has largely been neglected...
18 Oct 2019
With more than two years of post-implementation experience, this SAICA article provides an overview and analysis of the revised format of the auditor's reports of certain entities listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange JSE...
Thandokuhle Myoli, SAICA 11 Oct 2019
There's been a slight improvement in the perception of shareholder governance and the strength of auditing and accounting standards...
9 Oct 2019
Following in-depth discussions with 25 of South Africa's top financial firms, and the Royal Commission of Inquiry's report on misconduct in the financial industry, it is encouraging to see that initial findings point to a financial services industry that comports well with standards of good conduct...
8 Oct 2019
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