Overview   

President Ramaphosa recently enacted the First and Second Companies Amendment Bills on July 26, 2024. This essential webinar offers a detailed examination of these significant legislative developments and their far-reaching effects on businesses. 

Beneficial Ownership ushers in a new world of compliance for companies and forms part of how the Companies Act has evolved over the last 18 months. In this session we will also consider the impact that this is having on the new income tax returns required by SARS. 

Join our experts Caryn Maitland CA(SA) and Carmen Westermeyer CA(SA) on 29 August 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as they dissect these critical issues. 

Learning objectives and competencies developed 

Through real-world case studies, practical examples, and an in-depth analysis of the latest regulatory developments, this webinar will equip you with the following competencies: 

• Consider what the new amendments are to the Companies Act. 

• Identify how they differ from the Companies Act before these amendments and the previous iterations of proposed amendments (2018, 2021 and 2023). 

• Consider the practical implications of the newly signed Act. 

• Understand the complexities of beneficial ownership as a new compliance area under the evolved Companies Act. 

• Understand how the new IT3(t)'s and trust tax returns will look at beneficial ownership.   

Content to be discussed 

The following topics are under discussion for this month: 

• Companies Act Amendment Act, 2024. 

• Companies Act No 71 2008. 

• General Laws Amendment Act 2022.   

Obtaining your CPD certificate 

This training is compliant with the International Education Standard (IES7) issued by the International Federation of Accountants and recognised for CPD by relevant professional bodies including ACCA, CIMA, IAC, IIA, SAICA and SAIPA. 

All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.     

Meet your presenters   

Caryn Maitland CA(SA) 

Caryn Maitland is a Chartered Accountant (SA). She has been a member of IRBA as a registered auditor and accountant since 2002 and is also a registered member of SAICA. 

Caryn has lectured Auditing and Accounting at various institutions and has conducted independent workshops and seminars for professional accountants since 2006 on various topics. She has presented on the national tour for the annual Legislation Update with ProBeta Training (Pty) Ltd in 2014 and 2015, as well as on the FASSET national tour for the Tax Administration Act in 2014.  Caryn is also involved with the annual SAICA SMP Technical tour. 

Carmen Westermeyer CA(SA) 

Carmen Westermeyer graduated in 2001 from the University of Natal, Durban (now UKZN), with a BCom Honours degree in Accounting and completed her articles with PwC in 2004. She has been a member of SAICA since then. In 2008, she was appointed lecturer at UKZN and coordinated the Taxation 300 course until December 2010. She then took over the role of Academic Leader for the Taxation Department, as well as the coordination of the Postgraduate Taxation Programme.  

In December 2012 Carmen started running ad hoc training courses for members of the profession. From December 2013, she moved into commercial training and consulting on a full-time basis. She has been involved in various training activities, such as the SAICA SMP training in 2014 and the FASSET Budget and Tax Update in 2015 and 2016.   

Who should attend? 

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Professional accountants such as CA(SA), BAP(SA), AGA(SA), Professional Accountant (SA), FCCA, BA(SA) and ACCA. 

• Registered auditors. 

• Company directors. 

• Financial managers. 

• Registered tax practitioners.  

• Trainee accountants.   

Price              

• Individual Booking: R380.00  

• Company Booking: 

  • Group Price 1 - From R156 per person (up to 5 users)   

  • Group Price 2 - From R102 per person (up to 10 users)   

  • Group Price 3 - From R92 per person (over 11 users) 

     

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