Overview 

The Companies Act, 2008 is the piece of legislation that forms the backbone of company regulation in South Africa. In a nutshell, it provides for the incorporation, registration, organisation, management and capitalisation of companies. This Act also defines the relationships between companies and their shareholders and directors/members. 

The purpose of this webinar is not to discuss all the legal provisions of the Act but to highlight the parts of the Act that affect accountants in their day to day roles. Recent amendments and their effect on the work of the accountant will also be discussed as well as the CIPC's increasing regulatory powers.

Join Edith Wilkins on 19 August 2020 from 09:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as she discusses the Companies Act in a nutshell with a major focus on the accountant's work and compliance requirements.

Learning objectives

By the end of this event the attendee should:

• Understand a broad overview of the Companies Act;
• Understand the main purpose of the Act;
• Understand specific parts of the Act that directly affect the accountant's work;
• Know how the CIPC regulates the Act; and
• Understand different stakeholders' roles, responsibilities and liabilities.

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Introduction to the Companies Act.
• Purpose of the Act.
• Stakeholders' roles, responsibilities and liabilities.  
• The CIPC and its regulation of the Act.
• Corporate governance, transparency and accountability. 

Obtaining your CPD certificate

This webinar qualifies for 4 CPD hours with your professional body including: ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, ICBA, LSSA, FPI, and the IBA. The SAAA CPD policy is compliant with IFAC IES7 and is recognised by all relevant professional bodies.

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

About the presenter

Edith Wilkins

Edith Wilkins is currently a director at Sekretari (Pty) Ltd, a company secretarial practice. She has 25 years experience in Advanced Corporate Law and Corporate Governance. Edith joined Sekretari (Pty) Ltd in 1995 and has been involved with the company's training since 2011 where she presents seminars and webinars as well as conducting in-house training to corporate clients.

Edith acts as company secretary to various large companies on company statutory duties including drafting agendas, board packs, liaising with CIPC, attending meetings and drafting of minutes.

Who should attend

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:

• Professional Accountants including: RA(SA), CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA).
• Company secretaries.
• Accounting officers.
• Accounting and auditing support staff.

Price            

• R 575.00 - Online admission - Individual.
• R 950.00 - Online admission - Company.
• R 0.00 - Paid-up CPD subscribers.

Steps to register for the event:

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Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

• Summarised slide presentation
• Reference documents and/or course material where available
• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to me the presenter after the webinar