Overview

The relationship between the accountant and their client is one that is based on utmost trust. This is true for most business relationships but very important in accounting where the relationship involves dealing with people's livelihoods in the form of their money, income and assets.

In order to maintain this trust, every accountant must be a highly ethical individual who follows specific ethical guidelines. To this end, the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), in collaboration with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), has developed a publication series titled Exploring the IESBA Code. The series is intended to promote awareness, adoption and implementation of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards).

We are presenting a webinar series where we will unpack  IFAC's publication series into easy-to-understand pieces with practical examples and a focus on South African requirements.

Join our technical expert Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA) on 17 September 2020 from 12:00 p.m. to 14:00 p.m. for the first instalment where she introduces the series and discusses the five fundamental principles and how to identify threats.

Learning objectives

By the end of this event the attendee will:

• Understand the need for the accountant to be ethical;
• Be aware of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants;
• Be aware of International Independence Standards;
• Understand the five fundamental principles; and
• Understand how to identify threats.

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Introduction.
• The accountant and ethics.
• IFAC and IESBA's publication series.
• The International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants.
• International Independence Standards.
• The five fundamental principles explained:
  • Integrity.
  • Objectivity.
  • Professional competence and due care.
  • Confidentiality.
  • Professional behaviour.
• The Conceptual Framework - Identifying threats.

Obtaining your CPD certificate

This webinar qualifies for 2 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

Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA), RA

Lettie is a Chartered Accountant, Registered Auditor, as well as an Assessor and Moderator. She joined SA Accounting Academy in November 2017 as Head of Technical. As a professional trainer and webinar host, she is able to hold the attention of an audience with her relaxed and humorous presentation style. She has a unique ability to communicate with delegates at their respective levels of knowledge and experience. Over the last 20 years, she has trained thousands of partners, managers, trainee accountants and other professionals.

She is responsible for researching, compiling and presenting our MCLU (Monthly Compliance and Legislation Updates). She was the Professional Development Manager at SAICA for 4 years and in charge of accrediting new training offices and monitoring existing ones (including the moderation of training offices and trainee assessments).

Who should attend

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:

• Professional accountants including: RA, CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA).
• Accounting officers.
• Bookkeepers.
• Trainee accountants.

Price

• R 475.00 - Online admission - Individual.

• R 950.00 - Online admission - Company.

Steps to register for the event:

If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar.

If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar.

Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series).

Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options.

Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

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