Overview:

The main objective of this course is to keep accounting professionals and practitioners up to date and to give them a comprehensive approach on the current version of the IFRS for SMEs and the amendments effective from annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2017.

Topic:

IFRS for SMEs Update 2017
Bringing experienced preparers and users of IFRS financial statements up-to-date with recent developments.

Content

Course content will include coverage of essential IFRS for SMEs sections and recent amendments resulting from the comprehensive review undertaken by the IASB. Implementation issues will be discussed, and clear guidance will be provided using practical examples. The following sections will be covered in detail:

• Property, plant and equipment
• Intangible assets other than goodwill
• Business combinations and goodwill
• Leases
• Impairment of assets
• Employee benefits
• Income taxes

Presenter: 

Senior Lecturer: Department of Accountancy, University of Johannesburg

Milan van Wyk is a qualified Chartered Accountant CA(SA). He obtained his B.Acc degree (Cum Laude) at the University of the Free State in 2007 and his B.Acc (Hons) degree in 2008.

He did his trainee contract through PwC and worked as a manager for another 18 months. He obtained experience in the mining, construction, agriculture and retail industries.

He always had a passion for IFRS and education and in 2013 he continued his career path in education when he joined the Department of Accountancy at the University of Johannesburg.

He is currently lecturing accounting at Honours level at UJ. He is also involved in the JSE Proactive Financial Monitoring Project where financial statements of companies listed on the JSE are reviewed on a rotational basis in a five-year cycle for IFRS compliance.

He is also a part of the Accounting Professional Training (APT) team, a leading education and training provider for future chartered accountants.

Who should attend:

• Accountants in practice
• Financial managers of corporate companies
• Senior accounting trainees

CPD

Attendance of the half-day seminar/webinar will accrue 4 hours’ CPD for members of a relevant professional body such as ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, ICBA, LSSA, FPI, and the IBA.

Complete the free online assessment at the end of the event and receive an additional 1 CPD hour.