Overview     

Accountants, like other professionals, are always looking at how to increase their service offerings. For accountants, immigration services engagements are one increasingly popular service that they can add to their portfolios.  

Immigration services engagements fall under Agreed-upon Procedures (AUP) engagements that are guided by the International Standard on Related Services (ISRS) 4400. The aim of this webinar is to outline the correct application of ISRS 4400 (Revised) to immigration services engagements so that they comply with the requirements of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002 as well as Immigration Regulations.  

Broaden your professional knowledge by joining Maya Nikolova BAP(SA), MTP(SA) on 11 May 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. for this webinar during which Maya will also explain how you can become a licenced immigration accountant.  

Learning objectives    

   By attending this webinar you will gain the following competencies: 

• Have knowledge and a better understanding of the Immigration Act and regulations, specifically, section 15 of the Act and Regulation 14. 

• Understand and be able to apply the requirements of ISRS 4400 (Revised) regarding immigration services engagements.  

• Be able to draft an appropriate engagement letter for agreed-upon procedures engagements. 

• Have confidence to competently perform immigration services engagements.  

• Know what to include in an AUP report and be able to draft one at the end of the engagement. 

Content   

   The webinar will cover the following foundational to intermediate topics:  

• What is a business visa? 

• Requirements to obtain a business visa.  

• Who can compile a report for business visa purposes? 

• Applying ISRS 4400 (Revised).   

• What is an Agreed-upon Procedure (AUP) engagement? 

• Acceptance and continuance of an AUP engagement. 

• Ethical requirements of ISRS 4400 (Revised) to consider.  

• Dealing with findings encountered in an AUP engagement. 

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.   

About the presenter  

Maya Nikolova, BAP(SA), MTP(SA), B Com Accounting, PG Dip Tax 

Maya is an accountant and registered Tax Practitioner with a demonstrated professional history in the financial accounting and tax industry for over 20 years. 

She is member of SAIBA and the SAIT with respective professional designations of Business Accountant in Practice (SA) and Master Tax Practitioner (SA), and she holds Practice license for Independent Review Engagements and Professional license in Immigration Engagements from SAIBA. Maya is the founder and managing partner of Tax Advise Consulting.  

 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. 

• Accounting officers. 

• Trainee accountants. 

• Independent reviewers. 

Price                 

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual. 

• Group Bookings

• Group Price 1 - From R184 per person (up to 5 users) 

• Group Price 2 - From R121 per person (up to 10 users) 

• Group Price 3 - From R109 per person (over 11 users) 

• This webinar is available as part of a monthly or annual subscription plan, click here for more information. 

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;  

• Detailed course material; 

• Source documents for reference/resource library; and   

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.