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Money Laundering News
FIC: What is money laundering, terrorist...
- 23 February 2026
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is raising awareness among high-value goods dealers on the c...
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5 Things to know about the FIC
- 09 February 2026
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has published an article emphasising five things that you sh...
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NT & FIC: Draft General Laws (AML/CFT) A...
- 20 January 2026
- Money Laundering
National Treasury has published the draft General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terroris...
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FIC: Draft Directive 10 – Geographic loc...
- 09 January 2026
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued Draft Directive 10 relating to the information pe...
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FIC: Holiday scams
- 22 December 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has drawn attention to some of the scams popularly used by c...
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FIC: Steps to avoid being victims to sca...
- 22 December 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has reminded consumers again on steps that can be taken to a...
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FIC: Report on plant poaching
- 22 December 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) in South Africa has published a significant report on the po...
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FIC: SA finally removed from greylist
- 27 October 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) welcomes the decision by the Financial Action Task Force (FA...
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FIC: TFS list updated
- 14 October 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has confirmed that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC...
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FIC: Annual Report 2024/2025
- 08 October 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has published their Annual Report for 2024/2025, which demon...
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FIC: Annual Report 2024/2025
- 08 October 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has published their Annual Report for 2024/2025, which demon...
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FATF: New National Risk Assessment Toolk...
- 22 September 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released a new National Risk Assessment (NRA) Toolkit, de...
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FIC: Revised Guidance Note 7A on various...
- 04 September 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has published the Revised Guidance Note 7A (Revised GN 7A) w...
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FIC: Accountable institutions to visit g...
- 02 September 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued a notice urging all accountable institutions to v...
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FIC: Accountable institutions must regis...
- 15 August 2025
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) reminds all accountable institutions of their obligations to...
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FIC & NT: SA Greylisting update after si...
- 06 August 2025
- Money Laundering
The National Treasury has published a media release following the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...
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FIC & NT: SA Greylisting update
- 10 July 2025
- Money Laundering
National Treasury has issued a media release on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylisting p...
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Withdrawal of a Guide for Registered Aud...
- 20 February 2024
- Money Laundering
The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has notified registered auditors of the withdra...
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FICA: The importance of continuous scree...
- 10 January 2024
- Money Laundering
This alert explains the importance of continuous screening, highlighting relevant legislation and FI...
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FICA Documents needed to adequately perf...
- 10 January 2024
- Money Laundering
This alert attempts to answer the frequently asked question among Accountable Institutions (AIs): “W...
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FICA 2023 Round-Up Summary
- 10 January 2024
- Money Laundering
This alert provides a summary of captivating news stories that made headlines, e.g. Greylisting, New...
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Learnings from the 2022_2023 FIC Annual...
- 10 January 2024
- Money Laundering
This alert details the important considerations, facts, highlights, and learnings from this report i...
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FICA non-compliance statistics & trends
- 10 January 2024
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre's (FIC) 2022/23 Annual Report (published in September 2023) highli...
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Updated Risk-Based Guidance on Beneficia...
- 22 December 2023
- Money Laundering
The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) has published and welcomed comments to its updated (draft) Ri...
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AML/CFT/CPF Communication 1 of 2023
- 22 December 2023
- Money Laundering
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has issued Communication 1 of 2023 regarding AML/CFT/CPF (Anti...
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Beneficial Ownership: FIC Draft PCC 121
- 20 December 2023
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued and extended consultation on Draft Public Complia...
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Draft sector risk assessment for company...
- 19 December 2023
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued a draft sector risk assessment (SRA) for Company...
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Draft sector risk assessment for dealers...
- 19 December 2023
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued a draft sector risk assessment (SRA) for dealers...
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Draft sector risk assessment for Account...
- 19 December 2023
- Money Laundering
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued a draft sector risk assessment (SRA) for Accounta...
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