Legal compliance considerations in a virtual environment

03 May 2022
Accounting
South African Accounting Academy

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, SAICA has received numerous questions on how the changed virtual environment impacts compliance with certain legislative requirements, particularly as it relates to remote working, the signing of documents or attending meetings virtually.

In response to the questions, SAICA has prepared FAQs to provide some guidance on a few of the issues raised, recognizing that the matters dealt with in this document remain topical and relevant to the current environment.

These prepared FAQs are specifically aimed at providing guidance on how the changed virtual environment impacts compliance with certain legislative requirements, particularly as it relates to remote working, the signing of documents or attending meetings virtually.

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Relevance to Auditors, Independent Reviewers & Accountants:

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, auditors and accountants should consider how the changed virtual environment impacts compliance with certain legislative requirements, particularly as it relates to remote working, the signing of documents or attending meetings virtually.

Relevance to Your clients:

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, an entity (company or close corporation) should consider how the changed virtual environment impacts compliance with certain legislative requirements, particularly as it relates to remote working, the signing of documents or attending meetings virtually.

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