Monthly Compliance and Legislation Update - March 2026


CPD hours: 2 Hours

Price: R380.00

Video Type: Single

Presenter: Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA)
CA (SA), Registered Auditor

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Monthly Compliance and Legislation Update - March 2026

CPD Hours: 2

Price: R380.00


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Monthly Compliance and Legislation Update - March 2026


Overview   

Accountants and auditors must stay informed about changes in legislation and regulations that affect their firms and the business of their clients.  

Technical expert Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA), researches and summarises all relevant and important changes on a monthly basis and presents this in an easily understandable webinar.  

The webinar includes:  

  • A reference guide of all changes to share within the firm;  

  • PPT summary of all new amendments; 

  • Interactive session with the presenter; and 

  • Online Q&A. 


Learning objectives  

After attending this webinar you will: 

  • Be aware of the latest legislative changes and what it means for your business, practice, and your clients; 

  • Be able to inform your staff and clients on how to stay compliant; 

  • Adapt business models to fit new legislative landscapes; 

  • Receive references to documents and guides;  

  • Have access to your own technical resource; and  

  • Have access to the presenter via email for follow-up Q & A. 


Course content  

The following legislative, regulatory, industry standards, items and guides have been issued and/or updated during the preceding month and will be covered in the webinar: 

 

  

Accounting (IFRS, etc) 

  • Standards – What’s new? 

    • IFRS Monthly news summary 

  • Public Sector 

    • NT: GRAP Accounting and Disclosure Checklist 2027 

    • NT: New Guidance for Municipal Budget Preparation: MFMA Circular No. 132 (2026/27 MTREF) 

Auditing (IRBA, IAASB, etc): 

  • Standards:  

    • IRBA Adopts Narrow-Scope Amendments to the ISQMs, ISAs and ISRE 2400 (Revised) as a result of the Revisions to the Definitions of Listed Entity and PIE in the IESBA Code 

    • Post-Implementation Review Survey of ISA 540 (Revised) on Accounting Estimates 

  • Other:  

    • KPMG: 8 issues for audit committee agendas in 2026 

    • CAQ: Audit Committee Insights: February 2026 

CIPC: 

  • Notices and Practice Notes issued (enforcement and to customers): 

    • Notice 8 of 2026: Processing delays in business and company reservations 

Anti-Money Laundering and FICA 

  • FIC Advisory & Guidance:  

    • Video: Guidance on filing a quality STR 

Sustainability & Integrated Reporting 

  • Important issues: 

    • IRBA Adopts ISSA 5000, General Requirements for Sustainability Assurance Engagements 

    • SAICA: Integrated Reporting and Using a Layering Approach to Sustainability Reporting: Information Paper 

    • SAICA: Sustainability Snapshot: January 2026 - Issue 5 

    • SAICA: Sustainability Snapshot: February 2026 - Issue 7 

    • IRBA: Final Pronouncement: Ethics Standards for Sustainability Assurance (Including Independence Standards) and Related Revisions 

Labour Law: 

  • Employment law: 

    • NMW increase 2026 

    • Intention to Deem Performers in the Performance of Advertising, Artistic, and Cultural Activities in South Africa as Employees 

    • Labour Law Amendment Bill 2025 

  •  COIDA Update: 

    • COIDA Amendments: Employer Obligations and Penalties 

Other Laws & Regulations affecting your client AND impact on NOCLAR: 

  • This month’s big 5: 

    • SAICA Legal Update 2026 Volume 21 Issue 3 covers new relevant National laws up to 13 Feb 2026: 

    • SAICA Legal Update 2026 Volume 21 Issue 4 covers new relevant National laws up to 27 Feb 2026 

  • Other acts and articles: 

    • FASSET: Mandatory Grants for 2026/2027 

SARS: 

  • Guides (new, updated & issued): 

    • Updated Transfer Duty Guide (Revision 21) 

    • Updated guide – SARS Online Query System 

  • Binding Rulings (Private/Class/General) issued:  

    • BPR 424 – Interest incurred on loan funding used to redeem preference shares and settle dividends 

  • Notices and other publications issued: 

    • New subsistence amounts 

    • New tax free rate per km 

    • Media Release re 2026 Budget speech 

    • Taxation Proposals as tabled by the Minister of Finance in his Budget Review 2026 

    • 2026 Draft Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill 

  • Taxpayers must be on the lookout for New Scams: 

    • SARS Summons 

  • High court cases: 

    • CSARS v Muleya (48495/2020) [2025] ZAGPPHC (29 October 2025) 

    • Ferreiria v CSARS (2024/067035) [2026] ZAGPPHC 47 (2 February 2026) 

  • SCA cases: 

    • Baseline Civil Contractors (Pty) Ltd v CSARS (893/2024) [2026] ZASCA 20 (24 February 2026) 

Regulator news: 

  • IRBA News & press releases: 

    • Firm Annual Returns: Firm Assurance Work Declaration and Public Practice Questionnaire with Firm-related Information 2026 

    • 2025 Report on Audit Quality Indicators 

    • 2025 Public Inspections Report 

  • SAICA press releases and other publications: 

    • 6 Submissions on various IFRIC Agenda Decisions 

      • Classification of Gains and Losses on a Derivative Managing a Foreign Currency Exposure (IFRS 18) 

      • Presentation of Taxes or other charges that are not Income Taxes within the Scope of IAS 12 Income Taxes (IFRS 18) 

      • Updates to Committee’s agenda decisions for IFRS 18 

      • Scope of the requirement to disclose expenses by nature (IFRS 18) 

      • Fair Presentation and Compliance with IFRS Accounting Standards (IAS 1) 

      • Assessment of a Specified Main Business Activity for the purposes of the Separate Financial Statements of a Parent (IFRS 18) 

    • IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements – BDO 

    • From IAS 1 to IFRS 18 what you need to know – Forvis Mazars 

  • CIBA press releases and other publications: 

    • Newsletters: 

      • CFO Talks  

      • Accounting Weekly (weekly newsletter) 

      • Blogs 

  • Companies Tribunal:  

    • 11 Cases finalised in Feb 2026  

  • CMS:  

    • Circular 6 of 2026: Monthly Indicators for 2026 (previously Real Time Monitoring) 

  • CIPC:  

    • Young Ideas — South Africa’s Future Gold Standard: CIPC IP Youth Awards 2026 

  • IAASB:  

    • Global Roundtable Feedback on Technology and Quality Management 

  • IESBA:  

    • Role of CFOs – Extended Global Surveys 

  • FSCA publications & press releases:  

    • FSCA Consumer Advisory Panel publishes inaugural Annual Report 

    • FSCA imposes R710 000 administrative penalty on QuickTrade (Pty) Ltd 

    • 6 Warnings issued against fraudulent FSPs 

  • SARS:  

    • Latest Monthly Tax Digest – February 2026 

    • Latest SMME Connect Newsletter – Issue 13 (February 2026) 

General Announcements / News Releases: 

  • Media articles:  

    • Changes to Debit orders 

 

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