Webinars On-Demand

Accounting (IFRS, etc) 

• Standards – What’s new? 

  • IFRS Monthly news summary 

• Accounting issues 

  • IAASB eNews April 2025 

• Public Sector 

  • ASB: GRAP 104 on Financial Instruments (revised) snapshot: Key disclosure requirements: Parts 1 and 2 

  • NT: GRAP disclosure checklist 2025/2026 (for Standards effective from 1 April 2025) 

  • NT: Exchange rates for March 2025 

  • NT: FAQs on MCS 

  • NT: Important communication regarding SCOA V6 and BAS reimplementation 

Auditing (IRBA, IAASB, etc): 

• Standards:  

  • ISA 570 (Revised 2024) Going Concern 

  • Fact Sheet: ISA 570 (Revised 2024) Going Concern 

  • IAASB: Proposed Narrow-Scope Amendments Related to Working with Experts 

CIPC: 

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

  • Notice 18 of 2025: Update: Company and Close Corporation Re-instatements 

Anti-Money Laundering and FICA 

• FIC Advisory & Guidance:  

  • Sector risk assessment for crypto asset service providers (CASPs) 

  • Reminder: Registration and reporting requirement for banking sector in respect of international funds transfer reports (IFTRs) 

  • Joint advisory - Directive 9 of 2024 on implementation of the travel rule to enhance transparency in crypto asset transactions takes effect on 30 April 2025 

• Important issues: 

  • FIC Media release: DNFBPs urged to submit RCRs to assist with exit from greylisting 

Sustainability & Integrated Reporting 

• Standards: 

  • Exposure Draft proposing targeted amendments to IFRS S2 to ease GHG disclosures and application for companies 

  • Summit held re practical implementation of the new International Ethics Standards for Sustainability Assurance (IESSA) 

• Reporting: 

  • CAQ: The Role of the Auditor in Climate-Related Information 

Technology 

• Important issues: 

  • What every employer and employee should know for the digital economy 

Labour Law: 

• Employment law: 

  • 2025 Employment Equity Regulations and Sectoral Numerical Targets 

• COIDA Update: 

  • Update: ROE submission portal not open for submission yet + ROE manual 

  • Update: Letters of good standing expiry date extended 

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

• This month’s big 5: 

  • The Contemporary Gazette Legal Update 2025 Volume 20 Issue 6 covers new relevant National laws up to 11 Apr 2025 

  • The Contemporary Gazette Legal Update 2025 Volume 20 Issue 7 covers new relevant National laws up to 2 May 2025 

• Other acts and articles: 

  • SASSA: New ID verification process for SASSA grants 

  • SASSA: Grant increases April 2025 

  • POPIA Regulations amended 

  • OHS Day observed  

SARS: 

• Guides (new, updated & issued): 

  • Updated How to complete the Income Tax Return ITR14 for Companies 

  • Guide to the Auto Merge Function on eFiling 

• Interpretation Notes (updated & issued): 

  • Interpretation Note 20 (Issue 9) – Additional deduction for learnership agreements 

• Notices and other publications issued: 

  • FAQ: Travel claims 

  • Travel e-log book 2025/2026 

  • FAQs: Supplies of Electronic Services (Issue 3) 

  • New Transfer Duty rates effective 1 April 2025 

  • Reminder: IT3(d) third party return submission deadline is 31 May 2025 

  • Keep your details up to date with SARS 

  • Relief from South African Tax for Pension and Annuity Income 

• Taxpayers must be on the lookout for New Scams: 

  • SARS-SCAM-377 – SARS Customs inspectors call scam alert 

• Tax court cases: 

  • SARSTC IT 76704 (IT) [2024] ZATC CPT (24 May 2024) 

  • SARSTC VAT 22558 (VAT) [2025] ZATC CPT (11 February 2025) 

  • SARSTC IT 25209 (ADM) [2025] ZATC JHB (3 February 2025) 

  • SARSTC 2023-22 (ADM) [2024] ZATC JHB (27 December 2024) 

  • SARSTC IT 45776 (IT) [2024] ZATC JHB (29 November 2024) 

• SCA cases: 

  • Sishen Iron Ore Company (Pty) Ltd v CSARS (550/2023) [2025] ZASCA 16 (5 March 2025) 

  • JT International Manufacturing South Africa (Pty) Ltd v CSARS (1330/2023) [2025] ZASCA 37 (4 April 2025) 

Regulator news: 

• IRBA News & press releases: 

  • IRBA 2024 Public Inspections Report 

  • Inspections 9th Cycle Strategy Handbook 

  • CPD Webinar slides & Recording 

  • IRBA re-elected to IFIAR Board 

  • IRBA News #69 

• SAICA press releases and other publications: 

  • Salary & Leave Survey 

  • Information gathering questionnaire: The regulation of the South African Accountancy Profession 

  • FAQ on understanding Zaronia 

  • Sustainability survey 

• CIBA press releases and other publications: 

  • Newsletters: 

    • CFO Talks (CFO Talks™ is devoted to sharing ideas and conversations between CFOs. It is a platform which facilitates insightful and powerful talks relevant to CFOs) 

    • Accounting Weekly (weekly newsletter) https://accountingweekly.com/  

    • Blogs https://accountingweekly.com/ 

• Companies Tribunal:  

  • 12 Cases finalised in Apr 2025  

    • 10 Name disputes, 1 Exemption from SEC, 1 Directorship dispute 

  • Bulletin Newsletter: Volume 4 January to March 2025 

• Information Regulator:  

  • Online platform for Reporting Security breaches 

• LPFF:  

  • New 2025 Application form for Refund of bank charges and audit fees 

• FSCA publications & press releases:  

  • The calculation of late payment interest by pension funds 

  • FSCA imposes administrative sanctions on Adams Chrambanis and others 

  • FSCA correction regarding public warning against Mr Thato Sigegede Moloi and Raindrop Brokers (Pty) Ltd (previously reported as not being registered) 

  • FSCA imposes administrative penalty on African Bank Limited for misleading advertising 

  • FSCA debars and imposes an administrative penalty on Mr Petrus Rasmus Erasmus 

  • 9 Warnings issued against fraudulent FSPs 

• IFRS Foundation:  

  • Annual Report 2024 

• SARS:  

  • Latest Monthly Tax Digest – April 2025 

  • Latest Tax Practitioner Newsletter – April 2025 

  • Latest Government Connect Newsletter – April 2025  

General Announcements / News Releases: 

• Media articles:  

  • Spam callers breaking the law in South Africa