Monthly Compliance and Legislation Update - October 2026


CPD hours: Hour

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 - October 2026

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Price: R380.00


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Monthly Compliance and Legislation Update - October 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. 


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 

Auditing (IRBA, IAASB, etc): 

  • Standards:  

    • New 2026 IAASB Handbook 

  • Legal/Ethics:  

    • IESBA Handbook 2026 Edition 

  • Other:  

    • US: Audit Insider - July/August 2026 

    • Audit Committee Insights - September 2026 

    • Audit Committee Practices Report 

CIPC: 

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

    • Notice 41 of 2026: Obligation to maintain an accurate registered office and physical address 

    • Notice 44 of 2026: Annual BO and AR filing non-compliance: List of entities 

    • Beneficial Ownership Register to Enhance Financial Integrity and Combat Money Laundering 

Anti-Money Laundering and FICA 

  • FIC Advisory & Guidance:  

    • Directive 12 on submissions of RMCPs 

    • 2025/26 Annual Report 

    • Draft PCC 126 on dealers in precious metals and dealers in precious stones 

Sustainability & Integrated Reporting 

  • Important issues: 

    • SAICA Sustainability Snapshot: Is South Africa’s Assurance Profession Ready for ISSA 5000? 

    • IESBA: New Staff Questions & Answers - International Ethics Standards for Sustainability Assurance (IESSA) 

Labour Law: 

  • Employment law: 

    • UIF welcomes Hawks’ arrest in R1.1million fraud case 

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

  • This month’s big 5: 

    • SAICA Legal Update 2026 Volume 21 Issue 16 covers new relevant National laws up to 11 Sep 2026: 

  • Other acts and articles: 

    • SAICA Retention of Records Guide (updated) 

    • SAICA Guide on Regulatory Reporting Duties (updated) 

SARS: 

  • Guides (new, updated & issued): 

    • Quick Guide – Alternative Dispute Resolution (Issue 2) 

    • 5 Updated guides re EMP501 

    • Guide to Diesel Refund Relationship Management 

    • 2 General Guides updated 

    • Update: Tax Avoidance & Reportable Arrangement Guide 

  • Interpretation Notes (updated & issued): 

    • Interpretation Note 54 (Issue 3) – Deductions Not Allowed – Corrupt Activities, Fines and Penalties, and Fruitless and Wasteful Expenditure 

    • IN 146 (Issue xx) – Meaning of “Deemed to Be One and the Same Person” For Determining the Entitlement to the Wear-and-Tear Allowance Under an Amalgamation Transaction 

    • IN 74 (Issue 4) - Deduction and Recoupment of Expenditure Incurred on Repairs 

  • Notices and other publications issued: 

    • SARS’s Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP) 

    • Third-Party Data Bi-Annual Submission Period closes on 31 October 2026 

    • Trust Filing Season is Open 

    • Trust Income Tax — 2026 Tax Season Updates: Information for Trustees and Representatives 

    • Average Exchange Rates 

    • Watch a recording of the Diesel Refund Registration webinar 

    • VAT Deregistration for Schools  

    • Employer Interim Filing Season closes on 31 Oct 2026 

    • Excise: Enhanced Diesel Refund Registration 

    • VAT Modernisation Consultation Paper Now Available in Additional South African Languages 

    • Table 3 of Interest Rates 

  • Taxpayers must be on the lookout for New Scams: 

    • The High Court Summons 

  • Tax court cases: 

    • SARSTC IT 77272 (ADM) [2026] ZATC GQ (11 August 2026) 

    • SARSTC IT 46515 and VAT 22578 (ADM) [2026] ZATC JHB (4 August 2026) 

    • SARSTC IT 77406 IT 77357 (IT) [2026] ZATC (24 August 2026) 

    • SARSTC IT 46503 (ADM) [2026] ZATC JHB (1 June 2026) 

    • SARSTC IT 45931 and VAT 22285 (ADM) [2026] ZATC DBN (23 July 2026) 

  • High court cases: 

    • Cuba Dumakude v Bidvest Bank Limited and Another (054716/25) [2026] ZAGPPHC (8 September 2026) 

    • Roy Muleya v CSARS (Leave to Appeal) (48495/2021) [2026] ZAGPPHC (11 September 2026) 

Regulator news: 

  • IRBA News & press releases: 

    • Staff Audit Practice Alert 13: Strengthening Public Sector Audits Identifying and Responding to Public Sector-Specific Risks 

    • Committee for Auditing Standards (CFAS) Strategy 2026-2030 

  • SAICA press releases and other publications: 

    • Comments letter on the Legal Practice Amendment Bill 2026 

    • Submission on Consolidation Exception for Eligible SMEs 

    • Submission on IFRIC Tentative Agenda Decisions on IFRS 18 

    • IAASB ISRE 2410 Exposure Draft Comment Letter 

    • Submission on the IPSASB Consultation Paper on Presentation of Financial Statements 

    • Submission on the Accounting Manuals for Departments (AMDs) 

    • Submission to SCoF on the 2026 draft TLAB and TALAB 

  • 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) + Blogs 

  • Companies Tribunal:  

    • 17 Cases finalised in Sep 2026  

  • IVSC:  

    • Perspectives Paper: Estimating Valuation Adjustments for Financial Instruments 

  • FSCA publications & press releases:  

    • FSCA Newsletter: Q2 of 2026/27 

    • FSCA Annual Report 2025/26 

    • The FSCA takes regulatory action against senior officers of Altvest Limited  

    • FSCA revokes enforcement decisions imposed on My Wealth Dias (Pty) Ltd (My Wealth Dias) and Mr Charl Francois Coetzee 

    • FSCA imposes administrative sanctions on several Financial Services Providers 

    • 15 Warnings issued against fraudulent FSPs 

  • CMS:  

    • Mandatory Auditor Rotation 

    • Joint and shared audit engagements  

  • IESBA & IAASB:  

    • 2025 Annual Report 

  • SARS:  

    • Latest Monthly Tax Digest – xx edition 

    • Latest VAT Connect Newsletter – September 2026 

    • Latest SMME Connect Newsletter – edition xx 

    • Latest Tax Practitioner Newsletter – Issue xx (MONTH 2026) 

    • Latest Government Connect Newsletter – Issue xx (MONTH 2026)

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