Channel 1: Compliance 2026
CIBA Compliance Channel: Legislative Update - February 2026This event brings news from key regulators to your practice, ensuring that you are aware of new requirements and stay compliant. In this monthly webinar we talk about what is new regarding our regulators, changes in laws and regulations that impact accountants, their practices, and clients.
Personal Ethics as the last line of defenceMost ethical problems don’t start big — they start with small decisions we justify to ourselves. This session helps you recognise ethical risks early and make the right call before things go wrong.
Corporate Culture and Its DynamicsCulture is not what a company says in its policies — it’s what people do when no one is watching. This session shows how corporate culture really works and why it can make or break a business.
Business Administration Made Simple: SDL, UIF, Annual Returns and Workmen’s CompensationBusiness administration is where most small businesses slip up and get penalised. This session shows you exactly what registrations and submissions exist and how to manage them correctly.
Tax Happy Hour Gifts and Donations: VAT and Tax Treatment ExplainedGifts and donations often look simple — until SARS disagrees. This session explains how VAT and tax apply to gifts and donations so you can avoid costly mistakes.
FIC Compliance After Registration: Where Accountability Becomes PermanentBeing an Accountable Institution under the FIC Act is not optional — and getting it wrong has serious consequences. This session explains exactly what your responsibilities are and how to meet them correctly.
Ethics Mistakes That Cost Accountants Clients, Fees, and Their ReputationMost accountants don’t lose clients or income because of poor technical work — they lose it because of ethical mistakes. This session helps accountants understand where ethical risk really starts and how to protect their practice, reputation, and fees when clients push boundaries.
Tax Changes You Must Understand Before the Budget Hits Your ClientsThe Budget Speech changes the rules — but the real risk is misunderstanding them. This session breaks down the latest tax changes and explains what they actually mean for you and your clients.
Compliance Changes That Can Cost You Clients, Fines, or Your LicenceCompliance mistakes don’t just cause admin problems — they cost accountants clients, money, and credibility. This session highlights the compliance changes accountants cannot afford to miss and explains what they must fix now to protect their practice and avoid penalties.
School Financial Reports That Get Governing Bodies and Principals Into TroubleWeak school financial reporting exposes schools, principals, and governing bodies to serious risk. This session helps accountants understand what school stakeholders expect from financial reports and how to prepare reports that stand up to scrutiny and protect everyone involved.
Tax Happy Hour Debt Forgiveness, Debt provision and write offDebt forgiveness and write-offs are often handled incorrectly. This session helps accountants understand the tax and VAT impact and avoid mistakes that SARS regularly challenges.
Tax Changes After the Budget: What You Must Fix Now for Your ClientsAfter the Budget Speech, tax changes move fast — and missing them can cost clients money and damage your credibility. This session focuses on the tax changes that matter in practice and what accountants must adjust now to keep clients compliant and protected.
Why Businesses Run Out of Cash — and How Better Budgets Prevent ItPoor budgeting and weak planning are the main reasons businesses miss targets and run into cash trouble. This session helps accountants and managers understand how to build budgets and plans that actually work and support better decisions.
Tax Happy Hour Corporate Tax Return Mistakes That Cost Companies Money and TimeErrors in company tax returns lead to penalties, disputes, and cash-flow pressure. This session helps accountants understand where corporate returns go wrong and how to get them right.
Tax Happy Hour Employee Tax Mistakes That Get Employers and Accountants in TroubleEmployee tax errors lead to PAYE penalties and disputes. This session helps accountants understand where payroll tax goes wrong and how to fix it.
Capital Gains Tax Mistakes That Cost Companies MillionsCorporate CGT mistakes often surface after deals are done — when it is too late to fix them. This session helps accountants understand where CGT risk sits in corporate transactions and how to avoid errors that lead to large, unexpected tax bills.
Home Office and Travel Claims That Trigger SARS AuditsIncorrect home office and travel claims are a major SARS audit trigger. This session helps accountants understand what SARS allows, what it challenges, and how to protect clients from penalties.
Buying a Business vs Buying Shares: Tax Choices That Decide Whether a Deal WorksA business acquisition can look commercially attractive until the tax consequences of the transaction are calculated. One of the most important decisions is whether the buyer acquires the business and its underlying assets or acquires the shares in the company that owns the business. The commercial result may appear similar, but the tax consequences for the buyer and seller can be very different. CGT, VAT, income tax and the treatment of the underlying assets can materially affect the real value of the transaction. A structure that benefits the seller may not necessarily benefit the buyer, and tax consequences identified too late can change the economics of an otherwise attractive deal. For CIBA members advising business owners, entrepreneurs and SME clients, this is where technical tax knowledge becomes commercial advice. Clients need more than a calculation after the transaction has been agreed. They need an accountant who can identify the tax consequences early enough to help them make an informed business decision. This practical session with Ettiene Retief examines the tax implications of buying a business versus buying shares and shows practitioners how transaction structure can influence the final outcome for both buyer and seller. The objective is simple: understand the tax before the client signs the deal.
Tax Mistakes That Put Legal Practices and Practitioners at RiskLegal practices face unique tax risks. This session helps accountants understand where tax problems arise and how to support law firms safely.
Ratio Analysis That Actually Tells You SomethingRatios don’t matter if you don’t know what they are warning you about. This session shows how to use ratio analysis to spot problems, explain performance, and support better decisions.
Basic Accounting Journals Part 2: The Adjustments That Still Catch People OutYou know the basics — but it’s the follow-up journals that quietly break the numbers. This session deepens your journal skills so adjustments stop causing errors and confusion.
Still Doing Things the Old Way? Technology Is Eating Your LunchTechnology is changing how businesses and practices operate. This session shows how to use modern platforms to work smarter, faster, and more competitively.
Debits, Credits & Journals: The Basics That Still Break Financial StatementsIf you don’t truly understand debits, credits, and journals, everything else falls apart. This session fixes the basics so your financial statements stop lying to you.
Rent, Hire, and Headaches: Letting & Hiring Agreements That Go WrongLetting and hiring agreements look simple until money stops or damage happens. This session shows where these agreements fail and why professionals get pulled into disputes.
COIDA Amendments You Cannot Ignore in 2026Recent COIDA regulations are now in force. Missing the changes puts employers and practitioners at real compliance and penalty risk.
Compliance Update: What Has Changed and Why It Matters Now April 2026Compliance rules change quietly, but enforcement moves quickly. This session focuses on what has changed, what is now being enforced, and where professionals are exposed.
Professional Ethics: Where Pressure Tests Your IntegrityEthical failure rarely starts with bad intent. It starts with pressure, silence, and small compromises. This session focuses on how professionals stay ethical when it is uncomfortable.
Annual Financial Statements for SMEs: Getting It Right Without Overcomplicating ItAnnual financial statements are often technically correct but practically weak. This session shows how to prepare clear, compliant SME financial statements that stand up to scrutiny.
Compliance Update: JuneCompliance pressure continues to tighten. This session focuses on what is being enforced now and where attention has shifted.
Compliance Update: What Has Changed and Why It Matters Now - July 2026Compliance expectations continue to increase. This session highlights new pressure points and emerging risks.
e@syFile Updates: What changed, what it means, and what you must do nowSARS has pushed through several e@syFile updates since late 2025. Some of these changes are mandatory from the 202602-reconciliation period. If you miss them, your PAYE submissions will fail. This webinar informs you about what has changed, why it matters, and what you need to action right now. It will also provide you with an opportunity to ask your questions and get answers directly from SARS officials.
Compliance Update: AugustCompliance expectations continue to evolve. This session focuses on changes that affect daily practice now.
Compliance Update: SeptemberCompliance risk continues to move as enforcement patterns change. This session highlights current exposure points.
Compliance Update: OctoberCompliance enforcement continues to tighten. This session focuses on current risk areas.
Basic Accounting Journals Part 2: The Adjustments That Still Catch People Out - Session 3You know the basics — but it’s the follow-up journals that quietly break the numbers. This session deepens your journal skills so adjustments stop causing errors and confusion. This is a follow up from the last session
Compliance Update: NovemberYear end compliance pressure increases. This session focuses on closing the year without compliance failures.
COIDA Systems and Workings from the COIDA TeamThis session is a focused, practical engagement between the Compensation Fund team and practitioners, employers, accountants, bookkeepers, payroll specialists, and consultants. It aims to address real operational and system-related COIDA challenges that are preventing employers from complying, and to provide clear answers, escalation routes, and practical guidance.
Compliance Update: What Has Changed and Why It Matters Now May 2026Compliance risk continues to move. This session highlights new developments and emerging pressure points since the last update.
Responding to Risk: What You Do After You’ve Identified It - Follow upSpotting risk is easy — responding to it properly is where most professionals fail. This session shows how to respond to risk in a way that actually protects the business and the professional. This session is a follow up to the previous event.
What Is Your Practice Really Worth? Free Cash Flow Valuation for a Professional Practice ExplainedRevenue looks impressive, but cash flow determines value. This session explains how free cash flow is used to value a professional practice properly.
Property, Brands, and Other Things People Get Wrong on the Balance Sheet IFRS for SMEs Section 16 and Section 18Investment properties and intangible assets look impressive on paper. When they are wrong, they quietly destroy credibility. This session explains how these assets should really be treated.
Ethics and Technology in Accounting: Just Because You Can, Does Not Mean You ShouldTechnology has changed how accounting work is done, but it has not changed responsibility. This session explains where ethical risk arises when technology is used without enough judgement.
Provisions, Staff Costs, and Liabilities Everyone Hopes Will Go Away, IFRS for SMEs Section 21 and Section 28 Provisions and employee benefits rely heavily on judgement. Getting them wrong hides liabilities and damages trust.