Introduction

Access to this license should only be obtained via a confirmation email from CIBA Membership confirming that you have successfully met the admission criteria and after your application has been successfully verified (completion of part 1).

If you have not gained accessed via a confirmation email from CIBA Membership, login to your Membership profile and apply for the Tax License under the Header “APPLICATIONS”. A breach of this procedure will result in disciplinary action.

Category: Taxation

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Information

Format: Assessments

CPD Units: 4

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What will set you apart

The objective of this license is to equip Business Accountants to:

• Be able to apply with SARS as a tax practitioner.
• Understanding of members responsibilities when performing tax services.
• Understand CIBA’s Statement of Standards on Tax and promote their uniform application within a tax firm.
• Foster increased public compliance with and confidence in our tax system through awareness of good standards of tax practice.
• Enhance the business accountant professional designations.
• Use the license as proof of competency to provide tax services.

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License breakdown

The license consists of the following:

1. Declaration
2. Learning Material: Webinar
   • Introduction to CIBA Licenses
   • Introduction to CIBA Statement of Tax Standards
   • Understanding Advisory Services
   • CPD & Certificate
3. Learning Material: CIBA’s Statement of Standards on Tax
   • STS 110 – Ethics and ethical constraints
   • STS 120 – Personal competencies and skill set
   • STS 130 – Non-compliance with laws and regulations
   • STS 210 – Client/engagement acceptances and continuation
   • STS 220 – Quality deliverables
   • STS 230 – Form and content of advice to taxpayers
   • STS 240 – Engagement hand over to other tax professional
   • STS 310 – Standards of interaction with third parties
   • STS 320 – Standards Governing Referral
   • STS 410 – Evaluation of involvement of external specialists
4. Assessments
   • Assessment 1 with 25 Multiple Choice Questions relating to CIBA’s Statement of Tax Standards.
   • Assessment 2 with 75 Multiple Choice Questions on VAT, Corporate, Individual and Payroll Taxes.
   • In order to succeed, members are required to obtain at least 70% to pass, within 2 attempts.

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Certificate

The following event is awarded 4 CPD units in Taxation

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Requirements

A list of admission criteria is available here.

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