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CIBA Compliance: Legislation Update - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-08-21 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-17 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
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This 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.

Tax Happy Hour: Explanation of Assessed Loss Balances: Limitations for Companies and Individuals - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-08-20 16:00 - 17:00
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Assessed loss balances refer to the accumulated tax losses that a company or individual can carry forward or backward to offset taxable income in other periods. These losses are valuable tax assets, but their utilization is subject to specific limitations and rules that vary depending on jurisdiction and entity type.

Practical Accounts Payable Management from Order to Payment - Channel 2 Growth
2025-08-18 15:00 - 16:00
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Take control of the entire accounts payable cycle with practical steps that reduce risk, improve accuracy, and keep your processes audit-ready. From ordering to payment, this session shows how to build a reliable, compliant AP process that works in the real world and not just on paper.

Constructing a Financial Model for Business in Rescue - Channel 2 Growth
2025-08-15 14:30 - 18:30
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Learn how to build a financial model that proves whether a struggling business can be saved—and how to use that model to guide the rescue process and keep clients compliant.

Mastering Tax Objections: Practical Strategies for Effective Dispute Resolution in Namibia
2025-08-15 08:00 - 10:00
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Help Chartered Business Accountants in Practice tackle tax disputes head-on, avoid costly mistakes, and navigate the NamRA objection and appeal process with confidence.

Office of The Tax Ombud - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-08-14 14:00 - 15:00
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Tired of getting blindsided by SARS processes or helping clients stuck in red tape? This webinar introduces the Compilation of Taxpayers’ Rights, Entitlements, and Obligations, a new document from the Office of the Tax Ombud that lays out exactly what SARS can and can’t do, and what your clients must do in return. This isn’t just a reading of legal fine print. It’s a hands-on session showing how to use the Compilation to resolve disputes, protect your clients, and position yourself as a trusted tax adviser. If you’re in practice or commerce, this is your playbook for navigating SARS with confidence.

Mastering Risk, Build a Register That Actually Protects You - Channel 2 Growth
2025-08-13 09:00 - 11:00
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Spot real risks, build a working register, and bring risk management into the everyday decisions that matter. This session gives you practical tools that actually work, in your practice, with your clients, or in your finance role.

Independent Reviews: Do the Work, Not the Audit - Channel 2 Growth
2025-08-11 14:00 - 16:00
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Stop overworking your independent reviews. This session breaks down exactly what ISRE 2400 expects during execution—so you can ask smarter questions, analyse faster, and finish your review with confidence and clean documentation.

CIBA and Sage Woman's Day 2025
2025-08-08 08:00 - 13:00
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One Day. Real Stories. Practical Support.
Your roles are many, this day is for all of them. The 2025 Sage Women’s Day is designed for women in finance who lead in more ways than one. Whether you manage a practice, drive corporate strategy, or balance spreadsheets and school runs, this is your space to reflect, reset, and rise.
One day. Focused on the tools, stories, and support that make your load lighter, and your voice louder.

Core Bookkeeping Skills: The Essentials Every Bookkeeper Must Know - Channel 2 Growth
2025-08-06 14:00 - 15:00
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Equip bookkeepers with the essential, day-to-day skills needed to keep small businesses financially healthy and fully compliant, without overcomplicating the work

Pricing Services in Your Practice: Charge What You’re Worth - Channel 2 Growth
2025-08-04 15:00 - 16:00
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Learn how to confidently price your services, stop undercharging, and build a practice that rewards your expertise and not just your time.

FICA Compliance for Accountants: What 2025 Demands - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-08-01 12:00 - 13:30
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To help professional accountants understand and apply the latest FICA compliance requirements for 2025, with practical guidance, real-world examples, and clear answers to common problems.

Namibia PBOs, NPOs & SARS: The Compliance Edge Accountants Can't Afford to Miss - 1 August 2025
2025-08-01 08:00 - 09:00
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Most accountants ignore PBO and NPO compliance—until SARS penalties, donor audits, or governance failures hit. This session gives you the tools to protect your clients (or employer) and get paid more for doing it.

From Data to Decisions: How to Analyse Financial Info That Actually Matters - Channel 2 Growth
2025-07-30 09:00 - 11:00
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This practical webinar shows you how to extract profitable insights from financial data—because rows and columns don’t pay the bills. Interpretation does.

FIC Compliance in 2025: How Accountants Can Stay Ahead and Turn Risk into Revenue - 28 July 2025
2025-07-28 14:00 - 17:00
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To help accountants understand the latest FIC enforcement changes in South Africa, avoid costly penalties, and make FIC compliance a profitable service in their practice.

CIBA ATO Information Session
2025-07-25 10:00 - 11:30
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We are excited to invite you to an Information Session on the CIBA Approved Training Office (ATO) Programme, your opportunity to grow your practice, mentor the next generation of accountants, and access valuable support and funding.

Tax Happy Hour: Capital Gains Tax (CGT) - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-07-23 16:00 - 17:00
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Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a tax levied on the profit (gain) made when you sell or dispose of an asset that has increased in value. It applies to individuals, businesses, and other entities, depending on the jurisdiction.

Plan First, Regret Nothing: Mastering the Planning Stage of Independent Reviews - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-07-22 14:00 - 16:00
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IR assurance is coming whether your clients are ready or not. Learn how to plan your independent reviews properly using ISRE 2400. This session takes you beyond the engagement letter, showing you how to identify high-risk areas, set appropriate materiality levels, and design focused analytical procedures that deliver results. Whether you’re handling your first review or refining your current process, you’ll gain practical tools to strengthen your planning, improve efficiency, and protect your practice from review pitfalls..

Namibia Asset Lifestyle Planning in Namibia: Scrapping Allowances and Recoupments Demystified - 18 July 2025
2025-07-18 08:00 - 10:00
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Help business accountants in Namibia avoid common tax pitfalls linked to lifestyle assets, scrapping allowances, and recoupments — and show how to turn asset planning into a smarter, billable client service.

You Can’t Audit It—But You’d Better Get It Right: Body Corporate Accounting & Compliance - Channel 2 Growth
2025-07-14 14:30 - 16:00
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While CIBA members can’t audit body corporate financials, they play a critical role in making sure the accounts are accurate, the funds are separated, and the statutory requirements under the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA) are met. This session is about doing all the parts you can do—properly—so the audit process is smooth, compliant, and doesn’t come back to bite you.

Costs Out of Control? Use Variance Analysis to Take Back the Numbers - Channel 2 Growth
2025-07-11 11:00 - 13:00
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When actual costs don’t match expected costs, someone needs to explain why—and that someone is usually you. This session helps finance professionals unpack, analyse, and explain cost variances using standard costing techniques. Whether you’re working in manufacturing, services, or supporting clients, this is about turning costing reports into business intelligence your team (or your client) can actually use.

SARS Efiling - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-07-10 14:00 - 16:00
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This webinar will help tax practitioners stay up to date with the latest updates to SARS eFiling and highlight common problems experienced by CIBA members during the 2025 tax season. The session will give practical insights to help tax practitioners navigate recent system changes and avoid common pitfalls.

Time to Let Them Go? How to Re-Evaluate Clients and Get Engagement Letters That Stick
2025-07-09 14:00 - 15:00
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Not all clients should be retained, and not all services should continue without a proper paper trail. This session gives accountants, tax practitioners and business advisors the skills and tools to re-evaluate existing clients, assess risk, and update or issue engagement letters that protect both parties. Because “we’ve always done it for them” isn’t a defence when SARS, CIPC, or a client complaint comes knocking.

Before You Review, Protect You: Client Take-On & Pre-Engagement Done Right - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-07-07 14:00 - 16:00
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Most Independent Review issues don’t start in the working papers—they start long before, at client acceptance. This session equips reviewers with the essential procedures, documentation, and decision-making tools needed to take on the right clients, spot red flags, and meet all pre-engagement requirements under ISRE 2400 (Revised). Because once you’re engaged, you’re exposed—so make sure you’re ready before you sign.

Purpose Over Profit? You Still Need to Get the Compliance Right - Channel 2 Growth
2025-07-04 14:00 - 16:00
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Working with non-profits is meaningful—but it’s not simple. Between CIPC, SARS, the NPO Directorate, and funder expectations, the rules can feel endless. This session equips you with the accounting and compliance knowledge to confidently support your NPO clients, prepare compliant financial statements, and keep them in good standing—without losing your mind in red tape.

Individual Tax Mastery: Know What’s Taxable, What’s Deductible, and What’ll Get You Flagged - Channel 2 Growth
2025-07-02 09:00 - 11:00
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Filing individual tax returns is more than just data capture—it’s technical, detail-driven work that must stand up to SARS scrutiny. This session equips tax practitioners with the knowledge to confidently assess income, apply deductions, and prepare accurate, defensible individual returns. Because if you’re filing on guesswork, you’re putting your clients—and yourself—at risk.

Get Paid, Stay Sane: Mastering Accounts Receivable Like a Pro - Channel 2 Growth
2025-06-30 14:00 - 16:00
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Invoices don’t pay themselves—and “we’ll pay soon” doesn’t keep the lights on. This session gives bookkeepers and accountants the tools to take control of the full receivables cycle, from onboarding clients to chasing payments, and everything in between. Because cash flow is king, and AR management is where it lives or dies.

Namibia Avoid Payroll Tax Pitfalls in Namibia: What Every Accountant in Practice Needs to Know - 26 June 2025
2025-06-26 08:00 - 10:00
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This session has the tools you need to keep your practice compliant and your clients out of trouble.

Tax Happy Hour - Contractors in Chaos? Help Them Master Tax (And Pay You for It) - Channel 1 Compliance
2025-06-25 16:00 - 17:00
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Independent contractors, freelancers and commission earners are often the clients with the most risk—and the least tax planning. This session gives you the tools to confidently advise them, structure their affairs legally, and turn their tax panic into profitable, value-added services. Because when SARS knocks, you want to be the person they call—not the one they blame.
