FICA Compliance for Accountants: What 2025 Demands – 1 August 2025

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.

Date:

1 August, 2025

Time:

12:00

Hours:

1.5 hours

CPD Units:

3

Category:

Financial Reporting

Group:

Channel 1: Compliance

Format:

Live Event

R345,00 VAT incl.

Product Information

FICA compliance continues to be a major concern for professional accountants, and for good reason. The rules are technical, the expectations keep changing, and many practices aren’t sure if they’re doing it correctly. This session gives you the clarity and direction you need—without jargon or theory.

Led by a specialist who’s helped dozens of accountants prepare for and pass FIC inspections, this webinar focuses on what works. You’ll learn what your RMCP must contain, how to manage client onboarding, and what to expect from upcoming changes. It’s about gaining confidence in your systems—not just avoiding penalties, but doing compliance properly.

Presenter/s

Melanie Coetzee

Has helped dozens of professional accountants navigate FIC inspections successfully. With 5+ years specialising in FICA, data privacy, anti-fraud, and whistleblower policy drafting, Melanie supports businesses of all sizes—from sole practitioners to multinationals. Her insights are grounded in practice, not theory.

What will set you apart

By attending this webinar you will gain the following competencies

 Understand what full FICA compliance really means for your practice in 2025
✅ Learn how to build, review and improve your RMCP with confidence
✅ Know exactly what to do during onboarding, risk assessments, and reporting
✅ Avoid the most common mistakes that trigger fines and failed inspections
✅ Stay up to date with new legal changes, FATF greylisting, and what’s coming next

Event breakdown

  1. South Africa and the FATF greylist: Where things stand and what it means for FICA
  2. The FICA checklist: What full compliance looks like in 2025
  3. Self-assessment: Are you doing FICA right or missing key steps?
  4. The RMCP: How often should you update it, and what must it include?
  5. Legal updates: What changes are coming in the law—and how to prepare
  6. Reporting requirements: SARs vs STRs explained simply
  7. Onboarding requirements: Screening, verification, red flags and recordkeeping
  8. Ongoing obligations: Risk reviews, monitoring and keeping things up to date

Certificate

The following event is awarded 3 CPD units in Financial Reporting.

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