IFRS: |
- Standards – What’s new?
- IFRS Monthly news summary
- IIFRS – Disclosure requirements to enhance the transparency of supplier finance arrangement published
- IFRS –Â Amendments to IAS 12 published
- IFRS – IFRS 17 effective from 1 January 2023
- IFRS – IFRS Interpretations Committee Agenda Decisions Volume 8 published
- IASB – Classification and measurement requirements for financial instruments – comment deadline – 19 July 2023
- IASB – Impairment requirements for financial instruments – comment deadline – 27 September
- IASB – IASB work plan update
- Accounting issues
- SAICA – Body Corporate Illustrative Annual Financial Statements template published
- IASB – Guidance for developing and drafting disclosure requirements in IFRS accounting standards published
- CAQ – International Practices Task Force Meeting Highlights
- Public sector
- OAG – MCS Frequently Asked Questions
- IPSASB – IPSASB approves amended RPGs 1 and 3
- IPSASB – IPSASB Measurement-Related Pronouncements
- IPSASB – Activities update
- Sustainability Reporting
- IFRS – IFRS for SMEs educational material on the effects of climate-related matters on financial statements
- Technology
- Financial Reporting Council Technology and Digital Hub
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IRBA: |
- Legal/Ethics
- IRBA – IRBA Code of Professional Conduct for Registered Auditors (Revised April 2023)
- IESBA – IESBA Consultation Paper: Proposed Strategy and Work Plan 2024 – 2027
- APA amendments out for comment
- Technology
- IAASB – IAASB Digital Technology Market – Scan Digital Assets IAASB (7th Ed)
- Public Companies and Blockchain – Exploring the Digital Asset LandscapeÂ
- Other
- AGSA – 2023-24 Guide on AGSA Charge Out Rates
- PCAOB – Revises Standard-Setting Agenda and Adds Rulemaking Projects to Enhance Investor Protection
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CIPC: |
- Notices and Practice Notes issued (Enforcement and to customers):
- CIPC Online verification of CIPC disclosure certificates
- Final Companies Amendment Regulations
- CIPC GN on Beneficial Ownership filling
- CIPC User Guidelines on filling of Beneficial Ownership
- CIPC Beneficial Ownership FAQs
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Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) |
- News releases
- The FIC case studies and indicators collection
- IFAC, TI-UK, and World Economic Forum’s PACI Review of Anti-Corruption Reporting Sheds Light on Current Practice & Encourages Increased Transparency
- New IFAC Publication Equips Accountancy Organizations to Lead the Fight Against Corruption
- Understanding anti-corruption reporting, with the support of the WEF
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Sustainability and Integrated Reporting: |
- News releases
- ISSB – Which projects should be added onto the ISSB two-year work plan?
- ISSB – First global baseline of sustainability disclosure Standards to be published by the end of June 2023
- IASB – Key questions for audit committees overseeing sustainability-related disclosure
- UN DESA – UN Experts aiming to analyse SDGs and climate action synergies for maximum impact action
- The transition to a Chief Value Officer – An opportunity for the profession
- ISSB – ISSB to unlock sustainable capital and reshape how businesses report over climate and wider sustainability disclosures
- Are companies overwhelmed by ESG requests?
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Technology |
- News releases
- CAQ: Generative AI: Are You Addressing Factors of Trust and Ethics? There’s No Time to Waste
- One step closer for first of its kind, AI Act
- Generative AI and Copyright, who owns what?
- Google Bard: Experiment is here (Google’s generative AI)
- Cyber crime’s annual impact on SA estimated at R2.2bn
- How can organizations prepare for generative AI?
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Labour Law: |
- Employment law:
- Maximum Earnings on Provisional Assessment
- Extension of ROE
- COIDA reminder – Confirmation of Life
- EE Act targets Regulations
- The WEF Jobs Report 2023 has been released
- National Minimum Wage Act: Medium-term targets for the national minimum wage reportÂ
- Public Administration Management Act: Amendment Bill
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Other Laws & Regulations affecting your client AND impact on NOCLAR: |
- This month’s big 5:
- The latest SAICA Legal Update has been released and it covers relevant national laws up to 31 March 2023:
- The Competition Act: Energy suppliers and users exemptions;
- The National Health Insurance Bill: Version B;
- The National Water Act: Draft water use licence application and renewals;
- The Promotion of Access to Information Act: Access to tax records; and
- The Tax Administration Act: Disclosure and secrecy of taxpayer information.
Other acts and articles:
- NPO Act Amendments
- National Health Insurance BillÂ
- Promotion of Access to Information Act: Access to tax recordsÂ
- Tax Administration Act: Disclosure and secrecy of taxpayer informationÂ
- Employment Equity Act: Draft 5-year sectoral numerical targets
- Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act: Crypto asset exemptionÂ
- Merchant Shipping Bill
- South African Post Office SOC Ltd: Amendment Bill 2023Â
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SARS: |
- Refer to April 2023 and May 2023 Maitland and Associates Tax Newsletter distributed to attendees. 
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Regulator news: |
- CIBA
- Accounting Weekly NewsletterÂ
- CFO Talks
- IRBA
- Auditing Profession Act: Mandatory audit firm rotation ruleÂ
- SAICAÂ
- SAICA’s Comment letter on the IAASB’S on Proposed International Standard on Auditing for Audits of Financial Statements of Less Complex Entities (ISA for LCE)
- SAICA FAQs on the application of the ISAsÂ
- CGSO
- New mobile complaints app set to make life easier for users
- Competitions Commission
- Statement on the latest decisions by the Competition Commission (15 May 2023)
- Media Statement Digital Markets Inquiry- extended to 30 June2023
- Media-Statement-Commission-refers-SAPS-supplier-to-Tribunal-for-excessive-pricing-18-May-2023
- Media-Statement-Commission-recommends-conditional-approval-of-Takatso-SAA-merger-12-May-2023
- Companies Tribunal
- Names Disputes (6 granted)
- Exemptions (8 granted, 1 refused)
- Directors Disputes (1 granted,)
- AGM – (2 granted)
- Other – 1 matter
- Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority
- FCSA publicationsÂ
- Changes to criminal verification checks in respect of Collective Investment Schemes (CIS)
- Exemption of persons rendering a financial service in relation to crypto sssets from certain requirements, 2023 (Exemption)
- List of qualifications recognised for financial services providers, key individuals and representatives FAIS notice 24 of 2023 available from the FSCA
- Information Regulator
- Information Regulator Enforcement notice
- Submission of AR for access to information request
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Technology: |
- News releases
- Open AI releases the more advanced and capable GPT-4
- 7 Biggest Questions about ChatGPT answered by Gartner Experts
- Creating value in metaverse will require trust
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General Announcements / News Releases: |
- Media articles and other thoughts:Â
- Termination of a lease agreement – Legal requirements
- Mobile Apps – Legal tech and how you can incorporate it into your practice
- The legal status of companies and the validity of company actions
- What is the role of a Compliance Officer in terms of FICA – FoxDox
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