2024 Companies Act Amendments Updates – September 2024

Available from

30 September, 2024

CPD

3

Course Category:

Financial Reporting

Level:

Moderate

To equip professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the recent changes in company law. September 2024

 

Category: Financial Accounting

R 375 VAT Incl.

Product Information

What you will learn

Attending this webinar will equip you with the following skills:

      • Companies Act Amendments updates.
      • Lodgement of Beneficial Ownership with CIPC and consequences of non-compliance.
      • Criminal sentencing for failure to lodge accurate Beneficial Ownership with CIPC.
      • Common challenges with the filing of Beneficial Ownership.
      • Strategies to ensure compliance with the updated Companies Acts.

       

 

Description

The Companies Act plays a vital role for accounting professionals as it governs corporate conduct, compliance, and financial transparency, ensuring accurate reporting and safeguarding stakeholders’ interests.

This webinar aims to discuss the important role of the Companies Act on the backdrop of significant amendments to it that were signed into law by the President on 26 July 2024.

 

Price

The following pricing apply:

Adhoc: R375.00

Subscription: Included for free in Accountant in Practice, Accountant in Practice plus Tax.

 

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics: 

      • Overview of the Companies Act.
        • Role of the Act in business.
        • Historical context.
        • Recent amendments.
      • Impact of recent amendments.
        • Detailed explanation.
        • Practical implications.
      • Beneficial Ownership (BO).
        • Definition and importance.
        • Specific requirements.
        • Step-by-step guide to filing.
        • Common errors and how to avoid them.
        • Overcoming BO lodgements challenges. 
      • Penalties for non-compliance. 
        • Overview of potential fines and jail sentences.
        • Strategies to mitigate risks and ensure compliance.
      • Best practices for compliance.
        • Compliance checklist.
        • Tools and resources. 

 

Certificate

The following CPD is awarded 3 Units Financial Reporting.

 

Requirements

There are no preconditions for this course.
Moderate level.
Recorded webinar made available on a specified date.

 

Presenter

Edith Wilkins

Edith Wilkins has been in the Company statutory services environment since the beginning of her career in 1990 and gained knowledge and understanding of the Companies Act and related legislation throughout the years. She obtained a Certificate in Advanced Corporate Law at the Tshwane University of Technology in 1999; a Certificate in Advanced Corporate and Securities Law from UNISA in 2013 and a Certificate in The Introduction to Corporate Governance from UNISA in 2018. She is also the holder of certificates from the University of Cape Town in Corporate Due Diligence and  Corporate Governance. 

Edith is the sole director of a company called Sekretari. Her team performs all duties relating to company secretarial services, including drafting agendas and minutes of meetings, preparing board packs, attending meetings and liaising with the CIPC on a daily basis. Edith has been responsible for in-house training on company secretarial duties for more than 11 years and presented seminars and webinars in conjunction with the Institute of Accounting and Commerce, 20/20 Innovation, and SA Accounting Academy. 

 

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