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SECURITIES
TRANSFER TAX – STT
From
1 July 2008 the stamp duty on the transfer of unlisted shares and the
uncertificated securities transfer tax on listed shares, are abolished.
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Filing
season - 2008
The
South African Revenue Service (SARS) announced details for the 2008 Tax
Season and for the first time specific emphasis are placed on the central
role of employers in the Personal Income Tax (PIT) system.
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NATIONAL
CREDIT ACT
If
you undertake to supply goods or services, and either defer the consumer's
obligation to pay, or bill the consumer periodically...
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| ANNUAL
DUTY FOR CLOSE CORPORATIONS
The
obligation of close corporations to submit annual returns was amended...
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CAREERS
Once you qualify as a registered auditor, you will be involved in an incredible diversity of work and opportunities.
If your choice is to become a registered auditor you need to enter into a training contract with a firm of registered auditors. As an accredited training office with the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors, students can register with us to do their training.
If you are a student who is completing your final year B Com or post graduate accountancy degree, then you can enjoy a number of benefits by training at our firm:
- You will obtain a variety of skills by servicing our diverse client base
- The close personal service you provide will involve you in all aspects of activities with clients
- You will receive individual attention from the partners and will not merely be a number
- Because of the partners’ close involvement in assignments, you will receive constant “ on
the job training ”
- Each member of our firm is highly valued and makes an important contribution to the well
being of the firm
- You are expected to assume responsibility of your own audits at an early stage
- Audit staff use the most technologically advanced computers and software to carry out
assignments as efficiently as possible
- You will be in a learning environment as many of our trainees study part – time
This is a dynamic and popular profession that demands dedication and hard work from each individual.
If you are:
- A team player
- Conscientious
- Good at problem solving
- Organised
- Determined
- A person with integrity
Then training with us could just be the right choice for you
TRAINING
The firm is an accredited training centre with SAICA and training is provided under the auspice of FASSET. This implies that both SAICA and FASSET monitor the standard of our firm to ensure that our accreditation is maintained.
Practical Training:
As a trainee accountant you are exposed to an in-service training regime. This implies that, as you are exposed to assignments with different levels of difficulty, you are guided by the firm's structure to attain the level of skills required to complete the assignments. This takes place under supervision of partners and senior personnel as well as with the use of technology and software.
Supplementary Training:
All trainee accountants are annually exposed to formal training that covers the following topics:
- Introduction to the profession
- Introduction to basic audit skills and reporting by the use of audit programs and software
- Advanced audit skills and reporting
- Various courses on special audits eg. the auditing of attorneys' and estate agents' trust accounts
The above mentioned training is presented by the firm Pro-Beta, a firm that specialises in the training of people in the audit profession. The courses run over a period of approximately five days per annum.
Supplimentary practical training is presented every two weeks in order to enable trainee accountants to manage the finer surroundings of auditing, accounting and tax compliance.The training also includes the mastering of skills concerning the CASEWARE software. These sessions are presented internally at our offices by partners and senior personnel.
Monitoring of Training:
In terms of SAICA/FASSET's training requirements, all trainee accountants must be exposed to a predetermined number of technical and soft skills. This is a formal, semi-annual process of evaluating and discussions of the progress of each trainee accountant. It is very important that each trainee accountant takes reponsibility, with the training officer and the management of the firm, for his/her own progress and rounding off during the entire training period.
It is essential to realise, and this is also our firms's viewpoint, that professional development and training, in any profession, never stops. It is a continuous investment of time and recources.
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