Member Benefits
SAIPA Members have access to the following exclusive benefits
SAIPA Newsletters and Journals
Stay up to date with the latest SAIPA newsletters and publications for SAIPA Members.
Effective 1 January 2025, Sankofa Insurance Brokers (Pty) Ltd will manage the PI Insurance for SAIPA members, replacing VKN Financial Services (Pty) Ltd as the appointed broker. It is important to note that this change only affects the broker; the policy remains underwritten by Leppard.
Your existing benefits remain unchanged. The coverage limits and excesses applicable in 2025 will be the same as those in 2024.
SAIPA Your Law
SAIPA has partnered with the Contemporary Gazette to make access to information very easy for professionals. Members will receive regular insightful updates on relevant new laws, a comprehensive database of new laws, new laws can be searched according to latest additions, by category, by search or alphabetically as well as unique features such as laws containing related content on the same page and red flags enable the user to see recent/proposed changes in context to current text.
SAIPA Monthly issues are emailed to SAIPA members – watch your inbox for the latest updates
CaseWare
SAIPA members get an exclusive SAIPA online bundle, payable over 4, 6 or 12 months. CaseWare offers a more comprehensive financial statement software package on our CaseWare Cloud platform to members in practice. Our financial statement solution is trusted by more than 1 100 SAIPA firms. Included in the SAIPA online bundle are:
- CaseWare Licence
- CaseWare Connector
- CaseWare Cloud
- PTY for SMEs
- Close Corporations
- Sole Proprietor & Partnership templates
- SAIPA working papers
- Annual training
Get in Touch with a CaseWare adviser: +27 10 494 1002
CAMAF
All SAIPA members are eligible to become members of CAMAF (Chartered Accountants (SA) Medical Aid Fund), either as an individual or an employer group, subject to the eligibility criteria as per the Fund Rules. CAMAF is a trusted medical aid that gives its members peace of mind when it comes to the management of the scheme, as its Board of Trustees is made up of professionals who have a high regard for good corporate governance. They ensure that the delivery of excellent products and services is suitably balanced with sound reserves.
To join, email: newbusiness@camaf.co.za
The Financial Specialists
We have negotiated a 50% discount for all SAIPA members with The Financial Specialists (TFS). TFS is a Risk Management Brokerage specialising in providing insurance cover to Professionals. TFS focus on Risk Cover, Investments, Wills and Estates and Business Assurance. All advice is supported by a full Financial Analysis and a free review of your current insurance.
Draftworx
SAIPA Members get up to 15% discount on subscription fees with DraftWorx (T&Cs apply). Draftworx is a fully integrated, compliant, automated drafting and working paper suite designed in collaboration with some of the world’s greatest accounting & auditing minds.
Covering the smallest to largest engagements, the solution includes financial statements, XBRL reporting, working papers, audit methodologies, collaboration tools and digital signatures in an affordable desktop license, pay as you use cloud or hybrid variant.
Draftworx for SAIPA Accounting Officer Working Papers
Draftworx Accounting Officer+ Working Papers have been developed largely based on the SAIPA Working Papers. It incorporates key questions and procedures from the SAIPA working papers, as well as items drawn from our other methodologies. The combined working papers create consistency with our other existing methodologies (creating a familiar flow which will minimise learning time for users) combined with the comfort of using high quality steps and procedures from an established methodology provided by SAIPA.