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2025
First Quarter
21 February 2025
Media Statement – Budget Speech Postponement
The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) notes with deep concern the historic postponement of the 2025 National Budget, originally scheduled for 19 February, now delayed to 12 March 2025.
Provisional Tax
Paying provisional tax reduces the cash burden on the taxpayer when the tax return for the year is submitted. Deciding whether a taxpayer qualifies as provisional can be complicated…
Getting Your Pricing Right
SAIPA often receives queries from members about how much they should charge clients for their services. This is one of the most important aspects of running a professional practice, yet it’s also one of the most challenging….
2024
Third Quarter
How to Avoid Being in Debt During the Festive Season
The festive season is a time of joy and celebration, but it can also become a financial strain if not managed wisely. Here are practical tips to help you avoid falling into debt while still enjoying the festivities…
08 November 2024
More Than Just a Mo: Real Talk on Men’s Health and Finding Your Mojo
November is Men’s Health Awareness Month, and I can’t stress enough how important it is to have open, honest conversations about men’s health. Whether it’s prostate cancer or mental health, these issues have often been pushed to the sidelines…
Reporting and Corporate Governance: Foundations for Sustainable Business
Corporate governance and robust financial reporting are cornerstones of sustainable business success.. As Professional Accountants, our role in upholding these principles …
Empowered Resilience – Prem Govender’s Inspiring Journey Through Breast Cancer
As October unfolds, Breast Cancer Awareness Month reminds us not only of the importance of early detection and care but also of the incredible strength found in stories of survival…
27 September 2024
SAIPA Chief Exective, Shahied Daniels, Dismissed With Immediate Effect
After considering the outcomes of a disciplinary process by an independent chairperson, receiving legal advice and ensuring that the process had been conducted fairly and without prejudice….
27 September 2024
SAIPA breaks down barriers – elevates access to accountancy with complimentary 12-month membership.
SAIPA breaks down barriers – elevates access to accountancy with complimentary 12-month membership…..
SAIPA Trailblazers: Andrew Lake celebrates 30 years in accountancy
In the fast-paced world of accounting, longevity is a testament to both skill and dedication. Andrew Lake exemplifies this, as he celebrates 30 remarkable years….
2024
Second Quarter
Set Your Firm on the Path to Success
In today’s dynamic business environment, the implementation of a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) is crucial for organizational success….
Saneliswa Mbalane – Carving her own path to career success
Saneliswa Mbalane stands out not just for her acumen but for her advocacy in reshaping the accountancy landscape for black women….
2024
First Quarter
15 March 2024
The changing role of the CFO in today’s business landscape
For many finance professionals, attaining the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO)…
14 March 2024
Ncumisa Nodaka: Transforming the accountancy landscape
In an industry that was once considered a ‘boy’s club’ reserved for the high-powered and privileged…
08 March 2024
SAIPA Chair Prem Govender in conversation
International Women’s Month, celebrated annually in March, is an opportunity to reflect…
05 February 2024
The year of possibility
The accountancy profession has undergone a dramatic shift in recent years, with the emergence of…
2023
Fourth Quarter
2023 National Accounting and Maths Olympiad
The competition fosters the development of promising future accountancy talent
Accountancy is about more than numbers
From the outside looking in, many people perceive accountancy professionals as working in finance silos and dealing only with the books of a business.
SAIPA and CPA Ireland Sign a Mutual Recognition Agreement
Johannesburg, South Africa – 17 November 2023: The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) and CPA Ireland have finalised the signing…
Accounting iNdaba 2023 conference: highlights from SAIPA’s two-day conference
From embracing the possibilities that technology presents to gaining valuable insights from experts…
18 October 2023
Forging an ethics-empowered profession
South Africa was dealt a major blow when the country…
18 October 2023
Fictitious and Unverified Reports
News outlets and social media platforms are flooded daily with fictitious and unverified…
13 October 2023
In the changing accountancy landscape
TBy now, accountancy professionals and entrepreneurs are well aware of the ongoing changes …
05 October 2023
Your invitation to network, share ideas and have fun at the APSO
The Annual Staffing and Recruitment Conference, hosted by the African Professional …
29 September 2023
Lynné Smit’s Inspiring Journey in South Africa’s Accountancy Landscape
In the intricate web of South Africa’s social and economic fabric…
2023
Third Quarter
13 September 2023
Five Good Reasons not to Miss Accounting INdaba 2023!
This year’s Accounting iNdaba, which is set to take place virtually…
08 August 2023
A Women’s Day message from SAIPA Chairperson, Prem Govender
National Women’s Day is an annual reminder to take stock…
03 August 2023
Professional Accountants (SA) can aid Government
BDO South Africa has urged Government to bring and retain…
20 July 2023
AI is not the enemy of accountancy
While artificial intelligence (AI) is by no means new technology…
07 July 2023
Be the Change
SAIPA addresses digital transformation, good governance and compliance…
Calling Grade 11 and 12 learners to unleash Accounting and Mathematical skills
The South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) invites grade 11 and 12 learners from across South Africa…
2023
Second Quarter
From Administration Clerk to Financial Manager
SAIPA’s annual Project Achiever programme supports young and aspiring Professional Accountants…
Bonginkosi Zwane’s Journey with SAIPA
SAIPA’s annual Project Achiever programme supports young and aspiring Professional Accountants…
SAIPA’S Practice Review
Practice Review is a strategy adopted by SAIPA to regain the public trust in the accountancy profession…
Auto assessment and the continuous development of artificial intelligence
Recently, representatives from SAIPA attended a conference hosted by the…
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2023
First Quarter
Freebies aren’t free – tax obligations for social media influencers
Social Media is in our faces. Daily. Since the rise of social media in 2005 with websites…
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Accountants can help small businesses get back on track
“Business Rescue” and “liquidation” are unfortunately words that are too often used…
Accounting Profession integral to unlocking SA Budget
Professional accounts will play an integral role in the development of innovative solutions…
Join Us at the Annual SAIPA Budget Breakfast
The Budget Breakfast will look at the impact of the fiscal policies on our country…
How to Tackle Tax Season like a Pro
It may seem silly that we start talking about the 2023 tax season so early in the year.
2022
Fourth Quarter
SAIPA Appoints Tribeca PR
SAIPA appoints Tribeca PR as its communication partner
North-West Graduates
Multi-stakeholder partnership rolls out
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01 November 2022
SAIPA Aids Government’s
SAIPA aids government’s corruption fight following MTBPS
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2022
Third Quarter
21 September 2022
Transformation is Lagging
Digital transformation is lagging in the accountancy profession
Technology Powers
Fourth annual SAIPA Accounting iNdaba tackles Technomics, where technology intersects with future economies.
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2022
Second Quarter
25 May 2022
SAIPA & Mpumalanga Treasury Partnership
boosts professional competency and youth employment in province’s public sector
2022
First Quarter
29 March 2022
Processes already exist
to deal with non-compliant tax practitioners says SAIPA
16 March 2022
Registrations Open for SAIPA National Accounting & Maths Olympiad (NAMO):
A Foot in the door for SA’s future accountants
17 February 2022
Critical Skills List:
a wake-up call for South African education and training systems
13 January 2022
Edinburgh Group webinars
to highlight SMP/SME sustainability and resilience
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COVID-19 Updates
- SAIPA shines the light on progress with the recovery of small businesses
- Generous tax benefits for Small Business Corporations
- Business Owners to Receive Free Business Advice
- Professional Accountants resume full services from 1st May
- Summary of Alert Level 4 Lockdown Restrictions
- Workplace Plans Occupational Health and Safety
- Form 2 – Permit to Perform an Essential or Permitted Service
- COVID-19 impact: Question & Answers (Q&A)
- Member Engagement on COVID-19
- Help us support you better
- Media statement – Further tax measures to combat COVID-19
- Lockdown Regulations
- COVID-19 Regulations for Attendance at Funerals
- COVID-19 Regulations applicable to Contact Tracing
- National Disaster Payment – Excel Template
- Guidelines to Convert Excel to CSV
- MOA between UIF and Employer
- Undertaking Letter COVID19 TERS
- Circular No 12 of 2020 Guidelines on COVID 19_TERS
- Minimum wage 2020
- Claiming from the UIF guidance
- COVID-19 Temporary Employee/Employee Relief Scheme
- Impact of Coronavirus on trade
- Positions of Neighbouring Countries States – Cross Border Movement in response to the COVID-19
- Easy Guide for Employers – Reduced work time benefits/ illness benefits/ dependant’s benefits
- Easy Aid for Corona Benefits
- Employee Declaration form
- SMME Relief Common Template
- SMME Debt Relief Finance Scheme
- SMME Business Growth Resilience Facility
- SMME Support Criteria: DSBD SEFA SEDA
- Labour Update
- Employer Declaration form
- COVID-19 Block Exemption for the Banking and Retail Property Sectors
- Summary of Consumer Protection and National Disaster Management Regulations and Directions
- Letter to Tax Practitioners
- SARS – Tax Practitioner Appointment System is live
- Join us for a session on COVID-19 regulations
- VAT exemption for ‘essential goods’ for the duration of the lockdown
2021
Fourth Quarter 2021
- Issue 41 of SAIPA’s Tax Professional and Professional Accountant journals are out!
- Embracing the Accounting Revolution
- SAIPA Announces Winners of Its All-new Olympiad
- SAIPA’s virtual professional evaluation an online success story
- First SAIPA member to be appointed to key ABASA role
- How to evaluate a Black Friday deal
- Full house at SAIPA virtual 2021 Accounting iNdaba
- The latest skills Professional Accountants need to navigate the future
- Ethics more than just a passing trend, says SAIPA CE
- Non-profit organisations in KZN on track again after July looting
- SAIPA to review Companies Amendment Bill in the public interest
Third Quarter 2021
- The connection between heritage and wealth, prosperity and being proudly South African
- SDG reporting receives much-needed focus
- Why you should trust a Tax professional from SAIPA CoTE
- 6 reasons why Professional Accountants (SA) make great leaders
- Design Your Own Destiny – Women’s Month Webinar
- KEEP CALM AND SERVE ON
Second Quarter 2021
- Grade 12 learners to receive free accounting and maths support
- Professional accountants to offer assurance on corporate data value
- Celebrating International MSME Day and the role of accountancy in MSME sustainability
- Which Type of Accountant is Best for My Business?
- DEVELOPMENTS AHEAD OF ENFORCEMENT POWERS COMING INTO EFFECT
- The value of ‘marketability’ in tough economic times
- SAIPA’s new Olympiad brings reality-show feel to school competition
- May is a busy tax month – use it to review your company’s financial health
- Top 8 reasons to pursue a career in finance and accountancy
- Recruiters, know your Accountants in 2021
- Accountancy a critical skill for South Africa
- [WATCH] SAIPA CE Shahied Daniels shares insight with IFAC on the institute’s transformational journey and digital innovations
First Quarter 2021
- What professional bodies do to minimise misconduct and crime
- It’s time for women to lead
- As SARS rolls out smart collection system, tax practitioners must respond
- SAIPA unpacks National Budget Speech at review webinar
- Syft Analytics is excited to sponsor the SAIPA Tax Update webinar on 2 March 2021
- Relieved taxpayers – thanks to higher-than-expected tax collections
- What will Budget 2021 hold when most businesses and consumers don’t have more to give?
- SAIPA lauds KPMG decision to end non-audit services to listed clients
- SAIPA’s Project Achiever gives aspiring accountants a winning edge
- COVID-19’s Impact on Small Businesses: How Professional Accountants (SA) Can Help
- Build accountancy capacity, but make it future-ready
- What professional bodies do to minimise misconduct and crime
- It’s time for women to lead
- As SARS rolls out smart collection system, tax practitioners must respond
- SAIPA unpacks National Budget Speech at review webinar
- SAIPA lauds KPMG decision to end non-audit services to listed clients
- SAIPA’s Project Achiever gives aspiring accountants a winning edge
- COVID-19’s Impact on Small Businesses: How Professional Accountants (SA) Can Help
- Build accountancy capacity, but make it future-ready
- What professional bodies do to minimise misconduct and crime
2020
Fourth Quarter 2020
- Data management vital to future-ready tax practitioner
- SAIPA statement on allegations by Afriforum Youth
- SAIPA CE to head up global accountancy body
- Accounting & Tax Thesis winners awarded at SAIPA’s Accounting iNdaba
- SAIPA launches Centre of Future Excellence
- Data management vital to future-ready tax practitioners
- Accountants must not protect traditional ways, says expert Daniel Susskind
- SAIPA Accounting iNdaba 2020 focuses on future-ready accounting
- SAIPA’s online PE beats COVID constraints
- SAIPA statement on allegations by Afriforum Youth
- SAIPA CE to head up global accountancy body
- Accounting & Tax Thesis winners awarded at SAIPA’s Accounting iNdaba
- SAIPA’s new e-certificate system makes it easier to trust your Professional Accountant (SA)
- Data management vital to future-ready tax practitioners
- Accountants must not protect traditional ways, says expert Daniel Susskind
- SAIPA Accounting iNdaba 2020 focuses on future-ready accounting
Third Quarter 2020
- Accountants must not protect traditional ways, says expert Daniel Susskind
- SAIPA to pioneer new state of accountancy
- The Professional Accountant of tomorrow
- Are you future-proofed?
- Government needs to get the balance right
Second Quarter 2020
- Delay of Professional Evaluation 11 July Exam Results
- SAIPA™ Women’s month webinar series
- Celebrating our women this Women’s month
- SAIPA conducts Professional Evaluation entirely online for the first time
- How to prepare for your online professional evaluation examination
- SAIPA Professional Evaluation Exam Will Be Online
- UPSKILL, RESKILL – DO MORE!
- SAIPA’s first virtual AGM a great success
- Latest #BackToTheFurture Webinars with SAIPA and Xero!
- Announcement – Postponement of 20 June 2020 Professional Evaluation Examinations
- Summary of Level 4 restrictions & guidelines for Professional Accountants (SA)
- Message from SAIPA Chief Executive – Maintaining integrity as Professional Accountants
- Inclusion of tax practitioners as essential services under alert level 4 lockdown regulations
- SAIPA Member Support Survey – Help us support you better
- SAIPA Member Support Survey – Help us understand your challenges
- The Office of the Chief Executive – Member engagement session 22 April
- Accountants essential as Finance Minister warns of deep recession
- FREE Toolkit to convert excel template (TERS Application)
- Supplementary budget tax revenue targets may be unrealistic
- Between a rock and a hard place
- SAIPA’s first virtual AGM a great success
- Rules of engagement
- Ethics are the gold standard in today’s and tomorrow’s trust economy
- Getting the economy going again
- SARS up, revenues down says Kieswetter
- Supplementary budget tax revenue targets may be unrealistic
- Between a rock and a hard place
- Professional Accountants resume full services from 1st May
- SAIPA urges government to recognise Professional Accountants as “essential services” providers
- SAIPA offers guidance to accountants on COVID-19 economic provisions
First Quarter 2020
- Check your email for SAIPA updates during the national lockdown
- SAIPA Event Cancellations
- SAIPA’s response to the Corona Virus Pandemic – Message to SAIPA Members and Stakeholders
- SAIPA’s response to the Corona Virus Pandemic – Message from SAIPA Chairman and CE
- CPD topic material goes digital
- SAIPA breaks down budget over breakfast
- AI will make Professional Accounting an even better career choice!
2019
Fourth Quarter 2019
- New payment method
- In Loving Memory of Phillip Zamokwakhe “Zamo” Mkhwanazi
- System enhancements – November 2019
- Update your details and stand a chance to win one of two iPad Air tablets!
- Make International Anti-Corruption Day count!
- SAIPA and SAIGA sign MoU to formalise collaboration
- SAIPA and ICPAR sign MoU to strengthen African accounting
- Understanding the true cost of Financial Emigration
Third Quarter 2019
- Crypto accountants to ensure crypto tax compliance
- Top skills for future-ready Professional Accountants
- In the 4IR era, Professional Accountants must develop critical thinking
- As downgrade looms, South African companies need integrated reporting
- The Creative Destruction of Accounting
- Why the world needs IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts
- New ethics code for accountants: action must be taken on threats straight away
- The future professional accountant in 4IR
- Decolonising accounting lies in providing context
- SAIPA honours thesis excellence to boost research in accounting and tax
- When does a Professional Accountant become a great Business Advisor?
- SAIPA Accounting iNdaba 2019 will focus on 4th Industrial Revolution
- New accounting charter on its way after professional bodies intervene
- South African organisations slow to adopt 4IR technologies
- NMU Awards Accounting Students
- South Africa builds its “Capable 4IR Army”
- Digital subjects for schools but accounting remain a top choice
- Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency could give teeth to Blockchain
Second Quarter 2019
- SONA 2019: Achievable NDP demands strict financial control over budget
- SAIPA Accounting iNdaba 2019 will focus on 4th Industrial Revolution
- Latest Professional Evaluation shows transformation wins for SAIPA
- Without being declared competent, SAIPA members can’t perform these duties
- SAIPA’s NAO contest ideal for helping accountancy pupils confirm their career choice
- Congratulations to and expectations of the 6th administration
- SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad 2019 entries closing soon. Register now!
- SARS Should Be Commended for 2019 Collections in View of Historical Handicaps
- Top 10 Requirements When Joining a SAIPA ATC
- After Financial Year End, the Real Work Begins
First Quarter 2019
- Lessons for small-to-medium accounting practices in 2019
- The Future of Accounting: What to expect in the next 5 years
- New Cybercrimes Bill Doesn’t Replace Caution
- SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad 2019 Entries Now Open
- South Africa to reach the fiscal cliff by 2042
- African Global Operations Group (former- Bosasa) to Liquidate, Beyond Rehabilitation Says SAIPA
- One week to go until Budget 2019 – SAIPA Budget Prediction: Get Back to Basics
- SAIPA Professional Evaluation Top National Achiever hails from KZN
- SAIPA Supports ACOA2019 The 5th Africa Congress OF Accountants 19-21 June 2019, Marrakech, Morocco
- Accounting the Ideal Gen Z Career Says SAIPA
- New SAIPA Association for Eastern Cape North District
- Sedibeng Gets New SAIPA District Association
- Duties of Professional Accountants Acting as Commissioners of Oaths
- Appointment of Mr Shahied Daniels as Chief Executive of SAIPA
- Accountants Must Pioneer AI Solution
2018
Fourth Quarter 2018
- Industry bodies combine powers to counter misconduct and foster accountability
- Why practical training is critical to every graduate’s career
- Business rescue or liquidation – when to choose which
- Awards honour SA’s standout performers
- Important member message: VBS financial scandal
- SAIPA Top Achievers’ Awards 2018 Honours Outstanding Performers
- King Edward VII 8 Hit SAIPA Olympiad Top 50
- Rondebosch Boys High comes out tops in SAIPA Olympiad Top 50
- Al Huda Muslim School does the province proud in SAIPA Olympiad National Top 50
- Five from Khanyisa Education Centre in SAIPA Olympiad National Top 50
Third Quarter 2018
- SAIPA Warns of Slump in Accountancy Pupils
- Return of the Large Business Centre eagerly awaited
- We cannot become numb in the fight against corruption
- SAIPA supports the accountants of the future through education and support
- Equipping accountants with the skills that are needed in a digitally disruptive world
- Turnaround time at SARS
- What accountants need to know about assuring public schools’ financial statements
Second Quarter 2018
- South Africa Leads in Adoption of International Accounting Standards
- Update: Leadership changes at SAIPA
- Final call for applications to help Professional Accountants (SA) qualify
- Notice of leadership changes at SAIPA
- SA echoes optimism revealed in PWC’s latest global CEO report
- Entries for SAIPA’s Tax & Accounting Thesis competition welcomed
- SAIPA encourages compliance of tax practitioners
- Decrypting blockchain and cryptocurrencies
- A Shark’s Advice to professional accountants
First Quarter 2018
- FICA – Heavier compliance may be on horizon for professional accountants
- Closing date nears for SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad entries
- SAIPA welcomes the interim change of guard at the revenue authority
- Is Government’s Free Tertiary Education Plan Realistic?
- Glaring gaps in the proposed debt intervention Bill
- Budget Speech: Expectations of tax increases still linger
- Entries open for SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad – interest rising
2017
Fourth Quarter 2017
- Trusts may no longer be the holy grail of estate planning
- Project Achiever Extended Programme fares well in November SAIPA Professional Evaluation Exam
- SA fares well in World Bank & PWC Paying Taxes 2018 Report
- Grant Thornton report indicates hesitance in SA businesses: How accountants can mitigate the effect
- Trust is a must for professional accountants
- SAIPA collaborates with other regulators to combat non-compliance
- Numbers in SAIPA’s Accounting Olympiad are on the rise
- Tax Thesis Competition winners announced
- All eyes on the new Minister of Finance with his first mini-budget
- The Contemporary Gazette Newsletter Volume 12 issue 17
- Western Cape learner wins SAIPA’s 2017 National Accounting Olympiad
Third Quarter 2017
- The Contemporary Gazette Newsletter Volume 12 issue 16
- SARIPA Insolvency Law Update 3 of 2017
- 2017 SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad Provincial Winners
- Tax Ombud report a victory for taxpayers
- Significant change to the code of ethics for professional accountants
- KZN learner among national top performers in SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad 2017
- Limpopo learner among national top performers in SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad 2017
- Government must walk its SME talk to boost job creation and economic recovery
Second Quarter 2017
- PR26-2017-SAIPA Member Message August-final-24Jul2017
- SAIPA appoints Shafiek Dollie as Chairman
- Professional accounting gains more qualified individuals – Project Achiever plays central role
- Call for universities to enter the 2017 Tax Thesis Competition – entries close end July
First Quarter 2017
- SAIPA invests in sustainable futures for students
- SAIPA Limpopo members get their Professional Accountant (SA) designations
- PR16-2017-SAIPA becomes member of IRC of SA-final-9May2017
- SAIPA UWC
- Applications for May 2017 PE Exam close end of March
- Learners prompted to enter SAIPA National Accounting Olympiad
- OPINION: The role of accountants in African development
- Sugar Tax must be implemented with supporting educational programme
- Likely VAT increase must be handled creatively, says South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA)
- South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) questions Constitutionality of FICA Bill
- Carbon tax is no silver bullet
2016
Fourth Quarter 2016