Two strikes and you’re out: SARS clarifies tax practitioner registration
An Interpretation Note provides clear guidelines on when a practitioner can be prohibited from registering or deregistered due to non-compliance.
registration
Regulator pushes for stronger PAIA enforcement amid low compliance by public bodies
The Information Regulator’s upcoming guidance note clarifies that direct marketing via phone calls falls under POPIA’s consent requirements.
Videos
Watch: MBSE launches RE training for FAIS representatives
Watch: FPI Financial Planner of the Year on key issues shaping the financial landscape
Animated video explains the two-pot retirement system
Watch out for these tell-tale signs of a tax-filing season scam
Cybersecurity Joint Standard: commencement date confirmed
Is South Africa on track to getting off the grey list?
Looking back at this year’s FPI Professional’s Convention
Enhance your HR skills by attending our insightful webinars in November
Webinars on how to investigate misconduct and address poor performance
Recordings of our Employment Equity Act webinars are available
Recording of Moonstone Compliance’s Fica webinar is now available
Legal practitioners reminded to comply with the Financial Intelligence Centre Act
The Financial Intelligence Centre sets out legal practitioners’ obligations under the FIC Act.
Directory of the FIC’s compliance communications issued in 2023
The directory contains a brief description of each document, a link to the document and, where available, links to other communication related to it.
An accountable institution must register with the FIC to submit a risk and compliance return
How to submit information accurately to the Financial Intelligence Centre in respect of Directives 6 and 7.
Deadline for credit providers to renew their registration draws near
Like the regulator’s annual renewal registration process, the National Credit Act is filled with potential pitfalls. MBSE’s online courses help you to master the requirements of the Act.
What you should know about objecting to VAT penalties
Meanwhile, a change in the VAT registration process may inconvenience taxpayers.
‘New’ and ‘old’ accountable institutions must comply with the provisions of Fica
Sanctions can include a fine of up to R10 million in respect of a natural person and R50m in respect of a legal person.
New accountable institutions face hefty fines for failing to register with FIC
Centre urges new accountable institutions to register, even if they missed the deadline, to avoid non-compliance with Fica.
This is what Sars is doing to tighten its supervision of trusts
It also wants to address the inconsistent treatment of non-resident beneficiaries when capital gains are distributed.
Registration as an Essential Services Provider – Guidelines for Sole Proprietors
Since the announcement of the Level 4 Lockdown restrictions and the publication of the requirement that businesses that perform essential or permitted services need to register themselves as such with the Companies and Intellectual […]
KZN Advanced Broker Training – Registration closes on 22 August
The Council for Medical Schemes will be hosting an advanced training programme for accredited healthcare brokers in the KZN province on 29 August 2019. The cost for the one-day workshop is R1 500 and will cover […]
KZN Advanced Broker Training – Registration closes on 22 August
The Council for Medical Schemes will be hosting an advanced training programme for accredited healthcare brokers in the KZN province on 29 August 2019. The cost for the one-day workshop is R1 500 and will cover […]
Moonstone Regulatory Update Workshops 2019 – Registration now open
Moonstone Compliance in conjunction with the Moonstone Business School of Excellence and the Cyber Security Institute is excited to announce that registration for the popular annual regulatory update workshops is now open. Workshop […]
Moonstone Regulatory Update Workshops 2019 – Registration opens soon
Registration to attend Moonstone’s informative regulatory update workshops will open soon. If you are as concerned about the impact of the overwhelming amount of new legislation on your business as 99% of the […]
Moonstone Regulatory Update Workshops 2019 – Registration opens soon
Registration to attend Moonstone’s informative regulatory update workshops will open soon. If you are as concerned about the impact of the overwhelming amount of new legislation on your business as 99% of the […]
FIC Registration Turmoil
The alarm bells went off just after 8 am last Thursday as we started getting frantic calls from compliance officers about ORG Number notification emails sent to FSPs with instructions how to verify […]
Financial Intelligence Centre Directive 01/2013
A recent request from the FIC contained a request for all accountable and reporting institutions to ensure that their records at the Centre are up to date and accurate. The actual directive spelling […]
