Overview 

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. 

We invite you to join Edith on 30 September 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for this important discussion on the Act and how the recent changes impact you and your clients.   

Learning objectives 

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. 

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.  

About the 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 

Who should attend? 

The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar: 

• Advocates. 

• Attorneys. 

• Estates administrators. 

• Corporate Legal Professionals. 

• Legal Academic. 

• Candidate attorneys. 

• Law Students. 

• Paralegals. 

Price              

• R 450.00 - Online admission - Individual.  

• Group Price 1 - From R337 per person (up to 5 users)  

• Group Price 2 - From R260 per person (up to 10 users)  

• Group Price 3 - From R224 per person (over 11 users) 

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Additional material 

By attending this webinar you will be provided with: 

• A summarised slide presentation. 

• Reference documents and/ or course material where available. 

• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar. 

About SA Legal Academy 

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