CIBA

A trust with messy financials is a SARS audit waiting to happen.

Trusts attract scrutiny from regulators and SARS by design. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗸. Get the reporting wrong and your client carries the penalty, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁.

This is also where the advisory fees are. Clients with trusts will pay for an accountant who can prepare defensible financial statements with confidence.

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗖𝗣𝗗 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁:
1️⃣ Trusts Are Not Simple: Financial Reporting That Gets Scrutinised
🗓 7 July 2026, 14:00
🎓 3 CPD units | R345 incl. VAT
🎤 Willem Otto, Financial Manager at Renforcer Investments
🔗 https://cpd.myciba.org/product/trusts-are-not-simple-financial-reporting-that-gets-scrutinised/

2️⃣ Compliance Update: July
🗓 9 July 2026, 14:00
🎓 2 CPD units | R230 incl. VAT
🎤 Eszter Rapanos, Technical Manager at CIBA
🔗https://cpd.myciba.org/product/compliance-update-july/

Book ahead and secure your place today.

You're not undercharging because you lack skill. You're undercharging because nobody taught you to negotiate.

It shows up everywhere. The quote you discount to avoid an awkward conversation. The client who keeps adding "quick favours" to a fixed fee. The scope that creeps until your margin disappears. Poor negotiation doesn't just cost money. It costs control and respect.

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗿, 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝟮 𝗖𝗣𝗗-𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻:
- Pricing your work without apologising for it
- Shutting down scope creep before it eats your fee
- Handling pushback with confidence
- Reaching agreements that strengthen the relationship, not strain it

Charge what you're worth. Protect your standing. Keep the client.
📅 2 July 2026
⏰ 14:00
⭐ 2 verifiable CPD units
💳 R230 incl. VAT

Book your seat: https://cpd.myciba.org/product/negotiation-mistakes-that-cost-professionals-money-control-and-respect/

One way accountants leave money on the table: 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗽.

CIBA's specialist licence programme closes that gap.

𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀:
📄️Independent Review Licence
📄️Non-Profit Accountant Licence
📄️Immigration Practitioner Licence
📄️Tax Practitioner Licence
📄️Business Rescue Licence

Each paired with a short course, CPD, and professional indemnity cover.

👉 https://myciba.org/practice-licences-readiness