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Kirkman Lanfear Incorporated's Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) manual

Please download our Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) manual below:

Fee Structure 2012

Please download our 2012 fee structure:

Compliance with the new Companies Act

It is important for directors of companies and their advisers to understand the intricacies of the new Companies Act. This will help avoid substantial non-compliance that could result in criminal and civil consequences.

Please read the article published in the Accountancy SA (ASA) November 2011 edition, 'The Companies Act; Perhaps all company financial statements still need to be audited', by Professor Walter Geach CA(SA), BA LLB, MCom, FCIS.

B-BBEE

We are pleased to announce that we have obtained Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) certification. We qualified as a level four contributor with 100% recognition.

Please download a copy of the certificate below:

Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)

You may remember an Act called the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)? Well like most Acts, they don't just go away. This is to remind you that by the 31st December of EACH year, you need to ensure you have submitted a revised version of your PAIA manual.

Another lovely bit of red-tape you may exclaim.

Anyway, here are the guidelines to assist with the development of your manual in terms of section 51.

In terms of s51 of PAIA, the head of a private body must:
- compile a s51 manual which is a roadmap of the company

New Companies Act - Detailed Guide

The guide is intended as an easy reference to the key aspects to the Companies Act, 2011 and the Companies Regulations, 2011 and the Companies Act, 2008 (read together). You can download the guide here, with our compliments.

New Companies Act - Memorandum of Incorporation

The Act requires all companies to convert their existing Memorandum and Articles of Association to a Memorandum of Incorporation (MOI). This document is intended to serve as a guideline to the drafting of a new MOI as required by the Act. You can download the guide here, with our compliments.

IRP 5 Deadline - 31 May 2011

As you know it is the duty of the employer to furnish their employees with an IRP 5 certificate within the prescribed period each year.

If you would like our assistance in this matter the charges are R950 for the reconciliation and R350 per certificate.

The deadline is 31 May 2011.

For more information, please contact Michelle Busch on michelleb@kirkmanlanfear.co.za or 021-4656023 ext 146.

Please also visit the SARS website at this address:
http://www.sars.gov.za/home.asp?pid=3786

New VAT201 form effective 11 April 2011

Please be advised that a new VAT return form is being implemented.
Please see notice from SARS which you can download here.

New Companies Act - Directors Guide

You can download a guide for Directors of Companies here, with our compliments. This booklet details anything you need to know about being a director.