Through our strategic partnership with SAIT, we offer a joint membership scheme between SAIT and CIBA.

Section 240 of the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 21 of 2012 requires that every person (except certain groups specifically excluded) that either: provides advice to another person with respect to the application of a Tax Act or completes or assists in completing a tax return on behalf of another must register as a tax practitioner with SARS, and a recognised controlling body or a body whose members fall under the jurisdiction of a controlling body.

The MOU between CIBA and SAIT enables CIBA members that have been awarded the CIBA designation "Business Accountant in Practice" to register with SAIT at a 50% discount.

CIBA members that act as tax practitioners are therefore required to:

• Maintain their membership of CIBA
• Obtain the CIBA designation “Business Accountant in Practice”
• Ensure that they are a member in good standing by being fully paid up and compliant with CPD requirements
• Register with SAIT as tax practitioners or tax technicians

Benefits include:

• Recognition as a tax practitioner in terms of the Tax Administration Laws Amendment Act, 21 of 2012
• Professional designation in tax
• Local and international recognition
• Comprehensive technical support via tax helpline, CPDs, training, qualifications, magazines and journals

www.thesait.org.za

Through our strategic partnership with ICB, we offer ICB members with an NQF 6 qualification access to a relevant CIBA membership and designation.

The MOU between CIBA and ICB enables ICB members that have been awarded an ICB qualification at NQF level 6 to qualify as a CIBA member and apply for a CIBA designation.

ICB members are therefore required to:

• Maintain their membership of ICB
• Apply for CIBA membership
• Apply for a CIBA designation
• Maintain their membership fees and CPD hours

www.icb.org.za

Through our association with CIMA, CIBA members can become Chartered Management Accountants.

CIMA is the world’s largest and leading professional body of management accountants, recognised as a professional body in South Africa and engaged in providing educational support to the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (United Kingdom) in respect of its members in Africa.

CIMA and CIBA have established a mutual support agreement and have developed a membership pathway to offer CIBA members easy access to step into their CIMA learning experience, allowing CIBA members to become Chartered Management Accountants.

Specifically, the agreement provides for the following benefits for members:

CIMA has granted exemptions available to different CIBA membership levels, based on a holistic review of entry requirements, competency frameworks and CPD.

Similarly, CIBA offer CIMA learners support and accreditation through our designations.

CIMA levels match perfectly with CIBA’s exclusive designations.

The exemptions are paired together according to eligibility:

BA (SA) + Operational Level
BA (SA) designation holders will begin at the operational level objective tests, leaving them with a requirement of 12 exams to obtain a CIMA qualification.

A CIMA operational level will automatically qualify for a BA (SA) designation, after a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) has been completed.

CBA (SA) or BAP (SA) + Operational Level
CBA (SA) and BAP (SA) members will step into the operational level case study, leaving them with a requirement of 12 exams to obtain a CIMA qualification.

CFO (SA) + Strategic Level
CFO (SA) members will enter into the professional gateway, CIMA Strategic level, leaving them with a requirement of 4 exams to obtain a CIMA qualification.

CIMA Strategic Level student can apply for CIBA CFO (SA) designation, with added recognition obtained from this partnership. Designation qualification is dependent on years’ experience and committee interviews. CIMA students are also eligible to apply for one of the many CIBA designations.

Benefits include:

• Recognition of Continued Professional Education (CPE) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
• CPD activities of CIMA and CIBA are now available to members of both organisations
• Technical support: Both parties agree to make available and provide access to technical resources including: Access to newsletters and magazines; Use of articles from publications in the manner and form as specified by each party; Distribution of technical newsletters or parts thereof to the member base of the respective parties
• Access to member forums: Members will be allowed to attend CIMA or CIBA member forums

www.cimaglobal.com

Through our membership of IAFEI South African finance executives gain access to a global network of finance executives.

CIBA is an affiliate of IAFEI. The IAFEI is an association of Financial Executives Institutes from all over the world founded in 1969. IAFEI currently has 17 Member Institutes in the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Middle East, with a total membership of over 12 000 financial executives.

www.iafei.org

SAAA has been CIBA’s exclusive CPD provider since 2010.

SAAA offers Continuing Professional Development (CPD) seminars and workshops for accountants, auditors and bookkeepers. All training offered by SAAA is recognised as CPD points by the relevant professional bodies including the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT), the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA), ICB, CIBA, the Institute of Accounting and Commerce (IAC), the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and CIMA.

Certificate and short courses are also offered, including:

• Certificate in Independent Reviews™
• Certificate in IFRS for SMEs™
• Certificate in IFRS™

Products
SAAA's service offerings includes products to clients, including practice support, review services, publications, and accounting software.

Benefits include:

• CPDs designed to meet the needs of CIBA members
• Comprehensive course notes
• Free webinars
• Access to expert presenters

www.accountingacademy.co.za

CIBA partnered with the UNISA SBL to bring you the CFO Talks. CFO Talks is devoted to sharing ideas and encouraging conversations between CFOs – a platform that facilitates insightful and powerful talks relevant to CFOs. These events are hosted at the UNISA SBL.

CIBA is also licensed to offer selected UNISA certificate courses.

UNISA SBL

CIBA has partnered with AMAX, a firm of Chartered Accountants and Auditors, to offer free technical support services to our members. AMAX South Africa specialises in audit, accounting, BEE, finance, tax, legal, professional placements and training.

CIBA Technical support is accessible via the CIBA website at www.saiba.org.za. Go to tools and click on technical support.

www.amaxsa.co.za

CIBA is partnering with QuickBooks, the world’s largest accounting software solutions company, to bring our members exclusive QuickBooks offers. Collaboration started at the beginning of 2016, and the aim is to enhance member experience.

Members will be able to purchase QuickBooks software when registering as a CIBA member. All members will benefit from reduced product costs.

BAP (SA)s will gain access to SMEs that purchase QuickBooks software and CIBA membership will be offered to all QuickBooks subscribers.

www.quickbooks.intuit.co.za