Professional financial support across South Africa
Credit-provider compliance

NCR compliance reporting, properly prepared.

Accounting, statutory-return and assurance-preparation support for registered credit providers that need complete, reconciled and submission-ready NCR reporting.

Form 39 Statistical credit-provider return
Form 40 Annual financial and operational return
Annual reporting Financial statements and compliance information
Regulation 68 Independent assurance preparation where required

The returns must agree with the underlying records.

NCR reports are prepared from the credit provider’s accounting records, annual financial statements, loan book, credit agreements and operational systems. Differences between these sources should be resolved before submission.

Annual requirement

Annual compliance report

We help management organise the information needed to report on compliance with the National Credit Act, registration conditions, record keeping and consumer-credit procedures.

  • Policies and procedures
  • Affordability-assessment controls
  • Consumer complaints and disputes
  • Credit agreements and quotations
  • Registration conditions and internal controls
Statistical return

Form 39

Form 39 reports statistical information about credit granted and the performance of the loan portfolio. The reporting frequency depends on the provider’s NCR reporting category.

  • Number and value of credit agreements
  • Credit advanced during the period
  • Opening and closing loan-book balances
  • Arrears and impaired accounts
  • Interest, fees and other prescribed information
Financial reporting

Annual financial statements

The financial statements should be supported by complete accounting records and reconcile to the financial information included in the NCR returns.

  • Trial balance and general-ledger review
  • Loan-receivable reconciliations
  • Interest and fee-income schedules
  • Impairment and bad-debt provisions
  • Year-end supporting schedules
Annual return

Form 40

Form 40 contains financial and operational information that should be extracted consistently from the annual financial statements, general ledger and loan-management records.

  • Financial-position information
  • Income and expenditure information
  • Loan-book and operational information
  • Funding and liquidity information
  • Impairment and credit-loss information
Independent engagement

Regulation 68 assurance preparation

Where an independent assurance report is required, we prepare the accounting records, reconciliations, statutory returns and supporting file for the appointed practitioner.

  • Engagement file preparation
  • Return-to-ledger reconciliations
  • Loan-book supporting schedules
  • Management representations
  • Responses to information requests
Historical compliance

Outstanding and corrective reporting

Where prior submissions are incomplete, inconsistent or overdue, we can assist with reconstructing records and preparing a structured corrective reporting plan.

  • Prior-year return review
  • Loan-book reconstruction
  • Accounting clean-up
  • Difference and exception schedules
  • Submission-readiness tracking

One reporting file. One consistent set of numbers.

The annual financial statements, Form 39, Form 40 and loan-book schedules should tell the same financial story. Unexplained differences can delay completion and create additional compliance questions.

Our work focuses on tracing the figures back to the accounting and operational records, documenting adjustments and preparing schedules that can be followed by management and the independent practitioner.

Loan book reconciled to the general ledger
Interest and fees reconciled to reported income
Arrears and impairment schedules supported
Statutory returns agree with the financial statements
Differences and adjustments clearly documented
Submission pack organised for review and sign-off
01
Confirm the reporting profile
02
Collect the source records
03
Reconcile and investigate
04
Prepare returns and schedules
05
Support assurance work
06
Finalise the reporting pack

From reporting requirement to submission-ready pack.

The scope is matched to the credit provider’s registration, reporting category, financial year-end and current records.

STEP 01

Confirm the reporting profile

We review the NCR registration, reporting category, financial year-end, prior submissions and known outstanding requirements.

STEP 02

Collect the source records

The accounting records, loan book, agreements, arrears reports, bank records and prior NCR returns are gathered and assessed.

STEP 03

Reconcile and investigate

Loan balances, income, fees, arrears, impairments and movements are reconciled, with exceptions documented for correction.

STEP 04

Prepare returns and schedules

The required returns and supporting schedules are prepared from the reconciled records and reviewed for internal consistency.

STEP 05

Support assurance work

Where applicable, we coordinate information requests and assist management in resolving matters raised by the independent practitioner.

STEP 06

Finalise the reporting pack

The approved returns, statements, representations and supporting schedules are organised for signature and submission.

Documents normally requested.

The exact list depends on the reporting period and the quality of the current records.

Prepare the core records before the review.
Gather documentsReconcile balancesConfirm deadlines
NCR registration certificate and conditions
Prior NCR returns and correspondence
Annual trial balance and general ledger
Annual financial statements
Bank statements and reconciliations
Loan-book listing and movement reports
New credit agreements and quotations
Interest, initiation-fee and service-fee schedules
Arrears, impairment and write-off reports
Affordability-assessment records
Consumer complaint register
Credit and collection policies
Management representations and approvals
Supporting schedules used in prior submissions

Deadlines depend on the reporting category.

NCR materials distinguish between annual and quarterly reporting and provide six-month submission periods for several annual reports. The correct due dates should be confirmed against the registration profile and the latest NCR instructions.

NCR source documents.

Always confirm the current forms, reporting frequency and deadlines directly with the NCR before submission.

NCR reporting calendar.

Reporting frequency depends on the credit-provider category and the current NCR requirements. Always confirm the current window and form version.

Quarterly
Where requiredSome categories have recurring reporting obligations during the year.
Annual
Form 39 / Form 40Prepare the statistical and operational annual returns from consistent records.
Annual
Financial statementsFinal accounts should support the reported numbers and disclosures.
As needed
Regulation 68Coordinate assurance preparation where the reporting framework requires it.

Need help with an upcoming or overdue NCR report?

Send your NCR registration details, financial year-end, prior returns, trial balance and loan-book information so that we can assess the scope.

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