1. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION:
FOUR E8
POUCHEEChartered Accountants ISA)
12 Reid Street
Westdene
PO Box 4103
Bloemfontein 9300
Tel: 051 403 1900
Fax: 051 4479886
E-mail: ffcasa@iafrica.com
FRANCOIS BLOM
I hereby confirm that Francois has been in our employ from January 2001 to
December 2004 as trainee accountant, and from January 2005 to November 2005 as
audit manager. I can state the following:
Practical Knowledge
Francois has gained practical experience in the following fields:
Audit
He has been involved as audit manager in a number of larger audits, specifically on
audit work contracted out from the Auditor General's Office. He has gained detailed
experience in the following areas:
• System evaluation
• Planning and estimation of audit risk
• Evaluation of audit results
• Compliance testing
• Substantive testing
• Analytical review
• Management letters
• Audit reports
The above work is on a post graduate level.
" Ensure your financial success with us"
Partners: Johan Fourie & Stephen Fouchee

2. Accounting
He has been involved with in a number of accounting assignments. He has a thorough
understanding and experience in the following areas:
• Preparation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Practise (Individuals, Partnerships, Trusts, Companies and Closed
Corporations
• Analysing financial statements (Graduate level)
• Costing systems (Graduate level)
• Budgets
• Secretarial work - Companies
• Design & Implementation of accounting systems
In many cases Francois has overseen accounting work for many of our clients. He has
a detailed understanding of general accounting and will be an asset to any employer
that needs a highly qualified individual with accounting knowledge of various
business types, operational in various business areas.
Tax
Due to the nature of our firm, and the accounting function that we perform, it is
required of everyone to have a good working knowledge of the local Income Tax and
VAT systems. Francois has gained exposure to:
• VATRegistrations &Returns
• VATInvestigations
• Income TaxRegistrations
• Preparation of Income Taxreturns
• TaxPlanning
• TaxAdvice (Graduate level)
• Estate Planning (Graduate level)
• RSCRegistrations &Returns
• Compensation Commissioner Registrations & Returns
• Employee Tax Registrations & Returns (including UIF)
Computers
Our firm u ses a v ariety o f up t o date software. Francois h as b een a k ey p ersonnel
member in this regard and has assisted new staff members to get acquainted with
software and our network. He has good experience with:
• Various software packages, among other Microsoft Excel & Word, as well as
Pastel Accounting (versions 3 to 6, Partner 2004 & 2005 & Pastel Payroll)
• Limited exposure to networks
• Well versed in various internet applications, such as Internet explorer and
Microsoft Outlook

3. Personal
Francois is a person with excellent communication skills and he got along very well
with our staff and clients.
Francois is an honest, loyal, friendly and extremely reliable person. During his
employment with us he accepted responsibility easily, and we as a firm could rely on
him to handle each of the assignments given to him successfully. Circumstances
arouse regularly that required of him to work additional hours and he was always
prepared to assist, and I can honestly say that we could rely on him in any
circumstances.
Recommendation
Based on the knowledge acquired and personal characteristics of Francois I can
recommend him without qualification to any organisation that will want to use his
skills.
Your/feithfully
Stephen Fouchee
30 November 2005