07 October – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 21 October – End of filing season for individual taxpayers (non-provisional) 25 October – Value Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 30 October – Excise duty payments 31 October – VAT electronic submissions and payments, Corporate Income Tax Provisional Tax payments where applicable, and Personal Income… Continue reading Tax Deadlines
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Beware the Taxman When Accessing Your Three-Pot Retirement Savings!
“The two-pot system is meant to support long-term retirement savings while offering flexibility to help fund members in financial distress.” (National Treasury) With two new pots added to what used to be the one-pot South African retirement system, fund members can now access a portion of their retirement savings before retirement, while still preserving savings… Continue reading Beware the Taxman When Accessing Your Three-Pot Retirement Savings!
5 Top Tips for Managing Debt in Your Startup
“There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.” (Dave Ramsey, finance journalist and author) Most businesses have debt of some kind or another. Whether you need help to buy stock, maintain equipment or even fund a property, it’s likely that at some stage in your business’ life you will need to… Continue reading 5 Top Tips for Managing Debt in Your Startup
Is it Possible To Run a Successful Ethical Business?
“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you will do things differently.” (Warren Buffett) During tough economic times it can be tempting to illegally cut corners, hire staff at lower salaries, or avoid paying taxes you know you should be paying. The unethical… Continue reading Is it Possible To Run a Successful Ethical Business?
How to Survive Trust Tax Season 2024
“A Trust is a ‘person’ for tax purposes and is therefore a taxpayer in its own right.” (SARS) With Tax Season 2024 for trusts opening on 16 September, there’s no better time to draw trustees’ attention to SARS’ continued emphasis that all trusts must register for income tax purposes, including dormant trusts. Once registered, trusts… Continue reading How to Survive Trust Tax Season 2024
Your Tax Deadlines for September 2024
06 September – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 16 September – Start of Filing Season 2024: Trusts 25 September – Value Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 27 September – Excise duty payments 30 September – VAT electronic submissions and payments, Corporate Income Tax Provisional Tax payments where applicable, and Personal Income Tax… Continue reading Your Tax Deadlines for September 2024
Do You Qualify for These Tax Rebates? Let Us Check!
“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.” (Albert Einstein) Tax rebates, deductions and incentives provide relief to taxpayers by reducing the amount of tax payable to SARS, resulting in welcome tax savings. But how do you figure out which rebates, deductions or incentives apply to you – and what’s the… Continue reading Do You Qualify for These Tax Rebates? Let Us Check!
When Should Your Company Be Cautious of AI?
“Artificial intelligence is just a new tool, one that can be used for good and for bad purposes and one that comes with new dangers and downsides as well.” (Sarah Jeong, information and technology journalist) Using powerful data analytics and pattern recognition, Artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest buzzword in every business on the… Continue reading When Should Your Company Be Cautious of AI?
Top Tips for a Hassle-Free Tax Season 2024
“We urge taxpayers to be transparent and accurate when filing their tax returns to enable a constructive relationship with SARS.” (Edward Kieswetter, SARS Commissioner) July 15 marked the start of the 2024 Filing Season for provisional and non-provisional taxpayers who were not subjected to auto-assessments, covering the tax period 1 March 2023 to 29 February… Continue reading Top Tips for a Hassle-Free Tax Season 2024
Five Foolproof Tips for Onboarding Remote Employees
“Employee orientation centres around and exists to help the individual employee, but it is the company that ultimately reaps the benefits of this practice.” (Michael Watkins, author of “The First 90 Days”) Onboarding a new employee is always a delicate task. And it’s a whole lot trickier (and arguably more important) if your new hire… Continue reading Five Foolproof Tips for Onboarding Remote Employees