On 26 February 2020 the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, will be making his annual budget speech. Traditionally, the Minister asks the...

7 February – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as...

“If we can win the Rugby World Cup three times, surely it is not asking too much of this country to take the High Road twice when its...

“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax”   (Albert Einstein) Provisional taxpayers using eFiling need to have...

“If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” (wise old adage) In the USA, $40 billion is lost every year to scammers. When you...

It is now widely expected that sometime in the next year or so Moody’s will downgrade South Africa’s debt to junk status. Many see this...

7 January – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 24 January – VAT manual submissions and payments 30 January – Excise Duty payments 31...

“When the best leader’s work is done the people say ‘We did it ourselves’” (Lao Tzu) Management is probably more of an art than a science...

How to Prepare Your Business Plan “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” (Benjamin Franklin) Previously we discussed why a...

The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has announced new requirements for companies and close corporations when...

In his recent State of the Nation Addresses, President Ramaphosa vowed to speed up economic growth. He has set several key milestones to...

4 December - Tax Season 2019 eFiling closes for Individuals (if you are a provisional taxpayer, you have until end January 2020 to submit...

“There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in...

We all know times are tough and many companies are embarking on cost cutting exercises. Unfortunately, this is a necessary procedure but...

Electricity has become a bane in our lives – not only does it increase in price by double digits each year, but we also face the ongoing...

“How can I be so stupid?” (John Cleese recalling when he pitched the BBC to start the Monty Python’s Flying Circus show without a...

Deadlines this month are – 7 November – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 November – VAT manual submissions and payments 29...

Note: Even if you yourself are financially secure, please consider passing this article on to someone else who may be struggling with a...

Until last year taxpayers had to accrue interest owed to them by SARS. This proved difficult for taxpayers as SARS can take a few years...

“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to...