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Budget 2020: Tips for Tito – Make Your Voice Count!
On 26 February 2020 the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, will be making his annual budget speech. Traditionally, the Minister asks the...
Bloom SA
Jan 29, 20201 min read
Your Tax Deadlines for February 2020
7 February – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments Disclaimer: The information provided herein should not be used or relied on as...
Bloom SA
Jan 29, 20201 min read
What Will The Next Decade Bring Us?
“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...
Bloom SA
Jan 6, 20203 min read
Your Tax Returns Are Due: Make Sure You Fill In Your Return Correctly
“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax” (Albert Einstein) Provisional taxpayers using eFiling need to have...
Bloom SA
Jan 6, 20202 min read
How To Detect and Dodge Financial Scams
“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...
Bloom SA
Jan 6, 20203 min read
Junk Status Is Not The End - It Can Get A Lot Worse!
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...
Bloom SA
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Your Tax Deadlines for January 2020
7 January – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 24 January – VAT manual submissions and payments 30 January – Excise Duty payments 31...
Bloom SA
Jan 6, 20201 min read
Sometimes the Best Management Is To Take a Back Seat
“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...
Bloomsa
Nov 27, 20192 min read
How to Prepare Your Business Plan
How to Prepare Your Business Plan “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” (Benjamin Franklin) Previously we discussed why a...
Bloomsa
Nov 27, 20192 min read
The CIPC to Intensify Compliance Enforcement from January
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) has announced new requirements for companies and close corporations when...
Bloomsa
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Important: SA’s Rankings on the Ease of Doing Business Index, and an Exciting New Business Registrat
In his recent State of the Nation Addresses, President Ramaphosa vowed to speed up economic growth. He has set several key milestones to...
Bloomsa
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Your Tax Deadlines for December 2019
4 December - Tax Season 2019 eFiling closes for Individuals (if you are a provisional taxpayer, you have until end January 2020 to submit...
Bloomsa
Nov 27, 20191 min read
Crunch Time for SA – The Medium Term Budget Policy Statement and What it Means to You
“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...
Bloomsa
Oct 31, 20194 min read
Businesses: Think Strategically When Cost Cutting
We all know times are tough and many companies are embarking on cost cutting exercises. Unfortunately, this is a necessary procedure but...
Bloomsa
Oct 31, 20192 min read
Cut Your Electricity Bills!
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...
Bloomsa
Oct 31, 20192 min read
5 Reasons To Never Overlook Your Business Plan
“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...
Bloomsa
Oct 31, 20192 min read
Your Tax Deadlines for November 2019
Deadlines this month are – 7 November – Monthly PAYE submissions and payments 25 November – VAT manual submissions and payments 29...
Bloomsa
Oct 31, 20191 min read
A Tip for Anyone with Too Much Debt – Try the ‘Snowball Method’
Note: Even if you yourself are financially secure, please consider passing this article on to someone else who may be struggling with a...
Bloomsa
Sep 30, 20192 min read
A Break for Taxpayers on Interest Received From SARS
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...
Bloomsa
Sep 30, 20192 min read
Businesses: Let’s All Practice Corporate Sustainability to Remain Competitive and Successful
“Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to...
Bloomsa
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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