Recent legal and tax amendments have considerably altered the trust landscape, placing onerous new duties on the shoulders of all trustees in South Africa, while also exposing them to significant risk, with penalties for non-compliance including substantial fines of up to R10 million or imprisonment for up to 5 years, and some of the impossible […]
Category Archives: Accounting
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Jul
Jul
Anyone who is starting a new business knows that your accountant is who you go to when you need to do your taxes at the end of the year. Most will know that they can also do the books or offer financial advice. However, many won’t be aware of just how much more your accountants […]
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Jun
Jun
Informed business decision-making – from effective daily financial management to strategic future planning – requires specific, timely information that allows business owners to understand where the business stands financially at a certain time, what is happening over a period, and where action is required to improve financial performance. This information can be found in a […]
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Jan
Jan
“Any remedy is going to depend on having financial statements that are reliable” (Tom Foley) On the last day of February each year, many companies face their end of financial year or “EOFY”. Whether it’s referred to as the EOFY, Close of the Financial Period, Financial Year End or FYE, or simply ‘Year End’, this […]
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Nov
Nov
“The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward”: John Maynard Keynes While there are diverse reasons why SMMEs ultimately fail, financial mismanagement and poor performance are two of the most often-cited explanations. A financial forecast as a tool, allows businesses to plan their finances for the future – with the […]
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Jun
Jun
Many trends that emerged in the lockdown period will almost certainly continue post Covid-19. Technology, for example, has received a huge boost with products like Zoom now household names. One thing we shouldn’t forget is that periods of anxiety and boredom provide a perfect platform for creativity to flourish. Hopefully, many of you have taken […]