The Five Skills Your Business Needs to Cultivate in 2024

If you are like the vast majority of companies out there, you are neglecting employee training and it’s going to cost your business. This is the warning coming out of the Harvard Business review which reported that one of the main reasons top talent leaves an organisation is that they feel their career development is […]

Budget 2024: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator

Budget 2024 effectively brought an increase in personal income tax by not adjusting the tables for tax rates, rebates and medical tax credits, while also implementing substantial increases in ‘sin’ taxes and introducing a proposed global tax on multinational companies. This selection of official SARS Tax Tables and other useful resources will help clarify your […]

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Budget 2024: How It Affects You and Your Business

There were few surprises and little in the form of good news in Budget Speech 2024. Although there were no major tax proposals and no major tax rate hikes announced, individual taxpayers will bear the brunt of a R15 billion Budget shortfall, while multinational corporations will pay a global minimum corporate tax, and plans are […]

Provisional Tax: Are You Ready for the Crucial 29 February Deadline?

Especially for taxpayers required to make provisional tax payments on income as both individuals and as owners of companies, it may seem that a provisional or final income tax deadline lurks around every corner, with the next and crucial second payment deadline for most companies and individuals just a few short weeks away on 29 […]

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Your Tax Deadlines for February 2024: Businesses

7 February Submission and payment deadline for Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) 28 February Due date for Excise Duty payments 29 February Deadline for electronic submissions and payments of Value-Added Tax (VAT) 29 February Company Income Tax and Provisional payments (if applicable) for companies with a February year-end

How to Survive Ongoing High Interest Rates in 2024

The South African Reserve Bank recently held interest rates for the third time in a row, keeping the repo rate at 8.25%, with the prime lending rate at 11.75%. The rates therefore remain high and show no signs of coming down. High interest rates can affect almost every aspect of your business, from sales to […]