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Tax Relief and Business Support

Budget 2022: Your Share of Billions in Tax Relief and Business Support

Calling it a “good story to tell”, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced, in his first Budget Speech, welcome respite from tax increases, tax relief of R5.2 billion for individuals and businesses, as well as further measures to support businesses in their economic recovery. These include no increase in the fuel levy, and adjusted tax brackets […]

Selling your business

What To Do When Preparing to Sell Your Business in South Africa

“As much as you might love running your business, you must have an end-goal in the plan. At the very least, an exit strategy keeps you from turning your business into a glorified job – working from home, but with longer hours.” (Kevin J. Donaldson) A new year beckons, and you may be thinking that […]

Tax Deadline for the month

Festive Season Cybercrime Alert: Tips from SARS

“Cyber Attack: An attack, via cyberspace, targeting an enterprise’s use of cyberspace for the purpose of disrupting, disabling, destroying, or maliciously controlling a computing environment/infrastructure; or destroying the integrity of the data or stealing controlled information.” (CSRC – Computer Security Resource Center) South African businesses, already facing significant risk of cyberattacks, have been warned to […]

Tax Deadlines

Your Tax Deadlines for December 2021

2 December – Extended filing season deadline for non-provisional individual taxpayers (originally 23 November 2021) 7 December – Monthly Pay-As-You-Earn (PAYE) submissions and payments 24 December – Value-Added Tax (VAT) manual submissions and payments 30 December – Excise Duty payments 31 December – Corporate Income Tax (CIT) Provisional Tax payments where applicable 31 December – […]

Business Plan

Boost Your Business Plan – Build an Effective Website with These 6 Tips

“Almost overnight the internet has gone from a technical wonder to a business must” (Bill Schrader)  No matter the size of your business or what industry you are in, building and maintaining an effective website should be at the heart of all your planning. The internet has become an essential part of everyday life and […]

Cloud Computing for Small Businesses

Cloud Computing Offers Small Businesses New Age Solutions for Less

“Cloud is about how you do computing, not where you do computing” (Author and former CEO of tech company VMware, Paul Maritz). “Working in a cloud” favours companies of all sizes, specialising in different trades, and allows them to manage their work according to their own preferences of operations. The “cloud” is simply a server […]