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Budget 2025: How It Affects You and Your Business
“… the economy needs to grow much faster and in an inclusive manner. This is the central objective of the current administration.” (Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana – Budget 2025) The tabling of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s fourth Budget in February was marked...
5 Tips for Using Reviews to Boost Your Business
“Reviews aren't just about feedback, they're about building a relationship with your customers." (Oprah Winfrey) According to a recent survey, 91% of people regularly or occasionally read online reviews, and 84% trust online reviews as much as a personal...
Disagree with SARS? Here’s How we Can Assist You
“When taxpayers are aggrieved by an assessment or a decision that is subject to objection and appeal, they have a right to dispute it.” (SARS) As a taxpayer in South Africa, you have the right to dispute tax assessments, if you have valid reason to disagree with SARS...
Your Tax Deadlines for March 2025
07 March - PAYE submissions and payments 25 March – VAT manual submissions and payments 28 March – Excise duty payments 31 March – End of the 2023/24 Financial year, VAT electronic submissions and payments, & CIT Provisional Tax payments where applicable....
Budget 2025: Your Tax Tables and Tax Calculator
Budget 2025, if adopted by Parliament, will effectively bring about an increase in personal income tax by not adjusting the tables for tax rates, rebates and credits, while also implementing substantial increases in ‘sin’ taxes and introducing a 0.5% VAT...
Your Tax Deadlines for April 2025
01 April – Start of the 2025/26 Financial Year 07 April - PAYE submissions and payments 25 April – VAT manual submissions and payments 29 April – Excise duty payments 30 April – VAT electronic submissions and payments, & CIT...
How to Save Big on Corporate Travel in 2025
“He who buys what he does not need, steals from himself.” (Swedish Proverb) Many think of corporate travel expenses as being a non-negotiable, and expensive part of doing business. The thing is, it is possible to cut back on travel expenses without cutting out the...
Why Use a Registered Tax Practitioner? Here’s What SARS Says…
"A tax professional is someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand." (Carl Ally, adapted from a quote about architects) With tax compliance scrutiny intensifying and SARS increasing its detection capabilities with “the latest...
6 Signs it Might be Time to Pivot
“The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” (Albert Einstein) Change can be uncomfortable and often we humans love to avoid it. In business, however, being brave enough to embrace change could be the difference between going under and thriving. All...
5 Things to Consider When Buying vs Leasing Equipment
“I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.” (Jerzy Kosinski, Polish-American writer) Deciding whether to buy or lease equipment can sometimes seem like an impossible choice. There are so many factors at play that it can feel like...